This is the second step in a four step process that we covered in an earlier blog post about How to get your own website.
Web Design and Development lays the foundation for your website covering the design aspects such as how the website looks and a user could interact with the website. Design includes the user experience and interaction design. Once the design is completed the development includes the giving the website form and function and complete the necessary programming to have it seen by the users on web browsers, smart phones, or mobile devices such as iPad and others.
- Any business website should get a professional design company help to get a design that is professional looking and meets your business objectives.
- Your website should offer a good set of features that are essential for your target audience, customers, and users.
- If you are a small business owner and just need an online presence then you may only need a one or two page website.
- There are services that can offer standard template designs that you can use for your business.
- Some of these services are Yahoo!’s site builder, Intuit’s Homestead, etc. We will write about these services and when and for whom these will be suitable in a separate post.
First define objectives and the purpose of your website and make sure that your website design and funcitonality matches with your business’ goals. This is usually a one time cost unless you want to update the site on a regular basis. The cost may range from few hundred dollars to few thousand dollars depending on what you want to do. You can always start small and start adding more features or services as you grow your business/website.
At NENM, we excel in providing strategic advice and help you in preparing a road map for your online initiatives. Whether you work with us or not you could benefit from our services. Please contact us to learn more about strategic consulting and web design and development services.
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