FAQ
Do you design sites for international customers?
Yes, international customers are welcome however English is the only language I am fluent in. The majority of communication takes place via email. I have a Skype account which I will give to international customers to ensure your costs are kept to a minimum. What is Skype? It's software which enables people to communicate for free via their computer anywhere there is internet access.
What payment methods do you accept?
Cash or direct bank deposit is preferred but I'm happy to accept payment through the same PayPal payment system I implement into customers' websites. Allowing you to pay using credit card, bank card or out of your PayPal account.
What is 'page rank' and what does it have to do with search engines?
Page rank example: Your website sells rare sports trading cards. When a potential customer searches "cricket trading cards", 400 websites appear in the Google search results page. Your 'page rank' is your website's place in the 400. Google tries to show the potential customer the most relevant sites for their search criteria at the top of the results.
How do I increase my page rank in Google searches?
Your Google page rank is calculated on a number of things including:
• The number of websites which link to content on your site.
• The quality of content on your site.
Typically both of these factors go hand in hand: create better content and more people will link to your site from theirs. Writing articles or a blog with content relevant to your area of business including the wider implications of an issue (not just the affect on your business) will promote Google to increase your page rank.
The coding of your website is becoming more and more important, it is vital that your site is developed using correct semantic markup and adheres to the conventions Google suggests. Your web developer should also consider speed optimisation as recent reports show Google will favour sites that load fast.
What do you mean by 'dynamic' in the context of a website?
Originally, when websites were created they were considered 'static' because every person on a computer would view the website exactly the same way. Each and every page anyone viewed had to be created from scratch. An e-commerce site would require many hundreds of hours work as each product would have to have its own page made for it. Developers identified the huge inefficiency and created 'dynamic' programming languages which allow web pages to adapt according to the needs of the person viewing them. E-commerce sites highly benefited from these innovations because only necessary to create one 'dynamic' product page linked to a database to display an unlimited number of products. A truly 'dynamic' website is infinitely scalable without any need for reprogramming.
Do you make database systems?
Yes, all of my websites are developed on a database drive content management system and many clients choose to implement specialised features that improve the productivity of their business such as automated report and invoice generation.