What is Web Design?

Web design or website design is the process of creating a website. This includes disciplines such as planning and maintenance. It all starts with a plan. The following questions among others will crop up:

• What do I want to achieve from having a website?
• Do I have a specific target market?
• Is this a niche market?
• How much online competition is in this industry?
• Do I need to have a strong social media presence with my webdesign?
• What is my competition offering?

Web design is not all about good graphical representation and special animations. It is a form of advertising and it should be an essential component of your overall marketing strategy.

Your website must be designed in such a way that it answers your customers questions while at the same time selling your products or services. However, web design is not only about creating your online presence. It also includes research about your industry. This planning will give your website a solid foundation as you already know more about the online market place than before.

With your web design foundation firmly put in place, the other post design factors become extremely important. These include SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and website maintenance. SEO will continue to drive your website to where you want it to be, page 1 of Google. Maintenance will ensure that your security is up to date, regular backups are done and content is refreshed as needed.

So, before we create your web design, make sure that all your bases are covered. That’s why web designers are here, to make sure that you have everything in place. Contact us now!

Web Design recommended pages

Generally any web design project will in one form or another incorporate 4 main pages as your foundation. These will be your Home page, About us page, Services page, Contact us. This structure ensures that when potential customers land on your website they know where to go, your home page should give them a good idea what you do and where they can get additional information. Immediately they need to know how to get hold of you and what services you offer and who you deal with and have dealt with, if you are not a start-up. Your about page sets you apart from everybody else because no one has your story, it will always be unique and can give a personal feel to your business.

Supporting information like testimonials improve your credibility and gives customers a sense of trust in what you do. People like to see what other people have to say about your company. These are really easy to come by, just ask your customers to drop you 3 or 4 lines, the effort is worth the reward.

This is the start of building your website and adding additional pages as you go will continue to build your brand and your search engine rankings.

We are listed on the South African Web Designers Directory and Proud South African Web Design Companies Member. G Web Design is featured on WDD Listed in the South African web design company directory.