Web Design
There are many ways to build an effective website and for any of them to work well they take a fair amount of time and effort. There is a blueprint that should be followed to ensure that the site is properly spidered and indexed by the search engines and that it loads quickly enough to keep the customer interested.
Graphic design is critical for a site and can also be the downfall of one. Images should be kept small and have alternate text ensuring fast loading and accessability. Coupled with a good SEO mindset during the development of the site everything should work well to develop and bring in organic traffic.
There are a host of choices for your platform from the complicated CMS systems to a simple static landing page. Knowing what you need and what you will need are very important, there is no sense in building a complicated site if you are not plannig on growth or building a small site with no room to grow if you are planning on expansion.
GNU free software is huge, encompassing Joomla CMS, Drupal, Wordpress, and many others, These platforms are amazing in form and function with virtually any web 2.0 capability you could possibly want. The only major drawback is the fact they require frequent back up to ensure you don't lose an entire site when you are adding a feature or upgrading. If you are weak on code and databases this might be a place to work your way up to. We offer support for these systems and installation services.
Form, function, and harmony with the search engines that is the goal here at MCW Gold. We refuse to sacrifice function for a beautiful fancy site that won't load on a 56k modem, or have a site devoid of graphic content. If you want your site to be seen by the most visitors these principles must be followed the site will be alienating a large potential base of customers who are still on slower connections.
All web design is performed on a contract basis. Web sites are prototyped prior to the actual contract signing to display functionality and appearance. Upon signing of the contract a deposit is collected and the site build commences. Once the site is ready to go live the final payment is received and then the site is uploaded to the host of choice.
All web sites will carry a limited warranty in regards to their funtionality. The web site will function completely as it was delivered for as long as you choose to use it except for content management systems under the control of the customer.