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Author: Ryuichiro Ueno | Total views: 56 Comments: 0
Word Count: 655 Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 5:43 PM

Custom web design and hosting

Contrary to popular belief, Web designing and web development are completely different fields of internet development. Web designing is centred on designing of websites, a typical web designer will look into design aspects like web banners, colour schemes and the fonts used on a website. A web designer does not work on advanced concepts like internet programming and scripting. On the other hand, a web developer utilizes various programming languages and scripts to create dynamic web pages. In essence, a web developer writes the code and the web designer incorporates the code into a site’s design.
If you are looking to have a website developed, here are a few tips to help you find a suitable web designer or web developer. Web designers and web developers alike, usually have a portfolio that showcases their best works, before choosing a web developer or web designer make sure you have a look at the developer’s portfolio. Look for a web designer that has worked on search engine optimization before or offers search engine friendly templates. It is important to work with a development team that knows the basics of search engine optimization and are aware of concepts like XHTML compliant designs.
Once you have short listed a development team you wish to work with, the next step is making sure your design team can work in tandem with your development team. To make life simpler, you should deal with a company that can offer both design and development services; this ensures that you have a single point of contact so you are not wasting time shuttling back and forth between the design and development team. It is important to keep in mind that search engine optimization should be carried out during the development of a website; therefore the smart choice would be dealing with a website that can offer complete web solutions. A company offering web solutions offers hosting, designing, development and search engine optimization of websites.
If you are working on an e-commerce website, it is important to invest in features like SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates. Users are comfortable dealing with websites that are secure, and SSL certificates are one of the prerequisites of creating a secure e-commerce website. It is essential to be in constant contact with your development team during the development of your website, once a website is uploaded and optimized it is very difficult to make corrections and design changes without affecting the search engine ranking. If you have any design or development concepts that you want to implement it is important to work on them before the website is uploaded.
Finally, it is important to make your website user friendly and simple to use. Most developers ensure websites are user friendly and will let you know if they feel a concept is too complicated for users. In addition, web developers also keep in mind factors like load time and will also ensure all your design and development concepts are compatible with various web browsers.
Although the programming language used does not adversely affect a website’s ranking or design, it is important to know the pros and cons of various programming languages. Popular programming languages include Java, ASP .Net, PHP and Ruby on Rails and a typical web hosting package includes support for PHP only. To use programming languages like .Net and Ruby on Rails you might have to upgrade your hosting plan. If you are not sure what programming language you should have your website developed in, it is best to leave the decision to the development team. In a nutshell, the best option is to use a firm that offers web solutions, so that the firm takes care of everything from the hosting plan to the development of your site.
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