This is a great site, that we had the freedom to design pretty much as we wanted.  The graphic design this time was developed by Luke and has to be said, it’s a great piece of work.  The black background and bright colours work well and bring the site to life.

Users can search for restaurant reviews by food type, area or name as well as add their own thoughts and reviews of restaurants they have visited.

Google Maps has been integrated into the site allowing users to find the exact location of each restaurant too, which is a nice touch.

Eddy has done a great job in project managing the site development and we are sure our client is just as happy as we are.  As a website redesign how can we tell the project was a success?  In the first 3 days of the new site going live, it received 1700 unique visitors which is unprecidented as it was getting that only every 2 weeks before!

The graphic design of the site was developed by Craig, who as usual we think has done a first class job and managed to bring in all the desired design aspects very nicely.

Our web designers have used some clever for the 60 second pitch as well as developing a content management system for our client to update the site content whenever they like in real-time.

Thanks to Stewart for project managing the site design and development, another successful project of his!

Peppercorn has created a great site, graphic design by Luke that allows our client to update all of the content on the pages using a content management system that we custom developed.  Our client has full control over text formatting and images within the pages, as well as control over the text that appears in the right hand column of each page.

Timescales were tight for this and meeting them was a challenge but overall we think the site looks great and includes everything our client asked for.

Again, hats off to Eddy and our web designers for developing this website.

Thegraphic design of the site was developed by Craig who gave the site a clean look and feel making it very easy for the user to find their way around and register for what they are looking for.

For our web designers it was a challenge to get the various groups, account types and the different types of registration data together and then develop a search that was showing all the correct results but as always, we managed it.

Lastly, there is a content management system for our client to log in a access all the registered users and user types and make any changes to the site that need to be done.

Well done to Eddy for project managing the development of the site, it’s a job well done.  Check out the website and let us know what you think.

The graphic design of the site was kept simple using light, pale colours to show a refreshing clean site that allows easy navigation for the user.  The client can update the whole site using a content management system that was custom developed by our web designers.

The site was coded using PHP/MySQL.  Click here to check it out.

SEO is a complicated game but this site is a great place to start.  There are some great explanations as to what each part of the site is and what you can do to improve it.

We’ve all seen the small graphics with letters and numbers that we have to read and enter into the form before we can send it.  This is called a “CAPTCHA” code and if the letters and numbers entered, do not match the code, the form will not submit.

Computer programmes and robots can not read these images so there is no way to by-pass the code and send out unsolicited emails using scripts from your page.

There are many types of Captcha codes available on the Internet now so web designers have a large variety to choose from.  This is a simple and effective way to stop SPAM being sent from your pages.

This website allowed us to get very creative indeed as the target audience is young people and students.  The site had to be vibrant, colourful and make an impact on the homepage loading. Our web designers had to work hard to make it happen.

Luke worked on the graphic design of the site and researched similarly styled sites already on the Internet.  After discussing with the client what they wanted from the design Luke began sketching and playing with some ideas, colours and themes and the outcome is exactly what the client wanted:

The homepage has a video linked in from YouTube which the client can change or update any time using the content management sytem.

Gerald coded the site using PHP/MySQL and included a content management system allowing the client to update the website content whenever they like.

Check it out at: www.sotdoc.com

As the web designers for this project we had to ensure the homepage was clear and easy to understand for all users.  4 properties on the homepage allow the client to list important properties and also show users within seconds of arriving at the site what the site offers.

Navigating deeper into the site and searching for property, displays clear results that will allow the user to review and look at more details of properties that interest them.

Finally, if the user wishes, they can make an enquiry about the property.

The site has been developed using PHP/MySQL and has a complete Content Management Sytem allowing the client to update the content and view members details at any time.

The first option is to use an off-the-shelf product like OScommerce which allows you to setup an ecommerce site quickly and relatively easily.  Development costs for these sites are usually lower as much of the code is already written and all you have to do is plug in various parts of the site to make it functional.  The back end system is good and caters for just about every thing you need.  The main disadvantage to this is that the graphic design can be restrictive and it can be difficult to deveop an eye catching design using the off-the-shelf products due to their limitations.  However, the cost reduction in this may make it a price worth paying.

The alternative is to have a completely bespoke site that is designed from the ground up.  While more expensive, the freedom this gives you is huge in that your web designers will be able to create a graphic design without any limitations.  This will allow a much more creative and eye catching design that will stand out from the rest.

You will also keep all control of functionality and should you need to add any functionality that is not included in an off-the-shelf product, it will not be a problem.   In the long run, this could be a wiser investment.