All businesses can benefit from a Web presence, even a very basic
page makes life easier for clients by providing an easy means
of finding the firm's contact-details. This fact alone can generate a substantial amount of business.
When going beyond the basics, a lot would depend on the aims of
the site, and these need to be carefully thought-out before any plans
are made. There is after all no point in designing a costly and
attractive website, but one which will not generate any revenue
since it is aimed at the wrong type of client, or will never be seen by
the intended audience.
Where websites are concerned, there are basically two approaches or
'roadmaps' -the Static Site approach, and the Content Management
System. The static site is created on a local computer, tested
there, and then uploaded onto the webspace as one integrated unit. The
CMS on the other hand is created page-by-page, directly within
the webspace itself. Both have their pro's and con's, so best to
discuss your needs before coming to a firm decision on which route to
take. The main point to note is that a CMS site will require quality,
professional-grade webspace (hosting) if it is to work reliably,
whereas the static-site approach can by applied even to very basic
webspace with acceptable results. Thus, to a large extent the choice of
hosting hinges on the static or CMS decision.
IWR Consultancy can offer advice on all aspects of your Web
presence, having a longstanding involvement in the technical as well as
the design aspects of sites. As every website is different,
please feel free to call and discuss your plans.
As a matter of interest, this site, iwrconsultancy.co.uk,
consists principally of static pages. It does however make use of
a number of dynamic-content technologies, such as php and DHTML.
It's maintained on a local computer, and then uploaded in a
single process.