A Good Business Plan Is Followed up by a Good Website and Hosting
August 30th, 2009A great online business idea can still perform badly due to isues with website design and/or hosting. When thinking about which website development company to select, have some fun and play ‘website design bingo’ - we consider a ‘full house’ to happen when a website development firm touches upon the following issues when discussing your proposed new website:-
- your strategy - discussing in detail in terms of what the business goals are - what’s the website design firm’s opinion on your plan ?
- importance of usability - so website visitors are able to execute everything without thinking on the website
- accessibility issues - so your website is able to be accessed by everybody, with content understood by the intended target audience
- SEO (or search engine optimization) - giving your site great search engine rankings
- CMS (content mangement systems) - letting you add, edit and delete info on your site by oneself at any moment
- site security - safety of private data, with at least daily backups of data.
- web hosting - will the web design company host the site? What about their servers? Do they use shared servers with potentially hundreds of other companies on the same server, or are they using dedicated servers?
- tech support and after-sales - will they be around to assist your business after the website is live? How much is support? Do they offer site updates?
A professional web design company will inform you of the above-mentioned matters, and how they deal with them.
How to find such a website development firm in the first place? It’s better to get one close to you, allowing you to visit them and get some peace of mind that they are also a bricks and mortar company with a great team to do the job well. On Google, type in a search keyphrase like “website development” and add your area; for example : web development leicestershire. This will give you a listing of website design firms in your location.

