Website Design

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Ensuring a clear design direction 

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Over the years I have created a few steps to ensure the design process has a clear direction.[/vc_column_text][eltd_elements_holder holder_full_height=”no” number_of_columns=”two-columns” switch_to_one_column=”1024″ alignment_one_column=””][eltd_elements_holder_item item_padding=”5% 5% 0% 5%” item_padding_1280_1600=”2% 10% 5% 5%” item_padding_1024_1280=”0 0 0 0 ” item_padding_768_1024=”2% 18% 0% 0%” item_padding_680_768=”2% 6% 0% 0%”][vc_column_text]

1 – Website Development Process 

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]From the start, I consider your content strategy, information and how to market your site to your target audience.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

2 – Understanding your Brand

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Every website design project is unique. By understanding your brand’s needs, I’ll be able to determine an appropriate timeline and project plan.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]

3 – Foundation Planning

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Here we discuss the functionalities, features and develop a plan for the site’s structure as well as the user experience of online visitors. We’ll also meet to discuss website look options.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_elements_holder_item][eltd_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=”top” item_padding=”5% 5% 0% 5%” item_padding_1280_1600=”7% 17% 7% 14%” item_padding_1024_1280=”6% 10% 0 10%” item_padding_768_1024=”0% 16% 2% 1%” item_padding_680_768=”0% 11% 7% 0%”][vc_column_text]

4 – Design, Developing and Testing

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]How a website functions is very important. Combining great functionality with a beautiful minimalistic design is my aim. During the development process, you also need to consider your search engine optimization (SEO) to ensure high page ranking. I take care in testing your website after development to ensure that it’s ready for its launch.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_elements_holder_item][/eltd_elements_holder][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px”][eltd_process number_of_columns=”four” switch_to_one_column=”1024″][eltd_process_item title_tag=”” title=”Web Development Process”][eltd_process_item title_tag=”” title=”Understanding your Brand”][eltd_process_item title_tag=”” title=”Foundation Planning”][eltd_process_item title_tag=”” title=”Design, Develop and Test”][/eltd_process][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1533890642137{padding-top: 102px !important;padding-bottom: 85px !important;}”][vc_column][eltd_section_title type=”standard” position=”center” title_tag=”h1″ title_underline=”yes” title_underline_position=”center” disable_break_words=”no” text_tag=”p” text_font_weight=”” title=”Core Website Design Services” title_color=”#212121″ text=”The below services are there to ensure you are found on search engines, your site can be viewed on mobile devices, your clients details and payments are safe and your site is up to date and maintained. “][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top” row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”left”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-4 vc_col-xs-12″][eltd_tabs type=”standard”][eltd_tabs_item tab_title=”Hosting & Domains”][vc_column_text]Hosting your site with the correct hosting company is very important. I host all my client sites with a reliable hosting company to ensure your site is up and running at all times.

Hosting Services
– Domain Registration (www)
– Monthly Hosting of Domain
– Email Addresses[/vc_column_text][/eltd_tabs_item][eltd_tabs_item tab_title=”Responsive Design”][vc_column_text]When I design your website, user experience is the most important. Keeping your users happy means positive feedback and return traffic to your site. Having a website that is easy to read on Android, iPhone, iPad or other tablet devices is very important.
 
Mobile searches are growing rapidly; your site needs to be devise friendly!
 
What is responsive design?
A responsive design ensures your website design adapts to each unique device used to access your website. This means it will automatically resize all onsite content, images and functionalities for mobile, desktop and tablet devices.  
 
Why is all this important?
A responsive website re-sizes its layout for desktop, mobile and tablets to ensure the website is easy to use on any device. Mobile web usage is growing at a rapid rate and having a website that is not responsive for these devices could potentially have your company miss out on business opportunities.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_tabs_item][eltd_tabs_item tab_title=”Website Analytics & SEO”][vc_column_text]Understanding your clients online behavior is of the utmost importance, if you want to market your product or service.

While SEO ensure your site turns up in search engines, your analytics reports will help you understand your clients better, while they are using your website. [/vc_column_text][/eltd_tabs_item][eltd_tabs_item tab_title=”Secure Online Stores”][vc_column_text]Having a ssl certificate installed on your site tells your clients you are a safe online business and that they can feel relaxed when giving you their personal information.

What does a SSL Certificate mean to my business? 
Your website will now have a https at the beginning of your URL and it will ensure that all user data including credit card numbers, usernames and contact information is kept private and cannot be intercepted by a third party.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_tabs_item][eltd_tabs_item tab_title=”Payment Gateways”][vc_column_text]After ensuring your website has a SSL Certificate to protect your client information, I can install a payment gateway to your site so that your online orders are processed automatically in a safe way.

This is however an additional cost to the website design price.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_tabs_item][eltd_tabs_item tab_title=”Website Care Plans”][vc_column_text]After I’ve created your online web space we need to ensure all the information, images, updates and the SEO stays current and up to date.

All websites are different, a special care plan will be designed specifically for your site.[/vc_column_text][/eltd_tabs_item][/eltd_tabs][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column_inner][eltd_button text=”Request a Quote” target=”_blank” icon_pack=”” font_weight=”” text_transform=”” link=”https://michellebrink.com/website-design-pricing/” color=”#ffffff” hover_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#000000″ hover_background_color=”#ffffff” border_color=”#000000″ hover_border_color=”#ffffff”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1533663094592{padding-top: 102px !important;padding-bottom: 85px !important;background-color: #f6f5f5 !important;}”][vc_column][eltd_section_title type=”standard” position=”center” title_tag=”h1″ title_underline=”yes” title_underline_position=”center” disable_break_words=”no” text_tag=”p” text_font_weight=”300″ title=”Website Related Services” title_color=”#212121″ text=”In todays digital world a well designed website and great seo sets the foundation to your success in future. ” text_color=”#aaaaaa” text_line_height=”27″ text_margin=”16″][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_row_inner row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center”][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4 vc_col-xs-12″][eltd_image_with_text enable_image_shadow=”no” image_behavior=”custom-link” custom_link_target=”_blank” title_tag=”h3″ image=”3880″ image_size=”full” title=”Woo-Commerce Websites” text=”I’ll design an attractive store interface, pages that load quickly and a checkout that is a breeze.” custom_link=”https://michellebrink.com/woo-commerce-website-design/”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4 vc_col-xs-12″][eltd_image_with_text enable_image_shadow=”no” image_behavior=”custom-link” custom_link_target=”_blank” title_tag=”h3″ image=”3878″ image_size=”full” title=”Search Engine Optimization” text=”If you have a website but no one can find it online, does it really exist?” custom_link=”https://michellebrink.com/search-engine-optimization/”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-4 vc_col-xs-12″][eltd_image_with_text enable_image_shadow=”no” image_behavior=”custom-link” custom_link_target=”_blank” title_tag=”h3″ image=”3879″ image_size=”full” title=”Social Media Marketing” text=”While you run your business I will take care of your social media accounts, newsletters and website.” custom_link=”https://michellebrink.com/social-media-marketing/”][vc_empty_space height=”45px”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” css=”.vc_custom_1504267736177{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][eltd_clients_carousel number_of_visible_items=”6″ slider_loop=”yes” slider_autoplay=”yes” slider_navigation=”no” slider_pagination=”no” items_hover_animation=”switch-images”][eltd_clients_carousel_item target=”_blank” image=”4548″ hover_image=”4549″ link=”http://purecollectionhome.com”][/eltd_clients_carousel_item][eltd_clients_carousel_item target=”_blank” image=”4547″ hover_image=”4546″ image_size=”full” link=”http://thejunctionhotel.co.za”][/eltd_clients_carousel_item][eltd_clients_carousel_item target=”_blank” image=”4550″ hover_image=”4551″ image_size=”full” link=”https://sunrise-bay.co.za”][/eltd_clients_carousel_item][eltd_clients_carousel_item target=”_blank” image=”4529″ hover_image=”4530″ image_size=”full” link=”https://artisanthreadsanddesign.com”][/eltd_clients_carousel_item][eltd_clients_carousel_item target=”_blank” image=”4544″ hover_image=”4545″ image_size=”full” link=”https://lakelandfoodco.com”][/eltd_clients_carousel_item][eltd_clients_carousel_item target=”_blank” image=”4542″ hover_image=”4543″ image_size=”full” link=”http://www.lairdslodge.co.za”][/eltd_clients_carousel_item][/eltd_clients_carousel][/vc_column][/vc_row]