GONE ARE THE DAYS OF THE TOKEN BROCHURE AND DIY WEBSITES
Today´s websites are expected to have function as well as form and real objectives, both tactical and strategic.
While most companies currently rely on their websites as shop fronts, many are using their website to cut costs, find new customers and improve customer service.
Our job is to help research and formulate your individual web strategy with a single focus on immediate and potential benefits from being online. Such strategies can be as basic as providing clients with up-to-date information through a self-maintained website or as complex as developing a specialist portal, content management systems and online shopping.
BUILDING A WEBSITE IS LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE
Like a house, a website needs to be planned, designed, constructed and maintained. And like a house, a website is built from the ground up by a team of professionals with individual skills.
At Monde, we provide the skills needed at every stage of development to come together and deliver your website. Design by designers, Flash animations by Flash experts and databases by database programmers- no DIY allowed here!
ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES SHOULD BE USABLE BY ALL INTERNET USERS
From October 2004, the Disability Discrimination Act, 1995 (DDA) requires service providers to ensure the services they provide are accessible to people with disabilities. The DDA requirement applies to services delivered via the web and it applies to all businesses and all public sector organisations. If someone with a disability can not access your website or services then you could be breaking the law.
The most widely accepted guidelines for the construction of accessible web sites are those specified by W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). W3C's guidelines (the so-called WAI guidelines) provide a set of well defined, prioritised checkpoints that must be met for conformance.
WEBSITES MUST BE MONITORED, UPDATED, IMPROVED & MAINTAINED
- Host (store) your website on one of our servers;
- Setup your own separate server at a location of choice;
- Monitor your website for traffic and protect it from unauthorised entry;
- Administrate mail and other applications of your domain;
- Carry out regular updates of the website and supporting applications;
- Provide telephone and online support to your staff and customers;
- Improve your website´s presence online through search engines and other online directories.