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The Uk's Best Web Design Company Is Springing Into Action

posted by: Daniel  /  05 May 2011

As the sun is forcing its way through the clouds and in spring is in the air, the Fivesite web design garden is blooming with new launches of some exciting new websites.

January saw the launch of London Luton Airport's new site (www.london-luton.co.uk). The brief was to generate some e-commerce revenue through a site with no history of any success in this area. With a full redesign and some complex additional features, the new site is already blossoming and in the first few months after launch is already generating additional income for Luton Airport through ticket sales, car park bookings and advertising.

www.legaljohn.co.uk is a brand new concept to replace a rather tired and formal legal website. A London Chamber of Barristers had only ever received two leads in the last year, through their website. After consultation with Fivesite, a new slick, fresh approach was deployed, focussing squarely on speaking to the customer by engaging and building trust through the integration of a friendly, more approachable face to the legal world -"Legal John".

The sophisticated re-design and the Legal John character were dramatically validated when leads shot up from 2 a year to 130 a month. Customers clearly showed a huge amount of confidence and trust in the site with enquiries coming from parties involved in all manner of criminal activities from shop-lifting to murder!

March saw the launch of the new Xpro charity site (www.xpro.org) supporting the aging football heroes of yesteryear. Peter Shilton was the key figure at the launch dinner at Leicester football stadium. Along with the support of Bob 'The Cat' Bevan, MBE and other footballing legends the new website aims to re-connect lost team mates, invest in the research of debilitating conditions suffered by football players and be the knowledge and support base for all issues experienced by ex-professionals.

The Kite Foundation (www.kite-foundation.com) was April's big launch with a fantastic new concept designed to generate a win-win for both employees and employers who use corporate training programs to improve their staff skills. 80% of the skills learnt by employees on training days are lost or forgotten by the time they get back to work on the Monday. The Kite Foundation uses a skills transfer program to capture lessons learnt, generates goals and milestones and includes an approval cycle for management to examine the long-term effectiveness of any training undertaken. Once employees and employers achieve their long-term goals the companies involved make a donation to a charitable cause or needy social enterprise.

Late March saw Fivesite launch a richly designed site with global appeal for the intrepid mountain bikers of the world. World Bike Parks (www.worldbikeparks.com) is a complex directory of the world's best mountain biking parks and locations and aims to be "the place" to research your next mountain biking adventure. Members can add comments and reviews; get prices, locations, news and events, and see videos and pictures from over 1,000 parks already in the database.

The next few months look to be blooming marvellous for the Fivesite web-folio - and with the addition of some really exciting new clients things are really hotting up in time for summer.

2010 - A Year Of Client Success

posted by: Alex  /  04 January 2011

The year that has just passed was a stellar year here at Fivesite. From working on all sorts of content managed websites and campaigns, through to niche social networks, world renowned brands, numerous international clients and celebrities, 2011 is already shaping up to be another great year.

During 2010 Fivesite welcomed lots of new members of staff including Kimberley, Lee, Darren and Greganna. Fivesite also opened its first central London office in Piccadilly with expansion set to continue through out 2011.

Fivesite now manages in excess of 750 Google Page one listings for clients great and small, which has generated thousands of leads and significant sales though out 2010.

Whilst our testimonials page speaks volumes, a great illustration of our work was confirmed by one client who graciously called in late December. Quite simply they were calling to thank us and to let us know they had been blown away by our efforts in 2010.

In their first six month period with us, they had gone from a previous position of no online leads and no online sales to a new position of a £650,000 turn over and £200,000 profit.

We felt that sums us up perfectly! Fivesite is now looking forward to 2011 with excitement, enthusiasm and even higher expectations.

Flame Tests for Finding the Best Web Design Company

posted by: Mark  /  26 June 2009

Finding the best web design company has always been one of the most challenging tasks for entrepreneurs who want to take their business online. Today we can find thousands of web design companies on the web, each of them claiming to be the best. Not all entrepreneurs are Internet savvy enough to pick and choose the best web design and web development company. If you too are stuck in this confusion, here are few factors that you should keep in mind before you select your web design company. These are flame tests that will help you find the best web design company to suit your needs.

Always remember not to rush through the selection process of your web design company because you will be entrusting them with the crucial responsibility of creating your business's online face. You certainly don't want your website to be the experiment of an amateur web design company.

Flame test one /

Firstly check the experience level of all the web design and web development companies you are considering.

It is not enough to be in this field for a decade or more, they should have designed a large number of websites and dealt with various industries. A web design company can be in business for a number years but they may have designed only a few websites because of poor business. You don't want to end up with such a company. You should appoint a company whose portfolio is filled with past work.

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The second factor that you should consider is how professional they are in their service renderings. It is very difficult with a company that does not have any professional standards. Lots of entrepreneurs have burnt their fingers by using such companies usually based on price. Before signing up with a web design company, make it a point to get a feel for their web development procedures. Testimonials from past clients are also a very useful reference point at this stage.

Flame test three /

Thirdly, they should be a highly responsive company. You should be able to correspond with them easily over the telephone and by email as this will be an essential part of the web design process. Your input to the web design team is crucial for developing a website that meets your specific requirements. It is critical you do not have problems in corresponding with your web design company. If you sense any issues in this area, it is best to avoid such companies because you are more likely to end up being frustrated.

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The next important factor is meeting deadlines. One of the common problems in the web design and web development industry is timely completion of the work. This is not to say that all web design companies have problems in this area. There are many web design and web development companies that promptly meet their deadlines. It is your responsibility to check the reputation of the web design company in this area before you appoint them.

By carefully reviewing web design companies on the above parameters, you will be able to find a reliable web design company that you can work with successfully going forward.