Why Do I Need a Professional Designer?

I can do it myself

Fact #1: Designing web pages is easy.
- There are many cheap and even free web design programs available.
- Most of these programs allow the novice user to design a web page in WYSIWYG mode ("What You See Is What You Get").
- Many other programs such as Word, Powerpoint and Publisher have a "Save as web page" option.
- So, if you are reasonably computer literate you can design your own web page.
- Unfortunately, in making these programs as easy as possible for the user they severely sacrifice efficient coding, which results in pages which are slow-loading and not highly indexed by Search Engines.

But...

Fact #2: Designing an effective website is difficult! Here's why:
- Nine times out of ten, if you design your own website it is going to look like a d-i-y product, and that is going to label you and your business as "cheap" and unprofessional. Is that really what you want?
- There are different computer operating systems in use (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac, Linux), many different browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome), and even more different versions of those browsers, and each have their own peculiarities to cope with. Do you know what your website will look like with all these variations? Oh, and let's not forget those users browsing from their cellphones... And maybe handicapped users with voice assistive technology...
- A website which is not properly indexed by the search engines is like a library book stuck away in a storeroom - it is of no use to anyone. So, what is the sense of marketing your business on a website if no-one is ever going to find it? Search engine optimisation is not an easy task, but it is vital to the success of your business website.
  (An analogy springs to mind: I was recently in one of our countries' major shopping malls; there was an ice-cream vendor situated in one of the main passage-ways, and even though his prices were high and his product poor, he was selling like crazy. In another passage-way was another ice-cream vendor whose prices were reasonable and his product much more tasty, yet he was doing no business at all. The moral of the story: even if you have an excellent product, if no-one can find you then you are not going to do much business.)
- Web users are VERY impatient; if they do not find what they want on your website within a few seconds you will lose their interest - that's all the time you have to capture them! Fancy animated graphics have their place, but if your web takes too long to download you are going to lose your visitors before they have even had a chance to see your home page. Unless you are running a nightclub, would you employ a bouncer to chase away your customers before they have even walked into your front door?

So...

Unless you are really dedicated and are prepared to face a steep learning-curve, d-i-y is probably not the best option for you.

We are here to help you!

Alphabyte gives you all the advantages of:

Affordability: Our established organization keeps your costs to a minimum.
Effectiveness: It is our philosophy not merely to provide you with a website, but to provide you with an effective business marketing tool.
Reliability: We have a reputation to uphold.

Okay - it sounds good. Where do I go from here?

Simply send us your details, and we'll contact you to arrange an appointment.