| Many people are now using the
internet for many purposes and everyone can see the vast benefits. However,
many small and medium size business still do not understand how the internet
can help them, and those that can see the possible benefits have difficulty
turning their ideas into
reality. |
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| Future Data
International can help formulate these ideas and then turn them into reality.
We specialise in advising companies on Internet site functionality,
feasibility study, design and then creating the web site to the users
specification. |
| Aims |
| The
first and most important job to do is to identify what are the aims of the
web
site. These needs to be identified early so that the maximum benefit of the
web
site can be obtained. Future Data International can help formulate and
evaluate
these aims. |
| Prototypes |
| The
internet site can be prototyped so that the user can commit and change
aspects
of the design, usability, structure etc. It is essential that much time is
spent in prototype stage to ensure the final user can find the information on
the site quickly and easily. The user should never get
lost! |
| Set-up |
| Once the site
has been designed, developed and tested the site needs setting up on the
designated server. Once in place and operational, a web site is no use if
nobody knows it is there and so the next stage is firstly to register the new
site with the most common search engines.
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| Monitoring |
| A close monitor
needs to be kept on web sites, especially when first made operational. This is
done by using the log facility that is available from all Internet servers
which can analyse who is accessing your site, when a user is using the site and
also from which country. This can give valuable marketing information as well
as ensure that the web site is efficient. |
| Maintenance
and upgrades |
| The web site, whatever its aims, is
selling the company and the web site should therefore always look
fresh and new. To ensure this, regular changes should be planned and
implemented, even if it is only to add the latest company
news. |
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