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The 'one-eyed man'
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"In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." So it is with web design.
Unless you know what to look for, the 20 year old that has spent a few days playing around with Microsoft Frontpage may appear to be the king of website design.
This guide will equip you with 20:20 vision to penetrate the jargon, myths and bunkum surrounding the process of web design.
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"Don't annoy, or worse alienate, prospective customers because your cousin's friend's aunt's next-door neighbor's brother volunteers to design your website on the cheap"
Jay Conrad Levinson
GUERRILLA MARKETING
ON THE INTERNET
Great websites
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Quickly get to grips with what a CMS is and how it can benefit your business. |
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123Live is a hosted content management system (CMS) for people that want fast results but don't want to fiddle around with technical stuff. You don't have to install any software, all you need is Internet Explorer.
We look after all the files, backups and website availability.
How flexible are your designs?
There's very little restriction on how your pages and menus appear and what parts are editable. Tell us how you want it, and the chances are we can make it happen.
Not only can we design custom page templates for you, but we can also design templates for individual sections of pages. This gives our designers the flexibility to create a great looking website for you.
Not sure where to begin? Start with our Classic single menu CMS website at only £495+vat or the Classic multi-menu CMS website at just £645+vat.
Who does the graphic design?
We can create the graphic design for you. Or, if you prefer, you can provide us with the design and we'll translate it into the framework for your CMS website, all you have to do is log in and add your content.
How 'search engine friendly' are your websites?
About as search engine friendly as you can get. There are no querystrings (the bit after a '?' in a URL). All links are text rather than graphical. We use regular HTML header tags rather than re-styling other tags. You have control over the page title, filename, link text, ALT text, meta tags and of course the content, in short, everything that influences search ranking.
“123Live has proved so search-engine-friendly that our website consistently comes top or at least on the first page
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How accessible and compliant are your websites?
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All HTML and CSS is hand coded and checked for W3C compliance, and we ensure that your websites are accessible.
Once you have spoken to us you'll also realise that we are nuts about usability.
Which websites are best suited to the 123Live CMS?
The 123Live CMS is not suited to websites with thousands of pages or those requiring multiple simultaneous contributors. It's not suited to database type applications, such as large property, job or product listings.
The CMS has been developed and refined over seven years specifically for service businesses and corporate websites.
What is the editing experience like?
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| Editing a website with 123Live is a breeze
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It's so fast and intuitive that you can stay in the 'flow' when you write your content. All editing operations are WYSIWYG and when you make a change you don't have to wait around for a page to reload. You can see results instantly because pages are created within the browser rather than having to be requested from the server.
The CMS resizes and optimises images for you. This feature alone is a massive time saver. The CMS keeps track of all internal links and even checks external links, so you never have to worry about a dead link.
If you have used other content management systems you'll know that it's often a pain to rearrange pages in the menu. With 123Live you just drag and drop, it really is that easy.
“building it has been a breeze”“change the content
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“I cannot believe just how easy it is to manage our 150 page website now”“I built 75 pages in 3 days which
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What sort of service can I expect?
We are a small UK company and we provide a very personal service. You'll deal with the same person throughout, from initial design to ongoing support. We don't like blowing our own trumpet, so here's what our customers tell us:
“a stress free process
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“we find our relationship with 123Live
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How fast are your websites?
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| Our websites are very, very fast | |
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Very, very fast. The CMS publishes 'flat HTML' pages, so the web server does not have to process the pages or call up databases. This means that your pages are delivered extremely quickly (even faster than Google.co.uk according to Alexa.com).
What about web widgets?
We can provide safe places for you to paste in HTML code for third party widgets like Adsense adverts, YouTube videos, social tags etc. anywhere on the page.
How can I find out more?
The best way is to call us on 0845 685 0031. Our business is based on long term recurring revenues so if it's not right for you, we'll tell you. Alternatively, use the contact form or email us.
Want to find out more before you contact us? Take a look at our videos. Get a feel for some of our clients. Read glowing testimonials.
Save time by requesting a demo
A demo is the best way to appreciate our CMS! Ask for a one-to-one demonstration using screen sharing. It's just like we're sitting next to you and you can ask us any questions you want during your demo. Believe me, this can save a lot of time.
