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As important as graphics are, however, care must
be taken that they enhance the site rather than dominate it. They should
compliment the text rather than compete with it. The key to using graphics
correctly is to remember what the site is for and to keep the graphics
subservient to that purpose. This requires a very mature sense of design which encompasses all elements of each page and of the site as a whole, to ensure that they all work together. It is not enough for each element to be designed independently. All elements must fit with each other, or an inconsistency is introduced which destroys that subtle quality of class. |
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Forms can be used in many creative ways. For example, they can be information-gathering "gateways" to restricted areas or for product access. The user data which they gather can be emailed to your company for immediate response and/or stored in an online database for late analysis. We’ll work with you to
create forms that follow function. In other words, we'll create the appropriate
kinds of forms for the functions you need performed. |
Restricted-Access Areas Do
you want part of your site to be restricted to those who register, or who have a
password, or who pay a fee? We can do that for you. We can also keep certain
restricted pages from being indexed by an on-site search engine, or by the major
search engines that scan the entire Web.
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If you want to sell on the Web, and you've got
more than one thing to sell, you'll probably want a "shopping cart".
As the name suggests, this
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Search engines are also
database applications, although they are not usually talked about in those
terms. Many sites have a search engine so that visitors can search the
site for particular keywords. This is a convenience for visitors, especially on
a large site, as it provides an alternative to navigating the site through menus
and links. A variety of search engines
are available for on-site use, with varying mechanisms and degrees of
sophistication. We can advise you on the alternatives and install your choice on
the website we create (or improve) for you. |
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Since the underlying technology of intranets and
websites is the same, anything which can be done on a website can also be done
on an intranet. However, websites usually have a marketing (and perhaps sales)
emphasis reflected in a certain visual pizzazz, whereas intranets tend to be
more utilitarian in both content and design. But there are no rules. An extranet is part of an intranet with an access gateway from the Internet. Those with password access, such as authorized customers, suppliers and off-site employees, can share in the intranet's resources, regardless of location, to their own benefit and that of the organization as well. |
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Graphics are a key element in creating the
‘look and feel’ of your site. We specialize in creating custom graphics that
communicate what the site (or a section) is about, and at the same time project
your positioning as a superior company. 
enables
visitors to your site to add (and subtract) any number of products to their
purchase, then pay for them all in a single transaction. The shopping cart can
be tied in with an inventory database, so that as items are purchased they are
subtracted from the quantity available Transactions are encrypted, and the data
stored on a secure server, so the risk of security problems are miniscule.
FAQs ("Frequently Asked
Questions") can, when database-driven, be organized by category, accessed
either through menus or a keyword search, and be easily