Website Design Services
Any current business needs a website, but to be useful it must benefit the organisation in some way, however, one must realise the results do not happen overnight. The first thing to do though is have a professional looking website.
Yes it is possible to do it yourself using AI unfortunately AI misses the human element, you could do it yourself with Wix or Shopify if you want an online shop, however these come with additional expense.
We offer a personal service together with a professionally designed website, giving your business a professional on line presence.
What you need to do
If you have never had a website there are certain preparations one needs to make, planning in other words. First of all what you need depends on the type of business you have whether it be a hotel, a restaurant, a travel agency or online shop. Take a look at any competitors website to see what they have done. A basic website may have the following pages
- A home page which introduces your business
- An About Us page which gives some history of your business.
- A product or service page which describes the service or product you offer
- A pricing page telling of the price of your services or product
- A contact page detailing how people can get hold of you
This would be a minimum layout, there could of course be specialised pages such as a shop page for an online shop or a menu page for a restaurant.
The Content
Once you have the pages you need sorted out you will need to work out the content of each page, a clear description, be careful of spelling errors, images help to clarify what is described in the text.
The Logo
If you already have a logo, you provide us with a high resolution copy. Typically this is used in two locations: As part of the navigation menu and as a favicon, that is the smaller mage that sits inside the TAB at the top of your browser.
images
These should be of high resolution, they can be of the most common image formats jpg, png we will optimise them for use on your website, if you have the means convert them to the modern format webp. For top heading banners they should be 1200 x 800 pixels, for online shop product images they should be square 800 x 800 pixels.
Getting Connected
To get your site visible on the World Wide Web you will need two things, a domain name and a hosting account, we can help you with both but let's tell you what they are first:
A domain name is your website’s digital address. It is the text that people type into a web browser window to reach your website (for example, thetaware.co.za). In the above example thetaware is the name of our business, if you don't have one already now is the time to think of one ideally it should be connected to your business, if your business is Bob's Burgers, you could have
bobsburgers or
bobs-burgers
You can have just letters or letters with a dash nothing else is permitted there.
Because there are so many websites out there it is possible the name you want already exists, which means you wont be able to use it, so create a list of names from the most liked to the least liked (about 5), then we will check what is available and advise you or do our best to suggest a suitable alternative.
A website hosting account is a service provided by a hosting company that rents you storage space on a specialised computer called a server. This server stays connected to the internet 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To make it easier for you we also can provide this service, that way you are only dealing with one supplier.
Building Your Website
Once we have all the information we need to build your website we will start to do exactly that, first will be to register the domain, unless you already have one of course, then setup a hosting account, it is also possible if you already have a registered domain you already have a hosting account, then we can just start.
Let's Make it Simple
You provide the logo and basic information, and we take care of the rest. No confusing tech jargon—just a beautiful, fully functional website ready to launch.
Testimonials
5 Stars
My www.healthyalternatives.co.za website was recently hacked and to all intents and purposes destroyed. Being an e-ignoramus, I needed help URGENTLY. Was put in touch with Ian of Thetaware. Man, did he go the extra mile! – got the new site up and running virtually over the weekend and has become a mentor par-exellence. with such a helpful and creative attitude. Thank you Ian — you deserve the 5 stars.
Geoff Harris (extracted from Hello Peter website)
Ian Alport from Thetaware, the process of creating our website could have been extremely frustrating, but you made it a pleasurable one. A million times thank you for accommodating our office – The SAVF Pretoria Social Work Services, an NGO that is always trying to raise funds. You have really gone the extra mile to help us create a wonderful website which we are very proud of. You have shown commitment and dedication that will forever be appreciated.”
Kind Regards / Vriendelike Groete
Adele de Meillon
Manager
SAVF Pretoria Social Services
Thetaware has done an amazing job of revamping my website. It is now super functional, to the point and looks very professional. It is also mobile friendly which has made a big difference to my clients ability to search for my business. I am in the construction industry and so have vehicle signage etc. I often notice people in the traffic seeing the website details on my van and doing a phone search in Ian has been extremely helpful and patient to realising my concept of how my website should fit my specific industry. It has been a real collaborative process which has been great and he has help and guided the process. Ian and Thetaware deliver a professional, enlightening and quality service! I will continue to use Ian’s services and highly recommend Thetaware to my friends and clients. Please have a look at my great website. www.austinpainting.com.au Murray Austin Austin Painting
I engaged Thetaware to set up my website. Ian provided a quick and hassle free service. He was very helpful in the process and I am extremely happy with the result. I am very glad that I chose him for his personalised and efficient service.
Marina
emeraldconsulting.org