Services
Web Inception offers an exceptionally wide range of services for our clients. With over a decade of experience, we've not only kept abreast of current web standards, we've been part of the network of professionals that drive innovation on the internet.
We pride ourselves on having a vast knowledge of design and development techniques and being able to determine which methodology will serve your needs best. We build all our projects with web standards in mind, ensuring the best possible website performance for each of your visitors.
Website Development
The heart and soul of our business. We love all aspects of building websites, but when it comes down to it- building a site is like putting together a puzzle. And that's the type of challenge we love. We build each site from scratch using the tools that are best suited to your needs so that your site can put in some long hours of hard labor for you. There is no cookie-cutter system at Web Inception, either- each site is hand coded for optimal performance.
Website Design
We have a lot of fun designing the look and feel of sites. Whether you have an established brand identity to be incorporated into your site, or you need our help to create a look to represent you, we can build the look into your website with as much or as little flair as you like. We have several designers available for your project, each with their own style. So if you like clean lines or grungy textures, corporate standard or fun characatures, we can accomodate.
User Interface Design
The most important type of design for your website is the design of the interface. This includes layout, menus, forms and other aspects of the site that your users will interact with. You may not realize it, but websites are hard to use. Each user has a different set of expectations and experiences that they bring to your site, and ignoring these vital design elements can easily frustrate users and send them away.
Web Applications
Ecommerce stores are one of the oldest web applications. We've done that one over and over, and can help you build develop an ecommerce program rather than just building you a store and leaving the rest to you.
For other types of web apps- there is nothing more fun to plan and build. We've helped clients develop all types of applications, including intranets, client portals and public-facing applications. We even have a few ideas of our own in development.
Content Management
One of the more frustrating tasks of website upkeep is getting new content onto the site. We've become experts in the ExpressionEngine content management system, and use it as often as possible when a site warrants it. ExpressionEngine is inexpensive, very robust, and easy to work with. You'll be able to add to or change the content of your site at any time, with no need to call us! As a bonus, the system doesn't interfere with any of the design and code we create for you. It truly is a remarkable tool!
Search Engine Optimization
What good is building a beautiful, easy-to-use website if nobody can find it? We build every site with popular search engines in mind as one of your audiences, and trust us, thinking about them only after the site is built is pretty useless. We use proven coding techniques to set your site up for success and take care of registering it with the search engines upon completion. We offer several enhanced SEO packages as well, providing even further optimization and ongoing management for improved performance.
HTML Email Campaigns
As you build your customer base, one of the best ways to bring them back to your site is to send branded email campaigns. A well-designed campaign can mimic the look of your website and include any information you wish to let your subscribers know about. We provide the tools to manage your subscribers, as many lists of subscribers as you want, and enhanced reporting so you can see how well your campaigns are performing.
Website & Email Hosting
We manage our own private server at a hosting provider in the USA. Having our own server means that we control which websites are being served and keep tabs on the performance of the server 24/7. To most of our clients, a web host is a web host, and its really more important that a host have the tools that we need to build your site than anything. We have a long standing realtionship with our server host, and they've provided us with impeccable uptime and performance. To our clients, that means worry-free website performance.
Some Terminology
Most reputable web developers' sites talk about some terms you may not quite understand. Here are some explanations:
- Web StandardsIn 1998, the Web Standards Project It has helped establish a set of standards for browser makers to build their applications to, and web developers to build websites to, ensuring a maximum level of compatibility and that all web surfers would receive a similar experience regardless of choice of browser, operating system or computer.
- XHTML & CSSLike the cells in your body, these are the building blocks of websites. There are plenty of other languages that can be used within your site if necessary, but valid, semantic XHTML and CSS creates a strong foundation to build on.
