Archive for September, 2009

Good web design company – bad web design company

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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How do you tell the difference between a good web design and a bad web design . Lets first start off by giving them a call. If you get a “real” person on the first few rings that’s a good start. If you get into a maze or phone queue, thats a problem. More on this in a moment.

Next if you visit the web design at their location and see a group of lets say under 4 – 5 people on site, that’s a good find. However, if you go to a web design  with fancy offices, a large group of employees, and tons of hardware, don’t be fooled. You don’t need all that overhead.

Guess who pays for that overhead. You do. The web design work created by a smaller company uses less overhead and produces the same if not better quality of work then a bigger firm. Firm, now that’s a old word.

With today’s technology, bigger is not better. You pay for bigger. Think about it. Nice big offices, 10 -20 people working. With today s networking and remote access, you just don’t need that type of numbers.

DTG web design company located in Hartford, CT has been for the last 20 a part of the Hartford community. When slides presentations were hot in the early 90′s, DTG was working hand in hand with the doctors at Hartford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and many other institutions in getting their presentations done in a timely manner. DTG knows plenty about deadlines and how to achieve them.

DTG has always worked with upcoming technology and design packages. Our website designers have always keep current with the new software packages that are on today’s market along with the education that comes with the new software.

As far as web design work, DTG offers solutions to new websites, existing websites and custom applications to websites. What more can you ask for!

Support for a start. When you call DTG, you will get a real person on the phone to discuss your web requirements. If a meeting is required, we have ample parking and a full staff to go over your requirements. Our HelpDesk provides instant access to our technicians and documentation on our conversation.

Technology is and will always grow. Give DTG a call to see what we can grow for you and your website.

Cheap websites are not always a bad way to start by DTG – Search Engines Like to munch on text

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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Cheap is just a word. Doesn’t mean bad or good. It is assumed by most that a cheap website does perform as well as a “good” website. All in the eye of the beholder.

The term cheap does not necessarily mean poor quality or sub-standard work. We use it because we know that everyone wants a professional yet inexpensive web site designed for their business. Nobody wants to pay out a lot of money unless they have too.  And in many cases, startup businesses don’t have the budget for expensive website designers. This site is SEO friendly, and the biggest reason we use the term Cheap is that is what a lot and I mean a lot of people use to search website design with.

But don’t think that we use the phrase “Cheap” and then charge you large fees. We are proud of the fact that we can afford to not have to charge those large fees. In any business, fees and prices are usually directly related to the overhead and/or cost of providing specific products and services.  You may have two equally experienced designers but working in two different environments with seperate design skills.

One may be self employed and working from his home or their basement. The other may be working as a web designer for a small, medium or even large firm that provides the same services and products to you and me as consumers. So what’s the difference?  Overhead of course. One may charge $600 for a website and the other for $1500 all for the same website design and service.

If you want a flash based website that is really nice looking and you don’t care that the search engines can’t even read your content, then that’s great for you. But if you are looking for a website that can attract potential customers from the Internet whether locally, nationally or global, you need to refrain from the over-use of certain “Nice” features.

The top 4 biggest mistakes are using flash websites, large flash on your home page, Javascript based flash and essentially anything that moves, changes color and is Javascript based.  No I did not say you can’t use it in moderation. Why you ask?  Because the search engines when they come to index your pages simply cannot read code.  So the real key is to have 10% or less in code in relationship to text content on your web pages.  So if you have a page with one paragraph of  text and a full page of javascript navigation menu code and a flash movie no matter how big or small, then you may as well tell the search engines to not even visit that webpage or website.

Our favorite customer was one that had a really nice Flash Website. It was pretty, very cool to watch and for about a year her webmaster continued to try to get it to be indexed by the search engines and she just could not understand why her website did not generate one sale. Well…. Flash websites are like movies. It’s animation, text, images, video, audio all rendered into a single flash movie that the search engine cannot read or see. Search Engines love text on websites. They can chew up the text all day long. So you might as well consider yourself out of business to those searching for your products or services online.  Now if you had a strong offline advertising campaign, then you need not concern yourself about trying to bring in online business. Unless, of course there is no real offline advertising that you are participating in.

Most individuals decide they want a website, and they simply look around and decide which DTG website design company fits their style or budget. When, the most important factor should truly be focused on obtaining a website from a design company that specializes in obtaining top search engine results. Our creative team can meet any style of website that you desire, and implement any advanced features you may require! Thousands of websites are being built in almost every industry each month, in order to realistically compete online, you need to hire search engine knowledgeable website designers. Don’t purchase a website that leaves you still searching for customers, have your customers search for you! We have all skills needed to manage and create your website from start to finish, and we can host it as well. No matter what you need, we can do it! We have in depth experience with content management, custom Ecommerce development and we can program in nearly any language.

Whether you are a small business or a large corporation, DTG can assist you to achieve an online presence that delivers the very best results for you and your website visitors. We focus on major factors such as decreasing bounce rates, increasing conversions and simplifying navigation. Most importantly, being a highly regarded search engine optimization firm, we design website’s that actually produce results, instead of producing a website for only yourself to enjoy.

Whether your goals are to provide information, products, ecommerce or other online services – we can help! We are a team of experienced Web designers and graphic artists who are dedicated to creating professionally designed websites just for you. If you have a vision of the website you need created, our design team will make your vision a reality by create a stunning, one-of-a-kind website just for you. We offer these services and more:

- Every website is built around search friendly architecture’s
- PHP custom programming
- ASP custom programming
- .NETcustom programming
- Database driven website development
- Scaleable ecommerce application development

Call us today and find out more about our integrated packages and additional services.

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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

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As a premier web design company in CT, DTG prides itself on customer satisfaction. Each web design generated from DTG is designed for optimum performance for each of our customers. Remember that the customer is always right.

Creative web design is the foundation for a professional website, a quality product that emerges through brilliant ideas, the imagination of the creative mind, and the expertise of the experienced and inventive internet marketer. Whether you’re starting from scratch or an existing website, our web designers, custom web application programmers and Search Engine Optimization specialists provide  a great amount of professional web design knowledge to the table. Our HelpDesk provides instant response to our technicals with any questions about your website. We care about your online success as a matter of course because that validates us as well!

The base of expertise of the DTG web design team extends but is not limited to:

Website Design and Development
E-Commerce Websites
Flash Presentations
PowerPoint Presentations
HD Video Recording and Editing
Business Stationary
Search Engine Optimization
Hosting
E-Mail

We pride ourselves on being able to consistently deliver the highest quality design while not forgetting that the importance of integrity, ingenuity, and personalization are all part of our design plan. Keeping all of this in mind and being able to stay ahead of the fast-moving design and web development trends is what sets DTG apart from the rest. Personalized service, distinctive looks, and an unforgettable customer service team are only a few reasons why we stand alone in the web design community as leaders.

Contact us now to get your project started and receive your free quote.