Developing an Ongoing Web Development Process
Hello readers and welcome back to the Silentblast Blog. Today I am going to discuss your continual on-site web development for those that want simple steps to increasing their website content either through developing their own form of content with what they may already have in place on their website or with website development verticals that are relatively inexpensive yet can present significant long term ROI.
Content Management System
Today content managements systems are not as complex for the end user as they may have been in the past. The vast majority of content management systems are developed in a WYSIWYG input format. If your website is currently just static pages and beginning to look stale in terms of its time-line freshness; it might be time to greatly consider a Content Management System CMS to breathe new life into your website. Try something simple like adding a News and Events CMS module for example where you can add timely content as it happens in your company.
Graphics
Even art galleries move their pictures around and bring out different collections to freshen up their art display. Your website should be no different. Using royalty free graphics is a good idea to avoid copyright issues. Use graphics that speak to the topic and to the content if you are associating a graphic with a particular area. Build up a stable of graphics that you can do at least a switch out of graphics every 6 months to a year. Remember that your graphic selection can have an impact on your overall web design so it would probably be advisable to discuss this with your website development consultant.
Streaming Video
Did you know that YouTube is currently the 2nd most popular search engine on the internet behind Google. Video is huge in today’s world. Case in point; everyone wants to know what companies are going to have those precious 30 second spots and what the message is going to be for the NFL Super Bowl games. A well planned, thought out, professionally done video can be greatly beneficial to your audience. But also, implementing a content management system module that handles video streaming can be done by you as well. The entrepreneurial video is highly popular; especially on YouTube where literally hundreds of thousands of people are just grabbing their video cameras or web-cams and making video.
Blogs
Firstly; the search engines love blogs. If you can write about a topic that speaks about your company, products and services; you can and should have a blog. Blogs are becoming very sophisticated. In fact some blogs are the primary website presence for a lot of people. You can add text, graphics, videos, links for example into a blog. It can be part of your website development and search engine optimization SEO strategy.
That is it for the time being Silentblast Blog readers. I will be back soon with more blog articles on how you can further enhance your website development process.
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September 17th, 2009 at 5:04 am
Selecting a suitable development environment depends a lot on the nature of the site and the project requirements. One needs to carefully thing about the technologies to be deployed as you are likely to live with it for a long time.
So I would like to recommend one of my client who provides solutions in both PHP and .Net technologies.
http://www.redalkemi.com
September 17th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Actually I was speaking more in line with simple verticals that can be employed by a business through their web design and development firm as opposed to the development environment (I am assuming from the context of your commentary – a website design firm). The nature of the site will be determined by the business you are forming a partnership with. The project requirements will be based on the wants/needs of the company you are establishing a business partnership with coupled with recommendations to problems they may currently or possibly be experiencing. As an experienced web development firm you should be providing solutions for a custom built scenario vice stamping out websites for the most part like a sweatshop with overly standardized features. As a business solutions provider you should be capitalizing on the uniqueness each business partner can bring to the table.
If a website is developed properly a business partner can add vertical modules such as a blog; or video, as simple examples, without having to reinvent the wheel on website development.
But I will be sure to throw down a shout out on the http://www.redalkemi.com blog highlighting Silentblasts web design and development services.
Take care,
Chris
Silentblast Interactive
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