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Is Availis the right choice for you?

There are so many choices out there in web design and development firms (Google returns 10,800,000 results when searching on "web designer") how are you going to choose between 10 million options?

Start by asking friends who have hired a web designer/developer. As with any other service type industry, referrals are the lifeblood of many small web firms and freelancers. Doing business with anyone today requires a level of trust. If a company achieves success for their clients projects and treats them with professionalism and respect, they deserve your business. Availis will prove to be the right choice for you if you are here by referral.

Consider the knowledge and experience of the designer. Solving the problems faced by web projects today requires more than a knack for creating "neat" looking graphics. Todays websites are successful by way of a surprising array of skills and knowledge -

• Design and layout (attractive colors, fonts and images)
• Communications (technical writing and copywriting)
• Usability (who wants to use a difficult site?)
• Accessibilty (designing for any browser and any visitor)
• Search engine requirements (increasing search effectiveness without being blacklisted)
• Marketing (designing the information for specific audiences)
• Web technologies (HTML, XML, CSS, PHP, ASP.NET )
• Database technologies (MySQL, MS SQL Server, etc)
• Hosting servers (Apache, IIS and supporting software)
• Foundational Internet technologies (DNS, HTTP, FTP and other Three Letter Acronyms)

Depending on your project some or all of these areas must be understood and applied with skill. Discover the education and work experience of the design firm before making your choice. I am continually educating myself and sharpening my skill sets so that your choice of Availis will always mean choosing expertise and experience.

Determine a focused goal for your site project. I won't pretend to be all things "web" to all prospective clients. I excel in projects that help your visitors discover you and learn about your products & services and in moving key business processes to the web. If your projects primary goal is entertainment driven and you are looking for a lot of custom art and multimedia, I have working relationships with other trustworthy and talented designers which I may refer you to. Contact me to find out more.