Dilemma of website development costs

Posted on April 24, 2012 by bilal

A website can be a simple one-page affair hosted on a free server. That would certainly keep website development costs down, but don’t expect it to do much for your business. In fact, expect it to actually harm your business. Would you trust a company who presented such a cheap image.

In general, things have changed for the better with website development. Costs charged for the average website are understood to be necessary these days, unlike in the early days of the World Wide Web. Back then it was fairly common for a new business to spend tens of thousands in building their bricks and mortar store, but only pennies on their website.

The facts of the matter are simple: if you want a good website design that will significantly increase your business profile and your business profits, then expect website development costs that are adequate with the kind of website that can achieve that level of success. Website developers can work wonderful in creating a highly profitable product for you. With this in mind the pricing is actually a bargain.

Even a simple website is likely to have website development costs for things you have probably not thought of. For example, it will all start with a needs analysis. This is a simple meeting where you can discuss your needs and the website development company can tell you what is possible and even advisable. This could cost you around £200.

Once your needs are understood and agreed on, the design of the website comes next. This is a very important part of the procedure as it determines the look and feel as well as the navigation qualities of the website. Properly designed websites can make it easier for the pages to rank well in the search engines.

Even with simple websites created by professional designers expect the pricing to be around £750, with an additional £500 in fees for a template created from the general design.

Keyword research is necessary to determine which keywords will work best for your website. These are actual keyword phrases that people use to search for what your website offers. You can expect the price for this service to be around £200.

Your website needs copy. This is the words that visitors will read. Properly structured web copy for a simple site will cost around £300. You can expect prices in the region of £200 for search engine optimization for your simple site.

Websites should never be finalized. They should grow over time, evolving as your business does. This means you will need to learn how to add new pages when you want to. Training for this will will incur costs of around £500.

Adding new pages is not the same as growing your website with a view to making it work towards increasing your overall business profits. For training and coaching to achieve that expect the pricing to be around £200.

With software setup fees around £250 and quality hosting costing about £200 a year, that brings the total for simple website development costs to £3,300. That would be for an excellent high quality, but a simple and basic, website. A more complex website with 100 plus pages would cost much more.

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Tips for user friendly website development

Posted on April 3, 2012 by bilal

I wrote a research report  last year and sold it as a downloadable e-book via the website. Recently I was relying on an offline press release and links from other websites to lead visitors to the specific page from which the report could be purchased. Although this report resulted in considerable press attention, much of the media coverage did not include a link direct to my report page, or in some cases, even my website, meaning

1) Create a Site Map 

No doubt that what the size of the website, one should include a detailed,  with a link to every page and preferably, a short description of what each page should offers. here is an excellent example of a website map that may be found. The advantage of using a website map is that you should not have to link to every page from the home page, once should link to his  website map from every page. Not only the website maps helpful for visitors looking for specific information on the website, meaning they allow search engines to easily find and index every page on the website.

2) Use a Logical Navigation Structure 

When designing the website navigation menu, use logical headings and link descriptions. In short the website design services is much more intuitive to a visitor than Internet services. Use Cookie Crumbs to show visitors where they are on the website at any point. These are mostly headings that often see at the top of websites and search portals showing what category of a page you are currently browsing. Guide Visitors to specific pathways throughout your site. You can do this using Call-to-Action links instructing visitors what page they should view or what action they should take next e.g. Click Here to Order, Bookmark This Page, or View Our Catalogue Now.

3) Check for Errors Regularly 

There is nothing worse than browsing a website or following a link only to find it leads nowhere. Make sure you check the website at least once a month for new links. There are low cost link checking tools such as Link Defender available to help you keep on top of this. Make sure your HTML code is designed to display correctly in different browser versions. Also ensure that your website hosting provider is stable and reliable to avoid the unnecessary downtime of website. Services such as Internet  can help in monitor the website.

Make sure the website that does not contain spelling or grammatical mistakes. If there is the world’s best speller, have trusted friends and colleagues that check the website copy for errors. When proofing the website, remember to take into account regional spelling usage for different audiences. A webmaster service such as Net Mechanic can be used to check for many of these errors via the one location.

4)  Use a Consistent Design and Layout 

Common sense rules here – make sure one should use a consistent design and layout for each page on the website. This means using the same general colour scheme, logo, consistent navigation menu, header and footer in the same location and consistent link attributes. This way one should never  visit or cause to become confused and lose their momentum to keep looking.

5)  Include a Site Search Tool

A user friendly website provides the visitors the ability to search the website for specific keywords. There is one  discovered Atom Site Search. There is a software program that provides website with wide search for websites of 300 pages or less, for free. It is a quick and painless way to create and customize your own site-wide search tool. They also offer a paid version for larger sites.

6) Ensure All Forms Work 

It sounds obvious and it should be. If you are going to make the website interactive with feedback forms, newsletter sign-ups, guest books and the like, then make sure they work Double check each forms field is it large enough to accomodate even the longest of names. Think about your international visitors when creating fields such as Zip Code. Make it clear which fields are required by marking them with an asterix. Test the form to make sure it submits correctly and displays the right confirmation message upon completion.

7) Ensure Shopping Carts are Functional 

This function is vital for any type of e-commerce website. Ensure one have adequate product descriptions, pictures, specifications and crystal clear pricing. Include information on shipping and freight costs and integrate any taxes within your price list. If selling internationally, include a foreign exchange calculator such as the free one provided by for visitors to compare costs in their local currency. Make sure your shopping cart pages are protected or a secure certification to give visitors the confidence to reveal their personal and credit card information without threat or risk. Provide simple instructions for completing the online transaction, give them the ability to back out easily and provide a help email addrel. As with your online forms, test, test and test again. It only takes one bad experience for you to lose a potential lifetime customer.


8) Include Obvious Contact Details 

 With all the scams proliferating the web these days, people are understandably sceptical when it comes to online business. To build trust, you absolutely, positively need to display contact details prominently on your site. If you’re not willing to provide a way for people to contact you, why should anyone be willing to buy from you? You should include your business address (preferably your street address and a postal address), a telephone number and at least one email address. If you are concerned about spam email harvesters, you can either hide your email address within a HTML encoder such as Natata Anti Spam Encoder or use a contact form for people to submit to contact you with. 

9)  Use Easy to Understand Language 

 on the  Internet is the people are in a hurry – they want to find what they seek quickly and easily with the least hassle possible. You can help them in this quest by ensuring the website pages use simple language and easy to grasp concepts throughout. For example instead of brand-building web information architects, use website designers specialising in brand promotion. Keep the text on each page to a minimum, using bullet points and sub-headings to get your main points across or to demonstrate your product benefits. Use when composing your body copy to keep the user’s interests at top of mind. Remember your international visitors by avoiding regional word usage or technical. Want your visitor to take a particular action? Spell it out for them in plain English. 

10)  Make it search engine friendly 

Last, but by no means least, make sure the website in search engine is compatible. A user friendly website is generally a search engine friendly site. Use body text and headings in place of graphics. Use a text-based navigation menu instead of a graphical or drop-down java script menu. Avoid frames, Flash or any code that could trip up a search engine spider trying to index the website. Use logical Title and META tags for every page, tailoring these to match the content found within. Scatter target keywords and search phrases throughout the body copy to give the pages better ranking potential on engines and directories for related searches. Do not compromise the readability of the website copy to achieve this-hire an expert copywriter to strike the right balance if needed. ten easy ways to making the websites more friendly. one have to more excuses for avoiding usability. Implement one of these per week and your visitors will repay with loyalty.ss or phone number on every page of the process in case they get stuck. For instant transactions, provide a receipt immediately and confirm their transaction was successful.

 

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Nexus VS iPhones

Posted on February 15, 2012 by bilal

Nexus is the latest phone launched by the google this year. With the passage of time google is producing to highest technology mobile phones. Besides with the lowest price that can be affordable to common person to enjoy the latest technology.

, as compared to the I phone it is more advanced featured i phone. Nexus mobile phone is manufactured by Samsung, It has the operating system consists of the HI,KPN,M1, O2,Orange,  Singtel, like features. It also includes the Telfort, and Telus. Moreover Videotrone and virgin is also used in it. As we consider the battery features , the battery of the nexus is composed of the Lithium ion. And talks time is upto the six hours. The standby time is four hundread and twenty eight hours. In case of size and weight it is more smart than the i phone because its size is 63 mm in width and weight is 129 grams. The storage and memory is also manufactured by using more advanced technology , so the RAM is increased up to the 512 MB and internal storage capacity is 1638 MB.The  network support is wifi 802.11 and Bluetooth is available. GPS feature is also available in it. The hardware used in it are as CPU is of 1 giga hertz and USB is 2.0 and audio /headphone jack is 3.5mm. Accelerometer is also available in it. The camera used is primary 5. megapixles. The additional features as compared to the i phone are contour display, mear field communications, three axis gyroscope, anti- fingerprints and internet calling support.

 

The i phone display however remains the max pixel concentration on 330 ppi, a lead over the 316  display of the Nexus.

The Nexus is also thinner, but not thin as compared to the android (8.84 mm on the Nexus compared to 7.1 mm on the i phone), which shows the I Phone 4 over look that is  bit thick at 9.3 mm. The Android is also the light I phone out of the cluster at 127 gram, while the I Phone 4 is  compact given its smaller screen size.

As we consider the nexus mobile phone, the Android  and the i phone 4 run on the latest dual-core processors, namely 1.2 Giga Hz dual core on the Android  and 1Giga Hz dual core on the i phone 4. The Android phones also run on 1 GB of Random access memory, while the I Phone 4 features half that price. In case of  storage, all of three phones come with 16 Giga Bites of built in memory, here we can plenty of space for  application and media. The Nexus and I Phone 4 come in 32 Giga Bites flavors, too, or even up to 64 Giga Bites at the big end for the 4 S, which does not have a Micro SD card slot for expandable storage memory. The Android slim also produces with a 16 Giga Bites Micro SD card included, so we can say the  total of bundled storage memory  is up to 32 Giga bites.

 

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Effective strategy used in internet marketing

Posted on February 14, 2012 by bilal

Effective strategy used in internet marketing:

In the first step you should recognize your customer and then why should the customer buy from you …

There are hundreds of guys buying online every day.

Step 1

In this step one should research the market to recognize the main competitors and the techniques they are using for internet marketing

Sort out the weakness do you have in the real market.

Step 2

the second step is the analysis of data. the better way is to systematize your database in a proper way. Note down the main strength and weak point of the competitor. Similarly note down what are the main places the people most visited that. It may be the worst case that people are not satisfied with your product. So there should be something new for the people get. it may be in the form of bonus.

Step 3

the third step is to develop your marketing strategy. In case you have already know your target market and the competitor’s market. you are ready to initiate the marketing strategy. cool down and focus on the target market. planning is part of this phase. this phase is also involve the SEO, email and blogging etc.After that you should prioritize the website marketing techniques.

at that time you have to choose money or time otherwise you will fail to compete the market. anyway you should find the way to get money or time to build your own web business.

step 4

fourth and the final step is to monitor the performance of your marketing plan. you must initiate it by doing it in right way. The last step is that to start internet marketing campaigns. that means which keywords are used by the internet users to search the specific product. in parallel you should analyze that whether you are satisfied SEO ranking. only monitoring in depth you can analyze that what strategy is working and one should never relax until he finds that every thing is working properly.

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About iphone revolution

Posted on February 10, 2012 by bilal

iphone 5 have skull matching with 4s xD on other hand smartphones companies are getting out  cpu’s 2 gigabites random access memory HD ambled displays (1280 x 720) and a lot of  favourite features and right to do something on your phone, iphone still launches the same phone over and over again and say that is revolutionary, it is not iphone hardware, it is samsung’s hardware cpu’s ram and memory , almost same design oh yeah the frame was changed, same OS, it looks the first and same size

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New Era of computer Software

Posted on February 8, 2012 by bilal

“64-Bits Computing permits for More RAM memory”

In 19th century, Intel manufactured its first 32-bits central processing unit. Even in 1993 the first fully 32-bits Windows operating system was under process, officially it was ending the 16-bit era. These days 64-bits processors have become the normal in desktops and notebooks, No doubt Microsoft still would not shift to all-64-bit Windows. But it can not remain in the 32-bits world in the near future.

As we consider the 64-bits versions of Windows operating systems, it have been around since Windows XP, and 64-bits central processing units have been with us even longer. In fact, most of the computers sold these days has a 64-bit processor under the process. In some cases Microsoft will have to put away 32-bits altogether, as it did with 16-bits when it releasedthe Windows NT, if it requires to induce consumers (and 3rd-party hardware and software developers) to upgrade. That is not likely with Windows 7, the upcoming operating system is already being exibit in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. But limitations in 32-bit’s addressing structure will eventually force everyone’s to shift to new technology, it is already a problem for 32-bit Vista users, who have found that the operating system would not access more than about 3 GB of RAM because it simply does not have the bits to access additional memory.

Now expert to see the shift towards 64-bit accelerate with Windows 7, Microsoft will likely switch over to 64-bit exclusively with Windows 8. That’ll be 2013 at the earliest. Meanwhile, operating system Mac OS X Leopard is already 64-bit, and some hardware manufacturers are currently trying to transition customers to 64-bit versions of Windows, and what about 128-bit computing, which would represent the next big step? Let’s tackle one sea change at a time and prepare for vision 2030.

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Why to choose GSLogix

Posted on February 7, 2012 by bilal

GSLOGIX is emerging Software Company,it is based on sound experience, energy, self-motivation and enthusiasm. We believe in Team work to produce Quality work. We follow emerging technologies path and believe in continuous improvement. We use custom variation of extreme Programming software methodology to produce high quality products realistically. We also provide Quality with optimize cost.

Quick Responce

With our professional web designs, you can establish and maintain your own professional internet presence worldwide. Our professional web designs will help you target your audience more effectively and efficiently. We make your website look professional and eye catching. We make sure your website will stand out to your visitors and help you accomplish your company goals.

Our Expertise

GSLOGIX also solve your problems by providing you reliable and quality solutions at an affordable cost. Our services are highly dependent on our comitment. Our team is energetic and dadicated to do multiple tasks with true quality in software industry. Our experience in the Software Development Life Cycle has allowed us to develop a clear and concise management process.
Our experience in the Software Development Life Cycle has allowed us to develop a clear and concise management process.

Virtual Teams

GSLOGIX solve your problems by providing you reliable and quality solutions at an affordable cost. Our services are highly dependent on our team work. Our team is energetic and dedicated to perform multiple tasks in software industry. Our experience in the Software Development Life Cycle has allowed us to develop a clear and concise management process.
Our experience in the Software Development Life Cycle has allowed us to develop a clear and concise management process.

Out Sourcing

GSLogix also provides out sourcing,as technology opened its doors to business and marketing, companies have rapidly embraced these changes and integrated it with their business processes in market growth. Now a days Outsourcing plays key role in business strategies, whether on large or small-scale, has taken into consideration. Outsourcing has answered to different Back Office Processes such as Indexing, Bookkeeping and Accounting, Litigation Support, Legal Transcription, Internet Research and Office Assistant Support.
GSLOGIX with its competence, professionalism and affordability in Outsourcing Services, has been known in the industry of Pakistan Outsourcing.

Innovation at GSLogix

At GSLOGIX creative design media, we have a talented and well experienced team of programmers, designers and animators who can help you with all your graphic design, animation and imaging needs. Just have a look at our extensive portfolio of graphic design and you will immediately know why our clients are always satisfied. Our professional graphic design is coupled with very competitive pricing and fast delivery. This amazing combination helps us deliver successful graphic design projects.

Affordable Cost

Your website can have the best information and the latest products but if your graphic design is a mess then you will lose more customers then you think. The whole idea behind graphic design is to create an appealing atmosphere for your visitors, one which is easy on the eyes and helps guide the visitor naturally to your products or services. To make sure you get the most out of your graphic design, you need the services of GSLOGIX now.
GSLOGIX is Pakistan based Design Company that offers a complete range of graphic design services. These include posters, brochures, signage, logo design, web site design and much more. Our teams of professional graphic designers are dedicated to provide you with cutting edge design and graphics. All this will eventually help your site do better and in the long run will craft a positive image of your business website.

High Quality Graphics

GSLogix consists of creative professionals who can create graphic designs that promote your business and also help distinguish your brand in the marketplace. This is a must for any business that wants to create power in their customers mind. We meet a wide range of graphic design needs by providing creative graphic design solutions. We can create a completely new image for your business or if you already have an existing design, we can update it to a fresh new look. Our expert designers can even improve your existing logo in attractive formats.
GSLOGIX is an experienced web design company that provides advanced services to the clients. It also gives its services in the field of web designing and website development. We specialize in graphic design, advertising design, modern design, innovative design, corporate design, web page design, flyer design, business card design and much more. We always focus on using latest technology and rich artistic web design elements to give your business a flourishing look. We are always on the lookout for new and innovative designs and styles to provide your website with a new image and to help you win in a competitive market. The important thing is, we do all this and more at highly competitive prices with lightning fast delivery.

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Prominent Features of IPhone 5

Posted on October 10, 2011 by gslogix
  • Storage Capacity in iphone: New version of Apple is offering 32 GB and 64GB iPhone science 2011, so apple is attentive that it would be difficult push iPhone 5 without  128 GB of storage. iPhone 5’s lowest model will come with 32G of space and 64G of memory.
  • Strength: iPhone 5 is without signal issues, as they are providing the strongest signal strength of any iPhone model,while these flaws are present in previous versions, it shows  the best features of iphone to ever come to market.
  • Face Recognition feature: The new iPhone 5 have Face Recognition for Security purpose so that you should not  worry about other people stealing your phone and trying to use it.
  • Thickness: All three iPhone had thinner bodies than the previous model so the iPhone 5 can be the thinnest yet & much nicer overall body design of the phone.
  • More Battery Life: iPhone 5 will have Up to 14 Hours of Talk Time On The 3G and 7 Hours on the 4G.
  • Video Chatting: Video Chat on a 4G network instead of a slow 3G one. This in amazing.
  • Dual core processor: For Outstanding Video Quality Apple May Introduce A5 Dual Core Process with iPhone 5
  • Screen: Shatter Resistant and Scratch Resistant Screen features are also provided.
  • Built In GPS: You will  never get lost or have to download one of those stupid GPS applications.
  • Operating system: It is more expected that Apple will introduce iPhone 5 with latest input output S5.
  • Surprised: As it is  the tradition of Apple,  iPhone 5 will also disclose some surprise features also.
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Why Linux server

Posted on October 7, 2011 by gslogix

1. Linux is an open source software invention. Therefore it does not require the high licensing fees that other operating systems so one can freely download and use it without any cost.

2. Linux website can easily be transformed to a Windows website without much irritate. Moreover the website can easily be changed as the necessity of the user.

3. Linux web hosting is incredibly economical because it provides free operating system.Sometimes, only the cost of distribution is borne by the host.
4. When the scripting language like PHP, MySQL, or Perl etc. are obligatory for your website then Linux server hosting is the most consistent and cost effective for the client. The load of scripting language, this will not be traceable.

5. There are so many types of databases that run on Linux hosting, but the majority likely among web host providers are mSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL. Such databases are relational in nature, and permit greatly optimized communication with the client website for quick repossession of data.

6. A lots of circles that Linux hosting is hypothetical to be much securing than Windows hosting, and for that reason only Linux server hosting is also the more popular choice for web developers and programmers.

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Drupal 7 (Enhanced features)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by gslogix

Here is a outline of the updates introduced to Drupal 7.

System Requirements:

This is not a complete list of requirements.

Database: MySQL 5.0.15 or PostgreSQL 8.3

PHP Version 5.2 or higher

PHP Memory: 40M – 64M

Security in Drupal 7:

  • It is more secure execution for scheduled tasks
  • It is more secure password system.
  • It is more secure log-in system.
  • It’s modules can be updated via the web.
  • Administrative links to edit existing page elements are now accessible on each web page, without having to go to an administration page first.
  • enhanced support for addition of WYSIWYG editors.
  • Added more drag-and-drop for administrative tasks.
  • Permissions now have the ability to handle more data description.
  • User 1 produced as part of the installation process.
  • extra features to the default install profile (tagging on the Article content type).
  • Setting up automated task runs can now be achieved via Drupal’s configuration alone,
  • Redesigned password strength validation to make it  easier and affordable.
  • Renamed “input formats” to “text formats”.
  • Added support for default text formats to be assigned on a per-role basis.
  • Moved text format permissions to the main permissions page
  • Added “vertical tabs”, a reusable interface factor that features automatic summaries and increases usability.
  • Removed per-user themes: Contributed modules with similar functionality are available.
  • Added new “Shortcuts” module to allow user to create their own menu for the pages they visit the most.
  • The query builders are added for INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, MERGE, and SELECT queries.
  • It provides the Support for master/slave replication, transactions, multi-insert queries,delayed inserts, and other features.
  • It provides the default feature to InnoDB engine, somewhat like MyISAM, on MySQL when available for greater scalability and data reliability.
  • Hook API documentation now available in Drupal core.
  • It is supported with OPML import functionality for RSS feeds.
  • It also support  feed update options.
  • It provides support for language-aware searches.
  • It provides test framework and tests.
  • The Bluemarine is removed, Chameleon and Pushbutton themes. These themes live on as contributed themes
  • “Bartik” theme is added as the default user interface theme.
  • “Seven” is added theme as the default administration interface theme.
  • “Stark” is added theme to make analyzing Drupal’s default HTML and CSS easier.
  • Files are now class Drupal objects with file_load(), file_save(),
    and file_validate() functions and corresponding hooks.
  • Now Files use PHP stream wrappers to permit support for both public and private files and to support pluggable storage mechanisms and access to remote resources.
  • A field specifically is added for uploading files, previously provided by
    the contributed module FileField.
  • The image is Improved in handling, including enhanced support for add-on image
    libraries.
  • A  field is added specifically for uploading images, previously provided by the contributed module ImageField.
  • It Provides most of the features of the former Content Construction Kit (CCK) module.
  • It also customize data fields may be attached to nodes, users, comments and taxonomy terms.
  • The Fields are translatable.
  • The new version is upgraded the core JavaScript library to jQuery version 1.4.2.
  • The new version is also Upgraded the jQuery Forms library to 2.36.
  • There is addition of jQuery UI 1.8, which allows improvements to Drupal’s user experience.
  • It is supported with improved handling of long-running tasks.

Usability in Drupal 7:

Database:

presentation Improvements Implemented

Documentation improvement:

News aggregator added:

Search:

Testing:

Theme system Analysis:

File handling Module:

Image handling module:

 Multisite Installations

Better support for search engine optimization and web linking

Added ability to add custom fields

Installer can be executed from the command line

JavaScript changes

enhanced  control system

Task handling

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