Internet websites are the future of commercial trading. No company will be able to market effectively without being connected to the worldwide web. However, many companies do not possess the skills or time to develop a viable website.

Herne and StingRay are able to offer a full website development service from inception through to design and uploading to the Internet Service Provider of your choice.

During the development of our own website we recognised that quality management techniques could be used to ensure the site was designed and laid out the way we wanted.

These techniques are now offered as separate services.

By the use of flow charts we can show the layout of websites and the way in which pages inter-relate. We find that this type of presentation enables the client to get a clear indication of how people on the Internet will use the site. This is also an excellent technique for keeping track of large complex sites with many links.

The website visualisation is a free service. It includes:

• A free consultation during which we establish the nature of the client's business and their basic needs for a website
• A flow diagram of how we envisage the site to be structured
• An outline of what we imagine each page will contain

If the client likes our visualisation we can then progress on a consultancy basis (fixed or hourly rates) to establish the exact content of the website. For example, it could be that simple advertising is all that is required, or perhaps a more complex e-commerce site with on-line purchasing is more appropriate for extending your marketing potential.

Having established the content of the site we can then design it in accordance with the visualisation and user requirements. This service can also include uploading the site to the Internet User Provider of your choice.