Website Development
We take great pride in the quality code we write especially as it is visible for all to see on the web so we build websites
correctly using the latest techniques. These include using the correct tags in the markup of the code, separating the content
from the formatting using cascading style sheets (CSS). The advantages are:
- Code is leaner therefore the page downloads quicker
- This helps in search engine optimisation (SEO)
as the search engine robots get to the all important content quicker
- Maintenance is easier
- Formatting changes are quicker
- Redsigns are easier and quicker
Producing a website is not actually difficult especially considering all the available WYSIWYG tools available today
e.g. Dreamweaver, FrontPage etc. We use Dreaweaver and Microsoft's equivalent (Expression Web) however we write all
of the HTML code that makes up the webpage in the coding view. This means we have full control over the code and we
know it will be good quality using the correct tags for the search engines.
When we build a website we first test it in the Firefox browser because it has the most accurate rendering engine adhering
to web standards of the major browsers. We then validate the HTML & CSS code to ensure compliance. Due to older versions
of Internet Explorer (notably v5.5 & 6) having may rendering bugs we then have to apply fixes to resolve these limitations.
A website we recently released is Bluebridge Consulting -
you can see successful
HTML validation and
CSS validation.