• Home
• About
  • About the company
  • Search Engines
  • Accessibility
    • Optimisation
    • Google Products
    • Google Analytics
• Services
  • Web Development
    • Starter Web Sites
    • Business Web Sites
    • eCommerce Web Sites
  • Marketing and Advertising
    • Sponsored Links
    • Email Marketing
    • Press Release Circulation
  • Managed Solutions
    • Business Class Hosting
    • Search Engines and Analytics
    • Support and Maintenance
• Portfolio
  • Published Web Site Projects
  • Completed Design Projects
• Case Studies
• Contact

Business Web Sites

You control the content of the web site

A cost effective solution for businesses that experience a high demand for up-to-date information, a content management system allows an administrator to easily edit content on a web site from a web-based interface.

Youds Media produces custom developed content management systems for businesses with great success to date. Each system is developed within a highly efficient MVC framework, rendering data airtight from the outside world. A database schema is implemented based upon the information that is displayed on the web site, which in turn is controlled by a web application.

Youds Media is at the forefront of web development; Web 2.0 and AJAX are but to name two of the cross-platform cross-browser technologies that are used, guaranteed to be fit for purpose on old and new browsers across a range of operating systems and without having to install additional components, adding another dimension to customer web sites.

What will this do?

The main purpose of this type of web site is to make it much easier for important information to be made available on the internet. Software will be developed on behalf of your business in order to facilitate this process; you will then be in control of a database which can display and collect information as is necessary.

How much input is needed?

Providing the specification is to your satisfaction, the amount of input you have is totally up to you. The specification will be the basis of the web site and shall be used to derive what elements of control the web application should have; the final design is very much open to interpretation and will need regular feedback and input.

Will it be in the search engines?

The MVC framework used to build web sites within enables developers to easily produce a web site that is geared towards search engines. A large part of the process is ensuring the right information is being supplied to the search engines in the correct context and format. Displaying search engine friendly URLs that are easy to modify no matter how many times they feature throughout the site is only a small part of this process; each web site produced conforms to the W3C specifications and validates accordingly, guaranteeing that the basics of SEO are met, with all the correct descriptive tags supplied in full. For more information on how Youds Media targets search engines, point your browser here.

What is Web 2.0 and AJAX?

Technologies such as these add another dimension to web sites. They add extra functionality to the page where it is possible, allowing the user to interact with the web site without having to reload the page. Similar to what Adobe Flash allows, this is the next generation of web development that turns a standard web site into a tool that can prove to be extremely useful and much more of a pleasure to use.

All modern browsers, including Internet Explorer 6, support these technologies by default with no additional downloads required; a claim which is supported by institutional web sites such as the BBC home page and corporate business web sites such as BT.com beginning to utilise what is available. However the real difference between these technologies and plugins that require a 3rd party download is in the code and implementation, which is done entirely from inside the browser, so making the information accessible to search engines is a natural part of the development process.

Please note: the behind the scenes web application will make much greater use of these technologies as there is no need to make considerations for users that choose to alter their browser settings. This makes it possible for more functionality to be available when you enter in text, much more like you would expect to see in Word Processing software.

When will it be ready?

The web site is first developed in a static format, with example information entered in to demonstrate how the user will navigate and what will appear when they point and click. This is done before the database schema is generated to be sure that all the necessary fields and pieces of information that the static web site displays are included in the final schema. Once the schema is generated, the behind the scenes web application is put into place to control the database. Then when this is done, the web site will be integrated with the database so that it appears exactly as it did with the example information. Data entry can begin at this point while testing and security checks take place. The web site will go live when it is agreed that the information entered in is acceptable and the web site is fully tested.

Output Formats

The data you enter into the web application can be outputted in formats that are not only suitable for use on the web, but also Printer Friendly Format, RSS feeds, Mobile Web Devices or in PDF format. All Business Web Sites will output an RSS feed as standard; and where necessary will feed this information to search engines, creating a natural traffic source to the site.

Service not available