Design is a primary focus on the orientation of your project. Second to none best in industry is something we guarantee and take pleasure in creating. Elements of design include logo, layout of website in all browsers and some neat imagery to make it look all it can be. We love content for design inspiration so please do your best to scour your archives for literally anything you have been associated to during the business lifetime. Don't expect exact copies but do expect something that relates to your inspirational design elements.

Youds Media Ltd started life as a Website Design and Development company and was extremely successful for a number of years. As time has gone by the missed opportunities for supply of hosting, gaming, web authoring and email delivery has resulted in a number of guises which Youds Media Ltd operates under.

Paid on a monthly basis consultancy services are generally speaking restricted to being IT related. Our speciality is to produce best in industry web design services and management of several other service provisions. Some of these provisions have help and support for reasonable fees however with Website Design and Development especially where Web Applications are concerned fees can dramatically increase.

HTML is a web authoring language which can produce Websites.

CSS is a web authoring language which can produce Websites when used with HTML

JavaScript is a web authoring language which can produce Website functionality used in conjunction with HTML and CSS.

Provides the technology to make Website features work, called when required PHP code can calculate and deliver content in a more user friendly manor.

MySQL is a web authoring language which can produce Websites Databases.

SEO is an acronym of Search Engine Optimisation and loosely means that all available elements of a web page have been utilised inline with the overall business brand. Technically speaking however there are many other methods of engaging search engines including the provision of copy text from the Website owner of good value so that the Website appeal is increased.

A contract is a verbal or written agreement between two people which is bounded by law.

Knowing the process helps if you have a vision as you will want to give input into the process at the right junctures - it really does multiply the effectiveness of the time you take to put into the end product. The more time you put in the more tailored your end product - but it’s better for it to be not after the project has finished! Simple enough, but if you don’t know what to do or when to do what you plan to do you will eventually become confused (if you’re not already!) - so here are the 10 stages we work towards in every project.

Brainstorming

Offload everything that you want and know and then go back and forth with suggestions and recommendations.

System Design

The result of the brainstorming session, a system design is essentially a process of identifying the pieces of a puzzle you want to feature in your end product.

Wireframes

Now we know what your website will encompass, we must decipher the layout and functional elements of the web pages.

Content Curation

Now the specification is over, it’s time to implement what we have into a design. The engine begins to take shape.

Design Approval

This is essentially where you can request changes before development actually takes place.

Development

The time has come! Your website design is approved and the functionality described and demonstrated must be put into action.

Testing

Usually for a grace period of a month, you can test the system and ensure everything is in order.

Launch

Your website goes live! Time to get some valuable feedback on your efforts!

Press Release

A press release is done when your website goes live to give your SEO some credibility.

Advertising

If you have no direct traffic from people who already have your web address then you may want to advertise.

Competitor websites are the main source of information but also research from the broader industry can be beneficial also, especially if you are a trail blazer developing a seriously well designed and epic website. Knowing what works in the context of real world is invaluable as it can be replicated and amplified by optimised high-converting content.

There are various niches that can and are generally regarded as not-for-web because nobody is doing it. However, that doesn’t mean it won’t work or make you money. Setting a high bar that other competitors will invariably notice is key to ensuring longevity with your project. If you’re going to do it, do it well.

You will usually have a key website which deals with the majority of customers however smaller, more specific websites with super-quick funnels are quite common for converting customers from those niches you simply can’t put on the home page due to space or design considerations.

The world is your oyster. If you want to use WordPress with WooCommerce and LiveCanvas then it of course is down to your own personal choice. If you don’t have a preference (phew!) then a platform (usually our own) is chosen for you.

We do! Or at least, we will try to understand how you operate - for the purpose of the website. The usual clientele is entrepreneurs, tradespeople and small to medium sized businesses of around 50 people.

If you have a logo: that is your brand. From that, business cards, letterheads and compliment slips can be drawn up. What better way to release your new website than with custom-designed stationary! If you already have a fairly solid brand the best thing to have is examples of the designs look and feel.

High converting content is absolutely essential. Very well designed and extremely attractive high converting content is even better! So yes, nothing is impossible and design should not hold back from the customer having the very best experience while also dropping some money on your website.

Knowing what is working will help identify what to spend time on. Writing 30 blog posts about a topic that isn’t converting might attract 2-3% of your visitors but usually your time will be better spent on those areas of website what are making you money. All of this information will be available to you and is part of the process - so no hidden charges.

UX is simply the process the user takes navigating your user interface. A collaborative number of interfaces is often called a funnel. All content made is open to custom UX design and development work. Here is where your outlay really starts to start to pinch a little. Each UX can take up to 2-4 weeks.

Yes. If you want your product to be a mobile (or tablet) app this is quite common.

Yes! Keeping in line with certain trends such as having a light and dark interface really helps a user feel at home. Maintenance to keep things up-to-date is often the best practice here.

Phew! Because we have ample time and energy to talk to you about this. A training consultation is given during the brainstorming phase so that SEO principles and concepts can be applied throughout the project in the most optimum way.

So many times clients websites don’t work because put simply, they aren’t offering the most cutting edge deals. A static website requires you to think “what is relevant in every month of the year”. This isn’t how things work. You need relevant, up-to-date content and in order to do that you either need a drag-drop style website integration or more commonly a content management system.

By no means, no. Continuous SEO optimisation plus design revisions and keeping the internal software fresh with updates and of course, security (always a primary consideration) are responsibilities all website owners must accept. There are other additional services that can be taken advantage of too; Email Marketing, Google Adwords Management and Google Analytics Reporting. 
A rule-of-thumb to keep your website online you are looking at 10% of your initial outlay per year. So for a £6’000 website, £600 a year should be set aside for maintenance.

Essentially you own everything. You are not given the right to resell but you will get your website in its entirety on a dongle. This is just good practice because after all, you have paid for the website in good faith so you should receive the final source code on disk.

Youds Media Limited has worked on client websites with a £40’000 total spend. If you want it badly enough, we can work out a solution together.

All our customers have commented that their website has had results of some kind and the larger projects do confirm their money has been made back. That’s not just a gut feeling, that’s direct feedback from customers.

Of course! You will have a website (a tangible asset!) designed to make even big brands wonder what you’re up to and how you are doing it. That’s part of the magic. Keeping the website online and up-to-date requires continual development, optimisation and reporting which is something we do for clients. The usual guide-price amount per year on maintenance should be around 10% of the total project spend.