Why Choose Us?
A better class of Web Design Company
Why choose us for your web project? The simple answer is our reputation. As a top Houston Web Design Services Company - we are honest, professional, courteous and we have the skills and experience to insure your project is a success both in terms of budget and time to market. We are a top Houston SEO Company and we've been building great relationships for more than 6 years so you can trust we'll be here when you need us most. If you would like to speak with some of our clients, please send us an email.
Larry Fly
CEO
Houston Web Design and Development, Houston SEO Company
Your web site is often a customer's first impression of your business.
WHAT IS YOUR'S SAYING ABOUT YOU?
The current landscape of web design is not pretty. Often, websites are simply hard to look at and difficult to navigate. It seems that many web designers have begun to focus on quantity rather than quality. However, they fail to see that what the savvy Internet user really needs is quality and ease of use. When visitors go to a website, they want clear and concise information in a format that’s easy to read, understand and navigate. They are looking for a strategically planned, well-crafted frame that surrounds the information that they are seeking. view our web design portfolio
As a top Website Company in Houston, TX, we have been providing exactly this in our website designs since 2003. Our focus is on small to medium sized companies that understand the need for a strong Internet present. Unlike others who say they can give you a “professional-looking” website, we have carefully studied all aspects of website design and thoroughly understand what it takes to get your visitors to engage. We concentrate on high quality work and functional design. Our end goal is to craft visually engaging websites that will grab your visitors’ attention and make them want to stay and eventually return. Learm more about our website design
However, a large part of getting visitors to your website is amplifying its online visibility. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) accomplishes this task. We offer expertly crafted SEO services that involve enhancing your website’s potential to be seen by as large of an audience as possible. The best part of all of this is that we manage to keep costs low so that you receive maximal results while at the same time enjoying a high rate of return on your investment. SEO is Internet marketing in its purest form. View our SEO services
Another benefit of working with us is our exceptional personalized service. Our pledge is to make your venture onto the web as seamless, easy, and rewarding as possible. Communication is a very large part of this, and often companies hide behind a sort of dehumanizing veil of secrecy and anonymity. Not here, as we are dedicated to being completely accessible to our clients – even in person. Creating a strong and successful web presents requires a two-way partnership and a personal touch only Wild Web Studios can provide.
If you are looking for a professional website design done by a knowledgeable and friendly company, contact us for your web design and SEO needs today! Get a quote
As a Top website company, not only do we provide great looking sites that are easy to navigate, we give you the framework to get your site noticed on the web- fast and easy! Our service is all inclusive so you can focus on running your business while we make your site work for you!
- Standard Websites
- E-Commerce Sites
- Flash Sites
- Full database driven membership sites
Website Promotion & Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a process we perform on your site to help you get traffic to your website. Our SEO & Website Promotion services have been proven to increase traffic which can lead to increased exposure and sales! SEO is a must have if you need to reach your clients via the Web!
Get BETTER leads in as little as 3 hours! We'll professionally design a PPC campaign that will bring you more qualified visitors to your website while at the same time saving you money!
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Web 2.0
Aug 18 2009 | modified: Oct 27 2009 12:34pm
So what is Web 2.0 anyway?
Web 2.0 is a set of guidelines and design philosophies related to next generation web design and development to enhance communication, secure information sharing, interconnectivity, and collaboration on the Web.
As a leading Houston Web Design Services Company, we've embraced Web 2.0 and leverage it's features to raise the bar for website design not for just social websites, but for virtually any web design. Web 2.0 is more that a new web design philosphy - it's a whole new way to communite on the Web. Not just for Blogs and Social sites anymore, Web 2.0 can significantly enhance SEO and SEM.
Web Design 101
Getting it right from the start
As we move into an age were we find just about everything on the web using Search Engines such as Google, it makes sense that good website design not only focus on aesthetics but on all aspects of good search engine optimization. Good web design begins with a sound plan on how the site will be indexed by popular search engines. Afterall, a great website needs to be seen to be effective.
Finding the right balance between good website design and SEO can be tricky and largely depends on the type of website you are building. Database driven sites are particularly difficult because many of the internal pages may not be linked using standard HTML linking methods. In other words they are linked dynamically when the page is viewed. This can present problems for indexing robots that want to crawl through the pages in your site. Again, good web design will insure that all pages are accessible using standard HTML linking methods.
When in doubt about your web design, just view your site using Lynx to see what it will look like to a search engine crawler in plain text. If you can't read the text clearly or there are problems connecting all pages to the home page - rethink your web design. As a leading Houston Website Design Company, Wild Web Studios can help you demystify the complexities of good website deign.
Turn Key E-Commerce
Everything you need to start an Internet Business
Starting an Internet business and having your website sell products 24/7 is a dream shared by many small businesses. It sounds so easy - find a few drop-ship companies, put a website together and you're on your way - right? Wrong!
Here's a quick check list to get you started on the RIGHT track:
- You need a good domain name. Something that describes what it is you're selling if possible. Stay away from domain names that use dashes and special or strange spelling - like kool & kewl, etc. Find something short that has a nice ring to it. Try for a .com name as most people type this at the end of the url out of habit. Look at www.GoDaddy.com for more.
- You will need an E-Commerce website and Web Hosting with proper support. Call us, we can help you choose a package that fits your business. We can also help you with Web Hosting.
- You will need a Merchant Account and a Payment gateway so you can accept Credit Card payments on your website. Sure, you can create a Paypal account, but be aware that sales (up to 35%) are lost when a buyer has to switch between your site and Paypal. Many do not make the round trip correctly or give up before you make the sell.
- You will need a SSL Certificate so that your site can display the small LOCKBOX in the browser window. This is critical to insure your website is secure when customers are entering their credit cards.
- A good Web Designer and Web Developer that understands how to put a good E-Commerce website together and support it -- longterm. Moreover, your website needs to be well ranked on Google and other search engines. If you fail here, you will most likely fail in your business. More than 75% of traffic on search engines is related to product searching.
We are ready to help you with every item above to insure you get started on the right track. At Wild Web, we want to be your partner in business. When you're a success - we are a success!
Larry Fly, CEO
Wild Web Studios, Inc.
Web Sites for Mobile Devices
With the rise of mobile devices like the iPhone and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), the demand for specialized mobile websites grows. However, it is often a difficult challenge to achieve these adaptions as almost all pages have to be rewritten or redesigned. We have perfected methods for converting your existing website into a powerful, simple to use, and fast to download mini-website. More important, mobile visitors do not have to know special prefixes such as m.yoursite.com, instead our approach auto detects the device and displays the appropriate version.
Stay one step ahead of your competitors and let Wild Web develop your mobile website version.
Insight on helpful tips for web design on the iPhone, Part 1
Having a web page that works with mobile devices, i.e. the iPhone, is the key to unlocking the new world of web design. However, getting a web site to work on the iPhone, really isn’t the problem; the true test is getting your page to shine!
Thought is crucial when beginning development. You need to understand how visitors will view your page and how it will be presented on the iPhone display. The best sites take into consideration the type and capabilities of the mobile devices the page will be displayed on. This means that color features, available functions and resolution are critical. Overall, letting the device figure out how the page will be displayed is not good practice.
Insight on helpful tips for web design on the iPhone, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a six part series on web design for mobile devices, such as the iPhone. If you missed the first section on "Insight on helpful tips for web design on the iPhone, Part 1" be sure to read it prior to continuing on with Part 2.
- Always test your web design on several different phones before publishing your site. You may try using emulators, but viewing and navigating through your site on a phone’s small screen is always best.
- You can use flash-enabled, wide screen browsers, but be aware that your viewer will be previewing your website on a much smaller screen with limited colors. Therefore, you can be certain that all of your critical information is visible. General Rule: Anything beyond XHTML Basic won’t be useable on some cellular devices.
- Building a web design just for cell phones and wireless viewers is an option. If you do decide to take this route, be sure to MAKE IT AVAILABLE.
By using these guidelines, you can avoid viewers leaving your website due to poor functionality or difficult navigation.
- Best solution is to place the link at the top of the page.
- Hide this link from non-cellular devices by implementing the handheld media type.
- Implement a m. subdomain on your website specifically for mobile users.
- Implement a auto detect program that will send mobile users to the right version of your site. Our website is a good example of this technique. Mobile visitors need not know subdomains or special web page names to see the mobile version.
Web Design is different than Print Design
In this day and age of the Web anyone designing Websites who doesn't understand the differences between print design and Web design is completely out of touch. There is no question that Web pages are not print pages, and to try to force these two design concepts together is misusing the advantages offered by the Web. The Web is interactive and animated, not static like print. Understanding how to use this new medium to its fullest is the difference between good and bad Web Design.
Good Web design takes lots of planning and patience to produce a result that is pleasing, powerful and informative. The Web is an information tool and thus good Web design must insure the visitor gets informed. Additionally, good Web design takes in account how visitors find this information in the first place. As mentioned in my previous article, not matter how good your website may be, it’s of no value to anyone unless it can be found using common search practices and techniques. That’s why really good Web design starts with search engine optimization (SEO) then build from there.
Like nutrition, it’s not the quantity but how something is absorbed that’s important. You need good Web design to help visitors understand more clearly and absorb what it is you are promoting, selling, etc., and well written information and good graphic design are key elements.
