Web development is the process that takes a website from the drawing board to the millions of viewers on the World Wide Web. A professional website takes talent and expertise to produce. Web development can include several project phases: site planning, graphic design, coding of pages, back-end programming (for example, an e-commerce shopping cart), and internet marketing.
Cutting-Edge Web Development for the Small Business Budget Bravo Web Solutions provides small to mid-size businesses and organizations with professional web development and ongoing support services. Our small size allows us to custom design each and every project, so our clients get high-end design and programming usually only accessible to larger businesses. Our lower overhead allows us to offer better prices than some of our larger competitors on the features your business needs: stand-out design, dependable e-mail and hosting, e-commerce, internet marketing, and more. At the same time, because Bravo is an established company, we can offer a level of security, dependability, and technical know-how you won't find when you work with a freelancer or independent developer.
Web Development as an Industry
Web development has been one of the fastest-growing industries over the last ten years, expanding from less than 1,000 web development companies in 1995 to over 30,000 in 2005. Much of this growth has resulted from large businesses selling their products online, or automating business workflow within the company. In this climate, it is crucial that small businesses develop a web presence in order to stay competitive. Luckily for smaller organizations and businesses, the cost of website development and hosting has dropped dramatically over the last 10 years. In 1995, the average website with even a simple e-commerce feature might cost over $10,000. Many small organizations had no choice but to opt for a less-than-professional freelance web designer. Now, in 2008, a basic website from a professional developer might cost only $2,500.
Web development has grown, and continues to grow, as an indispensable support for businesses and organizations in our online age. As businesses integrate more and more with the web, you can count on Bravo to keep you up to date in the field.
A search engine searches for information on the World Wide Web. The results of the search may be web pages, images and other types of files. Search engines also search freely available data and information from newsgroups, databases, and open directories. Search engines operate algorithmically or are a mixture of algorithmic and human input.
SEO is Search Engine Optimization, and is the act of "optimizing" a web page in order to achieve a high position in a search engine result. From Wikipedia, "Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results for targeted keywords."
As of 2007, search engines consider a wide range of undisclosed factors for their ranking algorithms. Google says it ranks sites using more than 200 different signals. The three leading search engines, Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft's Live Search, do not disclose the algorithms they use to rank pages.
Because the top search engines, such as Google, do not disclose their ranking algorithm, it is nearly impossible to answer this question. There are many factors that affect your rankings with these search engines, and they tend to change frequently according to the SEO community. Staying on top of the reasons that determine how your site is ranked takes time, skills, and persistence. We employ techniques that apply primarily to the Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! search engines. As with most anything, it is possible to learn this yourself, however, if you'd rather have a certified professional place your business right - the first time - then consider Bravo Web SEO services (we're Google Certified).
Web hosting is a service that allows a website or web application to be accessible on the World Wide Web. Like your house needs land to sit on, your website needs a web host to live on. Web hosting and a web server go hand in hand.
A web server is a super computer that has publicly viewable files on it; your website files, which consist of images, computer code, and databases.
While Bravo Web custom prices and designs every job based on the level of design, functionality, promotional budget, and other requirements, we have a few web design packages that are priced, packaged, and ready to go.
Google Adwords Ads, or any other Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising costs a variable amount each time your potential customer clicks on your ad. Advertisers compete for space; the one who places their ad in a #1 position will be willing to pay more than the person in a #2,3,4, etc. position. When the ad is clicked on, the budget is depleted by the market rate for one click for whichever keyword was used in doing the search. Click through rates (CTR), Bounce Rates, and Conversion Rates are other terms you will learn about once you've decided on this type of online advertising. Bravo Web charges a percentage of your online advertising budget to manage your Google Ads. Please fill out our free analysis and proposal form for an estimate.
Flash is a technology used to deliver animation and other rich media formats to the web. It is a proprietary technology owned by Adobe, but it can utilize open source technology like PHP, Mysql, XML, etc. to deliver data or other information. Flash design requires a special set of skills to implement: design and creativity, ability to envision, design and produce movement or animation, and knowledge of the Flash programming language; Actionscript. Bravo Web's hourly cost to design and program a Flash piece is $150.00.
We first need some basic information from you, and we have a simple form you can fill out on the right side of this page. This information will only be used for our business with you. Upon receipt of your submission we'll review and contact you with a custom quote, or to get more information if that is needed to more accurately estimate your job.
Bravo Web is one of the leading providers of Google Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising management. We help you get noticed because your success is our business.
We make sites that download fast to retain visitors and increase usability.
To generate more leads and sales
We can improve your web site's search engine rankings and visibility to attract more visitors through "Natural" Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
We deliver more qualified visitors to your web site with optimized pay-per-click advertising campaigns.
Our web site design service improves your look, usability, and credibility. Let our expert web team plan, mockup, and develop your next online business venture.
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