Compatibility and Accessibility
Cross-browser compatibility has always been a big issue for many web designers. Unfortunately, relatively few designers actually bother to check for compatibility and once they've been paid they are rarely willing to go back and correct these errors. What's worse is that many designers are completely unaware of these issues or how to fix them.
We begin with standards-compliant code and avoid the majority of compatibility issues from the very start. As development continues, we regulary verify compatibility on numerous browser and operating system combinations. Throughout the entire process we continue to keep in mind your specific target audience and the devices they will be using to visit your site.
Mobile devices are already popular for checking email, and are rapidly growing for web browsing in general. Many people these days are giving up their computers in favor of smaller portable task-specific devices. A lot of designers simply aren't considering these trends, others are overcharging to create 'mobile' versions of sites because they lack the skill to integrate these with the original design.
If part of your business involves selling the latest mobile technology, can you afford to have a site that is only viewable on a computer? Would you want to exclude a huge part of your target market, all the people with older devices that don't support the latest software? Hopefully your answer is 'no'. We will make sure you are reaching the people you want to communicate to.
One more thing that is extremely important to quite a few people yet is all too often overlooked is accessibility. This issue isn't just for the disabled community, there are a lot of people who use accessibility technology every day and don't even realize it. With the increase in use of mobile devices, many people are making use of software and settings that can let them have their ears and eyes free to pay attention to other things.
With the smaller sizes of devices people often want larger text. Many devices don't have convenient pointing tools on them like a mouse or a touch-sensitive screen so the user chooses alternate means of scrolling and navigating a site. They will keep coming to your site when navigation works on their portable devices. They'll also be more likely to send your link to their friends.
Our designers have the skills you need to make sure your target audience has a good experience at your site. With pages that load faster and work properly for more visitors, you can relax and know that you aren't excluding people who may be very important to you.
