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For property advertising Image is everything on the Internet (just as Content is King!). Poorly designed estate agents sites with an unprofessional look are worse than no site at all. Remember keep it clean and simple, don't overburden your visitors.

Graphics and Layout

• Every single graphic on your site is drawn by hand. We NEVER scan graphics and logos.
• We apply a consistent style to all the pages (up to 100,000!) on all of our sites. Clear heading, subheadings and text effects make surfing a breeze.
• We offer a range of over 3,000 fonts, 1000 graphical effects and unlimited custom programmed effects such as alerts or scrolling text. We always retouch your photographs by hand.
• We can custom design an image for your company from scratch as part of our standard package. We can even design your letterheads and stationery.
• Our sites match your colour schemes in your stationery, advertising, and office EXACTLY.
• We apply lighting and 3D effects consistently across all the elements of your site.

Attention to Detail

• We always include "tool-tips" and text based links for those with slower machines or special needs.
• Your site is indexed and always has a site map.
• We allow 72 hours of extensive testing of all the sites features before we will "go live" and open your site to the world.
• All content is optimised for keyword searches and extensively proof read for spelling and grammatical mistakes.

Navigation

• The sites make effective use of precise navigation features to ensure that users never get lost and are the minimum number of clicks from the information they need.
• Despite being over 200 pages in size anything can be reached on the site in under 3 clicks. Effective document management is essential.
• We always include a site map to ensure your visitors have a clear point of reference.
• Users like to browse on the Web, and though a search facility is an excellent service adding all your properties (or show properties) to site in pages makes for a more Web friendly environment.

Hosting

• All sites and name pointers are hosted on the fastest possible servers. The availability of the servers is guaranteed and our hosting partner www.better-hosting.co.uk is a large, secure company dedicated to long term success on the Internet.
• All hosting charges are paid upfront to ensure your site will be visible in any eventuality.
• All your data is backed up daily and your site is guaranteed functional 99.99999% of the year.
• There is no higher level of reliability on the Internet. Most companies only achieve 90% or less.