Web Design & Web Development Agency in Manchester

Web design and web development both come together to create beautiful websites, however they are fundamentally different.

Web design refers to the process of planning, visualising, and arranging how content is displayed on a website, while web development refers to taking the design and turning it into a functioning website, so any aspect that involves active links, buttons, sliders, and affects

Web design and UX matter more now than ever to SEO. Two lesser known indicators that Google uses to determine the value of a website are:

1. Bounce rate: When a visitor clicks on your site listing, and then hits the back button.
2. Time on the site: How much time a user spends on a site once they’ve clicked on a listing.

Both of these factors can be affected and improved with good web design. By ensuring you are giving the best possible user experience, your bounce rates, time on site, and backlinks will improve.

Responsive design is an approach to design that responds to a user’s behaviour and changes the appearance of a website based on factors such as screen size, device, platform, and orientation. This practice usually includes flexible design grids, images and page elements.

Static websites have fixed elements and display the same appearance for every user, while dynamic websites display different content and allow for more user interaction.

Static websites are usually purely informational, using only client-side HTML and CSS code. Dynamic websites, on the other hand, require more functionality, and therefore more work, using a combination of server-side and client-side scripting.

A CMS, or content management system, is a computer software or application that manages all content on a site. It can be used to create, change, and modify content without specialised knowledge.

A CMS simply lets you build a website without needing to write the code from scratch, and handles all the basic website infrastructure (creating pages, storing images, etc.) so that you can focus on the client-facing aspects of your website.

We’ll keep you updated throughout the build. Our initial strategy calls can be done over Google Meet or Zoom. For daily communication, we’ll get you set up on Basecamp, the project management software we use, so everyone can have visibility about what’s going on and what progress is being made. 

This makes communication a lot more streamlined, as everything is in one place and we can go back and reference it later.

We certainly can. We manage the website of the majority of our clients, and we can happily discuss how we can help manage your online presence, and take the hassle off your hands.

If you already have a website, that’s a great start! We can design and develop your new site while your current website is still live. We can then perform a website migration to easily swap your old site with the new one, and keep your SEO performance intact. 

It depends on what you need! Since you’re the expert of your business, it’s usually quicker and better for the content if you write the content and we edit it for the web. However, If you need help writing, or if you just don’t have the time, our copywriters can assist you in creating original content for your website.

Absolutely. For SEO purposes and for general accessibility, it is vital that your site is optimised across all devices – including desktop, mobile and tablet. This is a service that Tecmark provides.

Yes – we provide web hosting, web support and Google Analytics support long after your site goes live. This will allow you to keep on top of its functionality and check in on the efficacy of its SEO at any time. We’re always here to provide assistance when you need it.

In order for your site to show up in search listings, you’ll need to submit a sitemap to Google Search Console. Signing up to Google My Business and optimising your profile is also a very good idea for local SEO.

Improve your position by building backlinks across the web and make sure your metatags and keywords are optimised, and you’re on to a great start!