What content do I need to prepare and provide to AMS?

Our development team will need information from you about your company and its services in order to populate your new website with the appropriate content. Basically, we'll need information in the following areas: design layout & general presentation, color scheme, images, words (content). These are the basic things that AMS will absolutely need to get started on your website design.

Generally, the best way to communicate your concept is to follow an organizational flow based on your navigation menu. EXAMPLE: Home, About Us, Products, Services, News & Contact. Each menu item represents a page on your website therefore each page will need text and pictures. A good rule of thumb is about 250-500 words and 2-4 pictures per page.

What is the proper way to provide content for my website to AMS?

Providing proper content to AMS is very important for the development of your website design or project. It is critical that we have all of the content we need in order to start development and complete your website design or project on schedule. The ideal proper content for images is jpeg, psd, tiff, or eps format. The text copy (your "about us"or any other text information) in a text format using Notepad and not formatted in a word processor.
 

Will I be able to view the progress of my website?

Yes. Your website design will be available for you to view throughout the developmental stages. You will receive a "preview address" from us via email to monitor your website design as it is being developed. This address will be accessible from your web browser and show you exactly how the site will be displayed to your customers and users on the internet.

As development is under way, you will periodically be contacted by your designer to go over the status of your website development. With this preview address for your website design, you will be able to view new changes as they are designed and uploaded. This way you will be able to make change requests during the developmental process, while simultaneously avoiding showing your on-going website design to the general public.
 

Changes you may require could include movement or changes in size of images, alterations of text groupings and their typefaces, color alterations and navigation changes. Thanks to this preview system, these changes can be made while the development process is still on-going, saving you time without the problem of having to re-edit a finished design.

How long will it take for my website design to be finished?

Many factors may affect the time needed for AMS to fully complete your website design. These factors include the size of your website design, whether or not you require a database, whether or not you require an e-commerce solution and whether or not AMS has received all the required materials to provide content for the pages within your website. A normal sized website with all the information adequately provided should be completed within one month from the start date.
 

The website design process may take longer if large databases or e-commerce solutions are required by your company. The general overall size of the website can understandably affect the time required to develop your site as well. In addition, if we have not received all of the proper content required for your website design, the time required to complete it will be extended. It is important that the required information and material are provided early on in this process. AMS will work in the most timely manner possible assuming all of these criteria are met for your website design.

How do I get a high ranking in the search engines for my website?

AMS recommends that our customer look into "pay-per-click" advertising such as Google AdWords - it is the best way to control exactly where your website will appear on search engine rankings.

Generally, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is made up of many parts and is very difficult to achieve. To start off, checkout this article so that you can draw your own conclusion Top Search Engine Optimization.