Business Websites

Building business websites is not only about design. It has to incorporate good functionality with usability and the design. A business website needs to be informative while still being easy for clients to use and keep a corporate image that is keeping inline with your business and how you want it portrayed in public. While a graphic designer might have good concepts, a web designer will have good layout and a developer will have the knowledge to make it work, it takes a team working together constantly to create the dynamic that can deliver a truly first class internet solution. Our team here has all aspects of web design covered in-house. From concept to deployment, hosting to Search Engine Optimisation, we at ICB Media can deliver a business website that will work for you. Be it a 1 page website or an ecommerce enabled virtual 3D portal. We have the right team to work with you.

We will work with you to get to know your business before we even quote on a job. We do not just provide standard sites, we provide a website tailored to you and your clients.

Content Managed Systems

A Content managed system allo0ws business owners to change the content of their website without having to go through their web designer. A CMS (Content Manager System) will allow the changing of the website content including text, images, video, meta tags, page titles, new stories, image catalogues and anything else that is not part of the design. This means that a business owner can change, add or delete information on their website without the fear of degrading the companies online image. We here at ICB Media have developed a CMS completely bespoke and for our own clients. The system utilises ..net framework 3.5 (asp.net, vb.net) and AJAX hosted on our own servers running MSSQL 2008 and Microsoft Server 2008 on NEC Servers.

ICB Media highly recommends NEC Servers for reliability and performance. The combination of our knowledge, Microsoft products and NEC's servers reliability, means our system is the best on the market for Small to Medium Business owners ranging in experience on the internet from advanced to "So where's the power button???" As a standard if you can type a document on a computer and browse the internet, you already possess the knowledge and ability to use our CMS for your website. If you cant type a document OR browse the internet, no problem, that is what our training team is for!

We can use our CMS on your website. Not only are all the websites we have built using our CMS (LockedNet), we can also convert your website to use our system. Saving you money on changes. Call us for a free quote on changing your website or having us build a new one for you.

e-Commerce Websites with TrolleyWare™ - The ICB Media Shopping Cart Solution

Ecommerce, a standard business tool. No longer is it a matter of IF your business needs ecommerce, but when to get it once you know it does. There are a few business that do not need ecommerce, but they are few and far between. The rest do...simple. Your business needs a solution that is tailored for YOUR business, YOUR clients and selling model. Although businesses have similarities in different sectors, business owners are different and the way each business operates is different.

We at ICB Media have Developed TrolleyWare™, our own ecommerce shopping cart system specifically for SME's. TrolleyWare™ does is not standard. It does not force you to adapt your business to its constraints, but rather allows you to adapt trolley ware to your business model.The old days of choosing a shopping cart solution that is closet to your business model is gone, TrolleyWare™ is here and being used by businesses now. From tile cleaning products to women's fashion, TrolleyWare™ can be used by all and can be utilised by existing websites or by new. We can work with your web-designer to integrate it for you or we can just get it done. Call us today for full information or for more on the options of integration click on the products tab above.

Flash and Animations

Flash has become an important part of a website. There are other options but it is the standard fro animation on websites today. From moving images, integrated video to interactive sales tools and marketing, Flash can be utilised to enhance your website.

ICB Media has flash animation specialists on staff and also works with a dedicated animation house for the more complex requirements. We work with them to bring a complete website to market for you.

The best websites are NOT completely flash based but do incorporate flash within the website. Search Engines still prefer good old fashioned text, but users will like to see a good use of flash. Having to much can be just as detrimental as not having a website at all or even worse. We will work with you to make sure we have the right amount for your target clients. Call us today for information on flash and getting it into your website.

Video and Web Additions

As touched on above, flash can be used to integrate video onto your website. However there are many other options also. Interactive video can be a great tool for getting information about a product across and to engage potential clients. However lengthy online sales video often result in potential clients being bored. We will help you create the perfect video for your target audience.

Other additions can include, image catalogues, client logins, forums, chat rooms, message boards, news areas, news tickets, RSS, news letter subscriptions, mailing lists, cookie relative content, location based content and much much more. We will go through all of the options with you and decide on the best course of action for your business and which web additions would be best for your new website.