Services

ANIMATION
Appropriate levels of animation can add impact to the presentation of your web site. Animation also has the capacity to enhance your site's functionality if implemented effectively. We are skilled at developing animation that is well suited to your site, guiding you through the rationale for determining when using animated graphics is appropriate. Always be aware that animation can have an undesirable download penalty if not carefully planned as part of your overall site.

Whether using vector graphics such as Flash or bitmapped images such as animated gifs we can assist you make the right choices for the business needs of your site.


GRAPHIC DESIGN (INC. LOGO DESIGN)
The layout and presentation of your site is important to present a professional image to site visitors. It is also vital to communicate effectively and enhance the experience your visitors receive when navigating your site. These issues can be addressed with attention to visual design.

We can meet all of your graphic design needs however simple or complex they may be. From turning your company logo into a digital image (animated if you wish) to designing one for you.


IMAGE OPTIMISATION
Based on current research each page of your site must load in 8-10 seconds if you wish to retain your visitors. That time is the attention span and patience web surfers have today. That means that any graphics you propose to use on your site must be carefully edited to maximise impact without causing an unnecessary download time penalty. We have the experience of editing thousands of graphics for the web and guarantee fast loading pages without losing the impact of your images.


PHOTO RESTORATION
Old, discoloured and damaged photographs can be effectively restored to original or near original quality with digital editing. Should you wish to use imperfect images on your site, we are capable of breathing new life into them, thereby enhancing the quality of your online image. View some samples of our work.


SCANNING
Any photographs or other material you want displayed on your site can be converted to a digital image through scanning. This also allows us to carry out necessary editing to improve the quality of your images. In some cases edited scans of your images can be of a much higher quality than the originals. This is particularly so for older or poor quality photographs.

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
In its simplest terms, content management is the process for adding and changing the content on your web site. But true content management is a combination of the architecture, processes and tools for delivering your web content in a timely manner.

Contributors throughout your organisation feed you content, as do your customers, partners, internal and external news sources. Yet, this content is worthless unless it's delivered the right way.

You first need to develop a solid site architecture to ensure that information can be found quickly and easily. You also need procedures for getting content to the Web when it's needed, and where your site's designers made room for it. Finally, you need tools that do not require you to learn HTML or other programming languages.

A Web-Based Solution:
This can all be done with a content management system. A content management system uses templates, web-based tools and a database to create and manage the web pages on your site. A content management system can be developed to fit into any graphic design or look that you may want for your site.

Some of the features of a content management system include:

• Browser-based tools to create, edit and delete pages or sections of your site
• Template driven web pages
• Workflow approval and security based on roles & privileges
• Content that appears automatically based on dates you select
• Reminders when content is due to expire
• Dynamic page generation based on the content you or your staff enters into the system
• Ability to insert photos or images to each page (e.g., photo library)
• WYSIWYG editing tools that allow you to format (bold, color, etc.) text.

A properly designed database controls the integrity and security of your data, ensures future growth, and keeps your website fast even while performing complex data processing.

Maintaining your database is equally important to proper design. Over time, databases change in size and structure and this often leads to inconsistency of data or degradation of performance.

Net Noise is able to ensure that your data is always safe, secure, and quick to access.


ECOMMERCE SOLUTIONS
Make the Internet work for you. Imagine waking up in the morning and having 12 new orders for your products that were placed while you were sleeping? With the Internet, it's possible.

Net Noise can help you leverage the web to increase your sales without increasing your overhead.

Net Noise provides eBusiness consulting services which encompass all aspects of Internet technologies, from simple site design, to complex eCommerce applications. As a part of this service we provide objective analysis and opinions on how your business can make use of Internet-based technologies and techniques to accomplish your goals.

Net Noise understands the Internet landscape and we are able to employ best-practices to our web design & development techniques. Part of this methodology ensures that the websites we create are intuitively laid-out and structured, visually appealing, cross-browser compatible, fast-downloading, and well branded. This ensures that your desired image is portrayed effectively while ensuring that anyone can access and navigate your site quickly and easily.

This approach encompasses standards-based programming, high-quality optimised graphics, and usability analysis. We are flexible in our approach and can tailor a solution to meet your budget and your business needs.


SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMISATION
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is one of the most critical aspects of web development, particularly for business sites.  The most spectacular website on the net would not be worth a cent if the people looking for it can't find it.  

Around 85% of online business conducted is the direct result of a keyword search from a search engine.  Contrary to many unwise opinions, there is considerably more to SEO than just placing a few keywords here and there and hoping for the best.

Be careful when deciding to use the services of a SEO specialist.  Many use tactics that are designed to trick search engine robots. Some of these techniques are considered cheating (spamming).  By employing these tactics, you risk the possibility of being black listed from the Search Engine's index altogether.

If you expect much of the traffic to your site to originate from search engines, you would be wise to become familiar with the issues.  Two informative articles that provide good practical information are WebMonkey's 'Search Engine Optimization FREE!' and Search Engine Marketing Guide's 'Search Engine Optimisation Tutorial'. Of course we are happy to discuss a SEO strategy with our clients.


SECURITY
Security may be a vital consideration when you are planning to take your business online. This is particularly so if you plan to sell goods or services online. Several technologies exist to protect information in transit over the internet. We can advise you on the in and outs of these technologies to help you make an informed choice to protect the security of your business and information supplied by your clients.


TEXT COPY EDITING
Generally we expect you to provide us with the exact text for your site. However should you require editing of any kind, including spelling or grammar checking we are happy to provide this service at our hourly rate. Additionally if your text is not in a digital format, conversion to such a format will also be charged at the agreed hourly rate.


TRAINING
Net Noise can provide training to allow you to independently manage content updates to your site. We are happy to discuss your needs. One on one tutoring is charged at our hourly development rate. Group training (two or more) is charged at twice our hourly rate.

Registering and configuring a domain name can be a daunting process for someone unfamiliar with the technicalities involved. Net Noise can make the process easy and register a name on your behalf. If you would like to register your domain name independently, check out its availability here.


SITE HOSTING
Net Noise is committed to securing the best possible performance of your site for an affordable price. Your site host (i.e. the company whose server your site resides on) is an important factor for the speed of access to your site, your site's uptime, client service and technical support.

We are in an informed position to offer you great advice on the selection of your site's host. If you wish we can take care of all hosting details on your behalf. Let us know if you have any questions about this important issue.  More details here.


SITE MAINTENANCE
Most corporate websites require regular attention. Successful websites will always be in need of ongoing website maintenance, upgrades or additions. Maintaining a website is a time-consuming and complex task that many organisations find difficult to resource.

The amount of maintenance involved is often not enough to warrant a full time member of staff but can be too onerous for existing staff to find time for in their work schedules. In addition, certain technical skills (HTML, FTP, Javascript, ASP, graphics editing etc.) may not be available within the organisation.

A web site can be a significant asset to your business, but it can also be a liability if a site is neglected, impacting adversely on the public image of your company. Internet users expect site information to be current. If you can't maintain the volume of material you have on your site, then you have too much. You are better off having less information but continually making that content fresh or at least accurate with a maintenance strategy.

Site maintenance should be planned for in your annual budget and carried out diligently.