The sections below provide an insight into the core services offered by Active Lab; get in touch via the contact page to discuss the specific needs of your business.
Bespoke design
Everyone is different...
Each design is completely customised to meet your requirements and reflect the nature of your business. If you have an existing site that needs a re-design or are looking to launch a new site, we can provide you with a professional solution. We aim to produce designs that reflect current Internet trends, often dubbed as web 2.0 to provide you with a modern site that is in line with how the Internet is currently being utilised.
The client should play an active role in the process of design to ensure that the end product reflects the nature of your business and portrays the correct message to your visitors. If you already have an existing business identity such as colours, fonts or logos these can be incorporated into the design, or for individuals and start-up businesses we can also help to develop your business image. Should you require logo design and other printed media this can be catered for.
E-commerce
If you need to accept payments online your site can be integrated with a payment gateway (such as Google Checkout or Paypal). We can provide you with simple payment buttons through to a completely integrated shopping cart and order tracking via an admin panel.
Content Management
Giving you control...
One of the main issues with owning a static Web site is that you need to contact your web designer each time you wish to make a simple change. We provide easy-to-use administration panels, which allow you to update your site content. Common functionality might include a WYSIYWYG editor (similar to using Word) for site text or an image uploader to add photos to a gallery. We aim to give the client as much control over their site as possible.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Promoting your business
With over half of e-commerce transactions arising from search, investing time in optimising your site can be highly beneficial to your overall business strategy. Search engine optimisation is based on understanding the keywords for your marketing area and is therefore a process individual to each client - no-one knows your business better that you! Latest figures suggest that Google caters for over 80% of UK search, which is why all our sites are designed with search engine optimisation in mind, orientated toward Google. If this is a key area to your business, we can also help you to develop a more intensive strategy and discuss partnering methods including Google Adwords.Domain Registration & Web Hosting
We can take care of managing both the registration and renewal of your domains (www.yourbusiness.co.uk) as well as the web hosting for storing your site to help getting your business online an easy process.