Dorset Freelance Website Design And Development

The nub of what makes good websites for me boils down to having an overall package - it has to have great looks and layout. It must have solid, reliable functionality - sometimes with bells and whistles interactivity but not always. Most importantly it has to have the right stuff when it comes to the content.
A website needs to be loved from a content point of view by the site owner. It needs to be cared for by a designer and also nurtured by a coder. Many companies get a few of these things right but but not all of them.
My websites are a marriage of best modern production values with a crafted design. The main production may be an industrial strength PHP/MySQL solution that can handle huge traffic demands but the interface of the site is lovingly crafted with bespoke form items or a branded font.
I have a very significant advantage over design agencies and web development companies. When I take on a customers website I am exclusively dealing with that site, I manage the job and I design and develop it start to finish. Im not juggling half a dozen different projects simultaneously. When I create a site page layout Im not finishing off another sites contact page or thinking about a new logo at the same time. I work on one sites design in the whole from the smallest footnote link to an entire look and feel. When I develop a site Im not creating a javascript menu one minute and then working on some Flash for someone else the next minute. All coding relates to the one site Im working with. This is part of my philosophy. Websites need a lot of care and attention and in my experience they simply do not get this from a traditional agency or web company, no matter how well intentioned they are. The product is always compromised. I say this of course from the point of view of someone that has worked with larger agencies.