High End Web Design and Development is More Than The Look
Many small business owners and employees handling technology think that “High End” web design and development refers to to the look of your website. Most of our new clients talk about the look of our websites and how they like GWD due to the look of the websites in our portfolio. The “look” of the websites in our portfolio is a small fraction of the value we actually bring our customers. This is why we started the “What We Do” campaign… check it out: The “What We Do” Campaign
We cannot stress this enough, when shopping for a high end website, the design is only half the battle (much less if you’re in the IT department). Websites need to work properly, they need to be easily indexed by search engines, load fast, respond to every device, and most importantly must be easily managed/updated by non-technicals.
*there are many more technical factors, but I’ll spare you the geek talk for now
We use the term “non-technicals” a lot, let’s clarify. As web developers, when we say non-technicals, we are talking about anyone who does not (or doesn’t want to) write computer code. We make sure that all of our clients can manage, update, or grow their website without having to do programming.
It actually shocks us how many clients we get whose current web developers lock down the website and require the website owner to go through a web developer to make updates. Locking down the website isn’t actually the correct term, most of the time these developers are not being malicious and trying to hold your website hostage. It’s just much harder and more time consuming to properly program a website so it can be managed/updated by non-technicals.
If anyone claims to be a high end web development company, they should always provide solutions that are easy to use!
When we develop a special feature or plug-in for our clients, about 1/3 of the work is what you see, for example check out the “featured articles” plug-in we created for ObamaCareWatch.org, the front end is pretty simple:
As a programmer, we could whip this up in less than an hour, but what does that actually do for our clients…. not much. This method would require the client to either learn how to write HTML/PHP/CSS or come back to us each time they wanted their featured articles changed. So, at Grover Web Design we go the next step, that is why we call our services “High End Web Design” or “High End Web Development”. We built a very easy to use back end to this plugin, where the clients (non-technical) can quickly change featured articles. Check out the image below to see how easy the back end is… making a function this easy to use requires high end programming!
We have many more examples like this, please follow us on facebook or instagram to see new examples as we feature a new client each week on our “What We Do” campaign. Post any questions below, but hopefully now you know the value of high end web design and development, beyond just the great look and feel.
Adam Ruffin2024-04-02Fantastic service! Donny was very patient with our changes during the process and we would highly recommend his company !Craig Williams2024-04-02Donny has been hosting and handling our website for years. I would highly recommend Grover Web Design!Amanda Bigger2024-04-02As a small business owner it is extremely difficult to find a website builder and designer that is willing to cater to your needs, regardless of your budget. In the four years we have been with Grover Web Design we continue to be impressed with their knowledge, attention to detail, prompt response time, and professionalism. Thank you Grover Web Design for continuing to provide us at Bigger Glass Company with the best all-around website support!Teri Todd2023-10-20We have always received compliments on our website design! Donny was understanding of what we needed and created a site that was truly reflective of who we are and what we do!Beth Bunge2023-10-20GWD is the Best in the industry. They designed our website and listened to our input and gave great ideas and expertise. We get tons of compliments on our website and that has increased business for us! In addition, they manage our website and taught us how to do some changes ourselves. If we ask they immediately update and makes changes as needed. They are responsive and so professional and fun to work with. Highly recommend!Clare Hungiville2023-10-19I cannot say enough good things about Donny Grover and his team at Grover Web Design ! I contacted Grover Web Design to do a series of web pages for various companies. They are fast, cost efficient and super creative !! Their customer service followup is simply the BEST. Never going to another designer again ! Donny, thank you for all you do, Clare Hungiville.Tanner Renken2023-10-13I’ve been working with GWD for a few years now and have nothing negative to say. Donny and his team do awesome work! They are quick to respond and help out whenever they can! 10/10 recommend!Ron Norris2023-06-22We have been fortunate to have Grover Web Design as our website developer for the past 8 years. Their service and support have been exceptional throughout our partnership. What sets them apart is their ability to assist us with any IT related question or project. We highly recommend Grover Web Design for their expertise and dedication to their clients.Denada Jackson2023-05-10It is always a pleasure to work with Donny and Team. I appreciate their prompt responses and always capturing our client's vision.Womens Health Action2023-05-08As a small team based in New Zealand, we've used Grover Web Design to help with the running/maintenance of the Global Big Latch On website. We've always found Donny to be easy to communicate with, professional, and responsive (despite our time zone differences). We would recommend GWD to others.
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