Web Design & Development

Web Development
The internet has revolutionized the way that we do business, this has never been more apparent than in the tourism industry but is true as well for all sectors of business. Search Maestros has been designing affordable websites and achieving top search engine rankings for a variety of small and medium sized businesses in the tourism and other industries in South Africa and internationally since 1998.

We know the small to medium business sector and the unique demands that it places on the Internet, our web design service is aimed at small or medium business owners who make up the bulk of our clients and we are priced accordingly.

Exotic Design Techniques
There are an ever increasing number of web design companies that offer the latest in Flash animation, frames and exotic graphics, all of which come at a high price. What is not always apparent is that such design methods, while looking impressive, may make your website virtually invisible to search engines.  While such techniques have their place when used appropriately, too often they are used with little thought spared for usability,  the end user or to search engines.

Search Engine Friendly Website Design

Whether you are launching a new website or modifying an existing one, Search Maestros will design and develop a search engine optimised site and recommend practices that will ensure your site is easily found by the search engines and is  useful to your users.

Our clients experience the real benefits of the Internet through our website promotion service, for many, bookings and new business through this medium have overtaken traditional sources, sometimes by as much as 100%. This is not idle boasting on our part, we have the references to prove it, visit our clients page for a list of our customers.

The 7 Deadly Sins of Website Design
We will work with you and assist you in developing a site that avoids using design practices that are in conflict with what we call the 7 deadly sins of web design.

	Using frames.
	Excessively long dynamic URLs.
	Flash intros & Flash only websites.
	Using image maps for navigation.
	JavaScript rollovers for navigation.
	Creating pages using only graphics.
	Splash pages.

Search Maestros can, if necessary, work with your web developers in the optimisation, marketing and ongoing maintenance of your site. Contact us for more information or a customised quotation.