Advance Web Studio

Q: What's your name and position in the company?
A: Greg, Creative Development

Q: Describe your company in 5 words.
A: Forward thinking, dynamic, creative, empowering

Q: What's your business philosophy?
A: We offer a friendly approach with patience and creativity in our ability to convey ideas through the web. We provide the most modern, up to date technologies alongside a commitment to support. We maintain a transparent pricing structure with no hidden extras, working closely in accordance with best practices. Whether you are just beginning to establish a presence on the web, or want to expand upon an existing one, we can provide you with everything you need to achieve your goals.

Q: Describe your office environment.
A: Organised power team

Q: Describe how your team interact and work together.
A: Very positive and happy working environment with independent talented collaboration

Q: What makes you different from other web design companies?
A: There are several things that we do different - our consultation process is one of the best available we think where we can connect to a live space and perform high speed graphic art with the client to convey ideas into reality very quickly. Often we create high standard branding, design and development that you would get in top agencies at a fraction of the cost

Q: How do you get the majority of your business?
A: Word of mouth

Q: Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
A: Consultation, planning, build, testing, live - in a nutshell

Q: What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
A: Communication, positivity, honesty

Q: How do you manage demanding clients?
A: We do our best and aim for consistency across all projects, we communicate efficiently any issues

Q: If a client was trying to decide between a shortlist of web design companies, how would you recommend they go about selecting the right one for them?
A: Although sometimes it can come down to price - I would recommend a client go with the designer he or she prefers and thinks can build a good relationship with, often this is the key to long term success with a website/web designer.

Q: Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
A: I think the company will have grown significantly and offer even more branches of technology, we should have adapted very quickly to changes in the industry and still offer the most up to date solutions, most likely playing with the latest technology that we have no idea about yet.

Q: Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
A: I see HTML 5 and CSS 3 being the standard for several years, though I think new browser technology will come very quickly and there will be more rich mediums to present data and design - augmented reality, touch, the cloud, 3D. We build our websites to grow and have longevity by using technology that will keep up with the changes - awesome.

Q: What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
A: Both PC and Mac

Q: How was your company name chosen?
A: I started off in a small studio space designing very focused bespoke designs so I went with 'web studio' and the Advance was decided out of several other ideas.

Q: If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
A: Wordpress! (If I could give only one) Wordpress is the most valuable piece of advice I could give anyone, this platform will expand into the most successful CMS system on the planet within the next 3 years and it will combine the best technology alongside good web design to drive your online presence, full stop.