December 2020
Behind the scenes of your website
Ralph, our original developer, is happy to take you behind the scenes and tell you what he deals with when developing a website.
Ralph, our original developer, is happy to take you behind the scenes and tell you what he deals with when developing a website.
A website is seen as an important link in the marketing of your company. This is of course entirely justified, because a good website can generate many new leads and contribute to the branding of a product or organization. But of course you already knew that. But have you ever thought about the advanced techniques that make your website possible? In this article I will take you behind the scenes and tell you what I deal with as a website developer.
It all starts with the fact that your company is ready for a (new) website. Goals are set and the design is created and approved. But then it becomes quiet for a while... Not much later, the design of the website automatically comes to life and you can click away happily. Now let me tell you what happens in the time between delivering the design and delivering the website.
During this time, the developers will work on the technical realization of your new website. This is transformed from a static idea into a dynamic whole and that involves quite a bit.
The design of the website is converted into code that browsers understand. This is called frontend development. This immediately takes into account the wide range of devices on which the website will be visited. The website is then equipped with a Content Management System (CMS), so that you can manage and expand the website yourself. This is called backend development. The CMS that we like and often use is the extremely user-friendly Umbraco. We set up Umbraco in such a way that it is easy - and also fun - to work on your website.
In order not to test the patience of website visitors (your potential customers!), the website is optimized so that it loads super quickly and is easy to find by search engines such as Google. In addition, screen readers for the visually impaired are taken into account.
Furthermore, it is ensured that the website is safe and meets all legal requirements. Consider the recently introduced General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Cookie Act.
We are not there yet, because the website is also provided with the necessary functionalities. Do you want to share content on social media via your website? Then this will be prepared for you. Do you want an online store? Checkout including VAT settings and shipping costs will be set up for you. Do you want a connection with carriers? This will also be made for you. Are there any new developments? New developments are tested and, when ready for production, applied.
Once the website has been tested by us and your implementation, we will place the website on a server, provided with an SSL certificate and linked to your domain name. Did you already have a website? We then ensure that the pages of the old website automatically link to the new website so that you do not lose visitors and that your ranking remains up to date.
So you see: when it comes to the technical realization of a website, we take many things into account behind the scenes. Things you may not have even thought about. But that is not necessary. We do that for you. And we go through this process again for every website at Vrolijk Online, because every website is unique to us. We like to do this, because this is our passion. This is our profession: we make websites.
And let's be really good at that!