Active web sites as the name suggests actively DO something based on what the web site owner requires or based on what the client browsing is looking for.
This type of site is ideal for companies who have to regularly change information about themselves or their product or service. To add extra product pages the owner logs into their purpose made admin panel and simply fill in a form with the information about that particular item. The ability to add a picture (or series of pictures) with the simplicity of point and click means that no programming knowledge whatsoever is necessary. After the form has been completed the software adds the data to the database and the web page, images and links are all created by the site. Deleting and modifying use the same very easy to use interface.
The only disadvantage with this type of web site is that due to the large amount of programming necessary, they are by their very nature more expensive than a brochure type site. This however is offset by the fact that the web site is in virtue infinite, you can add as many extra pages as you wish.
Some examples of active web site clients would be real estate agencies, car sales, villa rental sites etc.
Other active elements that can be added are
- Updatable links pages with or without thumbnails
- Updatable testimonial pages
- Changing images banners etc
- Real time calculation e.g. currency conversion, adding taxes or calculating discounts
- Live help to instantly ‘chat’ to someone on your web site that requires help or information
- Updatable Latest news tickers to keep your clients up to date with what is happening in your business
- Updatable Offer scrollers
- Updatable slide shows
- Changing of web site colours or ‘themes’
All changeable through your own purpose built admin modules.
Another advantage of a database enabled active web site is that anything in the database can be searched for, this means your client can find the product they are looking for on your web site quickly and easily, a must when you consider some people have hundreds of thousands of products on offer.
Please feel free to request access to a demo admin panel to see just how simple it is to use.
