Having either no website or a poorly implemented site can drive potential customers or members away. This is where we can help. We strive to build sites that are attractive, interactive, maintainable and accessible.
Attractive
When someone visits your site, they will immediately make judgments based on the look and feel of the site. Even if the site is full of useful information and great features, bad design will drive users away. We specialize in providing sites with attractive designs that will promote confidence and trust from visitors. This can be accomplished by either implementing stock designs from places like Open Source Web Design or developing a custom design. Both Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) and JavaScript technologies are utilized to provide the layout, color, size and behavior of every item within your site's pages.
Interactive
As the Internet has evolved, the simple, static pages of the past have been replaced by feature-rich, dynamic sites. Site users can register usernames, add content, leave comments and more. Many online communities have formed from the interactivity that is now available. By leveraging the powerful Drupal content management system, the sites produced by Red Leaf Media have a high level of interactivity. Users can create their own accounts, edit their profiles, add content, edit content and much more. With this level of interactivity, you can successfully incorporate your clients, members, etc. into your online presence.
Maintainable
Most people know very little about HTML, PHP, or any other programming language. As a result, maintaining a website may seem impossible. This is where the power of a content management system (CMS) lies. Using a CMS like Drupal makes website management much simpler. Virtually every aspect of your site can be controlled within your web browser, with an easy-to-use interface. You can add, edit or delete content with ease, using a simple editor such as TinyMCE that requires literally no HTML knowledge. You can also edit user information, view site statistics, alter page layout and more, all with a few clicks of the mouse. No need to become a master of HTML or the like.
Accessible
You never know exactly who is going to visit your site. As a result, you should strive to make your site as accessible as possible for those with disabilities (e.g. blindness, poor vision, deafness, etc.). For example, the blind often use screen readers to read aloud a page's contents. In such instances, the best user experience results from well-structured HTML and sparing, careful use of any features such as Javascript or Flash. Although this might seem like a large amount of consideration for a small percentage of visitors, an accessible site ensures that virtually all site visitors are able to have pleasant experiences. Red Leaf Media strives to develop sites that are as accessible as possible. For more information about web accessibility and its benefits, visit the Web Accessibility Initiative.
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