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Building a successful website comes with a variety of demands. You need to do some intense market research; a domain name is required which is sufficiently quirky to attract to attract interest, but not so ‘off the wall’ that it puts off new users. At the same time, you will need a web design that is both enticing and future-proof – mainly to minimise extra expenditure and fiddly tweaking in the ensuing years.

Here at SEO Consult, a reputable web development company specialising in search engine optimisation, we offer a solution which makes these disparate tasks considerably more manageable. At the core of our development work is a CMS. A CMS (Content Management System) is a website creation and management tool that works directly within a browser. All the coding and configuration work is done behind the scenes, leaving the site owners to get on with the job of entering and managing content.

This does not mean that we don’t consult our clients on the website design. Indeed, our CMS is highly customisable, so it can accommodate all kinds of designs. The websites created by us all have their own distinctive look and feel.

Furthermore, a design change affecting all pages on the site only needs to be made once, because of the template-driven nature of the software. This helps keep costs down for all involved.

Finally, search marketing can be integrated in to the site in a productive way from an early stage. Editorial team members can begin straight away populating the site designated admin areas with traffic-attracting keywords.

The floor of the family home tends to see rather a lot in the way of foot-traffic, muddy bikes, wet towels, dinner spills, pet “accidents” and such. Making sure the flooring of a home is family-proof from room to room is priceless!

Carpet or Hardwood?
In terms of the rooms that see the highest levels of use – e.g. the kitchen, bathroom, hallway and stairs – avoid flooring that’s easy to damage and stain. Hardwood flooring like oak is stunning to look at but easily damaged by a single run through the house in a pair of football boots after the youngest forgets his keys! Opt for cheaper flooring options like vinyl floor tiles. Tiled vinyl flooring is tough, durable and easy to replace tile by tile over the years. Many retailers even offer spare tiles as part of the deal.

Non-Slip Areas
Perhaps the stairs and bathroom present the most obvious areas where trips and falls are likely. Carpet stair runners are a great way to protect the stairs and lower the chances of banged shins and twisted ankles when the kids just won’t slow down!
Bathroom flooring, particularly in very busy homes, has to take a lot of abuse in the form of wet towels, dripping occupants, splashes and sprays. Vinyl flooring is without a doubt the best option for most bathrooms. Cheap, easy to install, engineered to perfection and one of the most effective ways to safeguard the structural integrity of otherwise damp-prone bathrooms.