If you’re looking at getting a website for the first time, or you’ve already got one but need an overhaul done, Ben Martin Studios can help you! We have a fast turnaround on jobs and design sites to the highest of standards. Fill out the contact form to get in touch or check out some of the services that we offer below.

You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

Whether someone discovers your website through a search engine, or they are referred to it by someone they know, a website is often the first impression of your business – and first impressions count. We develop websites according to the latest web standards (CSS & XHTML), ensuring that your site will display correctly on all platforms and leave those potential clients with a lasting impression that you want.

There is nothing more frustrating than browsing a business’ website and finding hurdle after hurdle preventing you from getting the information you need – it can mean that someone will disregard your business entirely! For this reason, sites are structured intuitively and the layout is designed to facilitate the user’s navigation of your site, and not get in the way.

Designed with Progressive Enhancement

The web has changed vastly since it first came around almost 20 years ago. With newer web browsers comes the addition of features and functionality. Unfortunately some users (less as time progresses) are still using older browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 – a browser that is almost 10 years old! Because you can’t control what browser your clients may use, we design sites to give the basic functionality to users of old browsers, while at the same time sprucing up the site for users of newer browsers such as Firefox or Chrome. For newer browsers, technologies such as CSS3 and HTML 5 are employed – all to make your website look as modern and up to date as possible. Either way, the important information is offered to all users – regardless of the age of their browser.

This is called progressive enhancement or graceful degradation.

When developing your site, we make use of modern frameworks such as JQuery to allow us to increase the features on your website and decrease the production/maintenance time. Employing such frameworks helps to smooth out the user experience and gives your clients seamless access to the information that they need.

Want a Mobile Site?

Because the latest web standards are employed when designing your site, pages scale down flawlessly for users of mobile devices running iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android, and many others. However, a new layout can be created for your website specifically for users viewing it on a smartphone to make the experience feel like a native application.

Sites with layouts customized for smartphones stand out to mobile users and make it easier for them to access your site on their device.

Integration of Services

It is one thing to have a beautiful and functional website created, but for users to access it is another thing. One of the most irritating things is when your web designer cannot update your website for you because of a server glitch that your web host is slow to resolve. For this reason, we manage the design, the development, and the hosting of your site – no more hassles dealing with multiple companies trying to get a simple issue resolved.

To top it all off, our web host has a guaranteed uptime of 99.99% and offers fast access to users with servers in Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne.