Your online presence says a lot about you. Reading these very words, you're probably forming an opinion about Wickedweb and the way we operate. It just goes to show how important websites are. In the great scheme of important things, we rank websites above ice cream - it's a controversial view, but we're holding firm on it. For now at least. Your website should be unique, carefully tailored to your needs, and those of your visitors. Whatever kind of site you want - e-commerce, CMS, funky little microsite - we can deliver. We pride ourselves on high-end, über-stylish site designs, but never forsake usability and accessibility. We can optimise for search engines to make sure your site is attractive in every sense of the word. We'll even take care of the behind-the-scenes nuts and bolts - server hosting, email technology and the like. Truth is, we love building websites. Right from the initial strategy meeting to the cutting of the virtual ribbon on launch day. Can we build one for you? Please?

Usability and accessibility go hand-in-hand and Wickedweb makes sure that all sites are built to be compliant with industry standards.

There are almost 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK (14% of the population) which is a potentially significant number of people who could have difficulties accessing your website. Wickedweb ensures that this is avoided by adhering to the guidelines made by internet governing body, The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

The accessible HTML coding additionally adheres to specialist advice and recommendations as outlined by the EU, DDA , RNIB and DRC. Upon completion, Wickedweb tests its sites on all modern and past browsers and using a Screen Reader and a Lynx Viewer. With the use of our internal checklists and automated tools, Wickedweb can make sure at sign-off, after vigorous testing, your website is one that everyone can enjoy.

Wickedweb can, dependent on your requirements, produce your website to level A, AA or AAA accessibility. In practice this means an increased audience, improved search status, ease of maintenance, increased brand values and no fear of litigation.

Making your website accessible also means it will be compatible with other technologies such as PDAs and mobile phones which are being used more and more to access the web. Your website will also appear higher in search engines and the usability of your website will also be enhanced.

Whether you want a new website or adjustments to a current website, Wickedweb can help with our accessible CSS web design expertise. CSS is short for Cascading Style Sheet, and is a coding language that uses 'divs' rather than 'tables' to structure content, making the website more accessible and searchable by search engine spiders. We'll make sure you end up with a world-class CSS-based website that:

• Is based around both site users' needs and your goals
• Has a strong, accessible design reflecting your branding and image
• Is optimised for search engines
• Downloads lightning fast due to the unique CSS structure (no tables)
• Complies with The Disability Discrimination Act (1995) regulations for web accessibility - according to the DDA, is is unlawful 'for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide them any service which it provides to members of the public'.

Wickedweb are experts in Content Management Systems and are partners of Immediacy and Sitekit CMS providers, as well as developers of our own standard content management solution to suit client needs.

The AdCMS has been developed to empower our clients to be able to make simple updates to their websites, or to take control of the entire content they display online. The basic platform is customisable via a suite of plug-ins and bolt-ons which are generic and then tailored to suit the individual client needs.

AdCMS is cost effective, modular and scalable so that it is able to grow alongside your business, and doesn't require formal training. Developed through experience and working closely with our clients, our solution is proven and established.

AdCMS CMS includes the following features as standard, making the system as easy to use as possible:

• WYSIWYG editor for creating and editing pages
• Search engine meta data customisation
• Automatic page address creation
• HTML editing for the technically experienced users
• Ability to upload image files for display
• Facility to add and remove administrative users
• Page redirect tool
• Website analytics and tracking integration
• Ability to set page launch time
• Roll back feature to return to a previous version, prior to updates
• Ability to integrate with third party applications

Another reason why our solution is so popular with our clients is the transparent pricing structure which makes budgeting easy. Our AdCMS costs are based on the number of users, and the pricing tiers allow a great deal of flexibility as there are numerous levels, from a single CMS user, right up to a 100 user license. In addition, clients are not required to move up a tier if adding another user pushes them over a tier boundary - single additional licenses can be purchased. There is a minimum annual maintenance and license fee which covers support, updates, and the suite of standard plug-ins.

AdCMS comes complete with the following standard plug-ins: Breadcrumb Trail, Cross Site Shared Content, Expanding menu, Flash Object, Forms, Multilingual, Multimedia, Multi Territory, News & News Archiving, Search Engine Optimisation, Site Keyword Search, Site Map, XML Site Map.

It can also accommodate a suite of premium plug-ins, including but not exclusive:

• A-Z categorisation
• Alternating content
• Blog
• Job vacancies
• FAQ's
• Form builder
• Forum
• Google maps
• Events calendar
• Messageboard
• Team module
• User poll