Web site design : (1) the directory, (2) corporate web sites

(1) The 'Online Directory' entries are essentially, and intentionally, 'functional' web pages - simple, informative and largely 'design-free', lending themselves ideally to a dual role as both a directory entry and a 'personal' web page. In our experience both expert witnesses and lawyers regard the web primarily as an efficient and cost-effective way of transferring essential information, rather than as an entertainment medium, and neither group need, want or expect a high level of graphic design in this context (particularly as such embellishments normally dramatically slow down the speed at which a visitor is able to browse a web site).

(2) In 'corporate' web sites there is normally a need for a higher level of graphic design and the incorporation of more complex features. ExpertSearch employs a team of talented web designers and also works closely with a leading national graphic design company. We have implemented a number of corporate web sites, utilising the latest web design techniques, and will be pleased to provide details of our portfolio and quotations relating to the design of corporate sites on request.

Web site hosting

In order to maximise the speed, efficiency and manageability of the 'Online Directory', ExpertSearch hosts this web site on its own 'state of the art' web server, located at Telehouse, London Docklands, the UK access point to the Internet - and the sites of a number of our subscribers are hosted on this computer. Almost all maintenance on the machine is performed remotely by our technical staff and since the start of 2001 the server has enjoyed 100.00% efficiency (an exceptional state of affairs so far as the Internet is concerned, since the majority of web sites experience a short period of 'down time' each week). In terms of cost, efficiency and speed of access we offer our subscribers a hosting facility for their web site which is second to none.