FAQs

I have been told that I should not use Flash because search engines cannot read the text? Is this correct?

Yes this is correct. Search Engines cannot read through images. It only reads through text. We encourage you to use Flash if you want to achieve a specific user experience. As a rule, HTML should be used for text only.

What is SEO?

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a subset of search engine marketing and seeks to improve the number and quality of visitors to a web site from "natural" ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results.

The quality of visitor traffic can be measured by how often a visitor using a specific keyword leads to your site and makes a purchase or requests further information or another action. In effect, SEO is marketing by appealing first to machine algorithms to increase search engine relevance and secondly to human visitors.

What are key factors to dominating the Search Engines?

There are essentially three easy steps that are the secret to dominating the Search Engines.

1. Build a site that's easy for search engines to find and process.
2. Collect the search words that customers will be using to find your site and incorporate those words into your web pages.
3. Get important web sites similar in topic to your own to link to you, so that search engines know your site is an important destination.

What screen resolution should we be working on?

The most popular screen resolutions on the web are:

I keep reading about Microsoft Certified developers. What does this mean?

This is when programmers have conducted various tests "officially" via Microsoft. The passing of these tests indicates that in the eyes of Microsoft, you are proficient in using their development protocols.

What sort of programming language does your team use?

The technical team develop software and web applications using a variety of technologies including (but not limited to):

• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - 3.5
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Silverlight
• ASP.NET
• Flash
• PHP
• MySQL

How secure is our data if we use GeekIT Group?

As good as the highest level government data is. Not kidding! Our data centre is a Tier 4 facility offering the highest level of security possible. Contact us for further detail.

After we finish the project, does GeekIT Group provide any ongoing support?

More often than not clients engage GeekIT Group as an IT partner and hence specific projects end and new support levels start. Sometimes these involve further projects, other times it is ongoing tweaking of the development as your business grows.

Do GeekIT Group provide hosting options?

Absolutely. We prefer to offer a hosted solution to our clients not matter how big or small the project. Our hosting partners work in collaboration with us to ensure every project is in safe hands. We will call in our hosting partners when we need to spec a dedicated server for specific clients.

How many people will work on our project?

The advantage of working with GeekIT Group is that we pull the right people in at the right time. We can't say that 10 people will work on your project. Perhaps in totality, but at each stage, the correct professionals will be engaged to do their bit.

We can assure you that the responsibility for your project lies with a key project manager that will liaise with you throughout the project cycle and beyond.