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The UK internet economy is worth more than 100Billion a year now. There is a clear shift to doing business online.

Professional website design and development is essential for any business large or small. It is important for businesses to realise that it is very important and becoming more important to have a good web presence on the internet.

The first step if you do not have website is to get one! The type of website will depend on the type and size of the business and also the budget.

Your website designer must build your website to be search engine friendly, meaning the code to write the website must comply to the w3c standards.

The second phase (even if you already have a website) is to make sure users can find your website. This is called SEO (Search engine optimisation). This can be a mine field as your search engine ranking depends on many variables.

Thirdly you must maintain your website and add new content that users will find helpful. If you are going to add more content on a regular basis you should consider a CMS (Content Management System) that allows the client to add content whenever they want. This will save on web designer fees and regular new content will help your site in search rankings.

For more information and a free consultation for Web Design Services in North Wales, Colwyn Bay, Bangor, Llandudno, Conwy, Rhyl, Wrexam and Chester area, please feel free to contact Ewan van Rooyen on 01492532563 | www.itechwebdesign.co.uk

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UK's Web Economy Is 7.2% Of GDP and Worth £100 Billion

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£60 Billion of the £100 Billion each year comes from individual consumption – based on spending on the internet including access to it.  Government ICT along with exports and internet infrastructure make up the other key areas of UK web spending, according to “the Connected Kingdom: How the Internet is traforming the UK” report published today.

The report commissioned by the internet giant Google, was produced by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

The internet sector, if it was classified as industry in its own right, would come close to the financial sector’s contribution of 9.2% of the UK GDP, the report claims. The UK internet sector is a net exporter of goods and services. For every £1 pound spend by Britons on importing goods and/or services on the web, the UK exports £2.80.  Whereas, the offline economy is a net importer.

The report designates UK as the leading ecommerce country in the world which is also highly productive.  The internet economy would grow 10% annually for the next five years and would represent 13% of the UK GDP by 2015, the report concluded.

However, in order to do so, Britain needs to focus on eradicating its digital divide, the report finds. Some part so the UK are lagging behind in broadband penetration especially in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The report found that small firms in the UK are using the internet successfully to do business globally and are growing at an “astounding” pace.

Google, the most successful internet firm, with its UK turnover of £23.6 Billion represented almost 25% of the £100 Billion internet economy in 2009.

Source: eGov monitor -A Policy Dialogue Platform
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)

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