Did you know that the internet is now the largest marketing platform in the world? Who would have guessed that ten years ago? Ten years ago, I had whopping one or two sites in my portfolio, and most people had not even heard of DSL. Upon the many requests I get for site reviews now, the reality of global internet really kicks in. I must unfortunately turn down doing usability tests, or site review simply because I can not read their site. Just in the past week, I have written three reviews on UK sites, and this post is about a company that does web design in Staffordshire.

Rapid Web is a web design company located in Stafford England. Their services include: web design, SEO, ecommerce, email marketing, presentations, branding, and IT work. They have an extensive portfolio, matching their extensive team of designers and developers. There specialty appears to be in ecommerce, and have recently done a case study on the t-shirt site, 8 Ball. The t-shirt site, yet another UK site offers more proof that the internet is overwhelmingly global. Most of their inventory caters to a U.S. audience, and I even found a t-shirt with an old favorite of mine, the A-Team, classic!

One great advantage of hiring a web design company that has a team, instead of just one guy like me, is that they can bring many levels of expertise. Mine is site usability, so my site designs tend to reflect that. The only disadvantage, is cost. It really depends on what your site is for. I believe the 8Ball t-shirt site is exact match for Rapid Web. Here is a site that needs highly effect SEO, ecommerce, and branding. All of these services are offered by Rapid Web.

Now I just have to get on these guys, and let them know their text font is kind of small for my old eyes. Maybe they need a usability expert!