Web development broadly means the process of developing websites for hosting internet or intranet as per the owner’s requirement. It ranges from creating a plain web page or a complex website with various pages, web based applications, social network applications and e-commerce sites.
It includes many types of web content creation. Whether it is creating simple web pages in text editor or building a website through Dreamweaver or creating a blog via various blogging sites, it all comes under web development. It includes all the aspects of developing the site such as website designing, web publishing, web programming and database management. A web development service create the webpage in web script such as PHP and ASP, design a website in terms of font, colour, content, multimedia and graphic, help in maintaining and regularly updating the database related to the site.
Website development can be further being branched into two sides of application of client side coding and server side coding. A good web development service should have expertise in all phases of website development which include content management system, custom graphic design, e-commerce system, various portals, intranets and extranets, flash module, email marketing, mobile application and other latest customised services.
Types of Web development
There are many simple as well as complex ways for web development. Small business organizations and individuals may opt for basic webpage template and editing tools while a large business house keep a dedicated and professionally qualified team of web developers. In recent years, content management systems like Word Press, Drupal, and Joomla have also become popular means of web development. These tools make it easy for anyone to create and edit their own website using a simple and easy to use web-based interface.
In simple words, Website development service provides end to end service of creating a website, designing according to the client’s requirements, hosting it on the internet and regularly updating and maintaining it.