5 Types of websites design you must know before requesting one

Wanting a website has never been enough to build one.

In the web development industry, each feature adds to the cost of your website. Not knowing which types of websites design you want will cost you a fortune. This is an educational shot on the different types of websites design with real examples of each one that will make you look like an expert when requesting one for your business. 

What is a website design?

Usually referred to as web design. Apparently, web design is about designing websites that are beautiful and beneficial. But deep inside, it is about envisioning how the ideal user interacts with your website and designing it accordingly to fit this. 

The web design phase draws and designs the flow that a user takes from the second they land on your website, navigate and interact with each section until they take that exact action that you have built your website for. 

By well understanding your business's core messages, values, objectives, and of course your ideal user, a web designer designs an expressive, interactive, and functional website that serves your specific business objectives.

The web design includes your business’ identifying colours, fonts, graphics, and expressive content. So a website visitor can easily tie your website to the image of your business.

Types of websites design with examples

The majority of requests we receive every day fall under one of these types of websites design. Learn about each one to better decide:

•  Corporate website

People trust a company when it has a specific location so they can reach it anytime and get back to it for any reason. This builds the credibility and professionalism of a company and gives people trust. In the online world, this specific location is a website.

A corporate website is a perfect website for companies to build a highly credible brand image for the company and create exchangeable trust with potential customers.

Corporate website design includes a homepage, an “about us” page to tell the visitor who you are, a “work” page to list the products and services you offer, and of course a “contact us” page to help them take action and contact you. 

Examples: 

Here Union Group company made the best use of this type of corporate website and added to it what makes it excel. It used all of the corporate website design features and empowered it with compiling sliders of attractive graphics. And the website now represents the whole company information. It tells its history, values, and team members list its services, shows all of its news and events, and also announces its careers opportunities.

• eCommerce websites 

Buying and selling online. 

When you see a product that you like on the internet and click on it, it takes you to a website where you can buy it. This is the eCommerce website.

An eCommerce website is a website where you show all of your products online, and allow website visitors to shop, pay, and purchase them.

Basic elements of an eCommerce website include a shopping cart to allow clients to pick their favourite item, a convenient payment gateway, and a fast checkout process.

Basically, online shopping was created to facilitate the client’s buying process and lift the burden associated with it. So in an eCommerce website design, the user experience comes above all. 

A good user experience, in this case, includes a user-friendly interface that allows for easy navigation. In addition to, high loading speed, attractive graphics, and encouraging calls to action. 

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Example:

Elgazzar website by Code95 is a successful blend of an eCommerce website and a corporate website. Shopping here is made easy through the clean categorized view of the products. And the decision is taken soothingly through the photos of the high-quality products, the detailed pricing information, and the neat checkout process.

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• Marketplace website

When one vendor sells products on a website, this is an eCommerce website.

When multiple vendors sell products on a website, this is a marketplace website.

It is apparent now that a marketplace website is simply a website dedicated to selling products offered by more than one vendor.

Similar to an eCommerce website, a marketplace website design should contain elements like categories for classifying products, shopping cart and checkout, and payment gateway.

Example:

A perfect example of a marketplace website is Amazon. Where sellers from all over the world join this one platform and start selling and shipping their products everywhere.

• Blog websites

A blog website is a website that hosts content that is released on a regular basis. Such content might be in the form of text like articles, news and updates, videos, or photos. Blog websites are usually made for individuals like artists, writers, and public figures who want a dedicated platform to show off their work or even voice out their opinions. Also, blog websites give their fans lifetime access to their published content either to inform, entertain, delight, or show their leadership.

Example: 

Of all of the other types of websites design, Daily News Egypt, Egypt’s only daily independent newspaper in English, found a blog website the perfect design to publish their news, and events on. You will find on it content of various forms; text, photos and video in all fields of media coverage.

• Small businesses website

Just like you got here, you searched online. People also search every minute with different search intents. It could be to gain more information about your company, history, and services, to follow your news and updates, or to buy a product or service.

A small business website helps you capture your visitor’s attention and convert them into leads. It also gives your small business the professional look of big companies at a much lower cost according to your needs.

Features implemented in this type of website depend on why do you want to build it. You may need an “about us” page to show information about your brand, tell the story behind it, and show your authority and credibility. The “Contact us” page is also an essential part of your website to tell the visitor how to reach and contact you. 

Example: 

As a contracting company, Delta Contracting's focus on their on-land work outweigh anything else. But they knew how important for them to be present online. So they went for the small business website design to have their website up and working at an affordable cost.

As you can see, Delta used this type to tell who they are, the history of their business, services, and of course projects. It also added a section for its clients and partners, news, and contact information.

Types of websites design differ as business needs differ. To get a perfect website, look for a company with long recognizable expertise, on top of the latest technologies, and proven projects with clients.
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And to get the perfect website for your business, tell us about your business needs and we will tell you which type of websites design will exactly connect you to them.