:: Profesional Web development

AVDL Web Development, programming and design is a website development company in Marbella, Spain that designs professional web sites and Web applications, using the W3C guidelines for website development, web design and web accessibility standards. Whether you are looking for a simple website for a small business containing only a couple of web pages, need a full-featured e-commerce site, an online-business or already own a website that needs changes or upgrades you have come to the right place.

:: Marbella on the Costa del Sol in Spain

We are based in Marbella, on the Costa del Sol in Spain, and we will attend to you in English, Spanish and Dutch. Thanks to Marbella's international environment we have reliable translators at our disposition and can offer professional web sites in many different languages, including Russian or Chinese.

:: Why Choose Us ?

Getting a simple website up and running is not a difficult task nowadays. There are many different programmes on the market to help someone without any previous programming knowledge put a simple on line brochure together. We offer a lot more than just 'on-line brochures' by creating 'rich' or Web 2 websites and web applications that offer interactivity and are user centered. The internet has become an important and integral part of any business nowadays, your online goals should be identified and your website build accordingly.

:: Our Philosophy - Open Source & Quality

We are strong believers, and promoters of open source software. Our platform of choice is therefore LINUX and all our projects are written in 'open source' programming languages. Check out the expertise section on this website for an overview of these 'languages' and what they are used for. Just like any other craft or discipline demands certain quality standards so does creating websites and web applications for the WWW. Please have a look at the standards section of this site to find out more.

:: Professional Web sites and web applications

Our websites are hand coded, designed for you specifically and built according to the W3C guidelines. By progressive enhancement we allow everyone to access the basic contents and functionality of your web pages whichever browser, platform or internet connection they use. Our websites are designed in such a way that the search engines find them easy to index which ensures reasonable positioning even before spending big money on search engine optimization.

:: Who is Alex van der Lely

Alex van der Lely, the founder of the company started writing code on a Commodore Pet nearly 30 years ago and has, over the years, participated in some mayor software projects. Alex is credited by the Andalusian Regional Government, 'The Junta de Andalucia' in PHP web development. When looking for a website or web application make sure it is in good hands.

:: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Owning a website is fantastic, but if nobody knows it exists there is not much point. It is something like printing flyers and keep them in your office drawer. There are many different methods to get you website known. We can get your website out of the drawer and throw it into the hands of your target market.