One advantage of the internet is the immediacy of whole process. After customers find your site and what they are looking for, they can contact you by phone or use a contact form if you have one. In this day and age, with the wide spread use of I.M (instant messaging) software like MSN Live Messenger, customers are often quite comfortable using a text chat window to contact the business help desk immediately. (more…)

The key to any advertising medium is to ensure you get good results for your money. A website can be one of the most cost-effective advertising methods available and I believe they are becoming more cost-effective every day.

With today’s fast-paced industries, businesses without an online presence are usually left behind. Whether you plan to sell or promote your products or services online, the advantages of having a small business website are evident. (more…)

I get inquiries from people who have a business and have been talked into registering a domain name and obtaining web site hosting through their phone provider. Without naming names, you probably have a good idea which one I’m talking about here.

Now, providing an additional service to their customers is fine, but unless you have money to throw away it always pays to compare ‘apples with apples’. (more…)

One of the goals that I strive towards constantly is to provide value for money websites. By that I don’t just mean ‘cheap’ websites, I mean good, cost-effective and simple to maintain sites.

Firstly, I’ll give you some background information about website design methods used in Australia and world-wide. (more…)

I’m often approached by potential customers who want to know what kind of results they can expect from having a business website. The answer I give to them depends greatly on what kind of business they operate.

This may sound obvious, but as a rule of thumb any business that people would use the internet to search for will benefit greatly from having a site! (more…)

If you are in the market for a ‘cheap’ web site you will find hundreds, if not thousands of ‘designers’ out there. Anyone who has done a course or experimented with web design software and thinks they are an expert can set themselves up in business as a designer.

But, anyone who is in business knows that just having talent in a particular field doesn’t guarantee success in a business venture. You probably have staff working for you that are ten times better than you are in the actual production or service that your business is about - but I bet you wouldn’t consider that they could actually run the business! (more…)