website development
some of the sites developed by us
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Website development falls into a number of categories depending on where you are on the 'web road' and where you want to be. Let's look at them.
You don't have a website. You are most likely a family or micro-business and you don't know how to make a website which communicates effectively for a cost-effective price. You've probably been scared by prices to develop a website. If you are in this category, please contact us. We will give you frank advice and provide you with a solution at a price you CAN afford. You have a website, but it is seriously out-of-date. When was the last time you upgraded your site? |
We cringe when we see sites which have not been upgraded for 2-3 years (and believe us, there's a lot of them)! There is nothing worse for visitors to your site to see your last entry is months or years old (this affects not only small businesses - but big business and government websites too). When your visitors look at an out-of-date site, guess what they do? They don't bother looking further at your site.
If YOU don't bother to keep your site up-to-date, your visitors get the impression that your business is weary and not worth dealing with!
If your website is out-of-date, we can help, no matter the size of your business. We can make it relevant again, at a price you CAN afford.
You rely on a Content Management System (CMS) to upgrade your site and in-house 'authors' to upgrade pages - but your site is not up-to-date or needs 'weeding'.
There are scores of CMS systems out there, some open-source, some which cost considerable money. The interface may be marginally different, but in essence, they are all the same. The strengths of CMS systems are also their greatest weaknesses. They allow many authors to contribute, but too often those authors are not 'communicators'; they serve up wads of information which they feel is important, but to web-visitors are largely irrelevant. On the other hand, authors often do not upgrade their pages with new, timely, relevant and well-written information as often as they should; they see upgrading their pages as a nuisance, time consuming, and an imposition on their work. As well, your organisation often gives control of your CMS input to the IT department -- great people, but they're often 'geeks' - not communicators.
We will 'wrangle' your authors, make sure they contribute new, relevant and concise information in a timely manner, edit it, and guide them through the techniques they can use to make their contributions effective, readable, employing latest communications opportunities to explain and communicate your organisation's messages.
You have a website but it doesn't reflect latest communication techniques.
You have a website or are in charge of one for your business, government department or organisation and your website is a 'traditional' text-based site, maybe with a few images included. We can introduce 'new media' techniques to make your site more relevant and more attractive to visitors. If you don't have video and/or audio on your site - and if your site is not easily navigable, you're not providing an experience your viewers want - and more importantly your site drops down Google rankings as a result. We can bring your site into the new 'communications century' at a price you can afford. We can help you 'on going', or as a 'hit job' - just ask.
No matter where you are on the 'web road', we can help.
We write for web, we can contribute 'multimedia' to your site, and we can build or manage your site either directly or through Content Management Systems (CMS). Just contact us and we can help you make your website up-to-date, relevant, and contain information, video, audio, images and other presentation techniques to drive viewers to your site. Contact us for further help and details.
If YOU don't bother to keep your site up-to-date, your visitors get the impression that your business is weary and not worth dealing with!
If your website is out-of-date, we can help, no matter the size of your business. We can make it relevant again, at a price you CAN afford.
You rely on a Content Management System (CMS) to upgrade your site and in-house 'authors' to upgrade pages - but your site is not up-to-date or needs 'weeding'.
There are scores of CMS systems out there, some open-source, some which cost considerable money. The interface may be marginally different, but in essence, they are all the same. The strengths of CMS systems are also their greatest weaknesses. They allow many authors to contribute, but too often those authors are not 'communicators'; they serve up wads of information which they feel is important, but to web-visitors are largely irrelevant. On the other hand, authors often do not upgrade their pages with new, timely, relevant and well-written information as often as they should; they see upgrading their pages as a nuisance, time consuming, and an imposition on their work. As well, your organisation often gives control of your CMS input to the IT department -- great people, but they're often 'geeks' - not communicators.
We will 'wrangle' your authors, make sure they contribute new, relevant and concise information in a timely manner, edit it, and guide them through the techniques they can use to make their contributions effective, readable, employing latest communications opportunities to explain and communicate your organisation's messages.
You have a website but it doesn't reflect latest communication techniques.
You have a website or are in charge of one for your business, government department or organisation and your website is a 'traditional' text-based site, maybe with a few images included. We can introduce 'new media' techniques to make your site more relevant and more attractive to visitors. If you don't have video and/or audio on your site - and if your site is not easily navigable, you're not providing an experience your viewers want - and more importantly your site drops down Google rankings as a result. We can bring your site into the new 'communications century' at a price you can afford. We can help you 'on going', or as a 'hit job' - just ask.
No matter where you are on the 'web road', we can help.
We write for web, we can contribute 'multimedia' to your site, and we can build or manage your site either directly or through Content Management Systems (CMS). Just contact us and we can help you make your website up-to-date, relevant, and contain information, video, audio, images and other presentation techniques to drive viewers to your site. Contact us for further help and details.