Learning Centre
Whether you are contemplating starting a website or you already have one up and running, it is very important that you educate yourself about what is involved with setting up and running a website so that you can make your website a success.
If you are starting fresh with no prior experience, you will need to arm yourself with enough knowledge so that you can:
- understand what you can achieve with a website and how it ties in with your business plan
- figure out the basic requirements for your website
- have a plan for getting people to visit your website
- understand the costs involved
- choose a suitable web designer/developer to build your site
- decide if you need other related professional services such as web marketing, search engine optimisation, copy writing, etc.
- adequately relay your requirements to the professionals you have engaged
- analyse your website performance
- maintain, adjust and expand your website to improve it’s performance and achieve your goals
Our goal in this section of Web Design Pros is to provide you with information and resources to help you achieve success with your website. This website is new and we just have a few articles so far but we plan to keep adding useful content to this section and turn it into a valuable resource for the average business person who wants to make their website a success.
Short answer: it varies widely! Ok, that’s not really much help to you is it, so let’s try get at least a rough picture of how much you can expect to pay for a website. Firstly, we will need to look at the type of website you are after. 1. Types of Websites The first […]
Getting found online is critical for almost all businesses. These days most businesses have their own websites. Getting a website for your business requires a significant effort and can be expensive, but it is an essential investment for most businesses. There are other ways to get your business noticed online – social media, web directories, […]
In several cases, while creating a website, people just delegate the project directly to the website designers. The website designers then start creating the website with their perspective. In the end, the perception of the website designer and the exact need of the client most of the time do not match and unfortunately, the website […]
Whether you are a small business owner starting out with their first attempt at an online presence or a designer just starting in the website game, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is what website platform or Content Management System (CMS) you are going to design into. There are lots of providers […]
WEB DESIGN DILEMMA: How long should you wait before updating your web design or rebuilding a website? By Rachel Alexander, Christchurch web design agency Alexanders Whilst it varies as to how often blogs and content are updated, most companies update their web design look every two years. However, in terms of re-building the underlying platform, it’s usually around three to […]
This is a handy guide for small business owners who are considering saving money by building their own website instead of hiring a professional web designer/developer. Is building my own website the right option for me? Most business owners will probably make best use of their time by spending that time on their core business […]
If you are looking for a web designer to build a website for your business, you will find no shortage of options to choose from. So what do you base your decision on when choosing a web designer? A small business with a tight budget might simply request quotations from a number of web companies […]
Links in to your website help you get found in Google and other search engines because the more links in to your website, the more important it appears to be to the search engines. A great starting place for getting links to your website is by listing it in the many free online web directories. In addition […]
Getting to know the lingo We have put together a list of common internet website terms that you you may hear when you are talking to web professionals about your website project. Here we aim to list the most important terms rather than create a long exhaustive glossary of internet/web terminology. If you are a […]
5 reasons for doing it yourself: You have good design skills and some experience You are technically savvy and confident you can do a good job You do not have a budget to spend on hiring a professional You have knowledge of tools that can help you build a website You have access to an […]