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Affordable Gold Coast Small Business Websites – Ready in 7 Days, Mobile Friendly, Full Security, YOUR Custom look! See the Videos below for Website Structure (especially the importance of us finding you the right Domain Name), whether to use Videos or Sliders, Managing your website and the ongoing cost associated with a website.
Video 1 of a Series of 4 – Discover The Secrets of a High Ranking Gold Coast Small Business Website
Watch this video to discover The winning Formula for a High Ranking Gold Coast Small Business Website (summary at 1:22). The structure is also vitally important, and we cover this in detail in the next video. If you prefer to read, the Video Transcript is below.
Custom website designs are available, with a YouTube Video included, plus FULL SEO. Youtube Marketing is a vital part of your Business Plan these days, for a couple of reasons. First, Google owns Youtube – so having a Youtube video on your site is never going to hurt your Google Ranking. Secondly, a Youtube will rank not only on Youtube but also in Google itself. In fact, sometimes our Youtube videos appear higher than our website itself! Finally, given the chance of clicking through to a video or reading through a website – which would you choose?
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Adding other elements is also important, like Social Media Marketing.
You should also check out our “Questions” section above before deciding on a Gold Coast Web Design Company. Not only will this give you tips on what you MUST know before purchasing your Gold Coast Small Business Website, it also covers things many Gold Coast web design companies hide in the small print – Learn the questions you need to ask!
Remember, your website creates the First Impression for your client – make sure you look Professional, not an Amateur! Go with a Pro Gold Coast Web Designer.
Small business websites available for worldwide clients.
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TRANSCRIPT OF VIDEO 1 ABOVE:
Hi, this is Terry Fisher coming to you from Australia’s beautiful Gold Coast.
Today we’re going to show you how a small business website can dramatically improve your profits and is extremely affordable and easy to use.
As well as getting a website, you really need to have a website that’s ranked in the top 30 results of Google. If it isn’t in the top 30 Google results, it just isn’t going to work – but there are certain elements that you need to add to that these days to get an integrated marketing plan.
We suggest that you add a YouTube video, you add some article marketing, and, for some products, social media like Facebook and MySpace (now old hat – use Twitter) is also important.
The days when that cost a thousand dollars, up to ten thousand dollars, they are gone. These days you can build a website for under a thousand dollars ($495 to $995, depending on what you want), get a YouTube video, get an article, get a little bit of social media marketing – and when you integrate all those things together into your marketing plan the bottom line of your small business will improve dramatically.
So let’s show you exactly how we would do that. This is Terry Fisher of www.businesswebsitesgoldcoast.com and in the next video, we’ll look at the foundation and the structure for building your website.
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Gold Coast Business Website Office Hours
Mon 9.30 – 5.30
Tues 9.30 – 5.30
Wed 9.30 – 5.30
Thu 1.30 – 5.30
Fri 9.30 – 4.00
Closed Weekends
Special arrangements can be made, ie, for those still working a full-time job.
Phone: 0468 420 470
Make sure you watch our other Gold Coast Small Business Website Videos to help you understand how to boost your business with an Online Presence!
Gold Coast Web Design Checklist.
Here are some essentials you need to check before deciding on a Gold Coast Web Design Company.
1. What is included in the price, and what is an add-on? Many Gold Coast Web Designers charge extra for things we included in the base price.
2. Is a Guaranteed Google Ranking included? We are very clear that we Guarantee you a Top 30 Spot in Google, or you get your website for the $200 Deposit! If you are looking at a Gold Coast Web Designer that is not guaranteeing results, we suggest looking elsewhere.
3. Is a Youtube Video included? Youtube is now so big it is critical to your online success. We include a Youtube video in the $495 you pay for our Gold Coast Web Design package. The video is created from images you provide and you can click here for more info on Gold Coast Business Videos. Just for clarity, the $295 mentioned on that page is for a video only; if you buy the $495 Gold Coast Web Design package, the Youtube video is included in the price. If you already have a website and just want to add a video, the price is $295 for the video on its own.
4. Is training included? The “sting in the tail” with many Gold Coast Web Design packages is that you are at the mercy of the web designer for every little change in the future – and it is usually chargeable. We include one hour of training, which will enable you to do most changes yourself, at no cost.
5. Are the “Mandatory Web Pages” Google looks for included in your Gold Coast Web Design package, eg, Privacy, Anti-Spam, etc. Do not expect Google to take you seriously without the critical web design factors the Pros included.
6. Are Sample Gold Coast Business Websites available for you to check out?
7. Are screenshots of the Google results for those Sample websites shown?
8. Is a “Custom Design” included in your Gold Coast Web Designers package, that allows you to use your images and Logos? Or are you forced into choosing from just the Templates they have available?
Hope you enjoyed this Gold Coast Web Design Checklist
Check out Terry Fisher on 0468 420 470 for top Gold Coast Web Design at sensible prices – with a Guarantee!
Terry Fisher, Gold Coast Web Designer
The Top 8 Reasons To Use WordPress for Your Gold Coast Business Website.
If you own a small business and have never heard of WordPress, read on to discover why WordPress is the right platform for your Gold Coast business website.
1. The main reason we use WordPress is that it is pretty easy to work with. This is great for anyone who is not technical, WordPress is just a really easy platform to get started on. If you don’t know how to code, no problem, you can still use WordPress – it’s as easy as using MS Word, and very similar to Word. So you will not need any website development experience with WordPress. Our Gold Coast Business Website Design Services also include one hour of free training.
2: The second reason to use WordPress is because it is good for SEO (search engine optimization). With WordPress, you can create new content fast – something search engines love. Also, Google, Yahoo etc are familiar with the internal linking structure of WordPress. Plus, with WordPress you have interactive features like comments built into WordPress. All of these things help with Gold Coast business website search engine rankings.
3. Another reason to use WordPress is that with WordPress self-hosted websites, you have the option of adding plugins to your website to increase site functionality and safety. At the moment there are well over 10,000 free plugins to choose from in the WordPress Repository. Whether you want to add social sharing features, photo galleries, shopping carts, email sign-up forms, or more, the list goes on and on. Pretty much any feature you are looking to add to your website, you can add through the use of adding a plugin to your website.
4. With WordPress you can easily add a blog to your website. Having a blog and fresh content is a great way to increase your search engine rankings, not to mention a great way to interact with readers on your site. WordPress is an amazing content management system, and one of the most popular blogging systems out there.
5. With thousands of developers around the world building WordPress themes and plugins, in addition to the tens of thousands and millions of people out there who are using WordPress to power their website, if you have a question or issue that comes up related to your website, most likely there is someone out there who can help you to fix the problem.
6. Changing the design of your website with WordPress is easy. There are free and paid WordPress themes out there to choose from, or you can make your own. And again, the good news is that with one click you can change the design from one design to the other. So that’s another great reason to use WordPress.
7. Your WordPress website can grow with your business. Probably, as your business grows, you’ll need your website to do different things. So again, with the availability of plugins and the ease of being able to change the designs of your layout, it is really easy for your WordPress website to grow with your business.
8. The final reason to use WordPress is – It is FREE; you can go to WordPress.org and you can download the software for free. That concludes our 8 Reasons Why You Should Use WordPress For Your Gold Coast Website.
We are amongst the top Business Website Design Companies on the Gold Coast – Ring 0468 420 470 now for a free quote.
Gold Coast Business Website Design – Balance
How your site looks when finished is an important element, but must be balanced with getting visitors there in the first place. If you want visitors to enjoy your site and revisit it over and over, you need to build a site that is attractive, easy to use, stuffed full with useful information AND in the top 20 Google results. Without high search engine visibility, it does not matter what your website looks like.
Gold Coast Business Website Design- Loading Time
We keep the size of your website as small as is practical. Excessive loading times are a death knell for any site. The larger the files are that must load, the longer a user’s load time is going to be. Most users will click away if the page doesn’t start to load within the first few seconds of opening your page.
When you are creating graphics or photos for your website, be sure to keep the file size small, but without making the images too small for clarity. Optimizing your images is something we do before loading them to your website, so if in doubt, give us high-quality pictures and we will get the right blend of clarity and file size for your Gold Coast Business Website Design.
Gold Coast Business Website Design- Easy on the Eye
Pay attention to the way the different colours you use on your website interact. You have to make sure that your text will be readable on top of the background colours you use. Dark text on light backgrounds is typically easier on the eyes than the other way around. Ask your friends to give you feedback on the colours you choose.
We always use consistent fonts so that visitors to your site don’t become agitated by too many different fonts. You want people to browse through your site with ease, so that they can just concentrate on the material on the site and what the site has to offer.
Incorporate a site map into your Gold Coast Business Website Design. Sitemaps serve several purposes. First, they make navigation throughout your site much easier for visitors. Second, the major search engines can utilize it to index your entire site. This means your search engine optimization improves, and your website receives more exposure, giving you more profit-earning potential. We include a link to your sitemap from the homepage and make it as simple as possible. The sitemap updates automatically when needed.
Gold Coast Business Website Design: Trust
Personalize your site. Your clients want to feel comfortable with you, so use testimonials from trusted customers, as well as photographs of people. Building trust with your customers is very important, so be sure to let them know you personally care about the product or service you are providing them.
We also check your grammar and spelling. Yes, some mistakes may get past some of your audience, but it will not get past everyone. You could lose some of your audience because of this, particularly if you make mistakes frequently. Poor grammar and spelling on your site make it look unprofessional; we take care that that does not happen.
Gold Coast Business Website Design – Research
Research is very important when it comes to Gold Coast Business Website Design. We research your niche, so you can set your sights on your target audience. We agree on the main Keywords for your website (the phrases you think people will type in when searching for your site). We also discuss your demographics, in order to maximize reaching your target audience.
Stay creative as we work together on designing your site. It’s okay to get ideas from other websites, but let’s make your site as original as possible. Come up with features of your own, and enhance ones that you have found elsewhere.
Considering how many visitors are likely to visit your website on a mobile phone is also very important. All of our websites are mobile friendly, but if 80% of viewers come from mobile phones (eg, teenage fashion) then designing specifically for mobile is a great idea. See the simplicity of the sample web design on the right – loads very quickly on a mobile and looks good on any mobile device; also has “tap to call” and a “sketch” video.
The best websites that I have built are where there is a perfect blend of my web design expertise and your specialist product / service expertise; if we are both open to each other’s ideas, the end result is always better than one person could have achieved.
Ring Terry now on (07) 5549 0927 for help with your Gold Coast Business Website Design, at extremely affordable prices.
Gold Coast Business Website Design Tip 1
Ensure you give priority to your user’s needs. It is not about what you want to sell, it is about what they want to buy. If you are focused on meeting your user’s needs, then your product or service sells itself. Ensure they have a first-class user experience by providing good navigation that enables them to find what they need quickly. Try to see things from your visitor’s perspective when you creating your Gold Coast business website design.
Gold Coast Business Web Design Tip 2
A newsletter is pretty much essential. When people first visit your website, they may not be ready to buy. Capturing their e-mail and sending them useful, helpful, information over the next 2 to 3 months will help you to sell at the time they are ready to buy. Remember to include an unsubscribe link in your newsletter; Spam is a serious problem and you do not want to be accused of spamming your visitors.
Gold Coast Small Business Web Design Tip 3
It is important to design any website for viewing across a range of devices. Your visitor may be watching on a wide computer screen, a laptop, a tablet, a large mobile phone, were very small mobile phone. These days I design in a manner that gives a consistent view across all computers and phones. One of the biggest problems we websites these days is that many of them were built when the computer was still dominant. During June 2013 views on a mobile phone exceeded those for views on a computer for most industries. If you already have a website, you need to check that it looks good across a range of viewing devices.
Gold Coast Business Website Design Tip 4
Sometimes multiple websites are a good idea. It is important to keep your website focused on one thing so that both Google and your visitors understand clearly what your website is about. So for example, if you have a sewing business and also a bed-and-breakfast business, both run from your home, you should have a website for each.
It may be important to have more than one website for geographic locations too. If you are running a business that is operating in different cities, two websites – one for each city – will help you to stay geographically focused.
When creating a strategic direction for your business, make a decision as to a single website or multiple websites. At this stage, if you design multiple websites, make sure that you buy the domain names for all the websites so that you can implement your strategy knowing that all the domain names you want are under your control.
Gold Coast Business Website Design Tip 5
Make sure you include video in your Gold Coast business website design. If a picture is worth 1000 words, then it’s equally true that a video is worth 1000 pictures. Google actually owns YouTube, so it helps in getting your website ranked, and your video will get ranked as well in its own right.
Gold Coast Business Web Design Tip 6
Be cute, but not too cute. Avoid trying to add every new gadget to your website. It can be tempting to make your site looks cutting edge by including every new web design option out there but it can end up turning people off. Simple will generally get the job done even better than a flashy layout.
Gold Coast Small Business Website Design Tip 7
Talking of flashy, try to avoid using Flash on your website. It simply does not work well on some mobile devices, particularly Apple.
Gold Coast Business Web Design Tip 8
When designing your website, it is a good idea not to stray too far from popular conventions. For example, most users expect that when they click on the website logo at the top of a webpage, they will be taken to the home page of the website. If your Gold Coast business website behaves differently, it may confuse your visitor.
Gold Coast Business Web Design Tip 9
Try to make your site entertaining by putting plenty of graphics on your site. You want to wrap your text around images so that your site looks interesting. With content that catches the eye, visitors are interested in whats on your site. When you have content that is one massive block of text, people click off.
Gold Coast Business Website Design Tip 10
If you want a pro look, go with the Pros. We work with you to ensure that our web design expertise is blended with the expertise you have in your business. We do several things that other web designers do not do. For example, we will provide training and show you how to make small changes to your website; many web designers will not show you this because they want to charge you large sums of money for changes you could quite easily make yourself.
We also provide a custom look that incorporates graphics relevant to your business. Many web designers use free templates; you want to look that is unique to your business.
We also manage your website for you. Web design is constantly evolving, and we make sure you stay current. An important part of this is website security, which many web designers fail miserably on.
We also have YouTube channels that are highly-ranking, and you can see samples of our videos here.
For samples of our Gold Coast business website design, please click here.
