No one understands your business better than you do!
Our websites are very flexible and we are sure you will have some fantastic ideas we can incorporate into the design. We welcome your input and together we can create a stunning website you will be proud of!
A Home Page is a must for any website. It is the first page that people will see when they click into your site and the window to the rest of your website.
A Home Page can be viewed as the ‘Front Cover’ of your website. Its appearance and content will conjure the all-important first impressions of your website and business. A Home Page needs to be eye catching in order to grab the attention of the viewer and should contain highly relevant information to capture the interest of the reader.
It is important to summarise all of the key information in order to provide an overview of the website and to entice the reader to delve deeper into the site. This can be achieved in several ways, such as the use of headings and short introductory paragraphs with links that take the user to the section or article. Pictures or icons can be used to illustrate and draw the eye to various sections.
Use this page to display all of your contact information and you can even put your opening times on there too. We will put in a Google map of your location so your customers can easily locate you.
Contact Form
We can also create a Contact Form which will enable your customers and potential customers to contact you with any questions they may have. This form will be linked to an email address (or more than one address) of your choice. This is a very useful feature as it gives you the option to not display your email address, which will help to reduce the number of spam emails you receive. A Contact Form is highly efficient even if you want to advertise your email address. It allows your customers to contact you quickly without the need to open up their email account or move away from the page they are on.
We incorporate reCAPTCHA™ into our Contact Forms
reCAPTCHA is a box containing a few words of distorted text, commonly found at the bottom of website registration and contact forms.
What’s the point?
There is method to this madness! It is a very effective security tool that prevents automated programs or “bots” from navigating your website. These bots usually generate spam (junk or unwanted emails). reCAPTCHA ensures that it is a human using your website and not a computer program and helps to prevent those annoying spam emails.
Quick Response or QR Codes
You have probably already seen these strange, little square barcodes in your magazine or newspaper and even on the products you buy from the supermarket. It is essentially a barcode that can be scanned by those who own a smartphone that contains a camera and QR software. It’s a very useful tool for businesses and consumers alike. It’s a very simple way of keeping up with the changes in technology and your customers.
A Wonderful Innovation
When you scan the barcode, the phone will take you to the information quickly and easily links a smartphone to content. Shortcut – no need to type information into your phone or a search engine.
Why Have it?
Your customers can scan the QR code on your “contact us” page and save your contact details directly on their phone, without typing a thing. Information saved on their phone can contain all your contact details such as:
- Business address
- Telephone/fax numbers
- Your website address
- Your email address
Here you can write about your business and provide an overview of the services and products you have to offer. Do you have an interesting background or a story to tell about how your business started out? If you do, then the About Us page is the perfect place to share your story.
You could also write about what motivates you and your company, sometimes referred to as a mission statement or ethos. The About Us page, provides your customers with the opportunity to learn more about your company.
The Product and Services page (or whatever you decide to name it), will be a crucial part of any business website. It will hold the information that customers are most interested in, “what do I get and how much will it cost?”
This page will vary greatly from business to business and for example could be named as the ‘Menu’ page, if your business is a restaurant or café. We can even break up your services into different categories, so your customers can find the services and products they want quickly. If you are a Hairdressers and Beauticians we could create a page for hairdressing services and a separate page for beauty products and services.
The key is to create pages that enable your customers to locate the information they want, quickly and easily.
Keep your customers up to date with news and events. You may host regular events such as product launches and previews. Perhaps you want to bring your customer base together for a Christmas party or Anniversary. Why not dedicate a page to these events or use it to promote future services and product lines. It’s a simple way of keeping your customers up to date and ensuring that they feel involved and a part of your business.
Ideal for Charity Organisations and Social Clubs
A News and Events page is an ideal place for advertising fundraising events and social occasions. Keep members up to speed easily and efficiently without the inconvenience and cost of leaflets.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sections have become a common place on many websites. They are a great way of answering your customer’s queries quickly and without the need to email or call.
A well-constructed FAQ page can even have the effect of reducing the number of support staff required by larger companies. This of course does not apply to most businesses but it does illustrate how effective a quality Frequently Asked Questions page can be. They typically take the form of a list and each question is followed by its answer. We can also categorise and place questions into various sections if your business has many questions to address. It’s a great way to offer support to your customers, around the clock.
If your customers have written to you about their experiences and provided great feedback; it’s a great idea to share these comments. Maybe you have received a rave review or publicity in a local paper.