Web Design Blog Canberra

Let's face it: running a small business is a full-time job in itself, and trying to master the 'technical' side of your website can feel like adding another full-time job on top of it. You deserve a website that works as hard as you do - without the headache. Here, I break down the complexities of web design, SEO, and site maintenance into bite-sized, actionable advice so you can stop wrestling with your backend and start focusing on what you do best: running your business.

Web Design

Why WordPress is a bad choice for your small Canberra business

WordPress is for web designers that can’t design, can’t code and don’t care. I can certainly understand the appeal that Wordpress presents and for most this would seem like it is the popular choice when considering a CMS (content management system) for your website. However while Wordpress may appear shiny on the outside its internal code and plugins have a history of causing so many issues for small business website owners I’m surprised that more businesses have not gone broke overnight because of this atrocious platform. Having read horror stories about Wordpress developers that work…

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Web Design

5 Reasons why your Canberra Business Website needs a Blog

If you run a small Canberra business and have a website, chances are the thought may have crossed your mind if it’s worthwhile having a blog on your website? The short answer is absolutely! Writing blog posts on a regular basis is quiet an easy and inexpensive way to enhance your marketing efforts, help drive traffic to your site, and attract more prospective customers. You may think that there are so many other more important things you need to do in order to keep your business running so quiet often writing blog posts is overlooked or not considered…

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Web Design

Essential Elements of a Small Business Website

What should a small business website look like?  Once you know what the important elements of a small business website should be, this will make it easier to work out how your website should look and what pages you need to include. Below is a list of elements and features that most small Canberra business websites should be integrating into their design. At Neondragonfly Web Design I offer Canberra Web Design services that are inclusive of most of these website features. 1. Navigation bar arrangement Without a well-designed and organised navigation bar your website visitors will find it…

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SEO & Marketing

Why you should use social meta tags

Your website visitors are guided visually.  When they see the great content, services, video or other cool things they find on your website or blog, they will share it. Now wouldn’t it be great if that wasn’t just a plain link in the post, tweet or Facebook share but a quick image sample or preview of your awesome content? What are Meta Tags Meta tags make it possible for search engines and social media networks to get the required information from your website and display it in a visual way instead of just a plain old…

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Web Design

8 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Professional Web Designer in Canberra

Here are eight reasons why you should hire a professional web designer in Canberra. Your small Canberra business website is the public image of your company. You want to make it as modern and appealing to your target demographic as possible. If you've been considering the option to build a website yourself or hire a web designer, then consider the list I have prepared below that focuses on why hiring a professional website designer is the best way to go: 1. Saves you time  Hiring a professional web designer in Canberra gives you the benefit of years of experience …

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SEO & Marketing

7 Pages You Need on Your Small Business Website

What pages do you absolutely need on your website? Here I have listed 7 important web pages your small business website should have, what you should include and what content each of those pages should contain. I have listed the most common, yet important website pages your small business website should have. As every business is unique and needs something different,  potential customers that visit your website have set of mental checklists at to what information they expect to find on your website. To help you determine what website pages to include, here is an outline of the…

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