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

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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SEO & Marketing

5 reasons why a single page website is bad for seo

What is a single page website? A single page website is a website that has only 1 html page or 1 page where all site content can be accessed. What this means is that the site will have a standard navigation menu but instead of clicking through to individual pages like: about, services, contact etc.. the menu items instead scroll or “jump” down to the corresponding section within a single page only. While this may seem like the “in thing” and create a beautiful or stunning effect it can be appealing to some website owners and certainly…

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Web Design

Top 5 reasons your website is loading slow

If your website is loading slowly check out the following reasons why this may be the case and what  can be done to improve website performance. 1.  Un-optimised Images A large number of un-optimised images is the most common cause behind a sluggish website. High resolution images can take up a lot of bandwidth while loading. Another consideration is the image file type, for example JPG files are typically smaller in size than PNG and GIF files and can generally be compressed a lot more. Remedy & Takeaway: Check the file size of your images, at best 50kb…

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Web Design

Why choose a local Canberra web designer?

It should be fairly obvious by now that your business needs a website in order to be more effective in conducting business in this day and age. Now being aware of this fact, we need to touch on how you choose a web design partner; a very important decision that can determine the outcome of your website & your web design experience. The internet has indeed made the world a smaller place, and you could very well choose to do business with an agency in India if that floats your boat, but how much do you think a foreign…

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Web Design

How SSL can help your small business website

The purpose of SSL The purpose of SSL (secure socket layer) is to encrypt the data sent between the server (a website) and client (the end users browser). When an SSL certificate is installed on the server this ensures that sensitive data cannot be intercepted by a 3rd party like a hacker for example. Without SSL, all of the unencrypted data can be seen, captured and potentially used for criminal purposes. Websites that employ SSL can easily be identified in a browsers’ address bar which is usually denoted by a green lock icon or the word secure and the…

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