Six things I wish our clients knew …

Karen    Building trust, Opinion, Updating site content    

For the last two and a half years, I have been working with a web design and development company. The following observations are my own and are echoed by many of my colleagues.

1. Research takes time, and there isn’t always something tangible to show for it. When we scope something for a client project, it might take five hours just to work out that it can’t actually be done in the way the project was envisaged, or with the existing technology platform. Correction – it can’t be done cost-effectively – as they say in the business, anything can be done if you throw enough time and money at it.

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New Year, Fresh Start for your Website

Karen    Populating your site, Updating site content    

So 2012 has rolled over on the calendar – and you are back at work. Time to review your company website and make sure everything is up to date and ready for the year ahead. This might also be a good time to look at a few of the following items …

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10 more great reasons to update your website content

Karen    Populating your site, Updating site content     communicate, online marketing, site content, update, website

Seems that plenty of readers are looking for a rationale for why they need to update their company websites.

I would also like to make the point that if one of the reasons your site is not being regularly updated is because you have to get your web company to do it for you, or your staff find it difficult to use the CMS behind your site – then it is time for a change.

Get training for your staff

or

Have your site shifted to a user friendly CMS (Joomla is one good option to check out).

Don’t let the construction of your site stop you from keeping it fresh. read more