WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Get online and watch your business grow!

"Zoe has created two websites for me, and I have attended her workshops. She not only brings my ideas to life, but she adds and shares her knowledge. Few businesses offer this level of service; this is what sets her apart from the rest." - Sue Montgomery (MoodFood & Leading Edge Coaching)
"The idea of putting together a website seemed an incredibly daunting task. Not so. Zoe brought professionalism, consideration, patience and perfection to every aspect of the job. I would recommend her to anyone seeking the best in website design and IT support." Bron Purdy (proprietor, Spiritual Fitness With Bron)

What's the first thing you do when you discover a new retail outlet, or a potential product or service supplier for your business? You visit their website, of course!

A website can be a highly cost-effective advertising medium, and much more besides.

There is practically no limit to the number of people who can visit a website.
Websites are available for viewing 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Listings in search engines are free, unlike entries in most printed buyers' guides.
You can update the content free in a matter of minutes, with no need to print and distribute thousands of brochures or 'flyers' each time.

The Internet is now an integral part of business marketing. Not only does it provide information to existing and future customers, but it enables them to contact you and even conduct transactions.

Whether your website has a single page or dozens of pages it must be attractive, informative, easy to navigate and fully functional to attract customers - and keep them coming back. Nothing sends Internet-surfing customers away quicker than an amateurish and dysfunctional website.

The important point is that your website should do what you want it to do. It might be simply an extension of your existing marketing strategy, or you might want it to open up new opportunities such as e-commerce and online shopping (see below).

All of the websites we build include:

W3C standards compliance (what is this?);
Multiple browser compatibility - to make your website look the same on all major Internet browsers (eg. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari);
Protection from spam and other Internet security threats;
Server hosting and domain name purchase (we're also happy to work with what you already have);
CSS coding - the ability to make simple changes (eg. font style or size) to all pages at once; and
A site map that will be submitted to Google, Yahoo and other search engines for page indexing (what's that?).

Whatever your requirements, XYZ Support has the creative and design skills to create a website that will stand out from the crowd. It can be configured to enable you to make revisions yourself, or we can do them if you don't have the time or inclination. And we can do upgrades whenever you're ready to take your site to the next level.

All at affordable prices.

Here are XYZ Support's more recent websites:

Smoochy Kiss Funky Gear for Little People	Irvine's Jewellers Kempsey and Nambucca heads	Eurpean Design - Old World Furniture Imports	LBE Lighting - Specialists in LED Lighting
Solid Stairs Port Macquarie	Graham's Mechanical Repairs Wauchope	Mood Food - Food Education	International Artist H. Fish
Orion Apartments by Cannavo Group	Spiritual Fitness With Bron	Keena Kitchens Port Macquarie	Life Coaching Port Macquarie

SINGLE-PAGE WEBSITES

When you're starting up a new venture, you probably don't have the budget for a website with lots of pages. You probably can't spare the time to compile a mountain of information and graphic images either. But you need to tell people straight away that you're open for business, what you do, and how they can buy what you're offering.

It's also important to secure a 'domain name' (eg. fredsplumbing.com.au) as soon as possible.

Just send your website content material - words, graphics and any design guidelines - to XYZ Support and your single-page website will be online within five working days, from as little as $600 including programming, setup of domain name, email and web-hosting, and 2 years hosting subscription!

GillSigns

Trend Essence

Eat For Life

Carpentry and rennovations decking and awnings port macquarie

Proper Carpentry

MULTI-PAGE WEBSITES

When you business is up and running, it's time to broaden your horizons and let the Internet do more for your business. You can add pages to provide more information, saving you and your staff valuable time answering basic phone enquiries, and functionality, such as online transactions.

There's no limit to the size and scope of your website, although business websites tend to average 5-10 pages. Some essential features are:

a standard design theme, incorporating your corporate logo, throughout the website;
a Home page with your corporate logo, an introduction/welcome, and a navigation menu;
at least one Products/Services page;
a Contact Us page, including an email form with anti-'spam' protection (those squiggly letters and numbers) to keep your mailbox free of 'junk email'; and
search engine optimisation, to ensure that your website appears prominently when people type in your field of activity.

There's an almost endless list of optional features, such as:

Additional departments such as About Us, News, Gallery (still photos and illustrations) and Videos;
Interactive activities (eg. blogs, games);
Online commerce (see below); and
'Search' bars to easily locate different components of the site

Prices are by individual quotation, but as a guide a five-page website usually costs $2000 - $3500 and is ready to go online in approximately two months. These estimates vary depending on your particular specifications, the amount and quality of the content (words, graphics and any design guidelines) you provide, and how quickly you approve draft pages along the way.

E-COMMERCE & ONLINE SHOPPING

An online business can be a viable alternative to a traditional 'bricks and mortar' one. All you need are:

a product or service that can be purchased without face-to-face contact with customers;
a website that looks great and is easy and logical to navigate;
well-executed 'search engine optimisation' to make sure your appear prominently when people type in your business's field of activity; and
An easy-to-use ordering system

XYZ Support has an efficient, easy-to-use online ordering system. It doesn't require customers to log in if they want to make an order, yet is secure and allows them to purchase multiple items from the one ordering page. Unlike many proprietary online ordering systems, this one can be fully customised to suit your needs.

The websites below use similar yet differing versions. You can try them out without buying anything by going as far as the page that requires you to enter your personal details. (Be warned: you may find their products irresistible!)

Smoochy Kiss
Funky Gear for Little People

Little Dinosaur
Kids Decorator Products

Emergency ID
Medical Jewellery Australia

i-Paddle
Dragonboating Essentials