Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Sweet Shop Idea

One way of simplifying the process of getting you a professional & affordable website up & running in a short space of time, is to create a variety of services that you can mix and match to your specific requirements… a bit like choosing what sweets YOU want in a bag!

Remember when, as a kid, you went into the sweetshop with your pocket money clutched in your hand? You wanted to get the best selection for your pennies.

By creating our own selection, we’ve made almost as simple and fun to get yourself a website as it was to choose your sweets back then.

We can put together a tailored plan for you that you can add to or change, but which will give you the basics to get you started quickly and efficiently on the internet. This includes advising you on purchasing hosting and a domain name,  and then setting you up with a simple website or blog (or both), up to the first 6 pages of text, and training on self-administering your website.

Then when you are ready, we can add Additional Packages to supplement your new website – Email Marketing, a Membership site, and Consultancy, Coaching and Support.

  • With all of the packages on this site, a training manual is provided, so you have a reference document of how to edit your WordPress website, even after the initial installation and setup is completed. This is done to empower you, the website owner, to be able to make changes, add things and be in charge of your own website. It minimises the need for additional training and support (hence saving you money), but of course additional support or training can be arranged should you need it.
  • We also advise you on how to use the provided SEO plugins to optimise your blog posts and web pages to enhance your online profile with Google, as this can lead to increased sales. It’s a well known statistic that if you are not on the first 3 pages of a Google search, your chances of getting any traffic from Google are severely diminished.
  • You also get access to the Client Membership Site included in your package price. This is a password-protected area where clients have access to a range of mini-videos on how to use WordPress and various plugins, Aweber (if you have the Email Marketing package) and lots of useful information.

If you need advice in areas that are not in our areas of expertise, we will always do what we can to find out and advise you of the appropriate steps to put you on the right path.

NOTE: we’re happy to support international clients – please ask for a specific quotation in US$, South African Rands or Euros.