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Unpacking Our Design and Development Process

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5 Tips for Working Remotely During this Crisis

COVID-19 has impacted every business in Australia. The Australian Government restrictions and advice for workplaces has changed the way that we do our jobs and where we do them. Unless your occupation is deemed essential, you’ll probably be working remotely – at home.I understand that these changes to work at home has posed a big change, and possible challenge to those whose work is usually based in the complete opposite environment. Remote working can be difficult for some.Persona...

Is Advertising in the Yellow Pages Worth It?

Over the years I’ve been to several South East Asian countries and have noticed some things about the older back-street sales offerings. If you were looking for motorcycle tyres, there always seemed to be a whole street dedicated to motorcycle bits and pieces. Or, there were usually 3 battery shops all within close proximity to the other, sometimes directly next door! So why on earth would they do this?Well, they obviously understood that customers would prefer to come to one area to get all t...

Web Design vs. Graphic Design

Jeff Cardello has written an important article (link below) for understanding a little bit about online technology shops and how they work.If you are a purchaser of an online service, such as a website, this article spells out some differences in the thinking and approach to delivering a website.I know when I studied ‘User Centered Design and Evaluation’ at University, and in practice developing enterprise systems for the Federal Government, the key thing wasn’t about how pretty it looked,...

Website Auditing is Crucial for Business Success

Cleaning out a cupboard, or tidying up a shed is similar to auditing your website.It is crucial for success.All of these activities are about optimisation – getting the most out of improving something.In the case of the cupboard, it’s about using the space effectively. In the case of tidying shed, it’s about improving the work environment. When it comes to auditing your website, it’s about maximising the potential to benefit the user and your business for people who connect with you onli...

The Importance of a Strong Online Presence

We recently came across Brooke Whistance’s article on why is it important for companies to have a strong online presence.Having an online presence is more than just having a website. An online presence addresses the need for an organisation to look carefully at their Digital Transformation when engaging their clients....

Affordable Mobile Car Cleaning

Affordable Mobile Care Cleaning is a start-up business based on the Gold Coast delivering car cleaning and detailing services at any location.They required a simple site that effectively engaged their target audience people wanting to get their vehicles cleaned at convenient locations.The site required a design that was clean and not distracting to the users.The new site had to:Be easy to find its key services;Appeal to a wide audience;Make it easy to call for a booking, or fill in a b...

The Dung Beetle Expert

John Feehan is The Dung Beetle Expert. He started up The Dung Beetle Expert after his CSIRO project concluded. The Dung Beetle Expert aims to provide dung beetle education and is a supplier of dung beetles in Australia.John required a redevelopment of his previous site. He needed a simple site that effectively engaged a wide audience, and provided a platform to supply dung beetles.The site required a re-design inspired by the original site’s images and colour schemes. It needed to be easy to n...

Mosaic Baptist Church Re-development

Mosaic Baptist Church in Canberra required a website re-development. They have been a long time clients of Your Web Presence.The Mosaic Baptist Church website acts as an information portal for people wanting to find out about the church, its purpose and activities, and different locations around Canberra.As the church has multiple congregations in different locations, it uses the website as an opportunity for people to engage and access multimedia, such as sermons and a calendar for upcoming eve...

Christian Education in Schools (CEIS)

Christian Education in Schools (CEIS) ACT is a faith-based organisation in the ACT that exists as an option within the public school system for children to seek, question, and explore Christian faith and values.CEIS is coordinated by qualified teachers who facilitate policy adherence, curriculum planning, volunteer training, session delivery, and professional liaison with families, schools, ETD, churches and other relevant organisations.In 2018, they were looking for an updated we...

VertiGal Aerial Fitness

VertiGal Aerial Fitness is a gymnasium providing training for people to learn pole dancing, silks and Lyra. Aerial Fitness is a growing sport, having its beginnings in gymnastics and pole dancing.Aerial fitness appeals to people wanting to build their confidence and develop their core strength. VertiGal welcomes anyone already in the sport who are looking to improve their skills, new people looking for a challenge, or groups wanting to explore and try their activities.In 2017, Vertigal required ...

Canberra Indoor Rock Climbing

Canberra Indoor Rock Climbing is the leading indoor rock climbing centre in Canberra, with two locations at Hume and Mitchell.Indoor rock climbing appeals to people already in the sport looking at improving their skills, new people looking for a challenge, groups wanting to explore and try rock climbing.In 2017 they required that their website is updated to allow for easier use on mobile devices and a site that could be updated by their staff.The site required a re-design and a presentation laye...

Naot Shoes of Canberra

NAOT Shoes of Canberra is a part of ‘The Healthy Foot’ – Dickson Podiatry and Footwear.They are the regional suppliers of NAOT Shoes from Israel. NAOT was founded when the members of Kibbutz NAOT Mordechai founded the kibbutz shoe factory in 1942 as a one-room workshop. NAOT is now Israel’s leading manufacturer and exporter of shoes.The alignment between the NAOT shoes and the Healthy Foot is that their shoes are ‘Orthotic friendly’!To establish NAOT’s presence, they required an e-...

Finance Your Future – Financial Advisors

Finance Your Future, Financial Advisors are a financial planning service located in Phillip, Canberra.They went through a re-branding exercise and required a new website to promote their services and connect with a new demographic.Your Web Presence was required to:Develop a website concept and requirements,Create a site design,Develop and deliver the new site....

The Healthy Foot: Podiatry

The Healthy Foot (Dickson Podiatry and Footwear) offers a complete foot care treatment. Their aim is to focus on treatments that will solve any problems clients have with their feet and lower limbs.  The practice has progressively grown and has moved into providing footwear advice.Mark the proprietor, was looking at re-vamping the website as they were changing the marketing model and the old site needed a re-work. Mark contacted us to develop and deliver their new website....

Allard Paint Distributors

Allard Paint Distributors, ‘The Kings of Colour’ is Canberra’s leading Automotive, Industrial and Marine Paint Distributors.Allard’s required a site that provides for them:An appeal to current and future customer,A web presence of the business online,A catalogue of their product lines for customers to view,Information tools and advice to support customers....

EC Perkins 4503

Edward Claude Perkins (EC Perkins 4503 1st AIF 17th Battalion) is recognised as one of the boy soldiers killed in the First World War.A commemorative was required so that his story could be shared, his relatives could find out about narrative of his short life, the aftermath, and so that other people researching boy soldiers could learn more....

3 Tips To Improve Your Web User Experience WOW Factor

In this article I’m going to highlight 3 tips to improve your web user experience with the WOW factor. As a little bit of a teaser it won’t be what you think it is. So let’s get underway.If you read a lot of web design articles or you are wanting to improve your website you’ll probably get some benefits from this article.What you will get is three concepts that you need to check for your web presence to make sure your customers and potential customers are engaged and stick arou...

Business social media

Give yourself a break – you don’t have to be confused by social media for your business.  You just do what you are good at and passionate about.  You do you.  We can look after your social media and website for you.  Your online needs are covered.Ask us about it now...

Social media – is your business effective?

If you are a company that does not utilise social media, you may be wondering if it is beneficial to go digital. This is the wrong question to be asking – the right question is not should I use social media, but how do I use it?...

Your online presence – 5 tips to improve it

In this article we discover you, your business or your cause needs more than a web site to be successful online and 5 tips to improve your online presence presence....

Online business growth – conquer confusion

Not all of us do online very well.You are most likely really great at running your business, but you may be challenged by the social media marketing thing?We can help you with that.Enrol for your FREE course now!...

3 business benefits of having a web presence

Welcome to Your Web Presence’s first blog article, 3 business benefits of having a web presence.When I was working for a family-owned small business, it was obvious to me that to grow in the 21st century, the business owners realised they needed to have more than a website they needed a digital web presence.And while they knew it, just the thought of it and the work involved dragged them down, as their strength was in running a business, not in worrying about being online.Small busin...

Visualising IT

Visualising IT is our other site for awareness, training and teaching people how to communicate IT using diagrams drawing and presentations.One of the key aspects of Information technology is ability to use diagrams similar how Engineering has used blueprints for understanding and teaching people how to develop and deliver technology.Whether your developing a website or an eCommerce site diagrams greatly assist in understand how thins are built, helping people understand processes and make bette...

Half of My Life

Phil Hall required a blog site to write his memoirs and insights into 40 years of Motorcycling. He was attempting to write his own website but got caught up in trying to create a website vs writing on a subject he was passionate about....