Cirrus Healthcare - www.cirrushealthcare.co.uk

Cirrus Healthcare are world leaders in innovative ear care solutions and provide a number of unique products. Our brief was to create a visually appealing web site to promote awareness of the products and associated ear problems. The web site features Flash animation and content management facilities.

Evertech – www.evertech.co.uk

“Evertech Solutions Ltd are a computer services company based in the north west of England. Our central location allows us to provide IT support to clients anywhere in the UK, in both the private and public sectors.”

Blue Monkey were tasked with redesigning Evertech’s existing outdated web site. The brief was to create a modern and fresh look whilst incorporating some new content.

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In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Internet users to remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. Within just a few months SWU grew into a wild success. The creativity that poured into the project was unimaginable.

SWU has been featured in documentaries, news features and conferences around the world for its unique appeal. In 2010 we won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media.

Finally, the crowd-sourced project has been stitched together and put online for your streaming pleasure. The “Director’s Cut” is a feature-length film that contains hand-picked scenes from the entire StarWarsUncut.com collection.

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Blue Monkey are providing new logo and web design layouts for respected mobile app developers eigo.

Charles Duncombe says an analysis of website figures shows a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half.

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Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC)

Executed correctly, PPC can bring visitors instantly to your website.  This is simply a way to advertise your website online, with payment only due for each visitor who clicks the link to your site.  However, this can be a costly exercise if you don’t know what you’re doing.  Ensure you know which key words and phrases are likely to be entered in search engines for your particular offering and how much you can afford to pay per click.

Online directories

Most professional web designers should include submission of your website to a specified number of online directories, which will help it to become visible.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Get your website right first time by using an SEO copywriting specialist to prepare your copy.  They will not only prepare some engaging, targeted text for you but will include key words and phrases specific to your offering, which will attract search engine spiders.

Publicity

Make sure everyone knows that you’ve launched your website.  Ask prominent bloggers in your industry to review it, submit a press release not only to local or national press (if it’s unique in some way) but online too on one of the free distribution sites and make sure you have established LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts so you can publicise the launch.

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A website can have many functions including giving details about an organisation or its brand.  In its simplest form, it can provide supporting information to other forms of marketing material and allow interested parties to find your contact details quickly and easily.

It can also display testimonials and work carried out for other clients in a way in which hard copy brochures and emails are often unable to do.

Content managed websites are an invaluable source of dynamic text which attracts the interest of search engine spiders, thereby raising an organisation’s online profile.

Above all however, your website should be seen as an extension of your brand.  Not only should it reflect the colours of your brand, but incorporate the approach, vision and nature of your organisation, emphasising your marketing messages and explaining to your target audience why they should use your products or services.

It is virtually impossible for a company to undergo a branding exercise without having an online presence in the form of a website.   Ensure that your web design company fully understands the characteristics and objectives of your organisation and brand before undertaking any design work and that you supply a full brief to ensure that you both have the same concept and imagery in mind.

Branding is one of the most important marketing functions within an organisation.  Make sure you are making the most of your brand with a professional looking website.

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Developing technology and improved broadband services in almost every country now means that even Mrs Elez, who lives in a remote rural region of Croatia, can order a skirt for herself from the NEXT catalogue.  It may take several weeks to deliver….but you get my drift.

Unfortunately, many retailers, particularly local, family-run businesses with a long-standing customer base, felt that e-commerce was not for them.   Their reasoning at the time was completely logical – why pay out for web design services when their clients returned time and time again, as their families had done so for the last hundred years?

And then, as we all know, the global economy took a nose dive.

To their surprise and dismay, retailers found that their trusty client base was forced to look elsewhere for their products, somewhere which perhaps offered cheaper prices or certainly better value for money.  The marketplace after all had expanded, and they could choose the same or similar products from anywhere in the world.

A prime example of this was the traditional small bookshop, outlets which really took a hammering long before our recent recession took hold.  The advent of books sold in supermarkets at discount prices pulled the financial rug from under their feet, with the launch of Amazon sounding the final death knell.

It is rare that small outlets can compete on price with the big players in the market – and nor should they.  If you are finding that your client base has reduced considerably over the last few years, then the answer is simple – you either need to diversity your products and/or expand your target market.

And how do you go about expanding your target market?  By making your business global, so Mrs Elez can become one of your regular customers too.

The adage “we’ve always done it this way” is no longer relevant in today’s commercial environment.  Indeed, it is dangerous for a business owner to continue trading with their head firmly in the sand.  An e-commerce site is relatively easy and cost-effective to launch and, along with a programme of SEO implementation, could make your business much more attractive to the new generation of consumers worldwide.

For further information on how to make your business global quickly and easily, contact our team at Blue Monkey Web on 0844 4870201.

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Recent studies have shown that consumers have now turned to the internet, rather than telephone directories or local directories in order to find relevant services.  If you aren’t consistently rating highly on Google, then the chances are, they won’t even know you exist.

For this reason, a well designed website which will help you to attract your target audience, keep them viewing your site and compel them to pick up the phone is an absolute must.  Modern software now means that websites are certainly affordable and some are even designed so that you can add content yourself on a regular basis.

So now you’ve decided that you need a website, how do you go about looking for a great website design company?  Even if you have no knowledge of web design terminology, you should be extremely selective about who you choose.  A company which can explain all aspects of the process to you fully and in plain English is a great start.  Ensure that they can provide all the material needed including photography, imagery and copy and ask to see their portfolio.

Excellent value for money is of course essential, but doesn’t mean that you should plump for the cheapest quote.  Ask for references and follow them up to find out about their level of customer service, adherence to deadlines and budget.  If you think you’ll need training after the site has gone live, ask about that too.

There is any number of web designers in Warwickshire and indeed across the globe, all of whom are at your disposal.  Make sure you make your choice carefully.

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