The Role of Colour in Web Design
In the digital world, web design plays a crucial role in capturing and engaging the attention of online users. One of the most powerful tools at a web designer's disposal is colour.
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Thoughts and Musings from Jem Website Design
Common Web Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Are you DIY-ing your own website? Here are some of the most common mistakes that web designers make and provide practical advice on how to avoid them.
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How UX (User-Experience) can impact a website’s success
User experience (UX) is a crucial aspect of web design that can make or break the success of a website.
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Local SEO – The Importance of Optimising for Your Local Market
If you own a business that serves a local Wollongong market, optimising your website for local SEO is crucial. Local SEO is the practice of optimising your website to rank higher in search results for queries related to your geographic area.
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Is your website looking tired? Maybe it needs a website makeover
A refreshed and modern website can help attract new customers and improve your current customers’ experience with your business.
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How to talk to your target audience
Talking to your target audience effectively requires understanding their needs, interests, and preferences.
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SEO – How does it work?
I include Basic SEO principles into all of my website builds - let me explain what this means.
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Why are your websites priced so cheap?
This question! I am getting asked a lot….so I thought I would get it cleared up in a blog post.Yes, I know my prices are low (well in comparison to other Web Designers out there in web land!). So let me tell you a little about why I price the way I do.
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Why Choose Jem Website Design?
Each and every day we have to make hundreds of choices. What to wear? What to have for breakfast? What groceries do I need? What to cook for dinner tonight? etc. etc. and that is all before leaving the house.The mind can only sort through so many options and make so many choices before it starts to run out of steam. That is why I thought I would take away the pressure of yet another decision and tell you why you should choose me to build your website.
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Why I choose to use WordPress
WordPress is a versatile and popular content management system (CMS) platform used by millions of websites worldwide. It has been tried and tested, offers powerful features, an easy-to-use interface, and a variety of customisation options that in my opinion (based on years of experience) make it an ideal choice for small business owners.
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Designing a website for your target audience, NOT for you
If you don’t know exactly who your target market and target audience are, you’re in trouble before you have even begun! Something important that everyone embarking on building a website should know (and if I’m honest, I’ve seen too many times that people forget) – your personal preference for website design doesn’t really matter…It really…
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Home page building checklist
What should I put on my homepage? This is a common question that I get asked. Your homepage is the place to begin a dialogue with your visitor. Many of your website visitors will find your homepage first. With that in mind, you need to make a solid first impression. Below is a quickie homepage-building…
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What should you look for when hiring a web designer?
Whilst I have never had a need to hire a web designer I have had enough clients now come to me with stories of woe from past experiences. So I thought I would share what I believe to be the most important/crucial aspects when hiring a web designer. Important Qualities to look for when hiring…
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Launched your website – Now what?
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR NEW WEBSITE! The 3 M’s After you launch your beautiful newly strategically designed and planned website, here are a few things to think about. MARKETING: Tell people about it! Drive traffic to your website, however you can. Social media is a great place…
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Before you hire a Web Designer – read this!
Before you hire an expert to build your website, here are a few things you should have to help your project go smoothly and make your website more effective: BRANDING & LOGO FOR YOUR BUSINESS A PLAN FOR DRIVING TRAFFIC TO YOUR WEBSITE For example, will you promote it on socials will…
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Overcome the biggest roadblock to launching a website
STARTING OUT ORGANISED – PLANNING YOUR WEBSITE CONTENT THE RIGHT WAY! One of the biggest struggles that many of my clients face when it comes to building a new website is how to organise the content. In order to help my clients overcome this hurdle I have put together a FREE workbook that outlines the…
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Geographical Business Names and SEO
Fact – “Having a registered business name or a company name does not, by itself, give you any intellectual property rights in that name.”*
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The Joys of Email
So you’ve been given some details to set up your email account, but have no idea what to do! Sound familiar….read on….
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Top 3 Tips for working from home during the coronavirus pandemic
THANK GOD FOR TECHNOLOGY, RIGHT? In the midst of the new coronavirus pandemic, many now find themselves dealing with an unusual challenge: working from home for the first time, full-time.
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