Next Steps

Step 1 - Do I need one?

The first step in getting your own web page is to understand that you need one and then satisfy yourself the budget matches your need.

We suggest you also look at the existing websites of competitors in your industry.

Step 2 - What should be in it?

Examples of what to include are:

· Who you are.
· What you do including your 'Unique Selling Point'.
· Where you are.
· How to contact you via your address, telephone, email etc.
  (Strangely, often overlooked!), why not include a map?
· What your products are and what they look like
  (because pictures tell the story best).
· Pricing.
· Include an 'About' section
  which tells people about your presence in the marketplace.
· Consider using 2 languages. We offer French and English translations for you.

Step 3 - How much information?

Whenever you can, give information freely. The more your customers know about you, the more they will be encouraged to trade with you.

Avoid making people register with you in order to get the information they want. Encourage them to contact you (with a feedback form for example).

Make sure your web site is easy to navigate. For instance, the links at the top and to the left of this page give immediate access to every page on the site.

Step 4 - Will I have to do web design?

No, of course not.
That is why you use us. But you should have an idea of what you want and how you want it to look. Perhaps you can select a style from our example styles page. Or you may have seen something good elsewhere. Or you may have a novel idea.

We suggest that you ask us to keep the site simple, since your visitors will not want to spend any time learning how to use your special effects!

We will ensure your website looks good on all the popular web browsers your customers may be using.

Step 5 - When to contact Westoby Web

Contact us at an early stage

By involving us at the concept stage, we will be able to help us to help you develop a web page that is easy to implement. This office encourages simple, low cost, attractive designs for the web to allow you to start out at low risk. If you want a complex solution, eg, 'virtual tours', you may need a larger publishing house, a much larger budget, and, most importantly, the backup in your company to support, for example, a resulting on-line shopping demand.

Initial discussions with us to the estimate stage are free. Call us by telephone or email without obligation.

Westoby Web

 


 

Your Next Steps Summary

1. Decide you want a website
2. Decide what to say in it
3. Be as detailed as reasonable
4. Use a designer
5. Contact Westoby Web