Need a Web site

[Thermostat]

Been trading for 26years now and I urgently need a Web site built for me
I am with BT Business The contract runs out in July
So I am open to suggestions (IT qualification 0%):| but can learn

Many Thanks

 

[mike1337]

PM Sent

 

[MASSEY]

what type of site are you after, something simple that displays your contact info etc, or something with bells on. You need to give more info,

 

[Tej]

Been trading for 26years now and I urgently need a Web site built for me
I am with BT Business The contract runs out in July
So I am open to suggestions (IT qualification 0%):| but can learn

Many Thanks

Just a word of caution...ask as many questions as you need... please make sure that it is not a repeat of the tendering for the council "bear with us " stuff.

There are some very good designers, website makers etc, on this forum. See the portfolios. make an informed decision.Take advice.. read the threads.. etc etc.

 

[KM-Tiger]

Been trading for 26years now and I urgently need a Web site built for me

Before you even think about talking to any website people there are a lot of questions you need to know the answers to, or you are likely to spend your money to virtually zero effect.

Who are the visitors you hope to attract and what will they be looking for? Are they all one type or are there a number of categories with different needs? Are these visitors a national audience or local?

How will you convert these visitors into customers?

What means will you have to update the website with fresh information? Can you do that yourself or do you have to pay someone else each time?

Who will be doing the SEO work? You need a way of getting your site under the noses of potential visitors.

Are you going to be doing PPC? Can you easily add landing pages if you are?

That's just a few I can think of right now!

 

[Thermostat]

Simple with contact info
Info about my Company
and a page that I can my self update with some new photos and text
I am in the controls industry. The Engineers I talk to just want info and not "bells etc"
As they say a photo says a thousand words

 

[Tej]

Excuse the ignorance.. what is the "controls industry"?

 

[mike1337]

Would be glad to help you, Get in touch and we'll get the ball rolling!

 

[KM-Tiger]

There's some good info here, a website from one of this forum's members, and other pages on that site.

I know what you mean about engineers as I used to be in that field. Nothing more annoying than not being able to get the one piece of info that is the difference between go and no go.

So already it's a little bit special as you really want a web designer that thinks like that and can get all that vital info on the pages.

Tej: "thermostat" gives a clue?

 

[RBS]

Simple with contact info
Info about my Company
and a page that I can my self update with some new photos and text
I am in the controls industry. The Engineers I talk to just want info and not "bells etc"
As they say a photo says a thousand words

Then just free Wordpress with free template would do the job?

 

[i-photo]

Hi,

Could always use joomla, easy to up date, I have had good results with organic searching too, so as regards to seo I would highly recommend, also Carl who is on the forums has excllent hosting packages.

If you need any advice or help with anything just drop me a PM.

Regards Wayne

 

[RBS]

Wordpress is ahead of Joomla
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-wins-cms-award/

 

[i-photo]

Hi,

Ive used both and depending on exactly what my plans was I would choose the best one that suited the job in hand.

As they say horses for courses.

Regards Wayne

 

[tbomedia]

Just sent you a PM

 

[Big Pete]

Been trading for 26years now and I urgently need a Web site built for me
I am with BT Business The contract runs out in July
So I am open to suggestions (IT qualification 0%):| but can learn

Many Thanks

You can make your own with my diy website Company for £ 50 or we can make you top quality for around the £ 500 mark your call see below link..

 

[Wylie Wasp]

Hi Would be happy to meet you online via skype to discuss the possibilities PM me for more, Thanks

 

[camweb]

Hi

I've sent you a PM, I hope to hear from you soon.

Many thanks

Adam

 

[webformastudios]

Good morning,

It sounds like you are wanting something fairly simple.....I have PM'd you. We could do this for you and in a short time frame....let me know what you think.

Kind Regards

Chris

 

[Darkie]

You could build a simple site by yourself with our system (see the link below). We also provide professional design and SEO, if you need.

 

[stugster]

I hate that. "I've sent you a PM."

It's like calling someone up to let them know you've sent them an email. Why bother?

To the original poster: it is my personal and professional opinion that from what you have specified, a simple Wordpress Content Management System would do exactly what you need. If you simply want it to display contact details and information and you don't intend to generate sales organically from people finding your site through Google (unless you're in a niche market) then Wordpress with a Template is the way to go.

www.considerit.co.uk <-- template

www.easypcscotland.co.uk <-- template

www.powerlunchclub.co.uk <-- template


You can spend from a fiver to thousands of pounds on your website. It all boils down to what you want what you need and what you can afford.

By 'want', I mean what you want the site to do, how you want it to look, how you imagine the final product to be. By 'need', I mean what you really need the site to do (contact form, etc.) and what you really need as a bare minimum. And obviously, 'afford', what you can afford to spend on the site (not just money, but time and effort as well)

 

[RBS]

Or if you needs something really good, get pro designer to draw website:
http://www.pojeta.cz/

Then get PSD to HTML/whatever you need:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=psd+to+html&aq=0&aqi=g10&oq=PSD+to&fp=c5aa4278f68e4a4

 

[Thermostat]

Hello
Thanks for all your help
I do require an affordable simple site that I can upgrade as I go along
I think I have found the Guy to do the full package hosting, backup etc on this Forum
I received good clear answers to my questions
Looking forward to my Web Site
Thanks Again

 

[awebapart.com]

I know what you mean about engineers as I used to be in that field. Nothing more annoying than not being able to get the one piece of info that is the difference between go and no go.

So already it's a little bit special as you really want a web designer that thinks like that and can get all that vital info on the pages.

It is interesting to see that there are quite a few engineer's websites built using the free Microsoft Office Live DIY website builder, you can see some of them by running this google query.

Office Live gives you the hosting too, and a site which you can update yourself. If you find it is a good match, I would only recommend it for UK businesses if you are using a .co.uk domain, and I would also recommend that you purchase the domain separately from a domain registrar like 123-reg.

 

[vivoo]

Wordpress is ahead of Joomla
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-wins-cms-award/

No its not.

 

[peter2travel]

It's really a good move to own website for your business .Now a days 7 out of ten people looking to know information online.The best way to do that is first select a good domain name for your website which is key word rich then ask a web-designer to designe it with user friendly features so that if a a person looking information on your website can easly get all the information .