You’ve registered a domain name for your Custom Website, the layout looks fantastic and all your products and services are being showcased to the best of their ability. Great work, it sounds as though your Website is well on the way to helping grow and strengthen your Small Business. But now that you’ve got your…
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Striking a killer first impression is what it’s all about, especially in the Digital Marketing World. So if your Website looks, well… bleh, you’re probably losing customers by the bucket loads. If you’re Website is bland and just generally boring, it’s time to step it up! It’s way too easy for customers to click back…
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There’s no question that the right visuals can help you stand out from the millions of other businesses online. A carefully selected image can captivate your audience, strengthen your branding and even elicit specific emotions from your viewer. Such is the power of images. In fact, the human brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than…
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We’ve all visited those websites before. The ones with generic-looking people, doing generic-looking things with huge smiles and blindingly white teeth. While these images may be cost effective and less time consuming than taking your own photographs, they may be doing more harm to your website than you realise.Most small business owners will be guilty…
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Here at Sites n Stores, we’re passionate about Custom Designed Websites. Why? Well, quite simply, they trump template based websites…every. Single. Time. While templates can indeed be appealing for the Small Business Owner looking to establish a website on the cheap, they can ultimately damage your digital image by making you look unprofessional, generic and,…
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In this age of digital saturation, any business that wants to be competitive needs a professional website. It’s no longer an option if you want to grow your business and create an edge. It’s a given for any business, big or small. The stakes are high: everyone is already online, and today’s digital climate is…
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Your website might look amazing and be at the cutting edge of modern design, but is it actually usable?The basic conventions of website usability relate to the ease and fluidity with which visitors are able to search and browse your site.Basic usability means that users are able to meet their objectives speedily, and that information…
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What makes a great layout for a website or online store?An effective layout is accessible, easy to navigate, and intuitive. It is organised logically and seamlessly. It is visually appealing and immediately captivates the eye of the visitor.An elegantly designed, user-friendly layout makes getting around as simple and straight-forward as possible for the visitor. Working…
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No-one wants to talk to a robot, or enjoys exploring a space that feels sterile, cold and impersonal. While some elements of web design are geared towards making your website readable for robots – SEO (“Search Engine Optimisation”), Googlebots – a human element should always be at the forefront of your site. At its core,…
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We could write a book on colour theory – and if you go searching, you will certainly find one. The research behind colour theory goes back to classical art history – master painters have long understood the power of colourisation. While the art of colour in web design is relatively new, it is underpinned by…
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