You need to take orders online… and you’re not ready

Small local shops are facing challenges like never before during the Covid-19 pandemic. So are the big ones, but they have marketing departments and other infrastructure to help them cope. As a small shop or local business you’re facing a situation where your usual and loyal customers are self-isolating and you’re not getting any passing …

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Useful links for planning

When planning your site here are some useful links for you to check out. Comparing the hosted options Make a Website Hub reviews the choices between the hosted options below. Visit their sites to check out the current offers and pricing plans: Wix Weebly Squarespace WordPress.com WordPress: .com and .org WordPress.com and WordPress.org are easily …

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Technical options

Basic overview For a website you need four main things: the content for your site – images, text, etc hosting: a place (on a server) to keep it where it can be kept safe web address: the url starting with www. that is the place where people can find your site when they browse the …

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Site structure and content planning

Who will be managing your site? At the planning stage it’s crucial to consider who will be managing your site. Think about what staff/time resources you’ll have to keeping it updated in the longer term. Ask yourself: Who will update the content? Are they volunteers or paid staff? Is their position secure or is the …

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Website planning

Do you even need a site? Maybe your client group’s online communication takes place almost exclusively via a couple of specific apps or social media sites such as twitter or facebook. You should certainly ‘be where they are’ but you should consider a website as well. Even if you don’t communicate with your clients using …

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