How to Shop for Web Designers

How to Shop for Web Designers

by | Jan 3, 2018 | Web Design

Is your website in disrepair and in need of a fresh look for the New Year?

Perhaps you don’t have a website. Or are well, just not up to the challenge or frustration to create one out of the box.

Where to Shop for Web Designers you might ask…

Web designers create your story online, choose wisely.

Photo by Christopher Gower on Unsplash

First stop look online… do you see a website that grabs your attention? Good chance the designer put their stamp on the site in the footer. Worse case you can always check and see what theme they at least used by looking it up on sites like WPTD. That way you have a starting point of what you might like when you find your web designer. Be sure to save the link, you will likely find many that you “like”, this will make your life and that of the designers much easier…trust me.

After you have found a couple of web designers of interest, check out their work. Now many people think this means check out their other clients, and it does, sort of. Their work is composed of more than just their “web designs.” Check out their Facebook page, are they promoting their clients or just themselves? Do they provide value or just one sales pitch “hire me now” after another?

Next stop, check out their Instagram, this will show snippets of their creativity. Also, you can find out a lot about a company or person by what they are willing to share, or better yet what they have the common sense not to share at times.

Web designers have control of your digital marketing reputation when you hire them. You entrust them to build a website that reflects you, your story, your brand.

You likely check out restaurants before eating at them, contractors before allowing them into your home or place of business. The same due diligence should be used when hiring someone to create your online marketing. A website is open 24/7 and can be a great marketing tool for your small business, organization, non-profit or corporation. By hiring the right designer with a knack for putting their clients first. You will benefit by allowing them to tell your story as well as they tell theirs.

If you would like to schedule a complimentary consultation for your business or non-profit contact us today for more information on how to get started.

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Give Your Business a Gift that Keeps on Giving

Give Your Business a Gift that Keeps on Giving

by | Dec 13, 2017 | Web Design

With all the hustle and bustle of Christmas and the holiday season, there is one on your list that is always forgotten… Your Business.

We search high and low for the perfect gift for our loved ones and friends. Yet we tend to neglect the one that makes it all possible.

All the hard work, the late nights and long hours go unappreciated. After all of that, not even a Christmas card or Fruitcake is sent. However come the New Year when all the holiday lights dim, it will still be here supporting you and your family.

What better way than to show appreciation than to give your business a gift that keeps on giving.

You might ask what that might be right?

The best gift you can buy your business is a new or renewed website for the new year.

Every day, twenty-four seven it will keep giving back.

Websites provide a portal where your customers or clients can find you any time of day. Whether you have an e-commerce site where they can buy the same or perhaps even different items that you have in your brick and mortar. Or perhaps you offer goods and/or services strictly online. Your business is open for business all day every day when it is online.

People used to use the Yellow Pages to find a business, now they just Google it. What if when they Google, they don’t find you?

Let’s face it – we live in a world where people Google before they shop, visit online review sites like Yelp before they buy and “check-in” via Facebook as they go about their days. – Forbes Magazine

Websites create a level of trust for the customer that your business will have a hard time obtaining without one. People like to “shop around” before they buy, and many of them prefer to window-shop from the comfort of their own home or mobile phone.

So wrap your business a brand new website design or redesign this Christmas and holiday season. A gift they will never return or exchange and one that will keep on giving throughout the New Year.

From all of us at HeartWired Digital Solutions, we wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and blessed Happy New Year in 2018.

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Why is your Business not Online?

Why is your Business not Online?

by | Nov 21, 2017 | Web Design

Every business should have a website and be online.

You might think that is a bold statement. Some might think that you cannot afford to have a website built for your business.

We say you cannot afford not to have one.

Whether you are a brick and mortar or a home-based business, you need a website to really be online. Social media is not enough to build your business and protect it.

What does social media have to do with protection?

You do not own anything on social media. No matter if you use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media platform. Whatever you put online ultimately belongs to them not you.

Imagine if you go online and your Facebook business page was taken down by Facebook.

All of sudden your business is out of business.

If you have a website you control your business. You have ownership of all the content. Your website is the “welcome mat” for your business online.Having an online business presence is more of a necessity than an option. #website #webdesign

“But they cost too much.”

Say you simply need a website that provides hours of operation, directions, and ways your customers can contact you. A simple site like that would cost much less than many think. A 2-3 page site would also provide you much more organic value over time than it cost out of pocket.

Imagine your customers being able to learn about your company or even buy from you in the middle of the night in their pajamas. (No I don’t mean imagine them in their PJ’s, but imagine the sales)

That right there is the kind of power having your own business website holds for your business.

No matter if you are a barber shop, coffee shop, a doctor or an attorney, you can each benefit in your own way from being online.

Big or small, mom and pop or not, all can reap the powers of owning your own website.

You might be thinking, you don’t even know where to start. That is where we come in to help. No matter your budget, business size, or need. Schedule an appointment for your consultation today.

You are just a few clicks away from building your business online.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

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Keeping Your Website in Motion with Flywheel Hosting

Keeping Your Website in Motion with Flywheel Hosting

by | Aug 17, 2017 | Technology

Ever had a website go offline with a server error with no explanation?

Similar to the flywheel of your car, people take web hosting for granted until it breaks.

Spinning your tires when you need support for your site is no fun!

I cannot tell you the hours I have spent, not to mention the frustration trying to get an issue resolved only to be spun off and get transferred to another department.

All of that changed when I moved my web design agency from another web host to Flywheel. Any mechanic will tell you without the right tools, it does not matter what you know, same goes for hosting support.

With Flywheel WordPress hosting that does not get bogged down with email, hosting other products besides WordPress sites. Therefore they are able to provide optimum service on the services they provide. They have everything you need from a local host, cloning, staging, and more. Whether a web design agency like we are or a single site owner of a blog, they are the best choice by far when it comes to customer service, hosting.

With an all-around pleasant user experience, which truth be told is worth every penny in my book, why go anywhere else?

A worry-free host is invaluable these days.

With hacker-free security, blazing speeds, nightly backups and much more. I rest easy and am able to focus on my clients’ designs knowing that their hosting is in good hands.

There have been a couple times that I have contacted Flywheel for help. It was like taking my truck to the local mechanic that specialized in Ford trucks rather than the dealership that “specializes” in numerous makes and models. It is expedited personal service like this that keeps all my clients’ sites up and running. At the end of the day that is what matters most.

Add in a free SSL that is included rather than extra. This gives that extra layer of security to both clients and designer. This helps keep all the bearings greased up and running smoothly for our clients and their businesses that they run online.

Just as in any equipment or service, you get what you pay for. With Flywheel, you can count on their great team to help keep you up and running. From pain-free migrations to staging a new client. Flywheel is not only where I host my clients’ sites, but who I trust with my own hosting as well.

So if you are in the market for a new web host, we can help.

We only offer Flywheel hosting as our WordPress hosting provider if you host your site with us.

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