Category Archives: Web Design

This comprehensive blog will show small business owners and Entrepreneurs in Williamstown, how to market there businesses online!

How to Select Stock Images for Your Website

The web is saturated with free and commercial stock image providers that can supply images for your website’s marketing, advertising, or branding needs. Popular free sites include www.sxc.hu, www.flickr.com, www.stockfresh.com, and www.dreamstime.com. Top commercial stock image sites are www.istockphoto.com, www.crestock.com, and www.dreamstime.com. As you can see, some sites feature both free and paid image licenses.

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Beyond Brochure Style Websites

Most business websites fall into two categories: brochure-style and dynamic websites. As the name implies, a brochure-style website is usually based on some printed material. Even when it is not, it tends to look like one of those little booklets that companies sometimes leave in the mail or hand over with each opportunity to prospective customers for marketing or advertising purposes. (more…)

Web Design for Business

According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, just 43% of Australian businesses have a web presence. As experts in website design and website development in Williamstown, we think that’s an interesting statistic, especially in these days of consumers using the interest for everything from shopping, to finding a local plumber. If you’re a very traditional business dipping a toe into the online world for the first time, the place to start is with your very own website. (more…)

Web Design in the Williamstown Business Community

Since moving to Williamstown late January, I have been surprised by the number of calls coming in from other local businesses looking for website design and development. There is a strong sense of community in Williamstown. Local businesses really want to support the local business community which is fantastic. We have worked from a number of other suburbs throughout Melbourne over the years (South Yarra, Richmond, Werribee, Tarneit and Footscray) and really love what is happening in Williamstown. It is evident small businesses here prefer to support other local businesses in the area. (more…)

The Breakthrough Website Formula

Having great technical skills for website development does not necessarily make a person an expert at putting together a working website that generates sales. There are many different aspects for building a successful website that go well beyond technical know-how. The web development industry in Melbourne has a lot of competition and finding the right providers requires some careful consideration. There are many different aspects of a website that need to be put together in the right way for your website to be a success. (more…)

Secrets of Designing a Website that Could Make you Rich

I tend to do a lot of networking and meet a lot of small business owners and entrepreneurs. We often get talking about their website and almost always they mention they are looking to update their website at some stage. Very few are happy with the results their website is creating. In a nutshell, most are disappointed in the low level of extra sales and profit the website is creating for their website. This should not be the case… (more…)

Designer v Developer: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Sadly, this is often what happens when the personalities of graphic designers and web developers clash however it doesn’t need to be this way. When designers and developers work together to complete a project, they are both focused on achieving the best possible end result but they often clash on different aspects of the project. So who should be in charge? Who is more important? Many people have a definitive answer to that and that answer usually depends on who is being asked. In truth, the designer and the developer are equally important to a project and both have ideas, opinions, and insights that contribute to the overall success. How are these two types of professionals different and how can they learn to work through their differences? First, it is important to understand what drives

Strategic Website Consultation

We believe the planning phase is the foundation for any website development project. The level of this service is, to the best of our knowledge unique in our industry. That’s why we highly recommend this consultation prior to commencing your website development. This process is designed to identify the goals and objectives of your website and reveal opportunities you may never have considered otherwise. This service is valuable to any business, even if you choose not to go ahead with Omnific Design for the Website Development. Of course we hope you continue with us. (more…)

Joomla v WordPress

I’ve just been asked by Ari Herzog (featured in the previous post ‘Interview with a Cool Blogger’) a little about Joomla. Everyone who has managed their own website has probably heard of a content management system or CMS. One of the most popular is Wordpress and there is also Joomla and Drupal. In this article, I will be comparing about Wordpress and Joomla since I believe they are the best two options. (more…)