Website Design Ottawa

Why do you need a website for your business?

Websites are an extremely important marketing tool for businesses. In order to remain competitive in the marketplace your business needs to have an online presence. Whether your business is already established and selling products to customers, you are looking to launch a new business, or you are wishing to increase your public recognition and reputation by bringing your work to the attention of a wider audience, a website allows you to communicate with your customers and provide more information about your products and services.

Call us today at 613-482-0480 to get your business online and at the top in search engines!

The top 10 reasons you should get a website for your business

• Websites are inexpensive
• Websites are always "open" and are not limited to business hours
• Websites build customer confidence and trust
• Websites offer local, national, and global exposure
• Websites are measurable with tracking statistics
• Websites can be instantly updated inexpensively
• Websites are limitless. You can display as much or as little information as you like online
• Websites are used by more than 80% of consumers for comparison shopping
• Websites increase customer interaction
• Websites are easy to market and can go viral (visitors share through social networks and email)

We have website design packages for most small business needs

In addition to having web design packages for small businesses, we are a full service design and development agency in Ottawa and can create any custom project. Call us at 613-482-0480 to discuss your custom project and we will provide you with a detailed quotation

Our Website Design Process in a Nutshell

Regardless of business size, Creative Designs will create a professional and unique website that gets results and boosts your sales.

Analysis

We need to know what your goals are in order to design and develop a website that is going to accomplish your goals. At this stage, we analyze your needs to deliver a website that accomplishes all of your objectives within your budget and time frame.

We consider such things as:

• Your industry and target audience/demographic;
• The functionality you require in your website;
• Features and applications that can save you time, improve efficiency and boost sales.

The analysis process helps us determine how to design and develop an effective, affordable, attractive & functional website for your business.

Website Fundamentals

We begin the story board process and sketch out the overall design of your website. This is the nuts and bolts of the design process that takes your website page content, images, logo, colour scheme, and important functionality and converts it into a stunning and clear digital representation of your business. This layout is then turned into a prototype for you to review and provide us with feedback.

In order to develop your website efficiently, it is best to provide us with web-ready content for your website.

Website Prototype Design

After analyzing your needs and developing a complete outline of the functionality for the website, including navigation, pages, and specifications we develop the website structure, navigation, pages, and other requested content. After completing the prototype design, we will upload the website to an online link so that you can view the website in action.

Coding and Development

Working with the initial prototype, our expert website developers will create the complete website for a beta release. At this point we will add any additional requested features and search engine optimize your website.

Testing and Bug Fixing

Testing of the website functions including load time, navigation, and compatibility is an important process contributing to the success of your website. We will fix any bugs we find and make any last minute corrections and changes as requested.

Official Launch of the Website

Once the website has been completed and tested by our team, we are ready to make your website live. At this point your new website will be uploaded to your hosting account and will be available to the world. Now you can promote your website and start increasing your client base, promoting your services and products as well as providing information to your current clients.

Promotion and Marketing

Everyday more than 500 million searches are made through search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo. We provide you with a search engine optimized website with Google Analytics statistical tracking software to monitor your website's performance. Additionally, we can assist you with submitting your website to search engines, blogs, forums, and online directories.

If you are looking to get the most out of your website then you should consider our search engine optimization and search engine marketing services. We offer our clients cutting edge techniques, strategies, and decades of experience to increase their daily traffic and position their websites where they will receive the most exposure and search engine visibility.

Learn more about our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) services

Maintenance and Updating

Like all cycles and processes in business, website design and development is an ongoing process that requires maintenance and renovations as technology and marketing strategies change. Once your initial website is online, you should create a plan for regular updates and maintenance to keep your website looking fresh and to take advantage of the latest technologies.

We are committed to providing ongoing support and maintenance to our clients ensuring the continued success of their websites and businesses. We offer monthly maintenance packages as well as website maintenance and updates billed at our hourly rate.

Learn more about website maintenance packages.

What Benefits Will My Website Bring to My Business?

There are countless ways that a website can benefit your business. To sum it up in one sentence, a website increases your exposure across time and space. Essentially, with a website you can reach potential customers and clients locally, nationally, and internationally. Your information, products, or services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to your clients.

Reach more customers - Expand your markets

A website will expose you to a larger number of potential customers and increase the size of your target audience. The people who visit your website are already interested in what you have to offer because they have reached it through searching the internet by content and location. Therefore, your business promotion is more effectively targeted.

Internet purchases are increasing in popularity

Researching and purchasing products and services on the internet are becoming increasingly popular. Customers can browse businesses at any time of day and night in the comfort of their own home. They don't have to run all over town and there are no pushy salesmen, no parking hassles and they don't have to worry about the kids. A website puts the customer in control of the purchasing process and as a result, shopping on the web is becoming ever more convenient and popular.

Get customers early

For many people, a purchasing decision starts with research on the web. They often make their choice long before ever entering a store or making the first phone call. Having a website will mean that you are part of their selection process from their very first step.

Promote yourself continuously

For the small initial cost and effort of establishing a website, customers have access 24/7. They can read about you and your work when and where it is convenient for them - often, long after you have finished for the day. With an informative website, you can effectively communicate with potential customers all day and all night.

Win customer confidence

By providing appropriate content on your website, you can answer visitor queries and provide valuable information that goes beyond mere marketing. Potential customers value this service and can see that your business is knowledgeable and professional.

Inexpensive to launch and maintain

As a form of advertising and marketing, a website is cost-effective and great value. Compare the cost with other forms of advertising, such as printed media, Yellow Pages, or radio and television.

Provide more information to information-hungry customers

A website does not limit the volume of content you can present. Other promotional media like print, radio and television, charge you by the word or second. A website allows you to fully explain and display who you are and what you do. You can tell potential customers about your work, qualifications, existing clients, completed projects - in fact just about anything that will benefit your purpose.

Dynamic content - Change it on the fly!

A website is a dynamic, easily update-able resource through which you present information to your visitors. Unlike other forms of marketing that are either static, or difficult and expensive to change, a website is easily updated.

Have a new product launching? Just developed a new service for your clients? Need to update your pricing or menus? Do it quickly and easily on your website.

Increase customer interaction - Go social too!

Visitors can contact you via e-mail directly from your site. You can also have online forms that allow visitors to request more information, provide feedback or place orders and make purchases. Additionally, you can tap into the massive audiences of social networking websites to expand your customer base and generate more brand recognition through social buzz!

Increase your profile, image, and your brand

Customers will perceive you as more professional, dynamic, modern and better able to meet their needs. Can you imagine companies like Toyota, Colgate, Pizza Pizza or Telus not having a website? How will potential customers perceive you if your competitors have websites and you don't?

Measurable success with statistics

You can analyze the comprehensive statistics reports provided by your website to see how many people are visiting, what pages they are viewing and how long they are spending on your site. You can also track search engine results, keywords, and phrases.

Remember - Your business never closes on the internet!