Website design

We offer a range of website design options and all sites created by Initial Impressions are Joomla-based, providing you with considerable benefits - whether you are a small or medium business, a start-up or work-from-home business, a sole trader, a hobbyist, an author/artist, an internet marketer, a blogger or you just want some personal space on the world wide web.

  • Joomla is an extremely popular content management system (CMS) which powers about 3% of all sites on the internet.
  • Extremely user-friendly, Joomla allows you to log-in and update your site's content 24/7 should you wish to do so - instead of paying us or someone else to update your content for you!
  • Additional pages or components can easily be added to a Joomla site at a later date, meaning you can start small (and keep costs to a minimum now) but grow your site as you need to. In fact, if you're confident enough, you can even add pages to your site yourself (we're able to provide you with documentation, customised specifically for your site, to show you how).
  • The overall look and feel of a Joomla site can easily be given a makeover in the future, keeping your site fresh, without the enormous expense of having to reconstruct the entire site from the ground up.

what does all this mean for you?

Of course, we're happy to provide ongoing site management - in addition to our standard website hosting services - for clients who are less inclined to get hands-on or who simply don't have the time to update content themselves.

Furthermore, our Total Business Solutions packages enable you to roll the creation of your website together with the design of other materials essential to a business's success such as business cardsletterheads and/or marketing flyers.

what other online services do we offer?

In addition to website design, our online services encompass 3 main areas:

  1. Domain name registration
  2. Hosting (website and email accounts)
  3. Site maintenance (for those who do not wish to utilise the cost-saving online self-editing tool)

Website makeovers 1
New websites 2

 

Domain name registration

What's in a name? Plenty! Along with the marketing initiatives a business implements, their name - and the name of their home of the web - can go a long way to determining their level of success.

Do you have a great domain name you wish to check the availability of or register before someone else beats you to it? Need assistance coming up with the perfect domain name (or multiple domains) to help drive more customers to your business? Simply want us to purchase and manage the adminstration of your domain name on your behalf? Whatever your position, we can help!

We can arrange the purchase of domains from just $15 per domain per year (minimum two years) and we can compile a list of up to 20 potential domains for your site for an additional one-off fee of $30!*

* This price is based on .com.au, .net.au, .com, .net or .info domains ... please contact us for a quote in relation to your specific domain requirements.

 

Website hosting

We don't just design websites - we can also host your site. In fact, if you're having us design your site, it makes perfect sense. We then have access to your site if you need us to make changes or investigate any issues.

You will find our hosting rates are extremely competitive.*

*  These are our ongoing rates. Discounts for 24 months are offered to clients at the time they order a website makeover or new website

 

Website makeovers

Already have a website, but need to revamp its look? We offer economical website makeovers that will instantly add some instant 'wow' factor to your site, providing an enhanced initial impression for your target audience. Check out our packages below and don't hesitate to contact us to discuss further how we may be able to can assist you.

what do you need to provide?

Your company logo (if you don't yet have one, check out our logo design service).

Your own web content (we can source text from your existing site, but you need to provide any additional content you want added to your site ... if you'd prefer us to come up with the words for you, or you'd like us to fine-tune what you supply to us, check out our copywriting and editing services).

Any images you want included on the site (we will incorporate relevant stock images into the template design within the price quoted, but you'll need to provide any pictures specific to your business that your want included, eg staff, your store front, products etc, unless you wish to utilise our photography service).

what if I want more than a basic re-design?

In addition to setting up a Joomla CMS, enabling you to make easy text changes to your site down the track, the basic re-design process essentially involves changing the site banner/background/graphics  etc to provide a fresh look and feel to enhance its overall appeal, then recycling your existing text - perhaps with a few minor tweaks for enhanced impact, if you are agreeable - and providing basic SEO service.

There are numerous website options and add-ons which we can implement to provide your site with additional wow factor, each for a small additional cost. Examples include online shops, image/video sliders, advertising banner management modules, set-up of your own online community and social networking site integration. We will suggest any that we think may benefit your site's appeal, but be sure to let us know any that you definitely want included.

Likewise we can provide advanced SEO to better optimise your site for your targeted audience and boost your search engine ranking on relevant key words, register new domain names if you want to duplicate your site for greater exposure in your marketplace and provide a full website maintenance service if you don't have the time or inclination to update your site's content yourself. Again, simply let us know your requirements and we'll factor any additional charges into our quote.

how do I proceed?

Contact us, stating you wish to proceed with whatever level of site redesign you require (Template Only, Mini Makeover, Standard Makeover or Makeover Plus) and provide your existing URL (eg www.initialimpressions.com.au). We will be in touch.

Once discussion has taken place about what you require (including any options and add-onsadvanced SEO, site maintenance etc) and your design brief has been finalised, we will provide a final quote - and estimated timeframe - based on your specific requirements. 

how will I be able to make payment?

Before proceeding with your site re-design, we will require a 50% deposit upfront; the balance of our fee will be due upon completion of the site. We will invoice you on both occasions and provide a tax receipt when each payment is received.

We accept payment via PayPal or EFT to our bank account.

 

New websites

Starting from scratch, with no presence on the web currently? Need to get online as fast as possible, with a site that will have plenty of instant 'wow' factor to ensure positive initial impressions? Check out our packages below and don't hesitate to contact us to discuss further how we may be able to can assist you.

what do you need to provide?

Your company logo (if you don't yet have one, check out our logo design service).

Your own web content (if you'd prefer us to come up with the words for you, or you'd like us to fine-tune what you supply to us, check out our copywriting and editing services).

Any images you want included on the site (we will incorporate relevant stock images into the template design within the price quoted, but you'll need to provide any pictures specific to your business that your want included, eg staff, your store front, products etc, unless you wish to utilise our photography service).

how can I get the most out of my website?

There are numerous website options and add-ons which we can implement to provide your site with additional wow factor, each for a small additional cost. Examples include online shops, image/video sliders, advertising banner management modules, set-up of your own online community and social networking site integration. We will suggest any that we think may benefit your site's appeal, but be sure to let us know any that you definitely want included.

Likewise we can provide advanced SEO to better optimise your site for your targeted audience and boost your search engine ranking on relevant key words, register new domain names if you want to duplicate your site for greater exposure in your marketplace and provide a full website maintenance service if you don't have the time or inclination to update your site's content yourself. Again, simply let us know your requirements and we'll factor any additional charges into our quote.

how do I proceed?

Contact us, stating you wish to proceed with whichever level of website you need (Basic, Starter or Pro) and we will be in touch.

Once discussion has taken place about what you require (including any options and add-onsadvanced SEO, site maintenance etc) and your design brief has been finalised, we will provide a final quote - and estimated timeframe - based on your specific requirements. 

how will I be able to make payment?

Before proceeding with your site re-design, we will require a 50% deposit upfront; the balance of our fee will be due upon completion of the site. We will invoice you on both occasions and provide a tax receipt when each payment is received.

We accept payment via PayPal or EFT to our bank account.

 
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