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Web Design in Kettering

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

When is the Best Time to Get My Business ‘Activ’ Online…? By Naomi Osborn, Activ Web Design in Kettering

It’s a question that Activ Web Design in Kettering is often asked, and it is most effective to draw on a few specific examples and case studies in order to provide an answer.

The ‘Murder Mystery’ Start Up

After a career in management consultancy the client was looking to ‘go it alone’ and start to earn a revenue stream from the ‘Murder Mystery’ evenings he had been writing and successfully producing for many years as a hobby.  However, the commercial realisation of his vision needed refining. He approached Activ Web Design in Kettering and through collaborative and consultative dialogue this vision was translated into an ‘online’ shop with downloadable plots.  An e-commerce offering fitted perfectly with the strategy for a fledging business of this nature as it would ultimately minimise the need for a full time hands-on approach and allow the client to focus on his ‘day job’ as his new venture grew!

Dance School Expansion

An established and successful local Dance School was moving to new premises, which would allow the business to grow.  This was a time of considerable upheaval, effort and not to mention expense for the school.  However, they had identified that to maximise the value of their building investment it was essential, as part of this modernisation, to have a website for the first time.  To achieve this they chose to work with Activ Web Design in Kettering to create a stylish brochure website to coincide with the grand opening, with the peace of mind that the fixed price offering ensured that this additional expense was not going to escalate at such a ‘budget sensitive’ time for the school.

Whilst the grand opening is still a few days away, the website is already live and working hard to ensure that the new studio’s are filled with the next generation of “High School Musical” devotees!

Playground Equipment Supplies Company Diversification

In any commercial environment things change and Activ Web Design in Kettering can help you and your business change with it and respond to trends in a timely and effective fashion.  After 35 years of supplying and installing playground equipment nationwide the client was seeing the market change around him – and his business! To counter this, diversification was required, as well as a change to how the business operated.  Previously all business had come through his existing website and direct contact with local authorities, for design and installation services.  The diversification in this case was to move to an ‘e-commerce’ site directed at the smaller scale commercial market (campsites, pubs and nurseries etc) to enable an online transaction and direct shipping of the product for the customers to install themselves. An easy and cost effective way of adding clear and distinct offerings to a new market, without changing the business’ ‘raison d’etre’!

Having considered each of these scenarios, it is worth re-considering the original premise of this article:

When is the best time to get my Business ‘Activ’ On line…?

The simply answer is NOW!

Whatever the life cycle of your business, even if you have a web site already, Activ Web Design in Kettering and Corby will work with you to create an effective on line presence that suits the needs of your business all at a fixed and affordable price.

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Monday, August 16th, 2010

Web Design Scams

Over the years we have spoken to thousands of business owners who have lots of tales to tell about their web designers, many of them negative!

From outright scams to poor customer service, the web design industry has seen its reputation tarnished over the years.

Here are a few examples of horror stories…

They built my website then told me I owed them another £2000 for extra work they had done and if I didn’t pay it they would take down my website, I was backed in to a corner.

They took my payment up front, made all the right promises but then failed to deliver, leaving me out of pocket.

The salesman did a great job telling me what a wonderful web design service they would offer but once I had signed on the dotted line it all went downhill, no customer service, nobody returning my calls, the list is endless.

As already mentioned, in any business or indeed any walk of life there are unscrupulous businesses and even out and out scams and the web design industry is no different but rest assured there are still lots of honest, reputable web design companies around who will offer you a fair price, great product and excellent after sales support and ongoing advice.

Here at Activ Web Design we pride ourselves on the service we provide to our customers across the UK.

  • Affordable, fixed price websites
  • Transparent pricing
  • A national network of local advisors
  • An online support system as well as a phone number you can contact us on
  • Fantastic value for money
  • And most importantly…
  • A website that works for your business!

We have hundreds of satisfied customers across the UK from hairdressers to restaurants, builders to golf clubs.  To read testimonials from our satisfied customers visit the testimonials page on Activ Web Design.

Want to find out what Activ Web Design can offer you to help grow your business online, get in touch now!

Activ Web Design are an award-winning business and have reached the finals of many prestigious business awards.

Activ Web Design, an honest, reputable web design company, not a scam, just high quality, affordable websites.