When looking for a new one (or a website re-design) it makes sense talking to a few website designers in Cheltenham, as they are local.
As there are over 20 web design companies in Cheltenham, it makes sense to work with someone local. If you needed any media support, there are PR agencies in Cheltenham that could help.
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Owing to benefits resulting from Gloucester University, there has been a growth in the area, and as a result the creative sector is booming. Most of the designers are SME and freelance, but there are a high number of marketing companies that offer web design, along with other support services, such as public relations and graphic design.
Cheltenham has a broad diversity of businesses, and each require a website for different reasons.
Like it or not, we do live in a digital world and every business needs to have a website, whether it is a very basic website for reference reasons, or a fully functioning e-commerce website that takes online payments via a secure payment gateway.
As there are a wide variety of website design companies in Cheltenham, it makes good sense for businesses to choose a web designer that is local, rather than one that is miles away in Birmingham or London.
Working with someone local does give the added benefit of local business allegiance, a loyalty that comes with working with someone locally, and also a chance to meet up and have face to face discussions.
Industry experience is also something that can be discussed at a face to face meeting; most will have niche experience. Say in the financial industry, engineering or FMCG, so it is good to ensure that you are working with someone who knows your market.
Launching a website onto the internet will just put you online, appearing in the search results is more complicated.
Website optimisation is all about you demonstrating to the search engines that your website is an authority for your products or services. You are not just competing with your local competition in Cheltenham, but with other companies around the UK and the world.
Website optimisation (or SEO) is a complicated and very new area of marketing that has no rule book. Few web design companies in Cheltenham can do SEO, they can design a website, but not know about how to market a website.
Depending on how competitive your industry sector is, climbing up the search engines may take time, a long time.
SEO is part of the category of ‘digital marketing’ with includes the following areas of marketing that are necessary for you to utilise, to get visitors to your website.
PPC advertising is available both on the main search engines like Google and Bing, but also on the various social media platforms like Linkedin and Facebook.
Social media marketing is a huge area, there is both the free option, which you can do yourself, and also the paid option, which social media agencies can handle for you. Social media is used by billions of people around the world and is used by both SME’s and global brands.
Here are some figures:
Imaging your product/service being viewed by millions of people every day!
Have you considered using a social media influencer to support your brand? Since the COVID lockdowns of 2020, many people have started full time career as a social media influencer (or content creator).
There are no standard rates when it comes to web design, so all web design agencies set their own web design prices. Normally smaller web designers are cheaper as they have lower overheads, but it is worth looking around to discover the average costs that are involved.
With website design, you do not get what you pay for, the most expensive website designer in Cheltenham does not make them the best. It is not about comparing quotes to find the cheapest web designer, we aim to help you find the ‘right’ web designer in Cheltenham for your particular business.
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Cheltenham is situated in south Gloucestershire, and is a spa town which historically grew in popularity as a result of ‘taking the waters’.
It is also known for its roots with horse racing and steeplechase, and has been for the last two hundred years.
The origins of it’s name come from the river Chelt; and currently there are around 150,000 people living in the area.
The industry around is an overspill from Birmingham in the north, mostly light engineering, aerospace and electronics.