Thursday 11 September 2014

Websites Made Easy: Here's how to get your 'phone to ring

Websites Made Easy: Here's how to get your 'phone to ring: "We're a nation of smartphone shoppers!   Visits to retail websites from mobiles overtakes desktop traffic for the first time&quot...

Here's how to get your 'phone to ring

"We're a nation of smartphone shoppers!   Visits to retail websites from mobiles overtakes desktop traffic for the first time" - source : Mail Online - 4th September 2014.


But, how do you make it easy for all these smartphone shoppers to call you and get your phone to ring?
The solution is the installation of a "click to call" button on your responsive website. 



Remember, converting Smartphone visitors to a responsive website is very different from converting customers using desktop websites.  Smartphone users are very unlikely to scroll down and read a whole load of content wording and then send you an email, more especially if there's a lengthy form to complete.

Because they've got a phone in their hand, Smartphone users are much more likely to make a phone call, so why not make it easy for them by including a "click to call" button.  And don't forget, your number will be stored in their "recent contacts". 

An example of a "click to call" button we have recently installed - please check out http://ambiancehi.co.uk/ using your smartphone, tablet or smartwatch.



In 2013 60% of consumers searched for local businesses on their smartphone (2013 Mobile Marketing Statistics by LocalVox - http://goo.gl/gNTY91 )

The solution to get your phone to ring is simple - include a "click to call" button - a "click to call" button could make all the difference between getting a new client or losing them forever.

Please feel free to contact Drive By Websites on 01775 761512 -  we will be happy to talk through the options that will be available to you.








Monday 8 September 2014

Websites Made Easy: Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Upgrade

Websites Made Easy: Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Upgrade: TEN GOOD REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD UPGRADE TO A WORDPRESS RESPONSIVE WEBSITE MOBILE FRIENDLY Your new responsive Wordpress site will make yo...

Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Upgrade

TEN GOOD REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD UPGRADE TO
A WORDPRESS RESPONSIVE WEBSITE

MOBILE FRIENDLY
Your new responsive Wordpress site will make your site fully readable on smart-phones, tablets, mini-tablets and smart watches, etc. 

SEARCH ENGINES
Search Engines love the WordPress mobile friendly platform.

DESIGN TEMPLATES
There are thousands of fully customisable Wordpress design templates available.

BLOGGING
The Wordpress platform has a built-in SEO friendly blogging system that will easily integrate into your social media.

MULTIPLE USERS
If your requirements are to give permission to members of your staff to go onto your website to make changes/updates but you’re worried just how much they can do then the Wordpress platform solves this problem.

USER-FRIENDLY PAGE EDITOR
If you can use Microsoft Word, or update your social media, you will be able to update your new responsive website. There are no limitations when editing your web pages.

CUSTOMISABLE SIDEBARS
When designing your new responsive website, the sidebar system lends itself to the opportunity to add feature rich content to a quarter of the page which will keep your site looking full and fresh.

PROFESSIONAL LOOKING SLIDERS
Nothing makes a site more modern than a professional slider.  With hundreds of different designs and styles available, you will be able to bring your site up to date with just a few images or text.

GOOGLE XML SITEMAPS
The Wordpress system understands the necessity for the highest Google rankings as possible.  This is why the Sitemaps will be custom built on your website in the language that Google requires for them to be fully optimised.

MULTITUDE OF EXTENSIONS
There are also a multitude of extensions from which to choose.  The following are just a flavour:
  • Calendar of events/appointments
  • Newsletter subscription service
  • Add share buttons to your pages
  • Language translator
FAST 4-6 WEEK TURNOVER
Dependent upon how quickly you are able to get "your homework" to us and how quickly we can arrange follow up meetings, Drive By Websites will be able to turn your responsive website project around within 4-6 weeks.

PRICE 
The price for Drive By Websites to design and build a 5-page responsive website
£499 plus VAT

To view the full document, please visit - http://drivebywebsites.com/6149/wordpress-responsive-websites



That's all for now
The Drive By Websites Team
www.drivebywebsites.com
Tel: 01775 761512

Friday 15 August 2014

People want to view your website using their Smart...

People want to view your website using their Smart...: Over the last few years the way people access the web has changed.  A potential client may access the web on any number of devices throughou...

People want to view your website using their Smart Phones

Over the last few years the way people access the web has changed.  A potential client may access the web on any number of devices throughout even a single day.  So your website needs to be viewable on any screen size to give visitors to your website an optimal viewing experience.


During the latter part of 2013, Drive By Websites was working on an affordable website solution to satisfy the requirements of all these devices without the need for multiple websites.


The solution is commonly known as a "Responsive Website" i.e. it resizes and re-proportions itself according to the device browsing it. It makes your site fully readable and images and menus resize themselves in a familiar way so that people navigating via keyboard, mouse, finger-swipe etc on various devices do not strain their eyes in trying to read tiny text.

Here's another responsive e-commerce website, Drive By Websites has recently designed and created on behalf of our client, Robin Hoile. 

Robin previously was the proud owner of a Drive By brochure style website but has now upgraded to a responsive e-commerce website - http://lincsgaragedoorservices.co.uk


 

For more information in respect of Drive By Websites' solution to "Responsive Websites" or, indeed anything website-related, please feel free to contact us on 01775 761512 

www.drivebywebsites.com




Tuesday 29 July 2014