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Website Design & Internet Services

Websites - an introduction

You obviously know what a website is - you're looking at one now! But why would you want one? There are several possible reasons - here are just a few examples (click on the links to find out more about each case):

Small business - you want to establish a web presence to help promote your business to a wider public.
Local organisation or group - you want a website as a focal point for the group, to keep members up to date with news, etc.
Private individual - you want a website, perhaps to share photos with the family and friends, or to promote a hobby or interest.

britannia There is no end to the possible reasons why you might want to set up a website. GoldenHaze UK can help you by designing one that would best suit your needs, developing it for you, performing regular or occasional updates on request, setting up domain names and hosting for the site - we can do any or all of these and more, just as you like. GoldenHaze UK is a small company and is happy to take on the smallest personal project as well as bigger ones for larger companies - so however uncertain you are about what you want, don't be afraid to contact us for a discussion with absolutely no obligation!

For more information, see the summary of our Website Services below.

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I run a small business - why would I want a website?

books To find customers for your business, you may rely on word of mouth, or place adverts in the local papers, or the yellow pages. These are all tried and tested methods and may work well for you. But you could do even better if you had your own website.

Why? Because the Internet is where most people go first nowadays when looking for something they want. Your website can be a simple one-page site, acting more or less like an Internet version of your entry in the Yellow Pages or your local newspaper advert (except it can show a lot more for less cost!) - or it can be a complex site with several pages, a complete catalogue of items for sale, on-line ordering, etc. - what you have on your website is entirely up to you. And it can be changed or expanded at any time. GoldenHaze UK can advise you on everything, every step of the way.

One big advantage of having a website is that you can refer to it from your ad in the local paper or leaflets - so there's no need to pay for a large ad there. You can have as much detail as you like in your website, and people seeing your newspaper ad or flyer will be able to go to your site to find out as much as they want about your business.

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How would a website benefit my local organisation or group?

fivepenny Setting up a website is a great way to keep all your members in touch, even if they're away from home. For example, a sports club can publish results, fixtures and publicise social events. After a match you can put up photos of the action so everybody can see how it went. And you can show last-minute changes to the schedule - once people get used to it, they will be checking the site regularly to get the latest news and important announcements - no need for expensive mailshots! All your contact details can be published there, and if they change you can just update the website to bring it up to date - no need for expensive printing of new stationery.

But the main benefit is that a website acts as a focal point for your organisation (or club or group, etc.) for all its members, wherever they may be. And potential new members can look around your site to see if your organisation suits them - they'll come to you! If you need help setting it up or updating it, GoldenHaze UK can help.

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I'm a private individual - why would I want a website?

cider & perry It may not seem obvious, but there are good reasons why an individual may want to set up a website. One of the most popular ideas is to set up a website for your own family. This can be a great way to keep your relations and friends in touch with what you and your immediate family are up to. Instead of getting expensive prints of holiday snaps and posting them off to your auntie in Australia, you can put them on your website and just contact all your friends and let them know where to find them. Then wherever in the world they may be, they can look at your latest photos and even get their own prints made. You can include a diary of what you've all been up to during the year, and keep everyone you know up to date - just type it in once and they can all look at your website to get all the news!

Another reason you may want to consider setting up a website is this: let's say you have a particular hobby or interest. You've searched the Internet and not found any websites about it. So why not start your own? Then other people who share your hobby or interest will be able to find your website and make contact with you.

GoldenHaze UK can advise you on everything to do with setting up your own website - and it doesn't cost much to get started! Please contact us to find out how we can help.

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So, what website services do GoldenHaze UK offer?

ftp GoldenHaze UK can provide any and every service to do with creating and running a website - you can ask us to do as much or as little as you want. If you want to discuss your own needs, or even if you're not sure if you really do want your own website, just contact us and we'll be happy to talk about your individual circumstances. We realise that every customer has different requirements and we're small enough to be flexible about what we do - or don't do, depending on what you want to do yourself.

These are some of the services we can offer you:

Website Design - by talking to you, we will find out about your needs and suggest a way forward. You will be able to contribute to the design if you wish - we'd rather you end up with what you really want than what we think you should want! If you don't know what you want, we can advise you. We have our own website design principles which we recommend, but if you have any definite ideas of your own, we're happy to work according to your requirements.
Website Development - GoldenHaze UK can develop the website for you: write the code and test it, and make any changes you want before it goes 'live'. GoldenHaze UK has over 25 years' experience of software development projects, and over 5 years' experience of web development.
Domain names / hosting - GoldenHaze UK can arrange for a personalised domain name for your website (that's the "www.yourname.co.uk" or similar name which identifies your site) and for your site to be hosted with a reliable but inexpensive hosting service. You may already have your own web space, in which case we can use that if you prefer.
Maintenance - GoldenHaze UK can undertake maintenance on your website as required, either on a regular basis (e.g. monthly) or ad hoc (whenever changes are needed). For example, you may want us to update a list of events, products or prices every few weeks; or perhaps you have a special announcement you want added.

So, whether you want a full 'soup to nuts' service or just want help with (for example) developing the site or setting it up, GoldenHaze UK can help - contact us and let's discuss it!

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