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23 Feb

Advice from just one person?

Posted by kent in content, design, expertise

In the infinite supply of expertise on the web, it would not make any sense to just take advice from one organisation about how to do things. 

Before you embark on getting your business online, talk to some similar businesses in your area and find out how they do it.   Google for local experts in web design, like us, they will have many tips and hints on their website and in their marketing material about how to build a fantastic and profitable website.   We personally love Ben Hunt's advice over at http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/articles-and-tutorials/.

Personally, I strongly advise to sticking with the basics.   Your goal has to be how to I clearly articulate what I am offering and how can I quickly get that message across.

What is a CMS?

Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by kent in CMS, content, Management, Software

Often you hear web design or hosting companies talk about their CMS.  So what is it?

CMS stands for a Content Management System.  The intent of a CMS is to allow you to update your website without needing any technical or programming skills.   Why is this important?   Well, in years gone by, companies employed a web design firm to complete the design of their website and put it out on the internet.   The biggest problem was when you needed to make a change, put a new page on the site, update a product or even take down a piece of information.  You couldn't do it yourself!  You needed to go back to your web designer to get them to make the change... and they often charged you for it!

21 Feb

Day two of my new resolution...

Posted by kent in content, design, training

As promised, a daily post.   This is day two.  How long can I keep it up?

So @ Feet Up Online we have started a new direction and a new mission.  We can't be everything to everyone so after much soul searching, in attempt to find that balance between work and life, our new mission is purely and simply to help others get online.

We have steadily been building our network of contacts and can now call on many organisations to assist our customer with designs, search engine optimisation and even just how to get started online.

We have had some extremely successfull sites for our customers including XtraLength (http://www.xtralength.com.au) and Little Aid (http://www.littleaid.com.au).    But where we continue to help customers the most is in that day to day management of their online business.