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What’s the main reason I love designing websites

What’s the main reason I love designing websites? I’m super nosy 😉

I love seeing the ins and outs of other people’s businesses to see what I can learn from them. I love seeing what people do well so that I can implement their systems or strategies in my own business!

I also LOVE helping people come up with solutions that can help them streamline their business or solve a problem through the use of tech.

Why are you in the business that you are in?

#businesslove #smallbusinessbigheart #webdesigner #alwayslearning #laptoplifestyle #lovemybiz #lovewhatyoudo #creativedirector #creativebizowner #herestothecreatives #creativedesigner #personalgrowthjourney #personaldevelopment #solopreneur

"Good design is good business" – Thanks for the

New Website 💻✨ I am thrilled with how the @r

New Website 💻✨

I am thrilled with how the @rainqueen_sa website turned out 😊

Improvements we made:
✅ Deleted unnecessary pages and restructured the URLs.
✅ Removed many outdated and conflicting plugins.
✅ Updated the images to high-resolution.
✅ Utilized anchor links for easier navigation.
✅ Ensured the new website is mobile-friendly, especially the pricing tables.
✅ Streamlined communication through a form, which will be directed to the nearest branch for inquiries.

#newwebsite #justlaunched #wordpresswebsite #corrugatedmetal #gardeningwebsites #southafricanwebsite #uxdesign #uidesign #beaverbuilder

☕️💻 What do making a cup of coffee and buil

☕️💻 What do making a cup of coffee and building a website have in common? ✨

The other day I went to make myself a cup of coffee.
I put water in the kettle.
I put the grinds in the plunger.
I went to the fridge to get the milk.
No milk!
I thought we had some milk left in the fridge but it wasn't there.
Anyway... no biggie...
I had green tea with mint.
Nice, but not coffee.
In the afternoon I went to make supper and I found the milk I was expecting to find in the fridge that morning sitting on the counter.

So how does this relate to websites…
There are things that people have come to expect from websites.
If it looks like a button, it should be ‘clickable’.
If it’s a blog, call it a blog not some extremely creative name you’ve thought up. No one will know what it is.
No one will 'click'.
People will move on.

I expected to find the milk in the fridge so I looked in the fridge, not on the counter.
People will come to your website expecting to find things and the more ease with which they can navigate your website, the better experience they'll have.
If they can't find what they want, they may move on to a different website and buy a different service that they maybe didn't want, but was available.

So the moral of the story...
Put the milk back in the fridge so people know where to find it, and/or,
make your website as easy as possible for people to find what they're looking for.

PS. This doesn't mean your website can't be creative and beautiful. It just needs the correct building blocks and functions for people to be able to navigate it easily.

#websiterules #websitedesigner #websitebuilder #websitetips #websiteexperience #webdesignupdate #websiterefresh #wordpresswebsites

Love this song so I made a reel 🤪 I don’t thi

Love this song so I made a reel 🤪 I don’t think I’ve shared these before and after of the Woodcliffe website so here we go!

✔️ Icons on the accommodation page make the amenities easy to identity and read
✔️ Icons and mini galleries on the activities page allow for easy navigation
✔️FAQs make it easy to find out info that people would have emailed about in the past.

Let me know your thoughts 👇🏼✨

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And breathe… The Karkloof forest is always magic

And breathe…
The Karkloof forest is always magical 🪄 feeling refreshed and ready for a new week. And ready for a “sports day” as requested by my eldest for his last day of school holidays 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 let’s see where this day takes us after a quick work catch up ✨

#naturethehealer #forestwalks🌿 #treesforthesoul #workfromhome #webdesignerinnature #lovemylife #loveeveryday #dreamlife

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