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Who are some great web developers?

Tristan Green — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

The competition is heated

Living in the twenty-first century can be exhausting when it comes to finding a service provider for your needs; be it small or large scale building contractors, logistics for the home or business, digital design gurus or in our case friendly web developers.

In 1988, when the Internet first reached our golden sandy shores in sunny South Africa, it operated primarily within the realm of academic institutions. As it evolved and the World Wide Web was invented, only a handful of individuals understood its power and how it could slingshot businesses into a league of their own. Fast forward to present day and terms like Search Engine Optimisation, Content Management System and Landing Page are commonplace. These terms have grown in popularity as our world has become more digitally inclined.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.
—Biz Stone

Businesses, small and large, have begun to adopt the Internet, use the Web and search engines like Google to increase business turnover or profits by pulling people to visit and engage with their websites.

There are a plethora of tools available to aid in bringing prospective clients to your website. Of course anyone can sit down and build a website but you’ll have to decide if it’s worth your time as the business owner to sit and figure out how everything works, or if you should hire a professional company to do it for you.

The trusted voice

At Tech Warrior we get to engage and meet with many people and businesses regarding their websites. And because we have been around for so long (25 years) and have a lot of knowledge on websites and website development we are often asked who are some of the other website builders and competitors we have in our industry.

Our goal is to be the trusted voice and blatantly transparent when it comes to building a website. It is one of our passionate goals. We want our clients and customers to be as informed as possible.

We’ve compiled the following list of companies who we think do some incredible work both in the web design and development space.

Purchasing domain names carefully is a very important aspect of owning a website. Having a website is an important part of running a business. Make sure you are the rightful registered owner of your domain name.

Cloudfusion

Based in Bedfordview, Cloudfusion delivers some of the most beautifully designed websites we have ever seen. They have a customer-centric philosophy aiming to deliver the best possible online solutions for their clients as well as their clients’ clients. Services they offer include SEO management and implementation, web design and development, e-commerce and e-governance solutions, brand building. For those interested they also offer mobile app development.

Vaimo

Although not founded in South Africa, Vaimo is one of the largest and most trusted online commerce partners in the world. They have offices in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng across Europe, Asia and North America. Their specialty lies in Business-to-Business and Business-to-Customer experiences; offering great websites and user experiences both for the client and service provider. They have partnered with industry giants such as Adobe, Oracle and Akeneo.

Big Web Media

Operating from Woodstock in Cape Town, Big Web Media, aims to simplify and as they put it, ‘demystify’ the internet industry; specifically web design and search engine optimization. Their focus is to increase brand visibility and monetization through online marketing solutions, guiding their customers every step of the way, ultimately leading to incredibly sleek end products which are bound to keep customers returning.

Cocopine

Operating out of Johannesburg with a service reach to most major business sectors, Cocopine offers affordable website development and mobile app development for small and medium sized enterprises. They aim to empower their customers to edit, manage and update their WordPress websites through online tutorials and courses. If that isn’t for you, they offer to do the heavy lifting and deliver some really great looking websites which are bound to get heads turning and clicks through SEO.

Focus Online

Focus Online has a close connection to the travel industry but an equally impressive affiliation to web development, design and SEO services. They aim to increase brand visibility through search results in all major search engines; they offer content marketing, email marketing and social media services that are designed to pull prospective customers in time and time again.

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I need a website for my small business. Where do I start?

Matthew Green — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

A website is a strategic marketing tool

Now-a-days a website is the most important part of any sales and marketing plan or strategy. Whether you are new to having a website built or have had previous experience building a website, knowing where to start can make the difference between a good website and a great website.

A successful website project requires a plan

The key to success in any endeavour is planning and preparation. A website is no different. The starting point for a successful website development project is a plan. You can create this plan digitally using a word processor like Microsoft Word or a simple text editor like Notepad. You can do it on your smartphone or on a piece of paper. The important thing is to start and create a plan.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
—Joe Paterno

What goes into a website development plan?

Your website development plan should take into account the following things.

Who will be building my website?
What is my budget for the website?
What domain name do I want for my website?
Do I have a logo and colour scheme?
What problems am I solving for my customers?
What other content and images do I have?

These questions form the skeleton and framework for a successful website project. Take some time and work through the answers. If you are not sure, ask a trusted partner or colleague. In some instances you will need to put a few answers down, as sometimes happens with a domain name. It might be that your desired name is already taken. Have some options, just in case.

Who will build your website?

You might be able to build your own website but when deciding it’s helpful to ask yourself: Is this the best use of my time? Your business or organisation may be better off with you in the driving seat running and managing it. If this is the case, utilising the services of a professional website development company to build a website for you is a better choice.

Website budget

When it comes to budget, get two or three quotes from different website development companies, if you are not building it yourself. This way you can make a more informed decision around cost. Remember that cost is just one metric (item) in the plan. Don’t base your entire project on just this one variable.

Website branding

As far as the branding goes, you will need a logo and a colour scheme or palette for your website. Do you have this? If not, where will you get it done? As part of our website development process, Tech Warrior can guide you and provide you with a logo and associated branding elements for your website.

Website content

You will need content in the form of text, images and videos for your website. Again, get clear on how you will create this content up front, before you start the process of building a site. A common mistake is to make the website about you and not your customers. Remember a website is there to solve customer problems and answer client questions. It’s much less about you and what you can do. Make sure any content plan covers this approach.

When it comes to building a website, the best place to start is with a comprehensive plan. Work through the elements outlined above and you will have the blueprint for a successful website development project.

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How important is it to have a website for my business?

Judson Dawtrey — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

Mobile friendly website design

In today’s society, the digital world has become more prevalent than ever and almost everything we do involves some connection to it. You can find almost anything on the Internet. Ever since smartphones became a common accessory, almost everyone has access to a vast amount of information all in the palm of their hands. This has made it quicker and more accessible to find information, whether it be for educational purposes, entertainment or purchasing goods or services.

Due to the fact that so many people have access to smartphones, the importance of having a website is even more crucial than ever before. If people want to get a better understanding of your business and what you offer, they will most likely look for this information online, and more so than not, on their smartphones.

A website is a strategic marketing tool

One of the most important factors with regards to your business, is marketing it so that more people can be reached and a bigger audience gained. As a result the customer base grows, you gain more business, and generate more income. Having a website allows for many different marketing strategies including social media, forums, pay-per-click advertising and effective content writing, all of which can help your business grow.

A website increases credibility

A website also provides your business with extra credibility. This comes in the form of testimonials from clients and customers facts about your business that potential clients can read about on your website, as well as a place for people to view your business before making an investment. A website helps build trust with your clients which is hugely important when trying to grow a business, especially if your website is answering the important questions that your customers are most likely asking.

Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
—Bob Parsons

Having a website saves time

Many people in today’s society also don’t have the time to visit a physical shop to make a decision on buying something. This is another reason why websites are important, they provide clients with an easy way to make comparisons. This saves precious time. Time is one of the most valuable aspects in life, and when it is wasted, we aren’t very happy afterwards. I don’t know anyone who has ever said, “they wasted my time, I’m so glad they did that”.

A well designed and managed website, that is mobile friendly helps with credibility, builds trust and leads to more business.

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What is website hosting?

Judson Dawtrey — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

When you get a website developed you might hear your chosen web design company mention something about website hosting. If you are building a website yourself, you will most likely start out by looking for website hosting. In this article we explore what website hosting is.

In short: Website hosting is a service offering that enables people who have a website to put it on the internet and make it available for visitors to engage with.

Hosting and service providers

A website hosting provider, sometimes called a service provider, offers space and specialised software on a dedicated computer, connected to the Internet. This computer (or server) makes it possible for the content of a website to be stored and viewed in an expected way to anyone visiting the website.

Different types of hosting exist. These are distinguished by the technology that is used for the server, the management level provided, as well as the additional services on offer by a specific website hosting service provider. The most common types of hosting are shared hosting, dedicated hosting and VPS hosting. In both instances the hosting provider manages access to where the servers or computers are physically or geographically stored.

Shared hosting

Shared web hosting is when your website is placed on the same server as many other sites. Think of it like your office in an open plan environment. The websites all share the server’s resources such as memory and computing power. This type of website hosting is usually offered with additional basic services covering things like the amount of disk space that can be used and a set number of email addresses. It is usually offered in a tiered structure that is fixed. If more resources or features are needed then the next tier offering would be used at a greater cost. It is up to the website developer to decide on the best tier for the hosting when the website is first built.

Dedicated hosting

Dedicated hosting is when you get access to an entire server and do not share it or its resources with anyone else’s website. This is the most expensive option and is chosen when the website is very busy or is for a large corporate, like a bank, who needs complete control of their server. The client is fully responsible for all security, software and maintenance of the dedicated server.

VPS Hosting

VPS hosting (where the VPS stands for Virtual Private Server) is the middle ground between shared hosting and dedicated hosting. Think of it like having an entire floor of your own in the building. You still share resources with others in the building but you are not in an open plan environment where you share the floor space. This option also requires less technical expertise to set up and maintain.

Self-managed hosting or built into the package

If you are building your own website using a service like GoDaddy, Squarespace, Weebly, Wix, or WordPress.com, they will offer hosting built in as part of the website design and development process.

At Tech Warrior we manage the hosting of your website as part of our Small Business Websites product.

Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.
—Jeffrey Zeldman

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I am concerned about my site being hacked. How do I prevent this?

Matthew Green — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

What does being hacked mean?

What exactly does the word hacking or hack mean? Why would someone or something want to hack my small business website?

The word hack is often used in a number of ways, depending on what is being hacked. For this article we are going to focus on what it means in relation to a website. Someone (a person) or something (a bot or computer program) attempts to gain unauthorised access (breaking in) to your website with a view to do something with it (stealing data, using the computer’s resources) for something other than what it was originally intended to do.

Why would someone hack my small business website?

Often the answer is related to money. I won’t go into the different types of money or the idea that there is not enough - there is approximately US $37 trillion in circulation so there is more than enough. Hackers extend the effort because it can be an easy way to make money. Almost all attacks (hacking attempts) are automated. The reason behind the attacks runs from harmless to severe.

In the former, someone might just be trying to see if they can. Usually this is the domain of pranksters. If the attempt is successful what usually happens is that the homepage is defaced with no real harm being done.

In the latter, the website might be used as a springboard to infecting other websites so that the computing power of the server can be used for spam. Spam is a numbers game which is why there is so much of it. The website could be infiltrated with links trying to boost dubious and dodgy sites in Google so they come up higher in the search results. At its worst, the hacker could set up the website so it tries to install software on unsuspecting future website visitors with a view to extorting money.

What can I do to stop my site from being hacked?

All websites are vulnerable when it comes to being hacked. WordPress based websites are often targeted more than other sites because of how popular WordPress is. In a similar way to how Windows based computers are targeted due to the number of computers running Windows. Tech Warrior uses WordPress to build all versions of its Small Business Websites product. There are some guidelines for ensuring your website, WordPress or otherwise, stays safe and secure from hacking attempts.

We suggest following these three steps to make sure your website is protected against hacking.

Choose a good hosting provider
Change the default username and password
Keep your website software up to date

Choose a good hosting provider

Not all website hosting providers are created equally. Cheap hosting providers often provide the bare minimum. You could be vulnerable to a hacking attempt if the hosting is not properly or securely set-up.

Change the default username and password

If you use a content management system or web builder like WordPress, make sure you change the default login name and choose a strong password. Often hackers will take a chance and try using the login name and password as their first and easiest entry point.

Keep your website software up to date

Out of date software and in the case of WordPress, plugins, are also an easy entry point for hackers. Keeping software up to date ensures that any bugs or holes that could be exploited by an attacker or hacker are minimised.

Do your part

At Tech Warrior we have a Website Armour product that keeps the website software, WordPress, and the plugins up to date. In addition it checks for viruses and other nasty bugs. It also comes with offsite backups as a further layer of security.

When it comes to keeping your website safe from hacking, nothing is 100 percent attack proof. There are often stories in the news that cover hacking attempts and security breaches. The best you can do is ensure that you follow some best practices as outlined above and ensure that you do your part.

If you define yourself by how you differ from the competition, you’re probably in trouble.
—Omar Hamoui

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Can I change what the website looks like?

Tristan Green — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

Customising your website

"Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black." said Henry Ford of the Model T. The Model T Ford, generally regarded as the first affordable car in America only came in black. This was so quality vehicles could be produced in an efficient and affordable way.

Tech Warrior uses the same principles - quality, efficiency, affordability. It streamlines the building or development process so the client gets a good looking, robust website that matches and supports the needs of the small business and doesn’t cost a fortune.

If you choose one of our Small Business Websites products then you will be able to make some changes to the way the website looks but you won’t be able to have a bespoke, custom, built-from-scratch website that looks unlike anything else out there.

The reason Tech Warrior doesn’t generally offer a fully customised website relates to cost and time for both us and the client. As the adage goes, we’ve been around the block, more than a few times over the past 25 years, consequently our Small Business Websites product is designed to be contained, fast and reliable.

There isn’t toing-and-froing between both parties, our trusty sales and support team guide our clients through the content building process helping them produce some of the best content around. It may seem like a laborious task which requires an investment of time, but in practice the content for the website comes easily.

What is the best WordPress theme for my website?

Matthew Green — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:02:50 +0000

There’s a difference between best and popular. Just because something is popular doesn’t make it the best. And, often, something that is the best might not always be the most popular. The same applies when it comes to choosing a WordPress theme for your website. In this article I’ll show you how to decide what the best WordPress theme is for you.

Before choosing a theme for your website it’s useful to answer the following questions.

What kind of website do I want for my business?
How much am I willing to spend?
What is my website experience level?

What kind of website do I want for my business?

Are you just starting out with a website for your business? Is it a do-over, refresh or upgrade? What about adding in extra functions, like an online shop? Planning is key when it comes to doing anything. You wouldn’t build a house without a plan and your website is the same. Spending time upfront getting clear on what your needs are will stand you in good stead down the line.

The expert at anything was once a beginner.
—Helen Hayes

Get clear on what the theme must do for your website. WordPress started out as a tool for blogging and has since evolved into a powerful website management system that runs 34 percent of all websites on the Internet. If you can imagine it, there’s a good chance that you can build that kind of site with WordPress. There’s a but though. The more sophisticated and intricate you want a website to be, the more you will impact the next two factors - cost and experience.

Brainstorm and get as much detail on what your website must do for you and your business. Look at what you want the website to do now, in six months and a year. And then plan for that. At this stage don’t worry about the how. Just get clear at a high level on what your expectations are. Product sales? Weekly updates? Membership of a group or club? And so on.

How much am I willing to spend?

Once you have a clear idea of what the website must do the next step is to consider costs. You can get a free WordPress theme or you can pay for a theme. Theme cost is not the only consideration when it comes to working out a website budget. How much of the website building or development are you doing yourself? How much will you have to get someone else to do? What about where the website will live (be hosted)? Again, it’s useful to make a list and plan so that you can see very clearly all the costs that go into a website. Do you have a logo and colour scheme for the website?

Once you know what your overall website budget is, you can decide more easily how much you want to spend on the theme? Does the budget have room for a fancy theme, with lots of features, or do you have to scale down your expectations a bit?

What is my website experience level?

Nowadays WordPress is much simpler to use than when it started out in 2003. There is still a learning curve involved though. You will need some level of understanding when it comes to the jargon of website development. You will come across terms like domain name registration, hosting, PHP, themes, responsive design, browser compatibility and SEO.

Do you know what they mean? If not, are you prepared to make the investment in learning what they are about? If your business is better off with you at the steering wheel and you can’t take the time to become familiar with these terms, considering a third-party professional website developer to help with the development of your website is a good option.

Much like a recipe there’s an order for putting a website together. Again, things are much easier now than back in the day (1994) when we started out but you will still need to go through the various steps in the correct order. Can you afford to take the time to work them out?

Great theme developers and companies offer dedicated support to assist with their theme and getting it up and running. What happens if something else goes wrong? Can you fix the problem? If not, do you know where to turn for general website help and support?

How to choose the best WordPress theme for my website?

When it comes to picking a theme for your site this usually means you are going the DIY route with the development of your website. Spend some time planning and deciding how much you know and are prepared to learn. Thereafter go through the areas and questions outlined above and you will be well placed, within budget, to make the best choice for you and your business when it comes to choosing the best WordPress theme. Alternatively, you can consider using a professional web development company like Tech Warrior, who have developed a custom website theme that sits at the foundation of all Small Business Websites.

How many months would it take to build a website?

Tristan Green — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:48:39 +0000

After months of brainstorming, dreaming, planning and developing you are ready to launch your business to the world. You have the company name registered, the bank account opened, the funding available and the services and products ready to be sold. But wait, you need a logo.

You know that your logo is going to be the face of your business and the launch pad of your brand identity. Maybe one day people will instantly recognise your company by its font, colours and symbol/s. This is big, this is important. You need to brief a designer. But where the hell do you start?

Know what you want from the word 'go'

If you wished to write a story and chose the short story format, this would equate to roughly 5,000 to 10,000 words whereas if you went the novel route this would be roughly 50,000 to 70,000 words. Same story but the difference between the two is apparent. One is much lengthier, while the other may be brief and to the point. One has a more fleshed-out plot while the other doesn’t beat about the bush.

The same goes for websites. If you have a website that only needs one page to tell your story, this can take a developer just a few hours to complete. If, on the other hand, a website needs to have more pages to display a range of products or tell a more detailed story, this will take a developer longer to complete. Each of these pages could need to be designed differently. This could take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to complete.

How detailed the website needs to be

When I mention detail, I’m talking about the ‘fancy pants’ effects you can add to your site. I’m talking about using realistic drop shadows so that the images lift or pop off the page. Or the illuminated hover effect when the visitor moves over a button with their cursor. All of the tiny, ‘flashy’ elements can take time to implement.

If your budget caters for it, why not? Expect to have the website up a little bit later, but it’s going to be a visually amazing end product.

If you choose to have your logo designed by Tech Warrior we provide a Logo briefing document shared online for our clients to complete. It guides you through the process and makes it that much easier to think through the elements required. As with anything, however, you get out what you put in. Make sure what you put in is clear and focused.

Hard coded vs themes and templates

I’ve spoken about the difference between hard coding a site and using WordPress’ themes and templates in a previous article. It really is a fundamental part of the building process.

Using templates and themes may mean certain aspects of your site bear similarities to others’ but you can get your site up faster than someone sitting writing out lines of code. There is also far less margin for error when you use themes and templates. These are prebuilt for you, so you know it works.

Events beyond the control of the developer

This hits a little too close to home for me. Recently I had a really bad run-in with technology. My computer failed on me which resulted in my hard drive and memory needing to be replaced and with that I lost a whole bunch of data. Thankfully we store backups so getting everything back again wasn’t that big of a sweat, it just took a long time. The malfunctions I experienced set me back nearly two weeks.

Unfortunately, hardware malfunctions are something we might all experience at some point, and in the context of the article it can add to the time it takes to build a website.

If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.
—Zig Ziglar

Receiving content from the client

This is possibly the single biggest thing impacting the length of time it takes to build a website. A website structure is relatively easy to create. Populating it with the appropriate branding, colours, content and products is what takes time. It especially takes a long time if the client delays the supply of any parts of the content or wants to make too many revisions to the content.

Certain measures can be put in place to help structure the content delivery process from a client to the developer. Additionally a developer needs to stick to the agreed deadlines. The key thing is commitment from the client when it comes to delivering all the content needed on time and in a format that can be worked with. Retyping handwritten documents is nobody’s idea of a good time. Neither is resizing images when the right dimensions were previously agreed to. Things like this can really add to the time it takes to build a website. Not to mention the possible added expense.

Number of changes or edits

If a client wants images to be changed and text to be edited, it needs to be done. However, people sometimes don’t know when to stop making these changes and clients sometimes try and change everything. This can be a challenge to manage and comes down to clear guidelines and boundaries around the scope of the website project. Some developers don’t charge for these edits, which can come back to bite them in the long run. Those clients who don’t know what they want tend to push the boundaries by not adhering to conventional office hours or making mass edits and changes.

One definitive way to prevent this from happening is to clear up any ambiguity around how many changes and edits form part of the initial website build. Thereafter clear communication on how much changes and edits will cost and how long they will take is also important. This way clients are left in the dark about how the process works.

How many months does it take to build a website? As I mentioned at the start of the article, it’s really an open ended question.

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How do I brief a logo design?

Chantal Dawtrey — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:11:39 +0000

Know what you want from the word 'go'

Advertising legend David Ogilvy said “Give me the freedom of a tight brief.” A brief that is too vague or general leaves too much to the imagination of the designer. Ambiguous statements are hard to follow. Creative minds work best under constraint. Coffee is best served constrained in a mug or cup.

You need to know what you want. If you don’t know what you want how on earth will the designer be able to deliver? And you can’t say, “I’ll know it when I see it.” What will happen is you will know what you don’t want when you see it. If you take this approach the road to getting what you want will be a bit like Alice’s walk in Wonderland:

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where—” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
“—so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added as an explanation.
“Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”

Too much freedom and not enough boundaries leads to confusion and lost time. I am not so sure you have the time to “walk long enough” to find that magic logo.

Mobile-friendly means Google is your friend

What you do need is to be focused. Know and explain your Why. That is, what do you believe in? What is your purpose? Why does your business do what it does? Watch Simon Sinek explain about why in this brief video.

Be clear about your strategy, an unfocused brief says that a well-defined strategy is lacking.

Know what you want and what you don’t want. Look around at those logos that you are pulled to, and those that you are not. Be clear about why you want to use the colours you do and those you absolutely do not. You probably don’t want to use mustard and khaki for a baby clothing range, but if you do, be sure you can say why. What kind of fonts do you think reflect the image you want to impart? Round and fat, or tall and skinny? Soft and flowing or rigid and still?

Use visuals wherever possible. This really assists the designer and is so much easier than trying to explain in words. Find logos that have elements that you like and include them in your brief. Again, explain what you like and why.

The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.
—Socrates

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What’s the big deal about having a mobile friendly website?

Judson Dawtrey — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:39:26 +0000

A mobile friendly website is a website that can be correctly displayed on any mobile device such as an Android phone, iPhones or tablet, as well as any size LCD screen. This allows for a consistent and streamlined experience of that website.

Many might believe that once they have a modern looking website, they can view it on any platform without any issues, however this is not the case. Once a website is designed, it also needs to be made mobile friendly so that it can be viewed on any device.

People use their phones wherever they go

This is very important because of the fact that in todays’ society most people carry their phones or tablets with them wherever they go. This means most people will be viewing websites on the Internet through these devices.

As a result, most of your website visitors will be coming from mobile devices rather than via laptops and desktops. By not having a mobile-friendly website, you are essentially giving money away. Many mobile device owners who view websites will not go through the effort of trying to navigate a non-mobile-friendly website and will quickly move to one that is.

Mobile-friendly means Google is your friend

Not only does most of your website’s traffic come from people using mobile devices, but not having a mobile-friendly website can also negatively impact where you are listed (or ranked) in search engines, especially Google, as they give preference to mobile friendly websites.

Mobile shopping is also becoming a much-preferred way of purchasing for online shoppers due to the convenience that it provides. By not having a mobile friendly website you are once again shooting yourself in the foot. In South Africa the population is just under 60 million people, of these about 37 million are internet users, of which 35 million use a mobile device for the Internet.

So after reading this, if you still don’t have a mobile-friendly website, you are a very silly goose.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Who are some great web developers?

The competition is heated

The trusted voice

Cloudfusion

Vaimo

Big Web Media

Cocopine

Focus Online

I need a website for my small business. Where do I start?

A website is a strategic marketing tool

Further reading

A successful website project requires a plan

What goes into a website development plan?

Who will build your website?

Website budget

Website branding

Website content

How important is it to have a website for my business?

Mobile friendly website design

A website is a strategic marketing tool

A website increases credibility

Having a website saves time

What is website hosting?

Hosting and service providers

Shared hosting

Dedicated hosting

VPS Hosting

Self-managed hosting or built into the package

I am concerned about my site being hacked. How do I prevent this?

What does being hacked mean?

Why would someone hack my small business website?

What can I do to stop my site from being hacked?

Choose a good hosting provider

Change the default username and password

Keep your website software up to date

Do your part

Can I change what the website looks like?

Customising your website

Further reading

What is the best WordPress theme for my website?

What kind of website do I want for my business?

How much am I willing to spend?

What is my website experience level?

How to choose the best WordPress theme for my website?

Further reading

How many months would it take to build a website?

Know what you want from the word 'go'

How detailed the website needs to be

Hard coded vs themes and templates

Further reading

Events beyond the control of the developer

Receiving content from the client

Number of changes or edits

How do I brief a logo design?

Further reading

Know what you want from the word 'go'

Mobile-friendly means Google is your friend

What’s the big deal about having a mobile friendly website?

Further reading

People use their phones wherever they go

Mobile-friendly means Google is your friend