RawkMedia Website Design and Web Consulting Group » web design http://www.rawkmedia.com Saskatoon Web Design Services Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:58:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Different Website Design Elements for Different Saskatoon Business Needs! http://www.rawkmedia.com/different-website-design-elements-for-different-saskatoon-business-needs/ http://www.rawkmedia.com/different-website-design-elements-for-different-saskatoon-business-needs/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:23:11 +0000 admin http://www.rawkmedia.com/?p=904 You’re a Saskatoon business owner and you’ve come to the realization that you need a website.. congrats!  You’ve searched google (or the search engine of your choice) to determine what Saskatoon based company could best facilitate your website design.  In discussion, you’ve developed a vision of your website… your vision however may not be exactly what your market or industry requires with regards to effective design and overall website strategy.  We’ve put together a list of website elements that may help you structure the way your business website might best effectively convey your products, your services, and your corporate image.

Here are some examples of website elements (in order of importance) that best fit each market:

  • Architecture / Landscaping / Interior Design / General Contracting
    • Definitely Show samples of your work via a photo-gallery
    • Offer a few customer testimonials
    • Always offer customers a way to contact you and get more information
    • Breakdown your services into pages (1 service per web page)
    • Offer preliminary pricing
    • Maintain a blog to interact with your customers and the search engines for your segment!
  • Restaurants / Cafes / Bakeries/ Coffee Shops
    • Display your menu items and prices.. and keep it up to date!
    • Display your address, directions, and a Map to your establishment
    • Display photos of your dishes, possibly also a photo gallery of your establishment
    • Display coupons and specials
    • Maintain a blog to interact with your customers and the search engines for your segment!
  • Real Estate / Rentals
    • Display home listing each with photos and a structured information set
    • Maintain a blog to interact with your customers, the search engines, and your market!
    • Display general photos of your previous offerings in a photo gallery
    • Display links to community information (i.e. Schools, Hospitals, Shopping areas …)
  • Schools/ Colleges / Universities
    • Allow registration online
    • Offer information on amenities and the community
    • Display Class schedules
    • Display Events and Holiday calendars
    • Provide access to parents to School forums
    • Maintain a blog to interact with your students and the search engines!
  • Professionals
    • Breakdown your products and/or services into pages (1  per web page)
    • Display office hours
    • Display Direction and Map to your organization
    • Allow request of information online
    • Maintain a blog to interact with your customers (potential or existing) and the search engines for your segment!

Ofcourse there are many other market segments requiring their own unique set of website elements incorporated into their website design but the aforementioned offer a good start to get you thinking about how you might want your website to communicate with potential and existing customers!

Contact a Saskatoon Web Designer today to understand what we can do to ensure that your web design serves to enhance your business!

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]]> http://www.rawkmedia.com/design-work-complete-on-saskatchewan-artist-akiko-mcdougalls-new-website/feed/ 0 Saskatoon strikes gold at world juniors http://www.rawkmedia.com/saskatoon-strikes-gold-at-world-juniors/ http://www.rawkmedia.com/saskatoon-strikes-gold-at-world-juniors/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:49:01 +0000 admin http://www.rawkmedia.com/saskatoon-strikes-gold-at-world-juniors/ With A reported profit of slightly more than $15 million (highest on record for a Canadian-based world junior tournament revenue), Saskatoon has truly won gold where the Canandian junior team fell short. The preliminary-round and medal-round games were played in Saskatoon and Regina from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5.

Congrats to Saskatoon, let’s see that money put to good use!

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