Notes on websites
Plain answers to the questions people ask us before they hire anyone. Including the times the answer is that you do not need us yet.
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Getting your salon found on Google before you have a website
If you run a salon and do not have a website yet, start with your Google Business Profile. It is free, practical, and often the first thing local customers see when they search for nails, brows, lashes, hair, massage or beauty services near them.
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Taking photos of your salon with a phone that do not look cheap
You do not need a professional camera to make your salon website look clean and trustworthy. You do need a simple plan, good light, and fewer photos than you probably think.
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Do you need a .co.nz domain for a New Zealand business?
For many New Zealand businesses, a .co.nz domain is a good choice, but it is not a rule. The best answer depends on who you serve, how local your business is, and what name customers will remember.
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How long does it take to build a small business website?
The honest answer is that the website build is rarely the slow part. The timeline usually depends on how quickly the owner can provide photos, service details, menu text, prices, and final decisions.
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What happens to your website if your designer disappears
You pay a designer to build your website, and one day they stop answering the phone. What you actually own depends on three separate things: the domain, the hosting and the source code.
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Do I need a website if I already have a Facebook page?
For some New Zealand businesses a Facebook page really is enough, for a while. Here is the honest version of when it stops being enough, and what to fix first if you are not ready to spend anything.
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How much does a website cost in New Zealand?
Almost nobody in this industry publishes a price. So here are ours in full, what makes a quote go up, and the ongoing costs that never appear in the number you are quoted.
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What actually goes on a restaurant menu page
A PDF is the most common menu page in New Zealand hospitality and the worst one. Here is what to put there instead, based on building menu pages for eleven different kinds of restaurant.