Watershed9 Marketing
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Whether you’re a new business owner or one that’s taking new steps towards a more productive future, take a long look down the road and consider what your website could and should accomplish. Can you actually make it happen? What will it take? Then take a step back and recognize that this is a long process. But by knocking off one feature at a time, you can arrive at your destination if you plan well, use the right tools, and seek the help of those who can help you the most. Need some assistance with website design and marketing? Let our WordPress experts at Watershed9 get you off on the right track. For more information, contact us via our website or call us at 604-337-1449.

Many of our clients are pretty technically savvy. So, being responsible for the WordPress updates might sound like an easy task to those individuals. But, for many people, tech becomes a black hole that results in a website that’s gradually faltering and will eventually lose its ability to attract traffic. Technical updates are usually made for the purpose of increasing functionality. Tools like E-commerce, intake forms, membership, password protected portals, payment gateway...s, and more become integral to a well-functioning site that accomplishes what it’s set out to do, and it often takes a professional to correctly add these updates. In addition, most business owners recognize that they have better and more productive things to do with their time than tend to their website, so turning it over to the experts is ideal. Time is money, as they say. Read the full blog at: https://watershed9.com/plan-for-the-future-grow-your-websi/

Website trends are always evolving and the last thing you want is for your website to look tired or outdated. That means an occasional design update might be in the picture. That doesn’t mean, however, that you’ll need to have the entire website redone every 6 months to a year. It means that experts like those at Watershed9, who keep up with the latest design trends, can recommend tweaks that can help your site become more appealing to those who view it. Face it. When a websi...te looks attractive and is easy to read, browsers tend to stay longer. That’s our goal when we accomplish design updates for our clients. We want their traffic to hang around for a while, sign up for a newsletter, buy a thing or twotaking the steps needed to help the business grow. To read the full blog, visit: https://watershed9.com/plan-for-the-future-grow-your-websi/

It’s essential that you build a site that is easily accessible for future editing and expansion either by you, by an employee, or by the professionals who built your website and will be maintaining it. At Watershed9, our years of experience have led us to continue using WordPress, a free and open-source content management system that we’ve deemed to be ideal for our clients, regardless of what kind of service they’re offering or product they’re selling. WordPress has been aro...und since 2003 and has proven itself to be ultra-user-friendly for both our clients and their customers. In addition, we choose a well-supported theme for every site we build and are confident that we achieve a look that matches the vibe of our client. The ability to make updates and corrections to content in a timely manner as can be done with WordPress means that you’re always providing accurate information for your clients. These content updates, paired with the use of social media like Facebook, offer you the best opportunity to connect with potential customers. Read the whole blog at: https://watershed9.com/plan-for-the-future-grow-your-websi/

Whether you call it expansion, refreshing, or redesign, the fact remains that it’s super important that your website is capable of growing along with your business. Any company owner who is in the beginning stages of kicking off his/her business or who is trying to reinvigorate his/her business is excited about getting a new (or better) website up and running. They just know that putting up the perfect website will attract customers/clients and, before long, their company w...ill have made it. They’ll be making money hand-over-fist, as the saying goes, and they’ll have carved a name for themselves in their particular niche. Unfortunately, however, it usually doesn’t happen that way. Just as a business is a work in progress, a website is a work in progress as well and usually isn’t an instant road to success. However, the good news is that you don’t have to have everything figured out BEFORE you decide to create or re-create a website for your business. What we’ve learned over time is that you can’t account for every nuance and change until your new site has landed in the real world, where customers can use it, peruse it, and offer feedback. You’ll likely find, for example, that you’re missing a few things, something else will need to be tweaked, and some pages don’t need to be there at all. So, understanding that your website will need to morph and develop over time, along with the rest of your business, visit https://watershed9.com/plan-for-the-future-grow-your-websi/ to find out how.

Websites are our thing! We love them and we’re eager to build our clients a website that directs to them the traffic they need to keep building their business. An attractive and well-functioning website tells customers all the important details they need to know about what you do and how you do it, and with a click of a button they can get in touch with you in just seconds, either digitally or by phone. But did you ever land on a website in search of information and realize t...hat the site likely hadn’t been updated for quite some time? It’s happened to all of us! Perhaps you found text that was obviously outdated, like a calendar that included dates from 2018! Or maybe you landed on last year’s prices or even an outdated roster of employees. Often, businesses will build a phenomenal website or have a professional build it for them but fail to expend the energy or spend the money to keep it up-to-date. That’s too bad because a lot of business can be lost that way. When things change for a business, be it personnel, pricing, or anything else, the company’s website should be updated to reflect those changes. Often, that doesn’t happen, which is why a current and easy to change Facebook page is so integral to success and is a great complement to a good website.

The beauty of Facebook for advertising hours, sales, and more is that everything you place on that page is time-stamped. Think about it. Each time someone posts on Facebook, we know exactly when they did it. We can see who stays up late at night and posts silly videos, who is an early riser and news junkie, and who rarely visits. Same goes for a business page. With Facebook, we can ascertain if a sale is current, for example. If the keeper of the Facebook page posted a 50-per...cent-off bargain blowout just two hours ago, chances are it’s still valid and it’s time to hurry and take advantage of it. If you’ve simply got to pick up something before tomorrow morning and you’re not sure the business is still open, you can check the Facebook page to see if you can get there in time. It’s really that simple. With Facebook, everything is there in real time, as they say. There’s no second-guessing as to whether or not the information your clients see is correct, as long as you are diligent about staying current, whether you the business owner do the updates yourself or whether you hire a social media specialist, which many companies do these days. Need to know more about building a good Facebook presence? Our experts can help you with that as well as show you how to tie in your Facebook page to your overall marketing campaign to make your business more successful. For more information, contact the professionals at Watershed9 Web Design and Marketing at 604-337-1449 or by emailing us at [email protected].

If you’re one of those 75 percent that spend time on Facebook each day, then you are likely a person who looks to that social media platform for information. That could mean everything from the latest news and info on the pandemic to what your favorite soccer team is doing during their hiatus. But news aside, Facebook has become essential to companies who need to advertise quick or temporary changes. For example, if the pandemic means you’re now closed on Sundays and Mondays,... it’s a good idea to post that info on your Facebook page. If the upcoming December holidays mean you are increasing your evening hours for a few weeks just before Christmas, you can post that on Facebook, too. Or suppose you’ve got an excess number of Eureka vacuum cleaners in stock and you want to get rid of them this weekend. That means a blow-out sale that you’re likely not going to be advertising on your website. For these temporary sales and other events, Facebook is the answer.

In our first blog about the reasons your company should have a Facebook presence, we spoke a lot about reputation. Whether your company employs 2 or 2,000, building a solid reputation is essential, and a good Facebook page that contains information that allows current and potential clients to get the whole picture in just a few short minutes is one of the best ways to do that. We also mentioned that your Facebook page allows you to improve your image and tout your success by ...allowing for customer feedback and reviews, adding to your credibility. In addition, we determined that because some 75 percent of adults use Facebook every day, that platform provides you with a number of opportunities each day to capture your audience. Similarly, Facebook provides an all-important place for live and dated updates outside of your website, which can’t always be easily adjusted or added to when needed. To read our latest blog entry, visit https://watershed9.com/yes-your-company-needs-a-facebook-p/

I hate even numbers not sure what 5 is yetbut just a short 10-minute phone call with Watershed9 owner David Neale will likely uncover another key point or two as to why you should hire us to handle your website management. For more information and to schedule a no-obligation chat with David or one of our other web hosting professionals, call 604-337-1449. For the full list, visit https://watershed9.com/managed-hosting-a-better-way-of-doi/

It’s a fact that a site monitored and maintained by a group of web hosting professionals will produce better search results. Having your website consistently observed and scrutinized by experts also ensures your site never gets flagged for security issues or speed-related problems. And because downtime will be reduced in the event of a problem, you can rest easy knowing that your customers can always find you online. For more info, go to https://watershed9.com/managed-hosting-a-better-way-of-doi/

We’ve all heard the adage time is money. It’s true! If you’re the marketing expert or the product expert for your company, do you really want to spend time fixing or updating the website? Of course not! Your precious time needs to be spent on activities that make you money. However, many business owners believe that hiring a team of professionals will be cost-prohibitive. But for only a few dollars more than you would spend on a cheap web hosting plan, our team at Watershed9 will monitor and maintain your website. This way of doing business will save you hundreds of dollars in the long run, and those panicky Where did my website go? phone calls will be eliminated. For more info visit https://watershed9.com/managed-hosting-a-better-way-of-doi/

Website owners often find that they have the inability to handle website downtime in a timely manner. When your website acts up (and it will), do you want to be on the phone with your web host help desk at 10pm on a Saturday night, worried that several hours of downtime will have a huge impact on your business? Furthermore, you can be sure that they guy who gets the 10pm shift on a Saturday night isn’t the customer service hero in his company. When your website is hosted and managed by a team of professionals, they take on the responsibility of troubleshooting when things go wrongno matter what day and what time it might be. For more info visit https://watershed9.com/managed-hosting-a-better-way-of-doi/