Supporting Surrey Websites
A well built website is a great start but still needs visitors, giving residents access to resources and growing businesses the chance to be part of that resource. Our facility is dedicated to ensuring website development services are available to community groups and small business in Surrey. As a not for profit organisation, we particularly assist businesses who may not yet be able to afford the best support. We offer every encouragement for site owners to build their own website management skills, when essential, helping ensure professional web developers work alongside them at a reduced rate. The aim is to establish an effective website, improve search engine rankings and attract website visitors, with those responsible for the website taking control. Whether you have an existing website, or are creating one now, we can help.
Website Promotion
By sharing in the knowledge that is vital to website success, small businesses are better equipped to compete with those who can afford specialist staff. Being able to promote a website in a way which keeps visitors and search engines happy is not beyond anyone who has basic computer skills. The art lies in following sound website development principles, whilst remembering that visitor needs are important. This is not a conflict, content that promotes a website and pleases visitors can sit hand in hand with good search engine positioning. The same applies to designing a website and the underlying code, with ample opportunities to please virtual and real visitors. For a community or business website, site management and promotion must be about satisfying website visitors, although helping more people find you helps them as well.
Website Design
Competing with website design companies would be against our objectives. We prefer to work with them, although if you are in a position where professional design fees would be impractical, a new, or very small business, we will try to help. Our prime focus will be offering direct support to assist you in taking your own website forward. Where unavoidable, we can find an experienced website developer to work with you, although they will charge for this, albeit at a reasonable rate. They will help create a search engine friendly starter site, of a high standard but until your business grows, managing and taking the site forward yourself makes economic sense. Every encouragement will be available for you to achieve that, our own services carry no cost and focus on improving website development skills:
- Free telephone and email support, to help with everyday website problems
- Helping identify areas for website improvement and offering a website review
- Whether a site is built by you, or your designer, ensuring good search engine optimisation
- Working with you, to ensure everyone in Surrey can access reliable website support
Please feel free to contact us at any time. All contact is confidential, we do not use other websites to promote services, or as examples of good or bad. We can guarantee a friendly welcome and someone to talk to who understands the importance of a successful website.
Website Training
Our core services are aimed at sharing skills and information:
A few visitors may have attended our half day website training courses this Spring. They will be repeated, although we also wish to help Surrey website owners through individual training, at their premises. The link above provides details on website development training options.
Surrey PC Support
Many visitors remember our ties with Surrey PC Support, or may arrive from their website. In line with demand from residents and the small business community, our main purpose is now to see that both benefit from useful websites.
Our IT unit is pleased to offer practical support and advice on computer repair, or recycling. The links below will take you to the right sections and contact details: