So you want to make a Splash on the Web?
Does any of this describe you?
- Do you want to make have your website built and hosted in Canada?
- Do you want to have someone manage your website for you so that you can concentrate on your own business?
- Have you been burned using free or cheap templates and website builders only to find that when your upgrade you templates or plugins, that your website nolonger works?
- Do people have trouble using your website on mobile devices and tablets because the pages do not adjust to the screen size?
- Have you been hacked and want to have a site which is monitored so that you can sleep at night?
- Are you looking for someone who will sit down with you, ask the right questions to figure out what you can need and and a plan to build it?
Call us and let us use our experience to help you find an affordable solution.
Check us out for Affordable Web Development in The Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area
Our clients range from entertainers like Cindy Cook from the Polka Dot Door, to businesses like the Hamilton Gymnastics Academy in Ancaster, TWB Designs and CADS Ammunition Disposal to niche websites for craftsmen like Wooden Floors By Malcom.com and StaircaseRefinishing.com.
We specialize in building custom websites to meet your needs. We use a consultation approach to find out what you business needs are and then recommend the best solutions for you. We will establish your place in social media using such tools as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Google Business.
Our object is to make you self sufficient so that you can update your own website and social media however, we can handle those aspects of your web presence. Without social media, it is very difficult to promote a business using a website alone. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) will only work so far if your competitors are taking advantage of social media and you do not.
About Webbit CMS?
Webbit is a Hamillton based web development company which specializes in building websites for local businesses and individuals whose primary focus is on expanding their business.
We definitely look after a number of charitable organizations, churches and not-for-profit organizations. Depending upon their size, some have their own hosting packages while others are co-hosted on our VPS server.
Most of these organizations are ones which came us by word of mouth either because they recognized that they needed a website or they had out grown their existing website or it had become damaged or been hacked.
Our clients include Cindy Cook from the Polka Dot Door, soul and blues singer Siona Neale, voice coach and singer Carolyn Lykkemark singer/pianist Margo Jamieson.
What Services Do We Offer?
We build websites using a Content Management System which makes it easy to update the website. The CMS system is ideal for anyone familar with Microsoft Word or someone who uses the message formating features offered in webmail programs like Google's GMail.
We develop strategies for improving your websites search engine placement,
This includes identification of the keywords and phases which are important to your business and competitors.
We can provide templates for the major Social Media venues so that all you have to do is post to it.
Some social media websites worth considering are:
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube.
If you have a lot of events, there are specialized websites such as MeetUp which might also be helpful. For other businesses, getting a listing on Yellow Pages can help or even joining your local Chamber of Commerce or BIA.
The role of your social media endeavours is to drive traffic to your website, not to act as a replacement or competitor to your website.
If you need someone to run your social media for you, we can set you up with a social media partner to handle this for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Webbit specializes in creating and managing websites for local businesses in the Greater Toronto - Hamilton area.
We offer a variety of services including website design, specialized web based applications, hosting and site management.
We begin with a consultation to assess the client's web needs and current marketing efforts.
- Review of existing web presence if any.
- Review of social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube).
- Review of existing or proposed marketing materials, photographs, multimedia
We then learn about your business goals and what makes your operation unique. From that we work on strategies which suite you business needs.
The key is to try to identify the characteristics and strengths of your company and products so that we can present them to the best advantage over the competition
When we meet with you it would be good to be able to see what promotional material you already have for your business or organization. If there is someone within your group who is involved with your marketing, or has previous experience with building and maintaining a website, it would be ideal to be able to meet with that person at the same time.
Someone in your organization will need to be involved with the project as the point person to help get things approved at your end... such as colour schemes, wording and what pictures you would like to use.
It would also be good for you to have some sort of budget in mind for building a website because there can be extra costs such as hiring a photographer, videographer, and you will need to have certain documents such as your Privacy Policy, Copyright Policy, Terms of Use/ Website Disclaimer run by a lawyer. There are very good policy generators on the web but they are not a replacement for sound legal advice.
Why Pick Us?
Webbit is located in Hamilton, Ontario. While the majority of our clients are in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton area, within about 2 hours drive of Hamilton, we have clients in New Brunswick and Alberta. We are able to do a lot of support over the phone and also using Skype's Screen Share feature which allows us to share our computer screen with you so that you can see what we are doing. Our Content Managment System (CMS) was written with remote technical support in mind.
You are never too old or too young use learn how to update your own website and social media if you are willing to give it a fair try. The age range of our users has been as low as 10 years old with several users who are in their 80's.
Most jobs are taken on for a fixed price base on agreed upon specifications. Occasionally where what is needed is hard to nail down to a list of requrements where we can estimate the time required to complete them. In those cases, we would bill hourly against an agreed upon budget so that there are no surprises.
After a major move of 20 websites in January 2019, all of our websites are now hosted in Canada at HostPapa. This means that we are operating under Canadian Copyright and Privacy Laws instead of trying to comply with both Canadian and US Law, which are not always the same. HostPapa offers excellent 7x24 telephone support as well as live support with an agent through a chat box. I have dealt with them for about 10 years and I have found their service to be excellent.
Pricing for Hosting is in Canadian Dollars so we do not need to worry about big swings in costs due to the value of the Canadian Dollar.
Most of our domain names are registered in the US through GoDaddy. For those who wish to have domain names hosted in Canada, we have a Canadian hosting provider. We do NOT recommend hosting your domain name with your website hosting provider as a basic sound business practice of keeping those services separate.
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