MULTI-PAGE WEBSITES/ STARTER BROCHURE WEBSITES
Multi-page websites are the most common small business websites that we see to showcase the services of a company. These include a small number of main pages such as ‘home’, ‘about’, ‘services’ ‘news’ and ‘contact’. These are used for many service-based or traditional bricks and mortar product based businesses. Many of these businesses have come online over the past couple of years, and use their website not only to prospect new customers, but to give information to their current customers.
MULTI-PAGE WEBSITES/ STARTER BROCHURE WEBSITES
Multi-page websites are the most common small business websites that we see to showcase the services of a company. These include a small number of main pages such as ‘home’, ‘about’, ‘services’ ‘news’ and ‘contact’. These are used for many service-based or traditional bricks and mortar product based businesses. Many of these businesses have come online over the past couple of years, and use their website not only to prospect new customers, but to give information to their current customers.
Other types of website design:
- 2. One page website design
- 3. Gallery websites
- 4. E-Commerce web design
- 5. Multi-lingual/ Multi-site website design
2. One-page website design
These are good styles of websites for one product e-commerce companies such as online training programmes or courses, one off events or information giving websites for personal brands such as authors. These are a very good way of ‘funnelling’ the user to a particular call to action or decision such as a sign-up, register or a contact form.
3. Gallery Websites
These are good for visual based or portfolio based clients, such as a photographer or other creative type brands. You can also add gallery pages to a multi-page website to offer examples of your work while maintaining a traditional format.
4. E-Commerce Websites
These are for product-based businesses that accept payment online. Usually this will combine a traditional multi-page/ brochure website format with a store in which you can purchase or order your desired products from an online catalogue.
5. Multi-site website design
These are good for companies that have customers in more than one country. A multi-lingual website will have two or more different language versions of the same website, while other examples of multi-sites could be where the language is the same, but the offerings of the company vary depending on the region.
How much does a website design cost?
My rates for a website start from as little as €800 for a one page website design. A multi-page website design will cost an average of €2,000 and an e-commerce website design will cost from €2,500. Contact me for a more detailed quote.
For Irish start-ups or small businesses, there may be funding available through the trading online voucher scheme.
I have worked with a number of clients who have received small business grants through this scheme and if you need assistance with your application, get in touch and I will talk you through the steps required to apply. I believe in affordable web design for start-ups and small businesses and having a professionally designed website that looks great can help to level the playing field when going up against bigger companies with bigger budgets.
Handing over a website design to a client is always a very proud moment for me as a web designer.
Web Design Process:
- 1. Design Brief
- 2. Site map and functionality design
- 3. Creating the logo design
- 4. Presenting the logo design
- 5. Refining the design
1. Design Brief
My process involves listening first. I offer a free consultation where we go through your business and what it represents to you and to your target audience. We can talk on the phone, or on zoom (as is the new normal). You can come to my Cork office on the South Mall, and have a chat and a Nespresso on me. (It has just been renovated so it’s a fantastic place to visit), or I can meet you in Cork city for some lunch. I eat lunch at least once a day!
When we chat, I will take out my notebook. You may not understand my writing, but it means something to me, and helps me to create a design brief of what you want, and sometimes what you don’t want.
2. Site map and functionality design
We decide on the site map for your website and what features you wish to include. This will form the main basis for the website in terms of the quote, the content and the functionality.
3. Home page design
I think carefully about what we have discussed for your website design, and while listening to ‘The Spice Girls’, ‘Right Said Fred’ or some other 90s nostalgia loudly on my headphones, I begin to create a homepage design for you. Whether you are starting from scratch or redesigning your current site will decide if you need a new domain name or hosting package, and I will assist you with this, and try to find the right domain for your business.
I present the homepage design to you at this point, and we look at what is known in the industry as ‘look and feel’. We make sure that you are happy with all of the elements of the homepage before moving on to the live build. You may want to make some changes to the colours fonts, layout or the design elements within the page.
4. Homework time!
If you haven’t done it by now, this is where you will be given a list of homework. You will need to send me the words, images videos or other materials that you want to use on your website. If you need help with any of it, you can ask me and I will help or advise. I don’t mind if the dog ate your homework, but the better the content from you, the better the website you will have at the end of the day. Did that sound teacher-y enough?
5. Live Build
This can either be done on a staging site or live on your new domain. You know when you look at a website and it has a cute little cartoon in a construction helmet with ‘under construction’ written on it? Well that is where we are now. I am literally (still listening to 90s music, while tapping away building out the entire site) It’s a masterpiece in the making and this is a key part of the process.
6. What’s the snag?
Once again it’s over to you, but this time you can get a little help from your colleagues or family (word of caution on the family part- choose wisely!) Have a look at all of the pages on the website. See if you are happy how it works on a mobile, on your work computer and ask Larry from sales if he can use it to subscribe to your mailing list. You create a snag list here, and I will make the changes you need to make even Larry happy.
I wrote an article that explains about usability testing and how it can help to give you a better website. You can read that article here.
7. Channelling my inner techie
We’re almost there- I do a little bit of techy back-end stuff like adding Google Analytics and then we are ready to hit the giant green button.
8. Training
There’s no point in having a shiny new website unless you can update it so this is the part where you tell me how much you can do already and how much you want to know and I teach you how to do it. This is usually a virtual meeting and it’s easy once you know how.
That’s it! You have your new website baby and it’s over to you to feed it and nurture it. If you need help with this, I have other services to help you out, as I know how demanding website babies can be for busy business owners (although having 3 real babies myself, at least you know the website won’t talk back unless we design a super cool talking site!)
My Web Design Portfolio
Enquire about starter brochure websites/ multi page website design in Cork, Munster & Ireland
I have a range of experience from WEB DESIGN to GRAPHIC DESIGN and DIGITAL MARKETING.
If you would like to work with me on a starter brochure/ multi page website design project, give me a shout and we can chat over zoom and together we will create!
I love to work with a range of clients from the seed setting stage of a start up, which fills me with joy and optimism, to the strategic solutions for a more established business.
I also love to design for people, from a personal creative project you have in mind, to a product design or book you wish to publish or bespoke stationery design for your wedding day.
Contact Me
Enquire about starter brochure/ multi page website design in Cork, Munster & Ireland
I have a range of experience from WEB DESIGN to GRAPHIC DESIGN and DIGITAL MARKETING.
If you would like to work with me on a starter brochure/ multi page website design project, give me a shout and we can chat over zoom and together we will create!
I love to work with a range of clients from the seed setting stage of a start up, which fills me with joy and optimism, to the strategic solutions for a more established business.
I also love to design for people, from a personal creative project you have in mind, to a product design or book you wish to publish or bespoke stationery design for your wedding day.
