The last 5 years has seen a huge growth in the internet as it continues to take over our lives. The majority of us now use the internet daily, what would we do without it?
Did you know 10 years ago only 9% of UK households were on line, however now an astonishing 65% of UK households have the internet.
With this number continually on the rise, it is essential all businesses start to take advantage of the marketing opportunities the internet brings. You would have thought as the internet is so important in our lives, all businesses across the UK would be online as it is vital for increasing their exposure, however this doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact only 50% of SME’s across the UK are. What is the other 50% doing?
Research carried out by Activ Web Design, a new web design company, shows the reason businesses aren’t online is nothing to do with that there isn’t enough web designers out there but it is because…
- Potential customers are confused by technical speak meaning many of this 50% don’t have much of an idea where to start when it comes to sourcing a website for their business
- Price is also a stumbling block, as any potential customer never knows how much it is all going to cost! Every added extra costs, and before you know it you end up spending £1000’s rather than £100’s
Taking all this into consideration, Activ Web Design has come up with a solution that might help combat this problem.
They offer a fixed price package, £499 for a brochure website or £999 for a full online shop. There are no hidden extras, no hidden costs further down the line, everything needed to get a business online is included in the fixed price. Finally they explain everything in plain English, it’s in a simple language that all of us with no internet or computer knowledge can understand.
Talking to Alex Copsas one of Activ’s customers earlier this week, she states…
“I wanted a website to advertise my villa in Corfu, however I didn’t know where to start, I looked online for web designers and what came up was a minefield of technical jargon! How am I suppose to know what code I need my website in? Then I came across Activ and wow, it was ever so easy, and uncomplicated. They created be a great looking website in no time at all, and it only cost £499.
Over the last few years the web design industry seems to have gained the reputation of being ever so complicated, which has prevented many SME’s across the UK taking advantage of what the internet provides. Hopefully with this new approach to web design, this misconception will gradually decrease over the year ahead, meaning all businesses can fully benefit from the opportunities the internet provides.
