Irish Website Design Ireland

Back by popular demand, we are offering our original €195 website package (*limited time only).

3 years ago we kicked-off Starter Websites with our popular one page website package, and for a limited time this offer is available again. Check it out.

The one page €195 is perfect for clients who want to get an online presence quickly or for sole-traders and new start-ups who have businesses still in development but who need a web presence. Personalised email addresses are included in this package as is free annual hosting for the first year (saving you €85!). You may also include up to 25 images on your web page.
This offer is €80 LESS than our closest competitors offer!

Click here to make your enquiry via the form on the contact page with subject line ’1 page website’.

That’s Not All…

We have also brought back our most popular offer ever, the 3 page €395 Starter Website package.

Perfect for small businesses or personal profile websites, this 3 page site is SEO’d to your keywords, comes with custom email addresses, custom graphical design, includes up to 40 images on your web pages. Don’t forget the great savings with your FREE .com domain name and FREE web hosting for one year (total savings of €100).

Click here to make your enquiry via the form on the contact page with subject line ’3 page website‘.

One Last Super Value Offer…

Our 8 page €595 web package has been upgraded to include a content management system (CMS), enabling the website owner to update their own text, images and add links to their facebook pages, twitter account and more. The package includes all the savings of the other web packages (FREE .com domain and FREE web hosing for one year). This is incredible value, contact us below.

Click here to make your enquiry via the form on the contact page with subject line ’8 page CMS website‘.

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Tags: affordable website design, Irish website design, simple website design, starter websites, web design offers, website design Ireland

The use of video can be very persuasive in your online marketing campaign and should not be ignored. A single video can be syndicated to multiple video sharing sites for free, all with the potential to send traffic to your website and your offers. Use video to raise your brand awareness, dominate certain niches in search engine results and to promote your products.

You don’t have to be Stephen Spielberg to produce a winning video, simply use images with audio and or vioce over, keep it short, and upload.

For all you budding video makers out there, here is a list of 31 websites that you can syndicate your videos to:

31 Video Sharing Websites:

1. http://www.youtube.com
2. http://vimeo.com/
3. http://www.video.google.com/
4. http://www.viddler.com/
5. http://photobucket.com/
6. http://www.ehow.com/
7. http://dailymotion.com/
8. http://ifilm.com/
9. http://buzznet.com/
10. http://www.flixya.com/
11. http://kwego.com/
12. http://lulu.tv/
13. http://myheavy.com/
14. http://putfile.com/
15. http://zippyvideos.com/
16. http://castpost.com/
17. http://porkolt.com/
18. http://videowebtown.com/
19. http://www.tubetorial.com/
20. http://vidmax.com/
21. http://www.clipmoon.com/
22. http://www.uberlounge.com/
23. http://www.thatshow.com/
24. http://jumpcut.com/
25. http://ourmedia.org/
26. http://www.livevideo.com/
27. http://revver.com/
28. http://www.vsocial.com/
29. http://www.associatedcontent.com/
30. http://clipshack.com/
31. http://blip.tv/

Tags: List Of Video Sharing Websites, video marketing, video sharing

New Accommodation Network Offers Amazing Value

See a demo site here: Irish Accommodation Network (opens in new browser window).

Contact Peter by email to enquire about the new Irish accommodation network package & prices, you will be amazed at the value of this offer!

Contact Peter Now:

Tags: Accommodation Web Design, B&B Web Design, Irish Bed and Breakfast Network, Promote Accommodation Business, Promote Accommodation Business Online, Promote Your Accommodation Business Online

I just wanted to follow up with you guys on the previous link building article (Quality Link Building Made Easy).

A Quick Recap

I received a link exchange request from a marketer in one of my niches. He was building links for his client and offered me a link from his purpose built link exchange blog in return for a link to his clients site. This is called three-way linking. A link from his blog was of little value to me but the list of other link partners on his blog was. The vast majority of these sites are legitimate businesses, in the same niche or directly related niche to mine, and they have all exchanged links with the marketer that contacted me. This is IMPORTANT as it means there is a high probability that they will exchange links with me.

This is good, because I don’t have to search these possible link partners out, my marketer friend did all that work for me . All I have to do is ask this list of websites for a link exchange to my website.

Action

So I made list of the sites I wanted to request a reciprocal link from and checked to see if they had a ‘links’ or ‘partners’ or ‘resources’ page where they would place my link. So, using a template email (similar to the example I provided in the previous link building blog post), I emailed each website requesting a reciprocal link,  32 sites in total. Three emails bounced (their emails were not active) and one website required that I set-up a free account with  them before I could exchange links – which I did not do. Link building is so time consuming that you just need to cut out the extra work and move on to the next link prospect…so that left 28 active link exchange requests.

Results

Over the following two weeks or so, I received 13 confirmed link exchanges. This is almost 50% success rate, and with time that could be improved upon. It can take time to see the results of these link exchanges, so don’t become disheartened. The trick is to continue building links on a regular basis and in time the additional traffic and page-rank will come.

More On Link Building

This is an example of two-way reciprocal link building, and I mentioned three-way link building too. There are more methods of building links back to your website which we’ll cover in a future article.

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Do you ever receive emails asking you to exchange links with other websites? These emails can be valuable to your link building campaign so don’t just dump them. Read on…

Links to your website are the most important factor when it comes to search engines deciding your website’s position. The more good quality links you have, the better your site’s position.

I receive several link exchange requests to my Inbox each week. While many of the sites are poor quality and built solely for the purpose of link exchanges, I don’t just delete the email. These emails are actually labour saving devices for those thinking of starting a backlink campaign and I’ll explain more about this in a moment…

Example Of A Link Exchange Request

First we’ll take a look at a typical link exchange request email. These emails tend to follow a standard format and it’s a format you can copy and use for your own link building campaign. See below (the marketers name has been changed…)

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

Hi,

My name is Joe Bloggs, Web Marketing Consultant. I’ve greatly enjoyed
looking through your site xxxxxxx.com and I was wondering if you’d
be interested in exchanging links with my website, which has a related
subject. I can offer you a HOME PAGE link back from my {insert topic here}
Guide website which is:

www.thesite.com/ with page rank 4

If you are interested, please send me the following details of your
site:

TITLE:
URL:

I’ll add your link as soon as possible, in the next 24 hours. As soon
as it’s ready, I’ll send you a confirmation email along with the
information (TITLE and URL) regarding my site to placed at yours.

I hope you have a nice day and thank you for your time.

Kindest regard

Joe Bloggs
job.bloggs@somewebsiteaddress.com
Web Marketing Consultant

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

This email is suggesting I take part in a three-way link exchange. The site mentioned above will link to mine and in return they want me to link to a different website (their client’s site). Three-way links are better than straight reciprocal links but we’ll cover that another day.

Often the site they offer to link from is a blog with lots of links on the home page to other websites. Those website owners accepted the same link exchange request you got. Now, this list of websites are going to save you time and increase the success of your link building campaign. The chances of them exchanging links with you is very high because they have exchanged links before and obviously understand the importance of links!

So, Here’s What You Do

Don’t take the marketer up on their request if the link they are offering you is of little value. However, you should visit all the websites that are listed on their site (usually listed as ‘link partners‘ or similar). Record each of their email addresses in a list and also record their link page URLs.

When you have completed your list, email link exchange requests to each webmaster on your list. You can use an email similar to the one above and make changes where necessary for each…

Track Your Link Building Campaign

Keeping track of your link building campaign is important. Make a table or spreadsheet to record:

• Who you send a link request to (only send one request, you don’t want to get reported for Spam)
• Who you have linked to
• Who has linked to you
• What page on each site your link is on
• The date your link request was sent (so you can track your success over time)

Thank those people who exchange links with you (it’s courteous and they may have other sites you will what to swap links with in future). Remember to check your links page occasionally and remove links to websites that have not returned a link to yours. Running this check is quick and easy if you keep a record of each page your link is supposed to be on.

Link building is an investment in your online business that takes time and patience, so do a little often.

Good luck!
Peter.

Tags: backlink campaign, link building guide, link exchange letter, link exchange requests, sample link exchange request email

You may have heard of RSS feeds but still find them a mystery. It’s a mystery worth solving though, as their use can help you dominate your local online niche with almost zero extra effort. Sounds too good to be true? Read on…

What Is RSS?

RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is a means for people interested in particular topics to quickly access new information, news and other relevant content without having to search through countless web pages to get it. If your website includes a blog it produces an RSS feed. RSS pages are generated in XML and is made legible to the human eye through the use of RSS Readers or RSS Aggregators.

The Top 5 RSS Readers/Aggregators

The following RSS aggregators are the most popular currently in use. Again, it is necessary to access RSS XML feeds through the use of a reader.

1. Google Reader
2. Bloglines
3. Rojo
4. NewsGator
5. FeedShow

How RSS Submissions Benefit Your Website

Getting backlinks from RSS aggregators for each piece of site content you publish means you’ll get backlinks from several websites automatically. This has the potential to increase your website traffic directly. The backlinks also increase your websites ‘link juice’ which helps drive your site up the search rankings, resulting in increased traffic. Increased traffic can and should lead to more enquiries and sales.
In smaller niches where competitors are not taking advantage of this type of automatic link building there is a very good chance RSS will help your website dominate the search engines.

Where To Submit RSS Feeds

If your website produces an RSS (really simple syndication) feed it is a good idea to submit it to several RSS directories. Check out this list of active RSS Submission Directories. WordPress websites are already set-up to notify Ping.com for your convenience.
Contact Starter Websites to discuss setting up a WordPress website or blog.

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Another New Starter Website For Feet First Hits The Road!

The second of FOUR sites that Starter Websites is developing for Feet First Ltd is now live. The Kingdom Series provides details and booking facilities for The Eclipse (Blackwater) and The Navigator (Fenit) races later this year.

Feet First wanted to go with a s’plit options’ home page that provides the core dates information for the events and enables users to go direct to the race they are most interested in. Feet First wanted to keep the layout uncluttered but provide all the information with an easy to use navigation.

The ‘internal’ page banner graphic highlights the triathlon activities with images of swimming, cycling and running. Other images in the site show where the events will be held with a combination of photographs, dynamic route maps and static maps of the areas.

Visitors can book their place for each run online by clicking the ‘Active Network’ online entry booking button and submitting the form on the Active Network secure server.

Two More Website In The Starter Blocks For Feet First

It was great to work with Feet First again and two more projects are already in the ‘starting blocks’, both of which will be built on the popular, powerful and easy to use WordPress content management system platform, so stay tuned for future updates!

Are You Ready To Join The Online Race?

It has never been so important to have a web strategy integrated into your business model. Make that vital first step to securing leads, new business and promoting your offers online.

Contact Starter Websites today to discuss your new website.

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Tags: Feet First, FeetFirst.ie, Irish Web Design, starter websites, The Eclipse Race, The Navigator, WordPress content management system

New Self-catering Website For Nora’s Cottage in Cork

www.NorasCottageCork.com‘ is the latest 4 page brochure website from Starter Websites. Nora’s cottage is a self-catering accommodation in Knocknagree, Cork, run by the O’Leary family. The cosy 100 year old cottage has been updated with modern comforts but retains the old Irish cottage feel.

It was a pleasure to work with Jerry O’Leary on this project. He supplied all the text and images early on which enabled me to focus on the website build and design and getting the project completed on time.

Jerry provided excellent direction details so visitors can easily locate the cottage. He also supplied an extensive list of testimonials from previous tenants, which is an excellent idea.

The cottage is deceptively large, with three bedrooms and private outdoor garden seating, perfect for evening barbecues after a day of fishing the local Blackwater and Araglen rivers, or day trips around the Ring Of Kerry, Blarney, Kenmare, the Ring of Beara and West Cork. And while Nora’s cottage has central heating, you’ll also enjoy chatting late into the evening in front of the open fire.

Knocknagree Google Map:

Promote Your Accommodation

A website is the most cost effective way to promote your business online all year round. That’s particularly true of a Starter Website low-cost package. It also makes sense if you want to promote to an international market to have a website that is accessible around the clock and around the world.

Don’t let another tourist season pass you by! It can take a month or more for Google to ‘position’ your website for your local accommodation search results. That means the sooner your website is live the better positioned you can be for this years online booking enquiries. Order your accommodation website today and it could be live within 10 working days!

Contact Peter With Your Enquiry and Details

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Tags: accommodation website design, website designers

New Website Live For Kilkenny Based Tarmacadam Business

I’m delighted to announce one of Starter Websites latest creations, www.TownAndCountryTarmacadam.com. This is a four page brochure website designed for Pat Dooley, Kilkenny Tarmacadam Services.

This site was a lot of fun to design! I mean who doesn’t love big yellow steamrollers?

Pat was a pleasure to work with, he provided his content very quickly, which enabled me to really get a feel for the service he offers. This is important for design, so thanks to Pat’s proactive involvement I was able to quickly get a feel for this project.

Pat’s main market area is in Kilkenny so the colour scheme reflects this. Pat provided a lot of images of projects he recently completed and we decided just to add them as two columns of photos on the services page. Using images like this really help to give potential customers an idea of the high quality service Pat is known for.

Pat will include his website and email addresses in all his print promotional material. Potential clients will be able to see his work and this will certainly have an impact on Pat’s sales conversation rate.

Thanks to my SEO efforts and a little bit of link building www.TownAndCountryTarmacadam.com is now #1 AND #7 in Google page one for keyword search “Kilkenny Tarmacadam”.

What About You?

Do you offer local services but still don’t have a website to help you sell more?

For less than €500 you can have a website like Pat’s, working for you day and night and adding value to your business cards, adverts and flyers. What other form of promotion offers value for money like a Starter Website?

Don’t let another customer slip away, contact me right now to discuss your new website.

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Tags: Irish tarmac, Kilkenny web design, simple web deisgn, town and country

New Online Portfolio Website For Kerry Illustrator Dómhnal Ó Bric

Dómhnal Ó Bric is a leading illustrator based in Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, County Kerry. Dómhnal wanted to present his stunning illustrations online with an online portfolio management website. The gallery had to be easy for Dómhnal to manage and easy for visitors to navigate. Check out Dómhnals gallery now at http://DomhnalOBric.com.

Easy To Use Gallery Features

With just a few clicks Dómhnal can create gallery albums and upload images. Each album and image can have a title and description added and this can be edited easily and at any time. No HTML or programming knowledge is required to manage the gallery, making it easy for anyone to manage.

There is also an option in the gallery to link to other pages. Dómhnal links back to a static web page that has his contact details so that publishers can contact him direct. We could just as easily linked this his Twitter account profile, LinkedIn, Facebook and so on. This link can be changed at any time via the admin control panel.

The online portfolio is built using the free open-source ”Gallery“, and set-up, customised and hosted with Starter Websites. This means clients get a highly sophisticated, tested and proven online portfolio gallery solution at the fraction of the cost of building one from scratch!

Validated Gallery

“Gallery” galleries are valid XHTML and CSS. This means it looks good in all major browsers and will continue to do so for future browsers.

Another High Value Web Package From Starter Websites

Having been and illustrator for some years I can relate to how difficult and frustrating it can be trying to get an online portfolio. Either the price is way too much, or the so called ‘easy to mange instant gallery’ really is not that easy or that instant.

This gallery website package is the sort of gallery I wanted back in the day. And it’s not just suitable for illustrators only, but for artists, photographers and models who want to be able to display and manage images online.

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Are You Looking For Real Value?

What difference would having your portfolio online make to your business? Starter Websites provide high value, affordable online portfolio galleries from only €200 including a .com for 12 months and 6 months Free web hosting. You will be pleasantly surprised at just how easy it is to get your portfolio online.

Promote your portfolio online this year. Give me a call to discuss your project at Peter – 087 9767812.

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