Our new website that focuses on Bold Type's web publishing business

Bold Type has set up a ’sister’ website that focuses on the web publishing aspect of our business.

Because we hail from Balmain in Sydney, it made sense to call this subsidiary website, Balmain Website Designs, although we do both design and development. We also help ‘design’ a complete web presence using directories, search engines, social media and email marketing systems.

Why businesses need a strong Internet presence

The Internet is a significant component of a business’s standing in the marketplace. To quote a successful business person, ‘a business that doesn’t have a website today is equivalent to going to a business meeting without a suit – you just don’t count’. And while some of the Google and Apple executives might disagree with the suit analogy, not having a website these days certainly stops a business from growing. Studies show that 90% of people who have access to the Internet use it to search for services and products they are looking for.

Making sure people can find your website

Importantly your website needs to be ‘findable’ and when found create a great first impression. It’s not good enough to ‘have a website’, it needs to have a contemporary look and work effectively with good SEO (search engine optimisation) that allows web browsers to find your business.

Balmain Website Designs – and Bold Type – can make sure your website is using the latest technology and the latest in web design to keep your website vibrant and successful. You can contact us via both Bold Type and Balmain Website Designs for a free appraisal of your Internet and website requirements.

Have a look at our new website, Balmain Website Designs.

Glitterbox website is a unique design that captures the essence of this hair salon in Newtown Sydney

The Bold Type team – web designer, developer, content editor and project manager – have just completed the unique and quite wonderful website for Glitterbox, a unique and quite wonderful hair salon in Newtown.

Sue Stevens, who managed the project, researched hairdressing websites from salons all over the world including New York, San Fransisco and London, not to mention others in Sydney and Melbourne too. Not that we wanted to copy any, but it was good to see what is happening in the world of hair salon websites. Not much was the verdict!

Armed with the belief that we could set a new standard in devising a uniquely designed hair salon website using the open source software, Wordpress, the design team went to town – Newtown to be exact.

The result is a website that reflects the energy of the salon itself. It is also SEO friendly so that more visitors are finding the salon when searching for a hair salon. Also, it can be managed easily by the team at Glitterbox without having to pay ongoing costs to a web expert. It’s a win-win-win situation. We, at Bold Type, just love to see our clients happy. And we’re thrilled to be able to give them exactly what they want – a website that is uniquely theirs.

Link to Glitterbox hair salon, Newtown

Contact Sue for a free consultation about your website needs.

This website was designed specifically for Sydney civil celebrant, Deborah Bedford.

Every website is different and should be. Why choose a standard web design that looks like so many other websites when you can have a website that is uniquely yours? You can have your own website, designed to suit your business at an affordable price.

A bonus with Bold Type built websites is that once your website is live, you can easily manage it. Developed in open source software that is easy to use, you will be able to add content, change content, add pages, images and video content, change data and more.

We not only build your website, we do much more by developing your web profile with directories, linking and social networking.

Benefits of a Bold Type built website:

• the development of a complete web presence to improve search engine optimisation
• a dynamic website (open source software) with a built-in SEO enabler
• online shopping cart software and purchase software (for online businesses)
• set up of website analytics so that you can track visitors and their viewing habits to use as a guide to improve your website
• advice on web hosting and how to get the best value for your needs
• free style guide and user manual specifically written for your website and related web-based content.

Related links
Bold Type’s website portfolio
Difference between dynamic and static websites
Website marketing

Call Sue Stevens for a free consultation about website design and web development on 0410 037 635 or complete our email contact form.