by Hetjou! Web Design | Oct 11, 2024 | Website Design
As a web designer, I come across many new first-time website owners. I often answer the same questions or explain the same things. Visiting a website is very different from owning a website. So, if you are a new first-time website owner, or have to get a website for...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Oct 9, 2024 | Internet, Website Design
Ensuring that your site is indexed on search engines, such as Google or Bing, is important to every website owner. Search engines will not be able to show your websites in search results without adding it to the database of existing websites on the internet. How long...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Dec 17, 2021 | Website Design
Business owners can benefit the most from a website and should consider a website as a vital marketing tool. Website visitors are looking for something specific and if your website cannot provide them with the information they seek, chances are good you will not get...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Nov 19, 2020 | Website Design, Earn money online
Starting an online shop in South Africa is simple ONLY IF you plan ahead and use the right tools. Online shopping feels different from walking into a real brick building. Your online shop has to compensate for this. Your customer has to feel that buying from you is...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Apr 5, 2019 | Website Design
Design your own website free of charge With a bag full of goodies to choose from, the hardest part is picking which platform you should use to design your website with. When you design a free website, it comes with hosting and a sub-domain name. Your site will be...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Apr 3, 2019 | Website Design
The most important aspect of your website is content. Everything else takes second place, even SEO. How easy is it to read your website content? Search engines check the readability of a website. Sentences should make sense. Text should be easy to read. Herewith is...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Mar 12, 2019 | General
Your customers are online. Are you? Herewith our top 10 reasons why a small business needs a website 1. Google it! The internet is popular and growing as more and more people have access via computer or cellphone. People turn to Google first to look up a company,...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Feb 28, 2019 | Website Design
Before you hire a web designer, it is good to do a bit of homework first. No two web design companies will offer you the same package. Each package offer is truly unique and this can be very frustrating for a prospective website owner. To make your life simpler and...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Feb 20, 2019 | Website Design
Google has one objective – find the best websites and recommend them to internet users. Today, we look at some of the things that matter to search engines. What does Google do when it visits my website? Search engines have crawl bots and they are like food...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Feb 13, 2019 | Website Design, Internet
If you are not entirely sure what the internet is or how a website works read on We will keep it short and sweet. The topics covered are: What is the internet? What is a website? What is a browser? What is a search engine? What is search engine optimisation...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Feb 2, 2019 | General
Our main means of business communication is through email. It is therefore important to setup email correctly in Microsoft Outlook, Firefox, etc. Setting it up incorrectly will lead to frustration and missed emails. Microsoft Outlook and other email applications are...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Jan 30, 2019 | Social Media
The dark side of Facebook Business is not very apparent at first We post pictures and sales pitches about products and services. The public Likes it and Shares it. Your page is doing well and your website is getting more hits than ever. All is good in the...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Jan 30, 2019 | Social Media
Should I have a Facebook Business page? The short answer is yes, absolutely. I cannot stress how important it is to have a Facebook Business page. Take a moment and consider the reasons for investing in it, but also be aware of the dark side that comes with it. 3 Good...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Mar 15, 2018 | Website Design
Updating your own website might not be a good idea after all There are pitfalls in updating your own website that nobody tells you about. It has nothing to do with your intelligence or ability as a website owner. It boils down to design standards and requirements....
by Hetjou! Web Design | Feb 24, 2018 | Website Design
What is image compression? Image compression means shrinking the file size of a picture. An image that is 5Mb in size can be reduced to 600Kb or less. Compression is done by using software designed for this purpose. Online compression websites let you shrink image...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Jan 14, 2018 | Internet
Google AdWords let you appear prominently on Google searches in exchange for payment. Decide on a marketing budget for Google AdWords, create the campaign and rake in new business. That is the short version. Below are examples of how your business advertisement may...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Jan 12, 2018 | Website Design
Number 1 ranking on Google guaranteed “Number 1 ranking on Google guaranteed” — If someone is selling you this promise in exchange for money, walk away briskly and don’t look back. Nobody, and I mean no SEO specialist or company, can make you that promise. Not even if...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Jan 10, 2018 | Website Design
How long does Google take to index a website? Once your website is uploaded to the internet, the next step would be to tell Google that you have a new website. Google will visit your website to read the content, images, links, headings, tags, keywords and so on. This...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Dec 29, 2017 | Website Design
Promote your website. Never assume that people will know you have a website or that your business exists. Businesses often neglect to promote their website in a manner of places where it should be displayed. Online marketing may include The use of Google Ads to...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Dec 27, 2017 | Website Design
What is WordPress? WordPress is an OpenSource platform (free design software) that was developed for bloggers. Since its inception in the late 90’s it has blossomed into a powerful buzzword around web developers and website owners. Currently, about 25% of all...
by Hetjou! Web Design | Sep 16, 2017 | Website Design
Website content refers to information. Information in the form of relevant text and images. The information and images you publish is indexed by Google when it visits your website for the first time, and thereafter. Google reads your content like any normal person...
