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18/01/2023

Your mindset toward your website can greatly impact its effectiveness and profitability. Think of it as an asset, nurture it, and it can generate leads and significant income. Ignore it and it could end up costing you a lot of money.

In this article, we look at the ways you need to look after your website to ensure it stays a money-making marketing machine.

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Your mindset toward your website can greatly impact its effectiveness and profitability. Think of it as an asset, nurture it, and it can generate leads and significant income. Ignore it and it could end up costing you a lot of money.

13/01/2023

Welcome to 2023! This year we want every business website to thrive, support your goals and amplify growth. We are going to post website tips every Friday so you can have a cracker new year. Below are our first 5 tips. They might seem obvious but they are often overlooked.

1. Make sure your website is mobile-friendly. With more and more people accessing the internet on their phones, it's crucial that your website looks good and functions well on mobile devices.

2. Use high-quality images. Visually appealing images can help draw people in and make your website more memorable. Just make sure to use high-quality images that are relevant to your business.

3. Keep your website design simple and uncluttered. A clean, uncluttered design will make it easier for people to find what they're looking for and take the desired action (e.g., make a purchase or contact you).

4. Use clear and concise headings and subheadings. Headings and subheadings help break up your content and make it easier to scan. Make sure they accurately reflect the content they introduce and use keywords to help with SEO.

5. Use calls to action to guide visitors. A call to action (CTA) is a button or link that encourages people to take a specific action, such as making a purchase or signing up for a newsletter. Make sure your CTAs are clear and prominent and consider using different CTAs for different parts of your website.

11/01/2023

Is your website backed up?

Having a solid backup strategy is a must for every website. It's not a matter of ‘if' your website goes down but ‘when'.

If there aren't website backups to restore from you can quickly find yourself in a hairy situation.

In this article, we explore a robust backup strategy that will safeguard your website and your business when things go wrong.

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In the event of a disaster, it is best to have a backup of your WordPress website. It’s important to have a strategy in place before you need it because when you need it, it may be too late. You should also test your backup strategy every month to ensure…

09/01/2023

NEW SERVICE LAUNCHED!

We are happy to announce our new sister site wpcareplans.au is now live!

WP Care Plans is a WordPress maintenance service provided by our core business, SevenDev. It still falls under our regular SevenDev banner but having a dedicated website means there is greater scope to educate website owners and provide better resources on our maintenance plan services.

A big part of our business is to provide great WordPress maintenance to our clients. Our goal is to be the best WordPress maintenance provider in Australia. It's ambitious but we are up to the challenge.

Business owners want a website that works hard to convert more leads and sales. A website that not only performs well but is secure for your customers or clients. Unfortunately, many websites are neglected leaving them to become outdated and open to potential security attacks. The number one cause of compromised WordPress websites is outdated software and plugins. If your website is unmaintained, then a maintenance plan is for you.

If you would like to learn more about our WordPress maintenance plans, head over to wpcareplans.au to learn more or send an email to [email protected].

A WordPress maintenance plan is peace of mind knowing that experts are looking after your website. Never worry about website updates, backups, or security again.

19/10/2021

It's been a while since we last posted, but we have been incredibly busy working on great projects! We recently launched the online store for The Wooden Koutali. If you are after great wooden cooking utensils and boards, look no further than their beautiful range of product. Big shout out to Edward King for the great design 🔥.

Visit the website at https://thewoodenkoutali.com/

27/04/2021

Building trust amongst your shoppers is the best way to increase your online sales. When a customer trusts your business and the products/services you sell, they will not feel buyers remorse and are more likely to return for repeat business. No online store can survive the long term from only servicing one-time shoppers, so building trust and rapport is a must. If you would like to learn more about increasing your online sales have a read of our most recent blog post!
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E-Commerce is a gigantic industry that continues to grow each and every year. 2020 Projections placed global sales around $4 trillion with an estimated 23% growth by 2023. Companies such as Amazon are making billions in sales each year and with COVID-19 more people are shopping online than ever befo...

12/04/2021

If you are a business owner and haven't heard about Google Core Web Vitals. I need your attention for a minute. Your websites user experience as of May 2021 will have a direct impact on your Google search ranking. Google will soon be evaluating your website load response, mobile compatibility, security amongst a number of other key criteria and determining how you rank as a whole. This could have significant impact on businesses and the organic search traffic they receive. Luckily there is still time to get your site up to speed and there are some tools you can use to see how your site will be impacted. Check out Google Page Speed Insights and run a free test on your website. If you are worried about the scores you receive, send us an email and we can discuss how we can improve your website.

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07/04/2021

It was a few months ago but SevenDev was lucky enough to work with Gardiner Chess to rebuild their website and help point them in a direction that was sustainable in the future. This build required some complex functionality and integrations with third party services, as well as an online store. It was a great project to work on and work Gardiner Chess does is fantastic for developing the minds of our future generations.
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07/04/2021

Is your WordPress site secure? Is WordPress safe? In short, the answer is ‘Yes’ but only if you maintain it. WordPress is software, and as with all software it needs to be updated with regular security patches to keep malicious threats out. The moment you fall behind on your updates, you are leaving the door wide open for prying eyes. Your website is a crucial part of your business and, therefore, requires extra care to make sure it continues to perform its purpose. It is important that it is looked after so it can support you through lead generation and business growth. Unfortunately for many business owners, performing website maintenance is a stressful task. It's for this reason SevenDev offers maintenance plans to keep your site always running at it's best for a small monthly investment. Visit our site to learn more.

SevenDev can manage your website while you look after your business. Software updates, security and performance included, and performed by WordPress experts.

16/03/2021

SevenDev would like to announce that Mens Wellbeing Inc is the successful applicant of our $5000 pro bono program.

Mens Wellbeing Inc is a self-funded not-for-profit community organisation that believe in building stronger communities of men, which in turn strengthens the families and communities those men belong to. Mens Wellbeing offer men’s programs, experiential weekend gatherings and open men’s groups. Although based in SE Qld, their community programs have help support men and their families throughout NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

https://menswellbeing.org/

We are really looking forward to working closely with Mens Wellbeing Inc and can't wait to see what outcomes we can help them achieve.

We would like that thank everyone who took the time to apply for the program. We will be opening applications again later in the year so keep an eye out and we encourage you to apply again.

12/03/2021

Ecommerce Tip: Increase checkout conversions by removing bottlenecks
The best way to see if your online store has bottlenecks is to actually view how your shoppers are using your website. This can be done in a couple of different ways. You could run a in-house usability test by bringing testers into your office/remote environment, or you can observe actual shoppers on your website using session recording software such as Hotjar. Hotjar doesn’t allow you to watch your shoppers behavior in real-time but you can watch a video of their site usage shortly after. This allows you to quickly analyse data and reveal where the issues appear in your website and shopping workflow.