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Closing Down

grahamjohnclements1 — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:56:26 +0000

After a very stressful month, I’ve finally decided to close my business. My health has deteriorated, thanks in part to long-covid. I will be sending out emails to clients in the next few weeks to tell them what it means for them and try to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Thanks for your support.

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Using Artificial Intelligence

grahamjohnclements1 — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:51:11 +0000

If you haven’t heard, Artificial Intelligence has advanced in the past couple of years. I used the AI Chatgpt to write the text for an advertisement for my business and D-id to create the talking head. This technology can be used to write text and add talking heads to websites. The text will probably need a little editing and to be fact checked before it goes live.

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New domain names for Australians

grahamjohnclements1 — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 01:41:05 +0000

If you are in Australia, you have until the 20th of September to reserve a new style of domain name, which may, in the future, become the dominant URL address style for websites in Australia. The new domain name does away with the .com, .org, .net, .gov and just has yoursitename.au. More details about this can be found at https://www.auda.org.au/au-domain-names/au-domain-names/au-direct You need to already have an .au domain and an ABN to reserve such a domain name. If you don’t reserve the .au direct domain name, then someone else could purchase it, costing you business as people go to their website and not yours.

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I have long covid

grahamjohnclements1 — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 01:55:38 +0000

If you have been wondering why my website and business activity has been quite, I have long covid. Its symptoms include: breathlessness, brain fog, an inability to concentrate, poor short-term memory and my verbal communication skills have gone down hill. All of which make it very difficult to design and build websites. I do have asthma, which means I was more likely to get long covid. I am currently going through a series of tests to eliminate other causes.

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I HAVE COVID

grahamjohnclements1 — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:12:57 +0000

Last Saturday I began to exhibit symptoms of COVID, prolonged coughing fits that would go for hours and a sore throat. On Monday I went and got tested and I have COVID. It is not pleasant. I wonder how much worse it would be if I had not been trippled vaxed. So I won’t be doing any work until I recover.

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Happy New Year

grahamjohnclements1 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:28:44 +0000

Happy new year to everyone.

I am looking forward to a year of creating more user-friendly and economical websites for local businesses and authors.

I am also looking forward to the pandemic coming to an end so business can return to normal.

I hope your business and writing prosper this year.

Graham Clements.

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Merry Christmas

grahamjohnclements1 — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 06:13:31 +0000

Hi all,

It’s been a tough year for most of us, with Covid being a real drag on business. But I hope you, like me, can put it aside and have a good break and enjoy getting together with family and friends.

So merry Christmas.

I am also looking forward to a better year next year, so happy new year to you all.

My business will be closed from the 25th and reopen on the 29th of December.

Graham Clements.

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One year in business

grahamjohnclements1 — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:21:29 +0000

Wangaratta Website Design Services has now been in business for a year.

It has been a very challenging year. I launched the business on March 19 2019 and about a week later Victoria was shutdown due to COVID19. My original marketing plan of visiting businesses then had to be changed. I had to rely more on Google for business but it took a lot longer than normal to get my business registered with them due to disruptions to their workforce caused by the virus.

When I finally got my listing in Google Business, and did a bit of advertising, the work began to build up.

I have been on a very steep learning curve. I have learnt a lot, and worked some long hours.

I am looking forward to a second year that builds further on the steps I took in the first year.

Graham Clements.

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Questions a web designer might ask you.

grahamjohnclements1 — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:38:54 +0000

Hi all,

When a potential client contacts me, these are some of the preliminary questions I am likely to ask.

1. What does your business do?

2. How long has it been operating?

3. Do you currently have a Website?

If yes:

What is or isn’t working for you on it?
Do you want a totally new website or one that incorporates aspects of your current website?

4. Why do you want a new website?

5. What are your goals for the website?

6. What do you want to include on your website?

7. What do you want your website to emphasise about your business?

8. Do you plan to sell anything directly from your website?

If yes:

How many different products or services are you planning to sell?
Do you have images of these products?

9. Who is your target audience?

10. Do you have any brand guidelines for your business?

11. Who are your main rivals?

12. What differentiates your product or service from your competition?

13. Are there any websites with features that you would like your site to have?

14. What is your budget for this project?

15. When do you want the website built?

So before you call or email, think about your answers to the above. Getting answers to the above will help ensure that I am on the right track to designing the best website possible for you.

Graham Clements.

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Coronavirus and starting a new website design business

grahamjohnclements1 — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:46:34 +0000

Hi Everyone,

I have been debating whether this is a bad or good time to be starting a website design and development business. The economic situation is so volatile at the moment, seemingly changing by the minute. Businesses will be unsure of what will happen next. I do hope it settles down into some sort of routine soon. Then a business owner or manager can work out what the situation is for themselves and the near future.

A business owner might decide that with less people shopping in person (after this rush to horde) and turning to the internet to purchase goods and services in an attempt to isolate themselves from the virus, that their business will need to go online so that people can peruse and buy their products.

Or they might be really struggling and decide they can’t afford to set-up a website. In which case I argue that many businesses can’t afford not to have a website.

While authors might see an opportunity to sell more books as people stay at home and have more time to read. But those stay at homes won’t be visiting book stores (unfortunately – I love spending time in bookshops), so having a great website will be even more important for authors.

Whatever happens, I am determined to have a go, just like people who run their own business and authors.

Anyway, I hope you are all coping with the restrictions the virus is placing on your lives, and I hope you and your family don’t catch it before a vaccine eventuates.

Cheers and good health to you.

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