Websites at Magnascan

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We build great looking websites
that really work!


A website is your window to the world, where you can let everybody see what you do or what you offer.

Good Web Design starts with functionality.

The prime function of a website is to get people to visit it. That way you can tell everyone about your great products or services. Then you want them to keep returning, and to tell other people about it. You need to make the website visitors experience as friendly and simple as possible to make sure they leave with a positive impression.

Done correctly, your website can become your businesses greatest marketing, and a lead generation tool, making you money. Sadly, too often business websites fail to achieve this because of basic errors. This is mainly because these websites are created by web designers who don't look closely enough at their client business, or listen to the goals the client wishes to achieve online. Its not rocket science, in fact its 95% common sense.

There are 3 general types of websites in operation today. Static websites, Updateable Websites (CMS) and E-Commerce/Catalogue Style Websites. Static websites are generally created with HTML, making a site that is simple but effective. Updateable websites use a more advanced framework running from a cloud based database, this allows fully dynamic functionality so edits and operations (like an online purchase) can be performed instantly.

We are happy to discuss with you which type of site to choose, it can depend on many factors, size, budget, future growth or functions required. If you don't need regular updates and don't want access to the site yourself, then an information site is perfect, they tend to be less expensive. If you will be constantly changing information on your site and see future growth or online sales as important, then a CMS site is the best choice. CMS sites also offer much higher levels of functionality with secure site login, visitor memberships, online shopping carts, rss feeds and custom enquiry forms all available with this technology. A new feature we now offer on our sites is an automatic mobile site layout, it means if your site is accessed via a mobile device (iphone, android phone, ipad or ipod) that the visitor has the option to view the site in a mobile device friendly version, creating a much more convenient experience for your visitors. You can check it out by viewing this website on your mobile device and clicking the "mobile friendly" button at the bottom of the screen.

The CMS system we use at Magnascan is Joomla, Joomla is a very mature, reliable software that is well supported and proven, It is fully open source, which means that you are not tied to a software vendor (like Microsoft or Apple) for future site expansion or development. Its popularity is shown by the fact that nearly 3% of the entire contents of the World Wide Web are contained in Joomla websites, that's a staggering statistic, and ensures its future growth and support.

To see some of the websites we have developed, click here.

The Complete Website

Websites that look good and sound good!

desktop-iconMany people find themselves in a position of needing a website but not knowing exactly what to put on it, after all you're expert in what you do, not making websites! At Magnascan, we can help with this, we offer a comprehensive copywriting and image sourcing service to professionally complete your website, and optimise it properly for Google searches.

Make no mistake about it, proper copywriting is a skill, and its a skill that not everyone has, but you shouldn't let this stand in the way of having your own website. At Magnascan we can gather all the information from you and transform it into a great sounding and looking site. We start by asking you a few simple questions about you and your business to establish what information will best represent your business on the internet. We then research your market and your competitors to craft professional sounding wording that will leave your site visitors with a positive impression of your business. We even make sure we strategically insert popular keywords and phrases into your text so that when your site is indexed in Google, Yahoo and Bing search engines, it will have a keyword rich list indexed to increase you chances of coming up in Google searches. This is an essential step in Search Engine Optimising a website for maximum internet search results. Having no pictures or graphics is not a problem, we can select professionally shot images and appropriate graphics for your site from a range of image and stock libraries that we deal with, we even supply the photo libraries with pictures!

You can take a look at a couple of recently completed sites that were completely copywritten by Magnascan, site1site2.

If you really want a website but have been holding back, don't delay any longer and call Magnascan. Our copywriting  costs are as follows-

$150 per page for up to 3 pages
$125 per page for 4-10 pages
$100 per page for 11 or more pages.

Image and graphics sourcing costs are $20 per image for up to 3 images and $15 per image for 4 or more.

One Page Starter Website

A website for $285?

Yes that's right, Magnascan can make for you a Starter Website for $285!

Have your own presence on the web to advertise your services or goods, the internet is the world's fastest growing, most cost effective advertising for your business, or anything for that matter! With a presence on the web you can reach a much wider market than virtually any other advertising media, and for a lot less money! Being on the internet exposes your business to an enormous marketplace at a budget price.

So what do you get for $285?
You get a fully built HTML & CSS styled single paged website holding your own text and images, your own domain name, hosting for one year and your own email address. The website layout is from one of our many template layouts with a header area, a main body text and image area, and a sidebar area. Look at these examples to see a selection of some of the layouts we use. We select a layout that suits your business type and put in your supplied colours, text and photos.

Requirements
The content allowance for the One Page Starter Website is any text up to 1 1/2 pages long, 3 photos and your address and contact numbers. All content (text and images) must be supplied in digital form (via email or digital document) photos must be separate jpeg files, not placed into documents. Domain name can be any available .com name, .com.au domains also available for an additional $20. Text in the main page area will be formatted with appropriate colours, sizes and font styles, lists and tables are available for an additional cost. If you would like more page area that 1 1/2 screens, extra area can be added for $20 per screen.
We can also add a CMS functionality to your One Page Website main content area for an additional $90. This CMS function gives you the ability to edit text and change images in the main content area yourself through your web browser with a simple interface.
You can also add a Paypal "Buy Now" button for $40

Information Websites

Magnascan's Information web sites are a terrific place to start on the web and range from a basic package up to a custom layout of any size. The basic package costs $545 and consists of the following -

  • website design (upto 5 pages)
  • domain name (1 year)
  • website hosting (1 year)
  • email accounts (upto 10 addresses)
Conditions: all copy, text and photos, must be supplied on disc in an acceptable format. All photos must be named with captions. Layouts are selected from templates and then customized with colours and content. Price is for one year only. Future updates requested from customer are a $20 minimum. Extra website pages (including sub pages) $40 each. Annual renewal $175* subject to change without notice.


Our basic html sites are very flexible and can be upgraded and enhanced with the following effects.

DIY website updates - We can update your information site to allow you to edit, add and delete text and images in the main text area of your site via a simple web browser run interface, You will receive an administrator login and password to allow you private access to your site to edit the contents from your own computer. Price for diy site updater is $150.

Events calendars - we can add a calendar to your website that contains a complete list of your upcoming events or occasions. Providing your customers with a quick and simple access to your schedules make for a polished, proffessional image, and events can even have detailed notes on them activated by the visitor with a simple mouseover. Event calendar integration starts at $110 and is based on the volume and complexity of your schedule.

Online shopping - Internet shopping is very popular now and at Magnascan we can integrate an online shop with shopping cart right into your website. Payment is by visa/mastercard or direct through paypal. Cost is $300 for the setup and $5 per item up to 10 items, over that bulk discounts apply. If your requirements are simpler, we can add a single "buy now" Paypal button for $40.

We use Joomla

joomla cmsIf you are looking to build a powerful, expandable, simple to use website then look no further than Joomla. Joomla is an open source Content Management System and it is one of the best open source CMS systems yet. Joomla has been on top of the list for a very long time and includes all the functionality you will ever need. Nearly 3% of the entire contents of the World Wide Web are contained within Joomla pages.

Why do we use Joomla?
  • Joomla is a robust and mature Content Management system - allows you to easily manage your website pages
  • Expandable – with a very simple framework, Joomla functionality and design can be easily customized
  • It is open source – that means it is free to use and edit, and there are no licensing fees payable
  • Nearly 10000 Joomla extensions available at no or very low cost
  • its very search engine friendly – your site is optimized for Google and other search engines
 

Why use Magnascan for your Joomla Development?

Magnascan has been using Joomla for many years and we have heaps of websites running effectively and profitably for their owners. We can help you create the perfect Joomla website for your business. With a bit of customising and guidance by our experienced team, combined with open source Joomla extensions, we can help you develop a website that is perfect for you and your business.

If you are looking for a Joomla site or just need help with your joomla installation, don't hesitate to contact us:

Email Hosting

Secure your own business email address.

get mailNo more hotmail.com, gmail.com or bigpond.com! You can have info@yourbusiness.com.au for $70 per year. For that you get ownership of any available Australian domain name, that domain name parked and an email address with the prefix of your choice. Not only do you get a professional sounding email address, you secure you own business domain name for use on your own website when your ready.

You also safeguard yourself against a change of service provider in the future, if you have a bigpond.com email address and for whatever reason decide to change to Optus or AAPT, you have to change you email address, very disruptive and time consuming. With your own domain, you own it for life and never have to change your email address again. So what are you waiting for??

Give us a call and get your own name on the web!

CMS Websites

Cms or 'content managed sites' are becoming more and more popular. Many clients have rapidly changing content that just does not permit the time to go back to the webmaster to do the changes, or just can't justify the cost of frequent website updates. If your site fall into this category, then a cms site is for you. We set up the site with the relevant amount of pages and you take over and add the content. Information is added through any web browser (internet explorer, firefox, safari, etc) with an access password by yourself or any number of contributors that you want to have access to the site, all can have individual usernames and passwords. The interface for adding article content is as easy as a basic word document. This access is called 'front end' and is the simplest way to manage your site. If you require more control you can have 'back end' access which gives you control over the site colours, layout, logos etc. See below the editor window that our CMS uses for you to edit your website articles, its actually the window from this web page!

CMS sites can include content features not readily available on other sites.

1. Multiple menus for exact content management and categorizing.
2. The ability to display live news, sports and weather feeds from external scources.
3. A sophisticated site visitor registration (login) system that gives you an accurate data base on your visitors and access control over what areas visitors and members can see.
4. Many sophisticated add-on components that can add specific functionality like Business Directories, Catalogues, Online Stores, Events & Hotel Booking Management, Real Estate Agencies, Car Dealers, Employment agencies, Email Marketing Management, Forums, Instant Messaging & Chat and Rental Stores.

As you can see, having your own content control need not limit the quality or effectiveness of you website. Give Magnascan a call to discuss your CMS website requirements.

How much does it cost?
A basic 5 page cms site set up ready to take content starts at $900, this includes one hours instruction on how to add the content. If, like a lot of people, you are too busy to work out how to add the content, we can install you initial information as a standard 5 page configuration for an additional $300. This would give you a fully functional website from the start and you can then learn the technical bits in your own time.
More complicated sites with multiple menus, rss feeds, customer logins, more than 5 pages etc, will be priced on an individual basis. It must be remembered that as the controller of your own website, you will be responsible for its management, and this will require some learning. Magnascan is happy to help out at the beginning but the support on a new cms site is for one week only, after that all requests for technical assistance will be charged.

Do you need a website?

onlineSalesIts an often asked question, but one with a very simple answer, YES.

Any business in todays market is losing out on potential sales by not having a website, the reasons are very plain. We all know how rapid the growth of the internet has been, and it has carried online sales with it. In 2010 Australians spent $29 billion in online sales, $29 billion, up from $9 billion in 2006, that's rapid growth! The projected increase is a doubling of online sales by 2015, doubling! Four out of every five Australians shop online, and that is an Australian government statistic!

Search Engine Optimisation

search engine optimisingMost traffic to your website will come from search engines like Google and Bing. This does not happen by accident! So it is vital you optimise your website for search engines if you want it to generate sales leads.

How magnascan can help
We use a set of search engine optimisation procedures and tools developed from years of knowledge and experience. We spend large numbers of hours each week monitoring google analytics to make sure your site is optimised for the best SEO performance. We will take care of your site's SEO at 2 stages being before and after website launch. We will make sure that your sites content is entered in a search engine friendly form and that your pages contain important keywords that are indexed by the search engines. We will advise and execute if needed the correct link building and page ranking strategy. We will advise you of your sites performance on a regular basis. We are there to help, use our experience to increase your website's visibility in search engines.
How to get your website to appear on the first page of Google NOW?
Yes, it can be done. With online marketing programs such as Google Adwords (from Google), we can help you achieve highly targeted traffic on your website. With paid for search engine marketing your website adverts can start appearing on Google instantly, they are the positions on the top and right of the Google screen. The highly targeted Adwords campaigns mean your site appears for relevant users only and you pay only if your ad is clicked on and your website visited.

With our experienced Adwords consultant setting up and optimising your Adwords campaign, you can expect to pay less per-click cost while your ad still appears at a strong position. Contact us today to get your free, no-obligation quote.

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Website Hosting

Magnascan hosts your website for the annual cost of $176. All of our website packages include the first years hosting in the price. This is for 100mb of space on Information Sites and 500mb on CMS sites, monthly data transfer is set to 500mb per month on Information Sites and 2500mb per month for CMS sites. The price includes the hosting of a database on CMS websites. The hosting price also includes your own POP3 email server and your domain name for the same period, disc space for emails comes from the hosting packages space allocation. Hosting time starts when your website order is first placed and is then billed annually.

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