If you are thinking about having your website redesigned or are needing a new one, there's never been a better time to book your project with us than now.

As a way of kick starting the new year we are having a special promotional offer for website projects booked for January 2018. All you have to do is speak with one of our account managers and get the website booked with us now and you can make significant savings of up to $1,240.00.

We are value adding the cost for Adaptive mobile website design (Normally $690.00) along with Google SEM AdWords campaign account setup (Normally $550.00) with a limited number of 15 projects, all due for completion in January 2018.

But be quick, there have already been a few businesses who have taken advantage of this offer and we can only make it available to 15 website projects in total. If you are interested to know more about this promotion and what is involved simply contact our studio and speak with Tiffany or Peter to get the ball rolling.

We have had some really positive feedback from clients we have worked with over the last month who are getting some really great results with their website and Google marketing services provided by us.

One such example is Waterfront Terraces in Cairns who, after only having their new website and affiliated Google marketing services go live in the last 10 days, have already commented that the website is assisting them by making more online bookings for their accommodation as well as reducing the volume of incoming calls with enquiries on the property. It seems the new website is answering most of the questions that potential guests would often call about and they are just booking directly from the website.

It's having the right selling messages and content in the site that empowers the website to be a successful selling tool. If a potential customer is confident in making a buying decision based on the website alone it shows that the website design is successful and has achieved its purpose.

We have also had many clients for whom we are providing Google marketing (SEM AdWords campaigns) indicate that the clicks we are generating for them from the Google ads are providing genuine leads and enquiries that lead to increased sales.

It's no wonder that if you market a well designed and up to date website to people who are genuinely interested in the product or service that is being offered it generates more real sales leads.

It's results like these that make Allcorp the largest and most successful website design studio operating in the region and why our clients continue to grow and evolve their online presence with us.

Like one client said a short time ago when one of our account managers was presenting a new idea about commencing a Google SEM campaign, "When we spend money with Allcorp we get more calls and sales, so whatever you are proposing, we'll do."

It's promising news indeed. Just check out our Testimonials page on our website to see more case studies of clients we have successfully assisted to grow their business and achieve better results from our online marketing.

It seems everyone can throw around that they are a Google representative, but the reality is that Allcorp is, as this endorsement from Google attributes to.

This is in response to a business in the region which is falsely claiming to be a representative of Google. Once we reported this to Google they promptly put their legal team onto the case and thereby ensure these type of fraudulent businesses cease misrepresenting themselves in our market.

If your business is contacted by another local business who claims to be affiliated or authorised by Google, whether as an AdWords marketing specialist, Google Photographer or anything else, let us know about it so we can have the matter investigated.

The reality is that there is no other local website design business in the North Queensland region that is properly accredited by Google other than Allcorp. We are Google Partners and have a direct line to our Google managers in Sydney who provide us with support and insights into all of the Google SEM campaigns we are running.

We have worked very hard to attain this partnership and it's no easy task as it involves attending regular Google conferences, completing Google specific exams and courses and also having the ability to retain Google marketing clients.

Through all of this hard work we are approved to use the Google logo and branding across our own marketing. If a business approaches you and is saying they are endorsed by Google or use the Google logo in their proposal to you, they need to provide evidence that they are endorsed by Google. When they can't produce this evidence it's just a phone call to the Google legal team to have them removed from the marketplace as part of the clamp down on rogue operators who falsely maintain they are Google accredited.

There are many options for businesses to explore when making an investment in promotion of their business and sometimes it isn't financially viable to spend money in multiple mediums. When making the decision as to where to spend money it's important to look at the type of media in which you are investing.

There are the blanket media industries that will put your message in front of a large audience such as television, print and radio advertising. These outlets ensure that you are seen by a large amount of people, and for the cost, the per person dollar value is relatively low.

The only drawback is that with this type of marketing you may be reaching a huge audience that isn't really interested in buying your products or services. If you strain the pool of viewers of your advertising in this medium and were to hypothetically select the people that are highly potential to convert into paying customers for your business the percentages are very low.

The other option is to spend money marketing and promoting your business to people who are looking for you. This is the Google marketing services we provide and the benefit it has is that you are only spending money marketing to the aforementioned strained pool.

When people are choosing to buy a house, a car, invest money, do their taxes, get their car fixed, home maintenance or whatever else is on their buying radar, they are doing so as part of a generation that has become accustomed to having all of the information they seek at their fingertips on a phone, tablet or desktop computer.

By investing money in making your business seen by this audience you are wisely targeting the audience that matters to your business and, while the numbers you reach may be a lot smaller than the old media readerships, viewers or listeners, there is significantly less wastage. Your message is reaching the most likely potential customer base to which you can reach out.

If you think this makes sense then have a chat with one of our Google AdWords consultants and see how you too can benefit from a wiser investment of your advertising budget. Just like the hundreds of local clients we are currently assisting with this as your approved Google Partners.

In the second quarter of this year we were advised that the hosting company we were entrusting to house and maintain our server at their Canberra based data centre had been accumulated by a larger hosting company and they were going to be moving our server to a new location.

As we had a good working relationship with this company for the last 10 years we were interested to see how the transition to the new, bigger company would go and began considering our options.

While the simplest solution was for us to stay with the same company under their new umbrella we began investigating other options to ensure we made the right move for our clients’ needs for now and into the future.

We found that the support levels of the new parent company had declined and that our support calls were being directed to a queue at a call centre in the Phillipines.

Not having confidence in continuing the relationship we had with this company we began investigating other solutions and last month we completed the server migration to our new host company which is located in Sydney.

This new host company also provides dedicated 24/7 phone support for us and is 100% Australian based on every tier.

While we were making the move we investigated our growth trajectory and ended up investing in a server that is 20 times bigger and more powerful than our previous rack. With all of the latest technology installed we expect the coming years to be well and truly covered by the new server architecture.

Our web server now hosts more than 1,000 websites, more than 6,000 email accounts and, in its new guise, can easily handle 5 times the current load which means we have plenty of room to grow into it before further upgrades are required.

Thanks to all of our clients who were patient with the transition to the new hardware. Like we've said before, upgrades like this don't happen every year and it was an essential move to ensure us being future proof and being able to provide a reliable service to all clients.

The month of May was a big one for all of us at Allcorp with the biggest number of new websites and associated marketing campaigns launched.

It just so coincides with the commencement of our new Account Director, Tiffany Marcantelli, who has years of experience within the marketing and tourism industry with key roles being centred around business development and client liaison.

Now, with this skillset heading up the management of accounts at Allcorp we expect to see a lot more websites going online at the betterment of our clients’ needs.

There is a lot of misinformation in the marketplace when it comes to your online marketing needs and requirements and it is Tiffany's goal to assist your business to cut through the misinformation and find a solution that accurately suits your business needs.

As we are the only website design company in the region who is a certified Google Partner we already have the edge on the rest when it comes to successfully putting a marketing strategy together for your website, but there are other areas in which we can help as well.

We are the only local website design company who is producing fully responsive websites for all devices. This includes mobile devices and tablets, regular computer screens and the current range of UHD devices that are becoming mainstay.

Couple this with the other services and products that we provide and it is clear to see that there is no other solution for designing your new business website other than Allcorp. (Unless you want to get a Sydney/Melbourne based business to work with.)

With Channel 10 announcing its half yearly losses of $232m it's clear to see that businesses are finding more ways to effectively market themselves and voting with their cheque books. Channel 10 certainly seems to be in a lot of trouble and it is another example of a business not being proactive to the future.

To put it into perspective, in the same time period this year Google's value was at $795b. (With a "B" for Billion) Or, more interestingly, a value that could buy the losses of Channel 10 more than 3,300 times and still be worth in the billions of dollars.

From this news it's clear to see where businesses are investing their advertising budgets. And it's in the medium that gives evident returns. We have seen an increase of more than 40% in our Google SEM division in the last 12 months and this has been a similar growth trajectory since we became Google Partners.

The simple fact is that today, this type of marketing works and it is also affordable. It brings results and when our clients see the benefits they are receiving from the Google marketing we do for them they are more confident to step away from old media such as the phone books, television and newspapers.

If you want to discuss the concept of proactively marketing your business with Google give our office a call and arrange an appointment with one of our Google SEM experts to find out more. Our contact details can be found at the base of this email.

As we have all become aware, advertising in the printed pages of a phone book is well and truly a thing of the past. Even the phone book businesses know this is true as they have refocused their attention primarily on the online sector.

We have recently begun discussions with an Accounting firm here in Cairns who is using the online marketing services of the Yellow Pages, White Pages and Local Search. They also have a small business card sized ad in one of these phone books.

A simple Google search of the business name brings up their listings in these directories. Which is good. That’s what they are paying for. The below image shows how this search displays their business.

The yellowpages.com.au listing displays the most information about the business with some wording about who they are and what they do along with contact information, all contained in an unbranded and unexciting layout that the yellowpages.com.au production team are synonymous with.

The White Pages listing just shows some contact information and things really get interesting with the localsearch.com.au listing. This listing, which is being paid for by Phillips Accountants, also features, in a much more prominent area on the listings page, a giant banner advertising their competitor with a call to action for people who have been searching for Phillips Accountants to visit the competitor instead.

The below image shows how their listing appears.

Assuming that the majority of people searching for an accountant or indeed, this particular business, are using a Google search, it is correct to say that the investment they outlay each year to be found by such a search is being semi-successful.

Firstly, their business isn’t being properly displayed both visually and content wise. There are no selling messages or any type of visual impact to give every opportunity for a potential client to make contact with the business.

The second major drawback in that some of the online marketing they are paying for includes advertisements to competition businesses.

And thirdly is the cost. What we have seen similar businesses paying for this intermediate level of marketing with the phone book media is approximately $6,000 per year.

First, we would advise the client to drop everything with these phone book businesses. It is an overspend on an extremely inferior product.
Have a professional website designed by us as your local Google Partner (We’ve been doing this much longer than those businesses anyway and we are definitely more experienced). We can assist with professional copywriting, commercial photography, design and development services to produce you a class leading website design that has a visual and content statement that will give your online presence the best chance of bringing in potential leads and enquiries.

The best thing, though, is that we can do all of this for you from less than $2,000. (That’s a once-off spend, not every year) and your new dedicated, professionally designed website will outrank the directory websites in Google searches due to the way they are put together.
So your business can achieve much better results in every area and save money. And you can finally be free of the phone book businesses and their substandard online solutions and redundant printed books.

Talk to one of our local website consultants today and see how you can achieve much better results for a lot less money.

To give you an idea of what results can be achieved see the below Allcorp project from earlier this year. Millar Teitzel Accountants in Mareeba had us design their new website. A similar Google search as we performed for Phillips Accountants in Cairns returns the results as in the attached image. And it costs much, much less than what the phone books are offering.

Adrienne is a very experienced media account manager who came to Allcorp from a successful career with News Corp. Being one of the high achievers in the print media world her talents will go a long way to ensuring our clients get the most out of the new digital media we provide.

Adrienne will manage our existing client portfolios as well as handling all new client liaison. Working from our Cairns office alongside our existing account manager, Scott Godfrey, the account managers at Allcorp provide a valuable service to clients who are utilising our website design and Google marketing services by acting as a conduit between the production team and the customer. Allcorp are the only company of our type in the region who adopt this approach.

Over the coming weeks Adrienne will be making contact with all of the clients in her portfolio and we are sure that her expertise and professionalism in the media industry will further assist our clients, both old and new, to attain the best ROI on their marketing and advertising investments.

Being an expert in Google marketing and having undergone an extensive training schedule with Allcorp in website media, Adrienne is highly capable with managing your business’s online marketing and assisting your business in getting exceptional results.

In the news today it reported how Gerry Harvey (Of Harvey Norman fame) was in the media spotlight showing how he isn't afraid of the potential damage the arrival of Amazon will spell for the retail markets in Australia. It is obviously a media campaign that is stirred by the PR company of the retail behemoth that is Harvey Norman, however there were some very interesting points made in the article by Melbourne Business School Adjunct Professor Mark Ritson.

In the article he said “All of the big retailers have strategy teams that have been working for many months on how they will respond to Amazon. Instead of trying to beat the company at its own game, Australian retailers needed to differentiate themselves through their product ranges, merchandising, service and loyalty programs."

In the same article there was a quote from Dan Rabie (The chief operating officer at cloud-based accountancy software firm Reckon) who said "For Australia’s retail industry to survive Amazon’s arrival, small businesses must learn to become more tech savvy."

The message in the article was that business needs to be proactive to change rather than waiting for it to occur and being reactive to it.

When we look back on our own dealings with clients in 2016 we saw firsthand how the clients who were proactive to the coming changes that we notified everyone of (such as Google expectations changes the way websites are made for use on mobile devices and the burgeoning advances toward websites that will work across UHD devices, to name a few) did benefit from being early adopters of what was on the horizon and experienced greater efficiency of their online marketing as a result.

While the article quoted is mainly about super-corporations being attacked by mega-corporations like Amazon, the message is still the same for all of our small/medium business clients here in Queensland. Like the big boys, being proactive as to how the world in which we do business is changing will yield the ultimate benefits.

We recently heard of a business in the area who are operating under the illusion that they are a local website design and Google marketing business who subcontract all of their work to an Indian business. We heard about this after dealing with one of their ex-clients who came to us for assistance after experiencing a lot of problems with their service and product.

The problems they experienced ranged from the obvious issues of the language barrier, with many spelling and grammar errors in the finished website, to the problems they had getting any follow up edits made to the finished site.

The reality was that the person they were dealing with really had nothing to do with the production of the website. All they did was provide a sales service and then email everything over to an Indian business who put everything together for them.

It is important that if you are approached by a business who is offering you any Google marketing or website related services that you ask the salesperson where their production is sourced. If they say that it is overseas then you are better off avoiding dealing with them. What will invariably happen is that the source of their production, in this case a person in India, will eventually move on to something else. When this person is no longer contracting to the salesperson who sold you the website you will no longer be able to make changes to the site because the person who was doing this is thousands of kilometres away and doesn't want to cooperate.

The salesperson who sold you the website is of no use because they don't know what they're doing and can't help you either - If they could why would they be subcontracting the work to another country in the first place?

At Allcorp we are one of the few website design and Google marketing businesses in the region who produce all of our work in house. Everything is done locally and the staff you deal with are all local as well. We are also the most experienced and have a 17 year track record of providing reliable service to our clients. This means your investment is safe and will always be looked after by our local team.