New Testimonial – Bulimba Psychology

“I needed a website that would be easy for me to self-manage, yet professional in presentation. I had spent a fortune before with another company for a website that was cumbersome to use, and was continually ‘falling over’. I was referred to James from Webnerd and he offered me a package to suit my needs. James came to my workplace and spent the day with me building my website. I was really amazed at the ease of the whole process and that by the end of the day I had exactly what I wanted. I have now been using my website for six months and have found it so easy to self-manage and the feedback on how it looks and feels to my clients has been very positive. Thanks James for a great product and service.”

James Brown, Bulimba Psychology

New Testimonial – Personalised Relocation Services

“Having a professional and effective website is an important part of any business wishing to reach out to clients online. Website-in-a-Day provided a fast and affordable service that turned my vision for Personalised Relocation Services into reality. The comments on my website have been very positive and people are impressed to hear that it was created in just one day. I would recommend James to anyone looking for a high quality service that is reliable, cost effective and offers that creative and competitive edge for your business.”
Belinda Hogarth

New Testimonial – DouDouLe Latin Dance Camp

‘The DouDouLe Latin Dance camp website served its purpose in 2009 but for 2010 I needed something that looked more professional and that really got the prospective attendees excited. The Website-in-a-Day service was the ideal solution as I got a professional result, in a tight timeframe and on a budget. Not only that but James’ ten years of web design and business experience meant that he could give me valuable insight and direction as to how best to design and promote the website for maximum sales. The 2010 website is professional, easy for customers to use and easy for me to update via the Content Management System. It is exactly what I need to promote the camp and sell tickets.’

- Jean-Luc Lambs, DouDouLe Latin Dance Camp

For Website-in-a-Day inclusions, pricing, examples and testimonials, please click here.

New Testimonial – YouStandUp Consultation

‘At the beginning of the year my stand-up comedy workshops had “nail-biting” enrolments that were just above minimums. James spent one day with me in which he identified key problems in my business and in my personal focus. He then taught me the basics of Internet marketing and laid out a strategy to proceed. Six months later, my comedy workshops are booked solid (enrolments have doubled), I have expanded into Adelaide and Perth, and the vision of my business is now becoming reality.’

– Robert Grayson, YouStandUp.com(EDY)

A new front page for Smooth Latin Groove

Webnerd has enjoyed a long business relationship with Smooth Latin Groove, beginning when its owner Ian Corbett stumbled upon one of my business cards that had been left on a dance studio seat.

When Webnerd first designed and built the Smooth Latin Groove website more than two years ago, it was acknowledged by the Australian Web Designers Network who gave it their highest award.

Over the years the website has grown to include an online shop, an online enrolment system and a custom-made student management system that is now integral to the smooth running of the school.

More recently we have overhauled the front page to feature a chroma-keyed video (the background is transparent) and promotional boxes controlled by the Content Management System. Check it out

“Within the first ten minutes James saved me $5,000/year”

It’s been a while since I had a good brag session. The last client project that I wrote about was the Urban Office website and Jim Hardy’s tongue-in-cheek testimonial that “we shouldn’t be this excited about a website!”

Since then we’ve done some other great work and I feel it’s time to highlight some of it. Some of the work I can show you. Other work is more about consulting and/or behind-the-scenes programming, so I can only tell you about that.

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We’ll be back Monday 12th January

Webnerd will officially re-open Monday 12th January.  Until then we are busy undertaking business admin and development work to ensure that we do good work for our clients in 2009!

Existing clients are welcome to phone through any urgent/critical tasks.

“We shouldn’t be this excited about a website! Its wrong isn’t it?….”

We have just finished the design and development of a new website for Urban Office. Urban Office is a custom furniture and office fitout company featuring a team of licensed builders, interior designers and furniture specialists. They are awesome at what they do and they are the experts to talk to when you’re starting to think about moving or reburbishing your office.

Urban Office already had a website when its General Manager, Jim Hardy, approached me about an “overhaul”. I love this testimonial that Jim has written for me:

“We had a website built for us, by another web design company, just over a year ago and it was okay. It was there and our clients visited and even occasionally used it to contact us. Little did we understand the promotional control, flexibility and impact that our website could create until we met James at Webnerd. Changes in our industry have forced our business to consider our promotional methods (i.e. costs and effectiveness) and our approach to the changes within our clients own businesses. We needed to come up with a way of updating our clients and of providing information when and where they needed it while keeping our costs under control. Webnerd has helped up to create a new, fast and flexibile service, not just a website. James has proven that he can quickly understand the operations and needs of his clients and present options that create a promotional solution.

We shouldn’t be this excited about a website! Its wrong isn’t it?…. – Jim Hardy, General Manager, Urban Office

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News: Teaching at QUT again

Just a quick note to let you know that I have accepted a position as Unit Coordinator of the E-Commerce unit at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

In this role I will be delivering a 2-hour lecture every week this semester, coordinating tutors, marking assessments and supporting the 150 or so E-Commerce undergradudate and masters students.

The majority of the students will be forming into teams of three and working on an e-commerce project of their own invention.  At the end of the semester they will also be undertaking an exam to test their understanding of the theory.

I do not foresee this to adversely affect current WEBNERD projects however I will not be contactable via phone at times on Mondays.