Website Planning

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Website Planning

Determine what you want a website to do for your business and explore options to build it yourself or engage professionals.

By Small Business Development Corporation

Location

Workshops delivered face-to-face or online

Various locations Western Australia, WA 6000 Australia

About this event

Please note: this event is run by the Small Business Development Corporation for small business owners in Western Australia only.

Just about every business needs a website. Even if customers don’t actually buy online, they are still doing extensive online research before making a purchase. Having a website provides the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your goods or services and to engage with current and potential customers.

Trying to decide where to start your website journey can be overwhelming. This session will help you to determine what you want a website to do for your business. It will also explore the options to build it yourself or to engage professionals.

This topic covers:

  • The type of website that will best meet your business needs; 
  • An overview of domain names, web hosting, booking and shopping systems; 
  • The main options for website development;
  • Developing a site map;
  • Writing for the web; 
  • Creating images and graphics;
  • Managing SEO (search engine optimisation);
  • Monitoring website performance.

This session is presented live and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. You will also receive a practical workbook to refer to during and after the session. 

This session is presented by the SBDC, the only agency in the Western Australian Government dedicated to helping small business. In fact, we've been providing practical support to small business owners for more than 30 years.

Important booking information

You are limited to two tickets per booking (you can of course make more than one booking).

We will be emailing you with important information on how to find workshop locations and what you need to bring, if it is a face-to-face event. If you are attending an online workshop you will receive instructions and a link on how to join and important information to ensure your device is suitable. Therefore, if you are booking for more than one person, please ensure you provide each person's email address.

To book for larger groups, please contact us on 133 140.

You can cancel your booking up to 24 hours before the workshop starts. Even for free sessions we would appreciate you cancelling if you cannot attend so another small business owner can take your place. For paid sessions, no refunds will be issued within 24 hours of the scheduled start time.

Additional information for online workshop sessions

Please check your computer's suitability for online workshops, including its sound quality, browser, internet bandwidth and speed and video plugins (if required) before the start of the online workshop session. Camera and microphone capabilities are recommended to interact with online workshops.

Our online workshops are run as live, interactive sessions, similar to the format of our face-to-face sessions. For this reason, there is a limited number of tickets per session so our presenters can adequately interact with, and respond to, attendees. Recordings of these live sessions are not available if you do not attend the live event time.

Additional information for face-to-face workshop sessions

No, you don't need to bring your printed ticket.

We value inclusion for clients requiring disability access and our workshops are delivered in a variety of buildings and locations. If you would like further information about accessing a particular workshop please use the contact button at the end of this page to send us your query.

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The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) has been providing small business owners in Western Australia with practical support, advice, guidance and referral to additional sources of help since 1984.

Take advantage of a range of free and low cost workshops, and speak to one of their experienced business advisers, who can provide help by phone, email or in person.

Visit smallbusiness.wa.gov.au to access the Business Licence Finder detailing all the licences and permits you may need, plus you'll find a range of practical business resources, tools and templates.

Aspiring and current business owners are invited to join more than 10,000 of their peers at the SBDC’s Facebook group I’m a small business owner in Western Australia’; a great place to gain knowledge and share ideas.

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