Website development and design services for regional businesses
Are you looking for a new website for your small business?
Why not leverage Regional Rising’s 20+ years’ experience in web design and let us build one for you?
Your website is a "window" for customers to see inside your business and its activities.
The 'first impression' your website makes on a prospective customer performing an online comparison of products from different businesses needs to be a positive one.
While there is a lot of buzz around social media marketing, brands spend increasing amounts of money creating content for social networks that they are essentially only renting space from. If a social network closes, loses popularity with your target audience or changes its business model, there goes your investment (along with your fans).
But a website remains yours. You own it and the content you publish on it.
Search engines love websites that are regularly updated
Your website should not be treated like a static brochure that is updated every few years.
By continually looking for new ways to improve your website, and adding to it one day at a time, you send a powerful, credible message to existing and prospective customers and give them a reason to continue to return to your website for new updates.
Platforms we use
Squarespace - a great, user-friendly platform suitable for most small businesses and trades, especially those with a bricks and mortar presence.
We have built dozens of websites using Squarespace and supported many regional businesses to build a Squarespace website with their own hands. Many of them are featured in our showcase below.
Webflow - a powerful platform with lots of features. With additional features comes extra complexity, time and cost. Webflow could be a good option for a business requiring a range of different functionality from its website.
We built visitbuloke.com.au for the Buloke Tourism Board with Webflow.
Shopify - a good fit for businesses of all sizes with a focus on selling products and services online.
We built northernshoestore.com.au for a small business with Squarespace.
We offer a choice of three options for different budgets!
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At Regional Rising, not only do we teach business how to build their own websites, we also create them for businesses too!
You’re on the right page to read more about our web design services.
If you’re on a tight budget we encourage you to explore our personalised 1:1 training and group workshop training experiences below.
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We believe this offering is quite unique to Regional Rising.
With our personalised one-to-one website training experience you get to build a website with your own hands accompanied by our co-founder Paul.
No matter where you live in regional Australia you can build your own website!
Learn and build at your own pace on days and times that suit you - and have the deep satisfaction at the end of launching the website YOU built and the confidence to maintain it yourself into the future!
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Joining a small group of likeminded people is rewarding on so many levels. You meet new people while learning how to build a website with your own hands using Squarespace.
A great option if you are on a budget!
Client showcase
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Apostle Whey Cheese
Apostle Whey Cheese is a small, single origin dairy farm on the Great Ocean Road who produce their own milk AND make their own cheese on farm from their own cows! They also have a farmgate café on farm serving toasties, milkshakes, coffee and gelato - all featuring their own milk and cheeses.
We redesigned and relaunched the website in 2023.
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Northern Shoe Store
Our ongoing relationship with Northern Shoe Store dates back to 2019 when we redeveloped and relaunched their new website on the Shopify platform to replace their previously aging website. We’ve also done SEO and marketing work for Northern Shoe Store and year after year their rankings on Google climb, visitors from search engines increase and sales grow with customers every week from all corners of Australia. Not bad for a third generation family footwear business in Swan Hill.
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Lake Tyrrell Salt Company
The founder of Lake Tyrrell Salt Company, Julie Pringle, is an entrepreneurial force of nature around the Sea Lake region. We enjoyed building this website to help Julie promote and sell the gourmet salt flakes harvested from Lake Tyrrell.
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Wiseman Plumbing
This was a great little project we did back in 2020. The client had a problem with a previous provider and we were able to prepare a professional looking website quite promptly.
Why every small business needs a website
Credibility and trust
In a world where information is readily available online, a website acts as the digital storefront for your business. Customers are more likely to trust a business with a website and having a professional-looking website boosts credibility and legitimacy.
Leads to: Increased customer trust leads to higher conversion rates and sales.
Brand building and storytelling
Your website is a great platform to tell your story, humanise your business and connect with your prospects, customers and community on a deeper level. You can share videos and photos, customer reviews and blog posts to create a unique brand identity and differentiate your business from your competitors.
Leads to: A strong brand identity fosters customer loyalty and attracts new customers who connect with your values.
Marketing and communication
Your website serves as a central marketing hub: promote new products, collect leads through email signups, run targeted ads and engage with customers through contact forms or live chat.
Leads to: increased brand awareness, customer engagement and sales.
Scalability and growth
As your business grows, your website can easily adapt. You can add new pages, integrate an online store and scheduling calendars and manage customer accounts, providing a seamless experience for a growing customer base.
Leads to: A scalable website allows you to accommodate future growth and expansion.
Available 24/7
Unlike a bricks and mortar business, your website is open 24/7 and accessible to potential customers anytime, anywhere. Your website never takes a sick day and works after hours and on public holidays! This convenience allows prospects to learn about your business when they want and customers to purchase at a time that suits them.
Leads to: more leads and sales opportunities.
Online visibility and reach
A website allows you to be found online through search engines like Google and Bing. By optimising your website’s content, adding useful content and utilising search engine optimisation (SEO) strategies, you can attract potential customers who are searching for products or services like yours.
Leads to: more website traffic and potential customers.
Customer service and support
Your website can offer self-service options like frequently asked questions (FAQs), knowledge bases, “how to” blog posts or chatbots, providing immediate answers to customer questions and reducing support costs.
Leads to: higher customer satisfaction and retention.
Cost-effectiveness
Compared to traditional marketing methods like newspaper ads, radio or TV commercials, building and maintaining a website can be a cost-effective way to reach a wider audience and achieve your marketing goals.
Leads to: Increased return on investment (ROI) for your marketing efforts.
Competitive advantage
A well-designed and informative website can set your business apart from competitors who lack an online presence or have an outdated website. It provides you with an opportunity to showcase your value proposition, expertise, story, products and services and portfolio of completed projects to stand out in your market.
Leads to: more customers and helps you win over competitors.
Data and analytics
Website analytics tools provide valuable insights into visitor behaviour, demographics and interests. This data helps you understand your target audience better and optimise your website for improved performance. We love gleaning insights from Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, Google Search Insights and our SEO platform Moz to understand which keyword phrases visitors use to find our client websites, our clients’ ranking for each of these keyword phrase and the monthly search volume on Google Australia for each keyword phrases. Combining tools such as these and connecting the dots can lead to impressive outcomes.
Leads to: Data-driven decisions help you attract the right customers and improve your overall marketing strategy..
Brand building and storytelling
Your website is a great platform to tell your story, humanise your business and connect with your prospects, customers and community on a deeper level. You can share videos and photos, customer reviews and blog posts to create a unique brand identity and differentiate your business from your competitors.
Leads to: A strong brand identity fosters customer loyalty and attracts new customers who connect with your values.
