https://www.websitebuilder.nz Hosted content management solution and website wizards enable you to create and update your website easily yourself. configured, out of the box solutions provide a low entry cost to content management and ecommerce. en-nz Website World 30 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-inbound-marketing Inbound marketing is a great way to increase the sales and interest on your website. We explain what it is and how you can start using it on your website to increase your conversions. 041, 13 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-inbound-marketing inbound marketing https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/using-heading-tags-seo The use of heading tags is a great way to boost your website's SEO. Learn what they are, plus how to use and write heading tags in our informative guide today. 041, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/using-heading-tags-seo heading tags https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-google-analytics We explain what Google Analytics is, how it works, if you need it and where to go to learn more about how to use it, including a free course! 040, 6 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-google-analytics google analytics https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-bounce-rate Heard of a bounce rate, but are not sure what it means? Found out what your site's bounce rate is and want to know how to change it? 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We share our beginner's guide to domain names with you today. 033, 16 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-a-domain-name domain names https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/write-product-descriptions If writing product descriptions is something you struggle with, then read up! 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Learn here how to set that up. 023, 8 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/facebook-newsletter-sign-up-form facebook https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/reducing-website-hosting-costs Learn how to better manage and reduce your hosting costs, email and domain fees. We share 5 ideas to get you started! 022, 1 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/reducing-website-hosting-costs hosting https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/789405 020, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/789405 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/How-to-make-a-website-load-faster Is your website going slow? Learn how to speed your website up so that you don't lose visitors. The best possible performance you can expect on a website, is to load in less than 2 seconds. If your page takes longer than 2 seconds, then you have a problem. We'll share with you easy ways in which you can make your website load faster 019, 12 May 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/How-to-make-a-website-load-faster website speed https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/write-meta-description You spend a lot of time and effort creating great content on your web pages. This can be lost if you don't have a meta description written which is enticing, contains the correct number of characters and includes a call to action. We discuss the best practice on how to write a great meta description and why they are such an important meta tag. 019, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/write-meta-description meta tagsmeta description https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/789406 018, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/789406 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/optimise-web-pages-meta-tags Learn what web page meta tags are and how to enter them in your CMS to improve your website's SEO. 018, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/optimise-web-pages-meta-tags meta tagsseo https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/understanding-GDPR From the 25 May 2018, Europe's General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR comes into force. It's aim is to improve the privacy of European citizens by requiring businesses who operate within Europe to protect the information they have of EU citizens. We explain what you need to consider doing about the GPDR on your website. 018, 30 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/understanding-GDPR gdprprivacy https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/customers-buying-decision Your eCommerce website exists to sell your products online, as well as building up your brand's authority. Ideally you want them to purchase your products on your site now, not after searching online for alternatives. After all, once they leave your site, they may not come back! Today we're discussing the reasons why people buy things, plus share ways you can help them decide to purchase from your website faster. 017, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/customers-buying-decision ecommercebuying decision https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/using-website-images Images are fantastic tools to use on your website. Not only do they make it more attractive, encouraging visitors to stay for longer, but they also help to increase your site conversion rates. In this article we explain how to optimise and load images correctly to your website. 016, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/using-website-images images https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/migrating-websites-with-seo-tags-retained We can now import websites from most other CMS and shopping platforms, maintaining perfect SEO link juice and full replication of the existing template and content. 013, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/migrating-websites-with-seo-tags-retained https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/tips-to-increase-website-sales One of the key areas eCommerce website owners monitor is the amount of online sales they make. While this number can vary depending on seasonal changes, SEO or the products you sell, there are things you can do to increase website sales. Let's check them out! 012, 23 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/tips-to-increase-website-sales ecommerceonline shop https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/migrating-websites-into-website-builder We have been working hard on some new import wizards, to speed up the laborious task of importing a website from a different website platform. That process has now just got a whole lot easier. 011, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/migrating-websites-into-website-builder https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-a-landing-page There's often a lot of confusion about what a landing page is. The truth is, a landing page is a page you have specifically created for a set purpose and which you direct a set audience to. While any page on your website could be called a landing page, digital marketers refer to a landing page as being a standalone page with one focused objective - your call to action. 011, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-a-landing-page landing page https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785245 011, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785245 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/increase-online-sales Are sales through your eCommerce store not doing as well as you'd like them to be? We've put together this collection of tips to help you easily increase online sales through your website. 010, 10 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/increase-online-sales online sales https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/779177 Anyone having trouble logging into email via Thunderbird? You have a mis configuration, and it needs to be fixed on your email client. 009, 2 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/779177 email tips https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/SEO-AdWords SEO and AdWords are two types major players when it comes to website SEO. We will discuss what each of them are and offer, plus how to pick the right option for your business website promotion. 008, 22 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/SEO-AdWords seoadwords https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785244 007, 12 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785244 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-a-sales-funnel Sales funnels are a great tool every website owner should learn to create and use. We discuss what a sales funnel is, why you would need one and give you a step by step guide on how to create one. Start your sales funnels here! 007, 12 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/what-is-a-sales-funnel sales funnels https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785243 003, 16 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785243 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785242 050, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/785242 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/768609 Each year Website Builder donates over $15,000 to our favourite charities, the Fred Hollows Foundation and Oxfam. 2017 was no exception, because as a New Zealand owned business, we believe that this money is better spent helping others than sending our customers Christmas cards. 049, 7 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/768609 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/766252 046, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/766252 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/increase-website-conversions-color-psychology There’s more to website colours than just picking ones you like. In fact, the very colours you use (or don’t use) can help increase website conversions. With plenty of research having been done regarding the psychology of colour within websites, it pays to ensure you are aware of the facts before you start designing your website. 045, 6 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/increase-website-conversions-color-psychology conversions design https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/763659 Learn about the retirement of our free DNS service. Free DNS is provided for all websites and email accounts hosted with Website World, however customers will need to purchase a DNS hosting account if they want to have an email or web hosting service located elsewhere. 043, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/763659 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/763660 When you go on holiday, who manages your website orders? Do you tell your customers that you’re heading away, so they better buy now? Or do you take your website offline for the holidays? If you’re now wondering, can I even do that, stop. Today we’re going to discuss how to manage your website when you take a holiday. 043, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/763660 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/762915 042, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/762915 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/762914 038, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/762914 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/5-essential-pages-for-websites.html A great website does wonders for your business. It’s the place search engines send visitors to, where you build your brand awareness and sell your products or services. As you start to build your website, you’ll need to think about the pages to add to your website. Then comes the harder question: what do you put on them? Today we’ll discuss the five most essential pages a website needs, with a quick run through of what to include on them. 038, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/5-essential-pages-for-websites.html https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/762913 034, 20 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/762913 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/Great-Website-Photography-Can-Raise-Your-Sales As the old saying goes, a picture can tell a thousand words. Great website photography will surely be worth a million! The photographs you have on your website are, along with the text, what your customer will use to decide whether to purchase from you or your competitor. Today we’re going to discuss what makes a great website photo, give you some tips on taking those photos and share some great sizes for website photos. 033, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/Great-Website-Photography-Can-Raise-Your-Sales https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/how-to-integrate-POS-with-my-website The difficulty for anyone who has a bricks and mortar shop along side their online shop, all suffer similar issues, including keeping inventory counts in sync, keeping pricing in sync, and giving customers a cohesive experience both online and in store. 033, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/how-to-integrate-POS-with-my-website https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/more-than-a-pretty-landing-page When comparing website builders and other ecommerce platforms, you need to consider more than just a pretty landing page. 032, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/more-than-a-pretty-landing-page https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/747383 029, 17 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/747383 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/email-send-rules-and-policies.html Email in 2017 is quite different from email of the past. In the past, anyone could send email from anyone, and often Bill Gates sent you a personal email offering you $10000. 028, 12 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/email-send-rules-and-policies.html email tips https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/746265 Ever been asked if you’re using calls to action and not known what to answer? Maybe they’re something you’ve heard of, but don’t know what they are? 027, 7 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/746265 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/747384 024, 17 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/747384 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/limitations-of-free-support.html The internet is an amazingly large place full of many different technologies, and it is developed by many different organisations. How can we best support our customers to have an awesome web experience, interacting well with all other systems, while at the same time offering good value. 023, 9 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/limitations-of-free-support.html https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/5-important-steps-to-writing-high-ranking-website-content.html Ever heard the phrase organic traffic? It’s the visitors to your website which come from search engines. They come to your website because you have website content which ranks high in search results. It is the goal of almost every business website to get a lot of traffic, which is why there is always a lot of chat about SEO or search engine optimisation. The question of the moment would be then, how do I write website content which ranks high in search engines? 020, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/5-important-steps-to-writing-high-ranking-website-content.html https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/tips-on-choosing-a-domain-name Choosing a domain name for your website is something many business owners struggle with. You want to choose something which is easy to remember and represents your business. But with so many variations available and advice being offered, it can be hard to pick just one! It’s a common problem we’re often asked about. So here are our tips on how to choose the right domain name for your website. 020, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/tips-on-choosing-a-domain-name https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/734688 019, 11 May 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/734688 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/734687 015, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/734687 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/725052 When was the last time you gave your website a makeover? If the answer is never or not in the past two years, then listen up! Technology is changing, with larger screens and more mobile devices being used than ever before. These affect the way your website is seen by visitors and in turn, the impression they receive of your business. Different screen sizes impact on where your text and graphics sit on the screen, what they look like, how much content is shown and the navigation of your website. It is easy to correct these problems with some simple DIY website design work, especially when you use a user-friendly platform like Website Builder! 012, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/725052 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724899 012, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724899 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/email-options-for-businesses There are so many ways that email can be setup, so we thought a good blog might help you decide which is best for you. 010, 9 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/email-options-for-businesses email tips https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724900 008, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724900 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/720240 008, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/720240 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/choosing-a-colour-scheme-for-your-website.html More is not necessarily better when it comes to colours for your website design. While it is exciting choosing a colour scheme for your website, going overboard makes your website look cheap, dowdy and unprofessional. However, a well thought out and attractive colour scheme looks professional and is more likely to convert visitors to customers. 007, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/choosing-a-colour-scheme-for-your-website.html https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724901 004, 22 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724901 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/Importance_of_Getting_an_SSL_Certificate Keeping personal and payment information secure is valued highly by online shoppers. As website owners, you can control what you do with the information once you receive it. But unless your website has a SSL or Secure Sockets Layer certificate, the journey their data takes to get to you is unsecure. 003, 16 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/Importance_of_Getting_an_SSL_Certificate https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/669960 Websites are there to sell your products or services, but they do have a significant disadvantage to a physical store – people can’t see, touch or feel anything – other than emotion. The emotion is what is going to sell your products, so you need to write persuasive web copy. Nielsen research showed that 79% of website visitors actually only read headlines and scan for keywords, which makes it even more important that you pay particular attention to what you put on your pages and 003, 15 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/669960 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724902 052, 22 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724902 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/669959 Images are essential for every website. They help to sell your product or service and make your website look great for your visitors. Unfortunately, they also use a lot of downloading bytes, which can cause your website loading time to be really slow. A slow loading website is not only likely to be ranked lower by search engines, but also annoy your visitors so much that they click on to another site without waiting for yours to finish loading. Luckily there is something you can do to speed up t 051, 15 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/669959 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724903 048, 22 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724903 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/669958 Social media is a fabulous way to get the word out about your business, but the majority of what you post should not be related to your business. Instead it needs to be ‘social’ in a way and engage and entertain your audience. Finding great content can be tricky, which is why many businesses create their content to share on Facebook and other social media sites. But if you are not feeling creative, here are 9 places where you can find ideas for your Facebook or Twitter pages. 047, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/669958 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/chrome-insecure-website-message To push more websites to implement encryption and to better protect users, Google will start flagging plain HTTP connections as insecure in its popular Chrome browser. The plan will go into effect in January 2017 with the release of Chrome 56 047, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/chrome-insecure-website-message https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/705905 Changing all our websites to SSL is not as straightforward as we hoped. Many websites include custom styles, scripts, iframes etc, that are not secure... Manual updates may be required to many websites to gain SSL status. 046, 8 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/705905 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724904 043, 22 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/724904 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/703634 Customers often wonder what affect SEO, or mobile optimization, or design changes will have on their traffic and sales. Let's consider these in more detail. 043, 21 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/703634 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/What-Is-Website-Ranking Everybody wants to be found by search engines, but many of us are not clear on how it all actually works. How does Google choose which websites to show first? Why is my competitor’s website coming before mine even though we sell the same products? It all has to do with how your website is ranked. Let’s delve deeper into what website rank actually means. 042, 15 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/What-Is-Website-Ranking https://www.websitebuilder.nz/blog/creating-facebook-graphics.html Graphics play a huge role in social media with up to 60% of all social media posts made up of pictures (Kim Garst). 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