Moving with the Times

A company that recognised the need to update, EMC Hire found Realnet through social networking with one of  the Realnet Team. EMC Hire is a supplier of specialist test equipment and has been operating for 35 years.

Previously EMC Hire were lacking in a top performing online presence. The new website that contains many new features went live last week. EMC Hire wanted to use similar design concepts as they had in the most recent brochure, meaning products were easy to find and could be displayed clearly.

Realnet also incorporated a search function with a product finder and auto filter, an engaging design and clear calls to action. By installing Google Analytics Realnet hopes to be able to see first hand the benefits a well designed and developed website can bring.

“Don’t Make Me Think!”

The provocative title for Steve Krug’s book is only the beginning of his salient observations on how people use websites. He opens chapter 5 with his Third Law of Usability ‘Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half what’s left’.

Try to look at your website with a fresh pair of eyes,

• Is the path you want the visitor to take obvious enough for even the most inexperienced web user?
• Are you using your website to explain every detail of your business at the very first opportunity?
• Does your website look up-to-the minute but lack any real guidance for the visitor?
• Most importantly are you making it hard for the visitor to get to where you want them?

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Paving the way in British Contemporary Design

The New Primavera Homepage

Few people, who have wondered aimlessly around central Cambridge, have failed to notice a curious looking blue fronted shop that epitomises the charm and eccentricity of the city. Overlooked by Kings College it holds the perfect spot in the centre, and is frequented by collectors and tourists alike.

Now with the help of Realnet it can be found equally as easily online and with no loss to the essence of its appeal. As existing Realnet clients Primavera requested an upgrade that would take into account a new area of the business launching into e-commerce. The end result has been an upmarket website that reflects everything that Primavera stands for in pioneering British contemporary art and design.

Increasing Sales and Decreasing the Bounce Rate

The Realnet  Development Team have been working closely with the Masters Direct staff over the last few months to enhance the site that was designed and built by Realnet last year. Now in its final stages, there have been a few more improvements made to the site in the final stage that have made a drastic difference to the statistics with a 60% increase in sales on the first day of going live and a 20% fall in the bounce rate.

This goes to show that with a few adjustments your website can keep on performing better than ever.

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The 12 days of Christmas are officially over as of today, but just because you have taken down the decorations doesn’t mean your house is any tidier of the toys and other Christmas rubbish that the kids insist on keeping in already overflowing toy boxes.

Don’t despair however as Toy Tidy have the solution, the complete range incorporates everything from basic toy boxes to entire furniture collections in a selection of colours, wood finishes and fabrics. There is a solution to every problem, from pencil cases to entire bedrooms, with some really ingenious ideas that will make you wonder why you didn’t have a look sooner, have a browse of the website

You will be in good company, here at Realnet we have seen nearly a 500% rise in hits on the website since Boxing Day and orders are coming in daily!

The New Site for Precision Metals has gone live.

Longstanding customers, Precision Metals, have been clients for 5 years and have just undergone a second website makeover bringing the new one up to date with slick graphics and eye catching images. Realnet has provided a web solution to include accurate translation into 4 different languages. Precision metals operates from Belgium and so being an international company it is important to communicate across a wide customer base.

Is your website looking a bit old and tired or not performing well? Maybe it’s time to book a free consultation with Realnet.

A website isn’t just about a presence on the web, its a marketing tool that is often the first point of contact for potential new customers. Research has shown that a consumer will form opinions of a company within the first 1/20th of a second of seeing the homepage, so think carefully about what your website may be saying about you and your business.

Another common misconception is the idea that a website is a static tool. By monitoring your website performance and making small changes you can have a dramatic impact on the number of sales or enquiries it generates.

Realnet offers a tailored solution to exceeding your web marketing goals. We offer a full package from designing and building a website from scratch to maintaining and enhancing the performance of your existing site.

Interested in putting your website on the right track for the new decade? Contact Us today.

The Matt Studdert Fitness Homepage

From an aesthetic point of view the homepage is attractively and clearly laid out, without the need for scrolling. The two areas of his business, the Local Personal Trainer and Virtual Online Personal Trainer are clear and the range and prices of the services he offers are easy for the user to find.

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Something Elegant has been reinvented.

After several years of successful online trading, Richard Ketteridge decided it was time to upgrade his website to add more features and a more intelligent navigation system.

The new Something Elegant homepage

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