Keydigital is a boutique web development shop, we build brochure style websites mainly for small to medium business. Our mission is to build you a reliable and presentable website that will go to work as a sales and marketing tool - tirelessly promoting your goods or services online - ultimately providing sufficient return on investment to easily pay for itself.

Why choose Keydigital? We are a little different, in that we advocate static, brochure style websites for your business. Don't fall into the trap of overcapitalising on a bleeding edge website with all the bells and whistles. Keydigital sites are uncomplicated and to the point, they are workhorses saving you time and money. We are not painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the idea is to have fun and get your message in to the search engines TODAY saying who you are and what you do. Modifications and fine tuning can come later. Then, if you need more, we have plenty of experience with search engine optimisation, product photography, catalogues, e-commerce and online database.

Only Keydigital offers you excellence in business copywriting. We take your draft ideas to create a message that is easily understood by anyone around the English speaking world. We use a direct, business-like style written in plain English, that highlights features and benefits of your offer - never underestimate good copy.

How many other website design companies offer you lifetime support? Keydigital is unique in our commitment to keeping an eye on your website into the future, as your business changes and evolves over the long term. We have all seen websites that are out of date, and most companies underestimate the importance of maintenance. We'll design your site to be low maintenance from the start, plus we'll be there to modify it in the future for a reasonable hourly rate. With Keydigital on your team, it's a bit like having your own in-house webmaster, but for a fraction of the cost.

Use plenty of photographs! A picture speaks a thousand words as they say, so round up any existing photos, logos and artwork you may already have. If necessary we will shoot plenty of new photography free of charge. These images can be cropped, resized or manipulated in Photoshop. We are Photoshop experts, we use it all day every day, and will soon spruce up your tired old logo, and fix up any photography to make it presentable to the world. We create unique custom artwork for each and every website to make them shine. All the artwork will be returned to you on the backup disk. Keydigital offers great photography and Photoshop wizardry to illustrate your story!

Q: Can I edit the website myself? A: Our advice is that editing your own site is like doing your own dental work. Not recommended! Likewise, small business staff usually don't have the time or skills to maintain an effective Content Management System. A better way is whereby you take on the role of 'website producer'. Simply send all your words, photos and design input ideas, and we'll do the technical stuff. This frees up your time to focus on your core business. A phone call or email is all it takes to modify your site in the future. Q: Am I currently being ripped off for dubious web services? A: If you are paying more than $39/month for hosting - yes. If you are paying to "Be in the search engines" yes. If you are paying to "Be in some special directory" yes. If you get paperwork regarding a domain name that you don't fully understand - yes. Stick with Keydigital for the right advice.

Get involved! Be prepared to commit your time and effort to collaborate on this project. Your hands on involvement in the project will guide it's progress, and your input will be essential while the site is under construction. Be ready to provide draft copy, logos and images you may already have. Make time to participate in progress meetings. You can submit feedback as you preview construction live on the web as the pages takes shape.

Keydigital offers many years of computer experience backed by the Diploma in Information Technology (Internet specialisation). Our staff have worked for various purely Internet companies such as ISPs 'OzEmail' and 'Internet Trading Services', and online research house 'APT Strategies' as well as multi-national computer training firm 'Skill Master Computer Learning Center'. Keydigital has created major online surveys, web sites and graphic art that have been featured around the world. Keydigital is passionate about harnessing the power of the web to assist Australian small business, employers, manufacturers and exporters. We have built 36 pioneering web sites to date, and we act as webmaster to other sites too, some with tens of thousands of visitors each month. Keydigital brings both the qualifications and experience needed to project manage your new site!

Search Engine Optimisation This a process whereby your web pages are modified so as to achieve the best possible rankings in the major search engines. There is no point building the world's most beautiful website if it has no traffic. We use two of the leading software packages to cross check optimisation of your pages. Each of your pages is fine tuned using page analysis software, keywords, meta tags, and external links. The pages are then crawled by all the leading directories such as Google, Yahoo and Alta Vista. Despite all this effort, search engines are still a law unto themselves and do not guarantee to include anyone in their results, therefore it is impossible for Keydigital to do likewise. However, we have a pretty good track record, and in our experience most page ranking improves over months and years like fine wine. You will notice that most of our sites can usually be found in all the major search engines simply by typing in the company name.

Who's gonna administer my website? In big business they have an IT department. In small business you need to assign that responsibility to an outsourced webmaster. It's important is to establish long term reliability and co-ordination of your domain name, hosting and email configuration. These are the three legs your internet strategy will stand on. For example if you forget to pay one bill, your whole site and email could go down. Your staff may come and go, but a reliable outsourced webmaster will stop these problems before they start. Also keep in mind that all these systems impact on your printing and advertising strategies. By taking advantage of Keydigital hosting at only $39/month we co-ordinate all this stuff for you over the long term. You have someone to ring 24x7 for support. Our $39 package deal is good value considering we can make small changes and edits to your site if needed, and even liaise with your ISP and network administrator as required. It's really like having a webmaster on your team without the massive payroll cost.

The Next Step Keydigital will give you a fixed quote upfront with no hidden surprises. To get started on your project simply call today for an obligation free meeting. Prices start from $495 depending on content and number of pages, then $39/month for our virtual webmaster, admin and hosting deal. Thanks for taking the time to read about our services and we look forward to working with you on your new website!