Web Designer Cork

Freelance web designer in Cork

Web design for e-commerce and brochure websites

I code business websites using cutting edge web standards to create search engine optimised and mobile-friendly websites with great user experience. I have relationships with existing clients for over 10 years, I help on an on-going basis with content updates, SEO and more. In fact, if you would like to speak to one of my clients before hiring me, I will organise that!

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Local business website design.

From my Cork hub I work with you to create or re-design your website. This involves consulting with you to fully understand your business and existing branding, and together we identify areas for improvement. You will have access to design drafts before an official website launch, so whether your website is built using Wix (I recommend for brochure websites) or Shopify (Recommended for e-commerce websites) you will see a full prototype for approval before the official launch.

I create fast loading, secure, mobile-friendly websites that rank highly in search engines. Once you achieve a page one ranking, whether long or short tail (Please meet with Hilary for a detailed chat on SEO services and packages for your website), it is then important that when people do click into your site, that it loads fast, that is has the information they were looking for, and that the call to action is clear and easy to use.

Local business websites also need aspects of Google Business Profiles (Maps) and local specific web design and SEO which we will consult with you on as part of our digital marketing service.

We provide search engine optimised websites.

Our websites are search engine friendly out of the box, because we build in the correct url structures, headings, image alt tags etc, that all count towards your Google ranking. We build in Google rich snippet data to your pages and posts, to give you the best quality website.

Find out more about our SEO services.

HTTPS SSL encryption.

Security is so important. A lot of managed web solutions like Shopify, already provide you with SSL/https connections with your monthly subscription package. If you are moving from non https, to https, please get in touch as site migrations like this need to be handled to prevent loss of traffic.

We create responsive websites.

We give clients a fully featured responsive HTML5 website with confidence that this standard provides the best user experience on desktop and mobile.

Responsive web design is desktop and mobile friendly, and adapts to either screen size. To achieve this HTML and CSS media queries are used. This results in a website that will load fast, and be easy to use for whether displayed on mobile or desktop. Just read here Google’s recommendations for mobile web design.

1. Responsive web design: Serves the same HTML code on the same URL regardless of the users’ device (desktop, tablet, mobile, non-visual browser), but can render the display differently (i.e., “respond”) based on the screen size. Responsive design is Google’s recommended design pattern.

Coding to Google’s recommended standards will always be good for the overall performance of your website! Our websites are fully suitable for Google mobile-first indexing. This is arguably the most important algorithmic change and shift in user habits in years when it comes to search engine optimisation. It’s never been more important to have a responsive website that performs as well on mobile, as desktop.

Read more about google’s mobile first indexing change at https://developers.google.com

SEO Marketing

We offer SEO packages for self-hosted websites (Wordpress, Textpattern etc) and Shopify, Wix, Bespoke etc. Just describe your existing system to us and we will let you know if we can work with it or not.

Learn more about our online marketing and SEO services, including content writing!

Portfolio

Page 1 of Google: Magician Cork
Mobile Website
Page 1 of Google: Kitchens Cork
Mobile Website
Page 1 of Google: Orthopaedic Therapy Courses
Mobile Website
Page 1 of Google: Hire Catering Equipment
Mobile Website

Clients include:

  • Bite the Biscuit
  • CJM Furniture
  • TS Events
  • Hartigan Kitchens & Bedrooms
  • Cork Dental Care
  • David Peace Magic
  • ROSTI





Frequently Asked Web Design Questions

How much is a new website build?

The answer is, it depends! A brochure website of 5-10 pages for example, will be priced at a lower cost than a more complex website with 100’s of pages, or a website that requires custom or complex functionality, like e-commerce or custom web app features. It also depends on quality, are you purchasing a brochure website with structured data (great for Google SEO), lightening fast page speed and blog with a content plan? This is of course going to cost more than a website without those important features. Get a quote for an accurate breakdown of costs according to your project specs!

Do I need a domain?

You will need a domain if you don't have one already. We always recommend purchasing a .ie domain as a business based in Ireland. A .ie domain shows your business is connected to Ireland and this is likely very important to your customers. This also shows to search engines that you are a locally based business, which they may choose to incorporate into their algorithms. We help you with domain transfers, buying new domains and how to choose the best domain for your business.

Do you create e-commerce websites?

We help our customers to create e-commerce websites using a great third-party solution called Shopify. We have a partner account with Shopify, that allows us to design and develop your entire website, upload all of the products and give a private preview while we work towards launch. When you are ready to launch the ownership is transferred to you, and you are only billed by Shopify after this transfer occurs, which means you do not incur subscription fees while we work together to perfect your new e-commerce website. We use Shopify SEO tools to optimise your website, and we have optional content publishing plans for you to consider after launch!

Hire us for your business website!

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