Ferndale and Co

Ferndale and Co West Mids UK based based expert, reliable & affordable website development & support at https://www.ferndaleandco.com/

I set up my business in 2016 to support women business owners as they build & develop their website & their business! I'm based in Nottingham, I work freelance, from home and with people all over the UK :-)

✨ Give your website a new year refresh without the stress!- add some new photos- update your testimonials- write a short...
29/12/2024

✨ Give your website a new year refresh without the stress!

- add some new photos
- update your testimonials
- write a short case study

Easy to do, helpful for clients and good for Google 😊

🌟 If you aren't including these 5 things, it could be costing you new clients!πŸͺ™ Prices: it's a hotly debated topic but I...
03/10/2024

🌟 If you aren't including these 5 things, it could be costing you new clients!

πŸͺ™ Prices: it's a hotly debated topic but I believe featuring your prices or at least a guide to pricing is important. Why? It lets a people know they are a good fit for you budget-wise and saves both you and potential clients a lot of wasted time.

πŸ“Location: even if you work with people all over the country, clients often feel more comfortable knowing where you're based and at the very least, which country you're in!
Many people still prefer to work with service providers locally and if you do too, it's good for SEO to feature your location on your website.

πŸ“ Examples of work: including proof of recent client work is a great way to build trust and authority. This could be: a gallery of recent projects, case studies written up as blog posts, links to places were your work appears online, photos of you doing your thing if you offer an in-person service.

🌟 Reviews: nothing speaks louder than recommendations from actual clients! Scatter them throughout your site rather than all on one page & break up long reviews into several if they talk about different aspects of your services.

πŸ“±Social links: often potential clients want to check you out before contacting you, so link to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn etc to show them who you are. Include social links in your footer, on your contact & about pages and in your menu if you can.

πŸ’° Do you know how much a web design really costs? ⬇️ Ask any questions in the comments!-----Whether you pay a profession...
23/09/2024

πŸ’° Do you know how much a web design really costs? ⬇️ Ask any questions in the comments!
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Whether you pay a professional or DIY, there are some costs associated with website design that you might not have considered.

🌟 That's why it's so important to talk to someone like me: I can give you a clear and honest breakdown of your options & suggest ways to make savings, even if you want to DIY. (DM me to arrange a totally free, no obligation chat!)

Here's my quick checklist of some of the key costs associated with web design:

- hosting
- domain annual fee
- domain privacy
- website maintenance
- branding
- photography
- copyrighting
- email services
- add-ons - ecommerce, membership areas, booking facilities etc


🌟 This is how to stand out from your competitors online! Can you make these changes to your website? Focus on the outcom...
17/09/2024

🌟 This is how to stand out from your competitors online! Can you make these changes to your website?

Focus on the outcomes your perfect clients really desire & on the real results you can give them.

➑️ Use headings & subheadings to highlight what your client will get from working with you:

- they can find plenty of people online who offer the same services as you, so let them know that you really understand how they feel & what they want.

➑️ Reviews - both yours and your competitors'- are a goldmine of info on how your clients think, what they desire, and what they value:

My clients say things like "she took away the techy overwhelm... She uses clear, jargon-free language... I doubled my visitor numbers within a few weeks".

I use these phrases and features of what I do to attract and convert visitors to my website, buy creating headlines and copy like this:

"My monthly website support plans will reduce your online overwhelm & free up your time. "

"When you sign up for my Elevate consultation, you get 60 whole minutes of jargon-free advice that will improve your website design & boost visitor
numbers!"

➑️ Images work brilliantly for those who prefer visual messaging:

- use before and afters to illustrate the changes you can make for clients

- choose good quality stock imagery (or your own professional images) that reflects the type of client you want - age, gender, life situation etc and is aspirational for them to see.

🌟 No pressure, but the fonts you choose for your website are really important πŸ˜…They project a feeling, a mood, a sense o...
09/09/2024

🌟 No pressure, but the fonts you choose for your website are really important πŸ˜…

They project a feeling, a mood, a sense of who you are & what you stand for.

πŸ’œ They can make a potential client think
"Aha, this is the person for me, she gets me, she's my kind of woman!" or not....

So if you want to project a professional, stylish and elegant impression you can't go wrong with one of these 5 fonts.

πŸ’» Plus they are all available on both Squarespace & Canva which is great news for when you want to create on-brand graphics, business cards etc.

🌟 Are you overlooking one of the most important sections of your website?It appears on every single page and is often on...
05/09/2024

🌟 Are you overlooking one of the most important sections of your website?
It appears on every single page and is often one of the first places visitors look, but more often than not, website owners don't make best use of it.

I'm talking about the Footer of your website - that final bar, about an inch of space at the very end of each page.

So, here are some obvious elements that you probably (hopefully!) already have in your Footer:
- Social media links
- Privacy policy, Ts & Cs, info about delivery, postage etc.
- Contact details - phone, email, link to contact page

Many websites stop there, but there is a lot more to a footer - it can really work hard at converting your visitors into clients and customers if you use it well!

What else could you feature in your Footer?

- Newsletter sign up
- Links to all key pages
- Review/testimonial
- A brief About section - just a sentence of two

And don't forget that nothing has to or should last forever - switch up what you include in the footer depending on time of year, the trajectory of your business or th eneeds of your clients.

Takeaway: make your footer work for you!

Spotted a heron by our little garden pond! Not sure how it found us as the pond is completely hidden by trees from above...
04/07/2024

Spotted a heron by our little garden pond! Not sure how it found us as the pond is completely hidden by trees from above!

🌟 Fun fact - I don't just do web design!I love playing & creating on Canva, so when Nicola at South Notts Dog Grooming a...
26/06/2024

🌟 Fun fact - I don't just do web design!
I love playing & creating on Canva, so when Nicola at South Notts Dog Grooming asked me to refresh the design & tidy up the layout of her 5 page client consultation form, it took me about 0.5 seconds to agree! 🐢

I'm at the Ay-Up Market in Nottingham market square (it's on this Friday-Sunday) helping my friend Courtney with her nur...
26/04/2024

I'm at the Ay-Up Market in Nottingham market square (it's on this Friday-Sunday) helping my friend Courtney with her nursery decor stall Hey Luka. Come along this weekend to support lots of local businesses πŸ’šπŸ’œ

πŸ’œ Talk to us about my monthly website support options - with us managing the techy stuff, you'll have peace of mind & mo...
12/04/2024

πŸ’œ Talk to us about my monthly website support options - with us managing the techy stuff, you'll have peace of mind & more time for what matters most to you. PM us for a chat! https://www.ferndaleandco.com/

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Balsall Common
Coventry
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Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
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