June News 2024

We're once again proud to be onboard as a supporter for The David Awards 2024 - NZ's small and home based business awards!

Entry is free and has one of the easiest entry forms around! The awards acknowledge the small business heroes who contribute so much to this country, their communities, their families and the Kiwi business landscape, and who are seldom recognised for it. Does your business punch above its weight? Are you ready to get the recognition and credibility you deserve? 

You have only seconds to impress your website visitors. In those few seconds, your business branding must be clearly seen and understood by your visitors. It's more than a logo or tagline, more than simply writing your business name on the home page. Website branding is how your visitors experience your business, and we're going to explain what you should be including.

Managing and cutting costs are key jobs all small businesses face. Economic challenges are set to continue, making it vital your overheads are well managed. In this article, we focus on ways small businesses can cut costs to help them remain a viable business.

It can be very upsetting for a merchant to discover a transaction is fraudulent. They may have already sent the goods, and paid for the freight fees, and then the payment provider forces a refund of the full payment. The merchant is left very much out of pocket. 

Even worse than that, if you look at the transaction closely, the merchant may or may not be required to pay the transaction fees of around 50c plus 3%.

So why does the merchant lose out? 

Alice of Wild Paradise Design has designed a fabulous website for her clients Wells Motorcycles, which is packed with on the job action photos of the services they provide. This is a website which demonstrates excellence in branding, with the colours, fonts and graphics/photography remaining consistent throughout the site.