January 10, 2012

Have you thought of the mobile trend for your website?

In an attempt to grow your business, you’ve spent countless hours and plenty of cash to develop an interactive app to draw mobile users to your brand. You connect with them through all the social media outlets, and you text message them special savings and deals to lure them to your website. But have you configured a mobile-friendly website that allows users to interact with your brand on their time?

If you don’t have a mobile website, you may be doing your business a major disservice. According to signalnews.com, 16.7 million users over the age of 13 rely on their phones for Internet access. If your site isn’t compatible for mobile use, you might be losing out on a lot of traffic.

How do you connect with all those on-the-go users? Many of today’s mobile users look to their devices as more than a talking piece; most phones are designed as tools for entertainment (videos, music, and general web use) and real-time … READ MORE

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November 8, 2011

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September 21, 2011

Just Starting your Business?

Yes it’s a great idea to get a website for your new business, especially a professional & affordable one. Having been in business since 2002, here are some useful tips for a successful business start-up;

1. Find an affordable place to advertise. You can always try Craigslist, Kijiji, the newspaper, radio, magazines etc. Make sure you keep your advertisements current, a one month old ad on Craigslist for example, will only be ignored.

2.Budget your expenses carefully, you want to make sure you’re bringing in the revenue to pay for what you’re spending in business expenses. Try keeping track in MS Excel, or purchase Quick Books.

3. Find good sales staff, and pay them on a commission and/or contract basis only. Taking on employees in the beginning can increase liability

4. Hire support staff in the same manner, contract basis only

5. If you’re doing your own accounting, make sure to have a professional invoicing/receipt system.You can purchase Quick Books to accomplish this for you for an affordable price. It’s also a good idea to have your HST #.

6. Keep your website updated, a stagnant website can make people wonder if you’re actually still in business. Put a blog on your site, and add new info to it each month.

7. Show off some of your work. If you’re in the seasonal lawn care business for example, post pictures regularly on what you’re doing. How about posting before & after shots of the lawn you just took care of? Taking the time to do this will increase your sales and the trust people have in you to help them.

8. Keep your prices affordable, you may need to work for less from time to time, but it’s important to build up a solid client base where you can then start generating referrals

9. Take a peak at what your competition is doing, and see if it’s at all possible to work with your competition. Sometimes competitors can offer a lot of assistance especially if they have more expertise

10. Last but not least, be prepared to work more than 8 hours per day. Taking weekends off when business is at it’s peak isn’t a great idea.  If you’re willing to put in the extra hours in the beginning, the rewards will be high a couple years down the road.

 

 

July 22, 2011

Celebrating 100 web site creations to date!

We are proud to announce that we have created 100 websites to date!

Along with graphic design, 3D animations, Search Engine Optimization and more!

CHECK IT OUT!

June 20, 2011

Your Comments are Welcome!

Please feel free to post your testimonials regarding our work here. Please leave your review by clicking on comment below this post.  We appreciate your feedback!

More testimonials

“We were in desperate need of a new website when TNP Group offered to create a website for our organization. They met with us to hear our thoughts and suggestions, and then designed the site which far surpassed our expectations. The design of the new site is much neater and more professional than our old site. It is simple to understand, easy to navigate and tasteful.”

~ Christina Crawford, operationsharing.com – Ingersoll

 

“TNP Group accomplished exactly what I asked for, a nice simple display of my photos in the larger sizes. I would highly recommend TNP Group, as they were able to read my mind exactly.”

~ Tony Wagstaff, tonyrwagstaff.com – Kitchener

“TNP Group designed my new web site. Their attention to detail and making sure each page was what I wanted impressed me. Not only did they work quickly and efficiently they also took time to stop by and make sure I had nothing to add. No fuss, no muss ……. for a “computer challenged” small business owner like myself, it took the stress of having a website right out of my hands. They were wonderful and I recommend them highly.”

~ Tanya, tanyasstainedglass.ca – Ingersoll

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