Web design in IJmuiden or Velsen: how it works

Why choose web design in IJmuiden?

You can have a website built anywhere, including online. Still, many business owners like working with someone nearby. That has a few practical advantages.

• You can meet easily, for example for the first meeting or a CMS training session.
• A local partner knows the towns and neighbourhoods where your customers are, and how people search here.
• Short lines: you know who to call if something comes up.
• Photos of your shop or your work are easier to arrange when someone can drop by.

But local isn't a goal in itself. Above all, choose someone who understands your goal and builds a good site for it. For more on what to look for, read our article on choosing a web agency.

What does a website for a business in Velsen need?

Whether you run a shop on the Lange Nieuwstraat, a business in the harbour or a practice in Santpoort, the basics are usually the same.

• A homepage that says in one sentence what you do and where.
• A page for each service or product.
• Clear contact details, opening hours and a tap-to-call phone number.
• A way to take action straight away: book, order, call or request a quote.
• Customer reviews and real photos of your business.
• A design that works well on a phone.
• A CMS, so you can update copy, prices and photos yourself.

If your business is seasonal, for example around the beach or tourism, also think about changing opening hours, several languages for visitors from elsewhere and a site that loads fast on a mobile network. Make sure you can update those changing hours yourself quickly, so guests don't turn up to a closed door.

Getting found locally in IJmuiden and the surrounding area

Many customers search for a service plus a place name, such as ‘hairdresser IJmuiden’ or ‘plumber Velserbroek’. People often search for the name of their own village or neighbourhood, not ‘Velsen’. Keep that in mind.

• Mention the places your customers come from naturally in your copy, such as IJmuiden, Velsen-Zuid, Velserbroek, Santpoort, Driehuis and possibly Haarlem or Beverwijk.
• Fill in your Google Business Profile completely, with photos, services and opening hours.
• Ask happy customers for a Google review.
• Make sure your name, address and phone number are exactly the same everywhere.
• If you also work outside your own town, create pages per service area with real, unique information.

Read more in our article on local SEO.

How much does web design in IJmuiden cost?

What a website costs depends on the number of pages, whether the design is custom and which features you need, such as booking or ordering. On top of the one-off costs, budget for running costs for hosting, maintenance and any subscriptions.

At Violexa a custom website starts from €1,799 excl. VAT (€2,177 incl. VAT) per project. That includes:

• Design and build.
• A design that works on every screen.
• Basic SEO and Google Analytics.
• A CMS connection and training, so you can make changes yourself.

For maintenance there are plans: Silver €179 (€217 incl. VAT), Gold €299 (€362 incl. VAT) and Platinum €699 (€846 incl. VAT) per month excl. VAT. They run for the first 12 months and after that you can cancel monthly by email, with one month's notice. Larger projects get a fixed price upfront, in writing. You'll find every amount on our pricing page.

How the project runs, step by step

• Introduction: a free 30-minute quickscan, online or at your location in IJmuiden or nearby.
• Advice: you get short written advice with a price indication.
• Plan: we agree which pages and features you'll get, at a fixed price.
• Design: the most important pages first. You give feedback.
• Build and content: the site is built, tested and filled with your copy and photos.
• Live: the site goes online, with basic SEO and tracking set up.
• Training: you learn how to change things yourself in the CMS.

Prepare a little for the first meeting. Write down what your site should deliver, who your customers are and which other businesses' sites you like, and why. Gather photos and your logo in advance. The clearer the picture upfront, the faster and cheaper the project. A good web designer mostly asks questions in that first conversation rather than showing up with a ready-made design.

Common mistakes with a first website

• Starting with colours and logos instead of the site's goal.
• Leaving all the copy until the last minute, which delays the launch.
• Only having a Facebook or Instagram page and no website of your own.
• Not thinking about who will maintain the site after launch.
• Choosing the lowest price without checking what is and isn't included.

Web design in IJmuiden with Violexa

Violexa works from Amsterdam, and builds for businesses across the Netherlands. You deal directly with Hisham, the founder, who also does the work himself. We build websites, web applications and apps, and help with online marketing if you want to reach more people. You'll find examples of previous work in our work. Read more about our approach under websites and apps.

Want to know what your business needs? Request a free quickscan. It's a 30-minute conversation, online or at your location. Afterwards you get short written advice with a price indication, with no obligation.

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