Hello, my name is Stuart Cole and I am an Independent Website Consultant, this means I am not affiliated with any service I recommend, including my own. I'm based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and help local businesses make the right decisions, right from the start.
I provide peace of mind and save you time and money by ensuring you are choosing the right technology for your website's products or services.
Continue reading to find out how I can help and why it is important to make the best decisions for your website at the start or as quickly as possible.
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New Business
If you are a new business I can ensure you are not paying more than what is reasonable for your website and that the build and maintenance quotes are correctly specified for your needs.
Nobody likes to be oversold just because you might not completely understand what is needed.
In simple terms, I will make sure you select the correct type of website for your needs and ensure you only pay a reasonable amount
Established Business
If however though you are an established business and looking to save money with your current service provider - website hosting, website development/maintenance - I can assess your technology & service subscription costs and recommend improvements, whether performance improvement or financial savings.
Maybe you feel it's now time to revisit an old website and see if there are better options available since it was created utilising new technology advances and reducing costs.
I basically want to ensure you are not over sold and pay more than you need too
Do YOU need a website consultant?
I can help cut through the technical jargon and ensure you never pay more than you need to for the level of service your business requires.
With my money back guarantee for my services, you can be sure you’ll always save more money than my fee costs.
Get in touch today if you think I can help!
Not everyone needs a website consultant, if you have the up to date knowledge of how the latest websites are designed and structured as well as at least a couple of years of SEO experience you should be good to go it alone, but I guess you wouldn't be reading this if that was the case?
If you think you need some help in any of these areas then having some assistance at the right time can help save you a lot of time and money.
Whether you are starting a new business that needs a website or you're not quite happy with the website and/or support from your web design agency, I can help.
I provide a consultancy service to help small business owners navigate online technology like websites and online marketing services ensuring they make the best decisions that save money and future headaches.
Where Can You Save Money?
If you have an existing business or just starting out, identifying where you can save money is very important and can make a considerable difference to your bottom line.
There are several areas that can be analysed, here are just a few:
Website Hosting:
You have a huge selection of options to host your website and each one is a different price and service. Comparing one hosting company with another is never easy as they have different products they provide.
From our conversations, I will be able to recommend the type of hosting that you need and why you should choose one over another.
Cost-cutting is the key to maximizing business profitability
Website Platform:
There are many ways you can skin a cat, but how do you know which website platform you should choose? Some of the biggest options available are Shopify, WordPress.com, WordPress.org (self-hosted), Wix, and Squarespace.
Every business is different as well as your requirements, and not all options are the same (not by a long shot). So understanding the difference and ensuring you choose the correct option will save you lots of time and money on the long road.
Saving on overhead costs leads to a competitive advantage
Agency Costs & Who:
This is one of the hardest decisions you can make when creating or maintaining your website, who should you hire to make it?
Every agency or individual website developer will probably say they can do what you want quickly and cheaply. It is so hard who to believe.
One of the main reasons I started offering my consultancy service was because of all the stories I had heard of website developers taking their clients for a ride and charging £1000's (sometimes £10,000's) for services that should cost as little as £200.
I will help you select your online partner, if you have a preferred shortlist, we can go through them, or from our conversations I can provide suitable options explaining the benefits.
A lean budget leads to a prosperous business
Become Greener:
We are all responsible for this little planet we share and doing our bit to help preserve it will keep it spinning long into the future.
Did you know that hosting a website impacts the environment?
Large datacentres store websites that use huge amounts of energy, which in turn can affect carbon emissions.
I can help offset your website's carbon emissions backed up by at least two of the most respected online eco graders.
How Do I Work?
- The first thing you need to do is let me know a bit about you and what stage you are at with your business
- From there I can perform a little analysis of your current setup. Then I will get in touch, initially by email whereby we can arrange a telephone conversation or just continue via email.
- From our conversation, I will understand your requirements, and if you choose to hire me - not a problem if you choose not, you won't get the hard sell from me! - then I will go away and gather the best options available.
- I will create a brief report - don't worry it won't be War and Peace - explaining why I have selected these options.
This could be for a new online partner or a replacement one. - From there we will know the direction you would like to go, If changing a provider I will help you make the changes needed.
I will be there holding your hands all the way.
How do I know if my website company is charging me too much?
Head over to my contact form and let's see if I can save you some money or get you a better service provider.
Still not sure what I offer is for you?
Why not read some of my Case Studies to see how I have saved other companies thousands of pounds, maybe one of them was in the same situation as you are now.
Profitability lies in saving and reinvesting wisely
In a world where small businesses need to monitor expenses due to rise in cost of living and the economical crisis I can honestly say Stu was a life saver.
Ed at GL52 Fitness
In a world where small businesses need to monitor expenses due to rise in cost of living and the economical crisis I can honestly say Stu was a life saver.
Ed at GL52 Fitness