Here at Simply Me-dia, we’re passionate about helping businesses simplify their online digital marketing options, save time and money, increase business exposure and credibility, and reach out to their customer in a way they were never able to before.
We help your business grow by teaching you proven social media marketing and SEO techniques and by making sure your business setup, marketing campaigns and live website reach a MUCH larger audience.

We know your work hours are precious, and the last thing you want to be doing is wrangling a website together or learning how to code or use SEO techniques properly. We offer our clients everything from one-off Social Media account setups or Website SEO overhauls to full Social Media Management, Local SEO and even Digital Marketing Training.

We have pricing structures to suit every budget. You don’t have to break the bank to get your desired website and marketing outcome!

What makes us the best?

1. We’re Local! – To Brisbane and the Redlands
   

   We are the Redland’s most trusted website developer and digital marketing agency serving clients nationally. We don’t outsource our work, which means we can attend your home or workplace to get a real understanding of you and your values before moving forward and discussing how we make your dream a reality!

2. We might build your website, but you own it!
   

   We provide local in-house web development services to Redland City and Brisbane Bayside clients. The websites we build are engaging and attractive to your potential consumers. They help communicate your brand values and raise awareness for your products or projects in a visually stimulating and appealing way.
   We believe that close communication is the foundation for any working and healthy relationship and make sure you are a part of the process at every level. When the site is finished, we hand it over to you and teach you how to use it. It is entirely yours! We don’t hold your websites hostage like our competitors do!

3. We’re blunt and honest because we care!
   

   We have built our positive reputation on being blunt and honest with our clients because that’s all any of us have time for! We value your time and energy, so we make everything as clear and concise as possible. We don’t sugar coat anything and certainly won’t lead you to believe in something that won’t work on your site or isn’t feasible in the long run. We are blunt and honest because we want to help our clients achieve their goals any way we can!

4. We can also take care of your hosting!
   

   Hosting is where your website lives on the internet. It can be here in Australia or overseas. It can even be shared!

   Once your website is complete and ready to go live, we can organise for your page to be hosted on our own servers. These serves are hosted 24/7 with everything conveniently in one place and with the knowledge that if you need any information or experience any difficulties, we are just a phone call away!

5. We backup your website daily!
   

   It is of prime importance that your website is backed up in the unfortunate event of a hack or malware virus. Keeping backups of your site makes it easier in the case of any unlikely malfunction or hosting issue for us to fix it. We update, test and upgrade your site biannually for added protection and to limit your need for security premiums which run around $1200 each for only one year!

6. We provide SSL certificates!
   

   An SSL certificate is a bit of code on your web server that provides security for online communication. It enables an encrypted connection every time a web browser contacts your secure site, providing you and your confidential information added protection.

Take a look at our website for more information and inspiration for when it comes to entrusting the build of your site and digital marketing to Redland’s most trusted Digital Marketing Agency!

Help! My Website Got Hacked!

Getting your website hacked can be the bane of your existence, especially if you don’t know how to fix the issue yourself. Websites are prone to hacking: a common issue that gets the best of us and is something you can’t avoid forever. It’s bound to happen. However, the way you react and get rid of the issue affects the damage done, and with the help of a professional, minimises any impairment and downtime.

Your primary task after getting hacked is to ensure the secure storage of sensitive information and get a professional to fix it for you. We assist with removing hacks and making your website safe while protecting your data, domain and hosting.
We not only fix the hack but help monitor it continually to help prevent future attacks.

Here’s how we do it!

1. Once you’ve identified that you’ve been hacked, we start by locking things down to minimise any additional damage. Hopefully, you have backups of your website, but if not, we will create one. Backups are essential in the continuation of your operations, and we help store and monitor them continually to protect them and your live site.
2. We scan your website for the hack using external remote scanners or application-level scanners. These are designed to search and report on anything out of the ordinary. This helps us to narrow down exactly where the hack is hiding and work on getting it out.

3. We check your hosting provider to make sure the hack hasn’t affected more than just your site. If it has, your hosting provider will be able to confirm it, giving us more information to search and destroy the malware or virus accurately.

4. We find and remove the hack an the hacked content. The exact way we do it changes on a site to site basis as each hack, malware or virus is different from each other and works in different ways.

What are the types of hacks, malware and viruses? Why are they targeting you?
The most common hacks we deal with are the Chinese spam hack, adware, and malware hacks.
The Chinese spam hack inputs malicious code into your website and changes your site content from English to Chinese. The consequences of this are loss of SEO efforts, Google blacklisting, loss of consumer trust and revenue, and suspended hosting.

Adware is a software that automatically displays unwanted advertisements on your computer and website. Most of the time, adware is a nuisance to deal with and just annoying. Sometimes, it can alter your page and links so that more adware is added to your site and to the computer your potential client is viewing your website on.

Malware is a software developed by cyber attackers with the intention of gaining access or causing damage to a computer or network. The victim remains oblivious while the sinister hack is making its way through your personal information.

When your website gets hacked, it can feel like someone is out to get you. Most often this isn’t the case, as most hacks, malware and viruses are just exploiting any loophole into the backend of your website because their prominence on your site’s pages is the only way they make money. It isn’t personal and it isn’t about you or your business. They just want to make some quick cash.

Despite hacking seeming quite scary, it can be avoided or at least quickly dealt with when you enlist the help of a professional.

We not only fix hacks, but we continually monitor your site for any signs of incoming attacks to help prevent them in the future. Contact (07) 3417 8317 if you need assistance.

With News Corp Australia confirming that it will stop the print editions of more than 100 suburban and regional mastheads as part of a major restructure, now is the time to seriously consider moving your business and advertising efforts online.
After undertaking a comprehensive review of its assets, News Corp has observed its customers shifting to online news sources. The print media sector has been battling sharp declines in advertising revenue since before the coronavirus pandemic as the internet and its opportunities offer better advertising and marketing options than ever before.

Everybody is online now in some form or another. Whether you use a smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop, or some other gadget connected to WI-FI, we’re on the internet all of the time. So, it makes sense that the best way to advertise your business and products is to be online as well.
Now is the time to move your advertising efforts online and set up your business presence digitally. Building a professional looking and quality website is essential for a successful business when potential customers are looking for accessibility and visibility.

Why should you be online marketing instead of in print media?

Increased mobility
Thanks to technology, customers have never been more accessible. Having your business online means you can have a global reach and can generate leads in ways a local newspaper never could. Your business goes wherever your customer goes. They just have to unlock their phone or laptop.

Social media is the new word-of-mouth advertising. Having a presence on popular apps gives you an amazing opportunity to be seen. And it also means you don’t need a massive marketing budget because social media is free! You just need a professional who knows what they’re doing to work with it! Simply Me-dia offers training and complete management of Social Media Marketing for clients in Redlands, Brisbane and all over Australia. There is also a number of business grants available at the moment that may help you get started sooner than later,

Measurable outcomes
Online marketing offers measurable outcomes. The trouble with traditional print advertising is that it’s often hard to justify your RIO (return-on-investment). You never really know what is impacting a customer and what isn’t. Having a business presence gives you data and analytics to identify who is coming to your site and how you can get even more customers. Through using search engine optimization tools and other methods of website design and maintenance, we can effectively improve your rankings and visibility.

Customisation
Digital marketing allows you to tailor your advertisement to your intended audience. Having your website built by a professional means you can customise your site the way you want it to be presented. Expect flexibility and ease with a custom-built website that can accommodate any request or campaign.

Whether your business is big or small, every company needs a professional website and online presence. It is often the first point of call for any potential customer and needs to be of sound quality to impress them.

Ready to take the leap into the online world? Talk to our marketing specialist today and let us point you in the right direction.

Do I Really Need Someone to Build My Website for Me?

When it comes to building a website, a lot of people expect it to be an easy DIY project they can get done quickly over a couple hours or a weekend. But this is rarely, if ever, the case. A successful website requires more than just quick design and a catchy name. It needs excellent coding, continuous maintenance and updating, modern development software tools, search engine optimisation, and quality content.

Nowadays anyone can create a website using any of the build-it-yourself online website tools. But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. If you start running into problems like broken links, corrupted database files or any HTML or code errors, you need a professional to help you fix them. Unless you know exactly what you’re doing, a pretty online template won’t be any help in the face of structural problems.

Whether your business is big or small, every company needs a professional website. It is often the first point of call for any potential customer and it needs to have quality and be professionally built, especially if your clients come mostly from word of mouth. The functionality and appearance of your site could be the difference between landing a customer because you look professional and not.

The cost of hiring a professional website developer can often be something that stands in the way of moving forward. But the quality of the design and user experience directly correlates with the level of professionalism supplied by the provider. A cheap, pre-made template makes your site look cheap and cookie cutter. A website built to your exact specifications and with all the bells and whistles that make browsing easier for your potential customer makes your business look professional. Don’t kid yourself, if you’re looking for a quality service provider and you come across a great clean design vs something that looks old school and not updated in the past 10yrs, or worse…not online at all…you know which one you are going to choose. Your business is NO exception!

What are some of the benefits of getting a professional to build your website?

Have a say with custom design
Expect a better-looking design that offers flexibility and customization when you get a professional to build it for you. Whilst a build-it-yourself template might be fairly easy to use, they aren’t very flexible. If you need more pages for your products or offer certain services and online carts, you need a website that can accommodate each option.

Load your web pages faster
The ideal loading time for a website is between 2 and 5 seconds. However, every second over 2 seconds results in greater bounce rates, with potential customers impatiently abandoning the site before it fully loads. A professional website builder knows how to get your web pages loading fast. The first impression is important, and speed will greatly help improve user experience.

Increase visibility in search engine results
No matter how good your website looks, if it can’t be found organically online, it’s pretty much useless. Search engine optimisation (SEO) gives you the building blocks to start ranking your website on Google so you can be found quickly. SEO improves your website ranking which attracts more customers, builds a long term sustainable online presence, and increases traffic in a cost-effective way. Every website built with Simply Me-dia includes a solid foundation of SEO for effective optimisation results.

Make sure it’s compatible
With technology ever evolving and moving forward, you need a website that can keep up. A professionally built webpage ensures your site is adaptable to each product it is viewed on. Whether your potential customer is viewing your page on a desktop, smart phone, or tablet, a smoothly run website makes for a more pleasant and positive experience. did we mention Google voice search…yup, it’s now big business!

You don’t have to do it yourself
What’s the best part about hiring a professional to build your website for you? You don’t have to do it yourself! Let our team help your website make a great first impression with speed and accessibility, so you can get back to running your business! Remember your website is one of your biggest business assets, so if you want your business to be turning over $1000 a month…sure go with the cheap developers. If you want your passion to become a success, invest in it. You didn’t start your business to not make money…so give yourself the best chance.

90% of businesses fail in the first year – the other 10% do it properly!

Your Competitors Are Slowing Down. Now is the Perfect Time to Market Your Business!
As it seems the world slows down in response to COVID-19, you might wonder not only how it will affect your business, but is it worth it to continue marketing? Why should you continue spending money on marketing if consumers aren’t actively buying as much?

The short answer is YES, you should! Because consumers are buying as much!

People are still spending money and shopping as usual, just online! So, you need to make sure it’s easy for them to find you. You want to become their preferred business both during and after quarantine. And for those customers who have tightened the purse strings? Who are they going to buy from when everything gets back to normal?

YOU! Because you laid the groundwork for them to become loyal customers. You’re top of mind and now, their first choice.

As many businesses close up shop for COVID-19, it narrows down the products and services available to the public during this time. If you’re open for business, let people know! Make sure they not only know you’re open, but that you’re flourishing. Good marketing gets that message across so your content can continue to engage all day every day whilst you’re safely self-isolating at home. Now is the perfect time to get ahead, get the jump on your competitors and allow this COVID19-imposed hibernation to work for you, not against you.

Your competitors are scrambling. While they’re stepping back from the spotlight with fear and trepidation, you know that now is when you need to buckle down and market your product. People are spending vastly more time at home and online. Using quality marketing strategies like social media platforms and email campaigns help increase reach and engagement. What better time than while everyone is already online?

Why is marketing important?
Now is not the time to stop building a relationship with your customers, especially potential customers. Take this time to nurture your existing leads with marketing that connects you to your customers and gains their loyalty. Establishing that brand-consumer trust is imperative, so take the time to set yourself up for success.

Make sure your target audience is familiar with your business, so it’s the first point of call when quarantine lifts. Marketing does this by keeping your brand relevant and front-of-mind so that when your customers are ready to purchase, they purchase from the company they have seen all over their feeds.

Good quality marketing gives you a head start. You can use this time to learn about your target audience and create content to meet their specific needs. Quarantine allows you to be strategic and think about how you want to present your product to the world.

Good quality marketing also prevents you from having to start from scratch. Hibernation can be your friend. Take this time to audit your content and set yourself up for success both during COVID-19 and well after. Does your website best reflect who you are, and the services you offer? Are your images sharp and content engaging? Are there better ways to market your message to your intended customer? YES.

At some point, quarantine will end. Don’t come out of it having to start all over again. Although it’s important to give yourself the time and space to deal with a worldwide pandemic and not push yourself, marketing is the running bull that allows you to keep working without actually working. Taking the initial time to be strategic in setting up quality marketing campaigns allows you to build on the efforts you’ve already put in before the coronavirus started.

Want to make sure you’re getting off on the right foot? Ensure that you’re set up for success? Save time and money with an industry-leading marketing specialist?
Call for a consultation and let us point you in the right direction.

Building a website is not enough anymore! For your business to be seen online and to successfully reach Google’s front page you need SEO. Though a lot of people don’t know what this is or how to do it. So we will go through some information to help you get started. 

What is SEO?

SEO or Search Engine Optimisation is used to optimize your website for search results. This is done through the use of keywords which potential customers type into Google when they are looking for businesses or services. Depending on the type of audience you are looking to attract will determine your keywords.

With so many websites on the Internet now SEO is becoming more important than ever for businesses. It helps market their business online in Google’s search results and helps attract potential customers, most of which will only look at the top 5 results in search.

Why is my Google Ranking important?

A Google Ranking is where you rank on Google’s search results. If you are at the top of Google’s front page you are rank number 1. If you are at the bottom of Google’s front page you are rank number 10 and so on.

Your Google Ranking is important as it can put you ahead of your competition. This, in turn, will allow you to invite more customers to click on your website because you are higher on the list than your competitors. In the long run this can be significant to your business’s income and growth. 

What can I do to increase my SEO?

To increase your SEO you need to start placing keywords through your website. They can be added to your website text, your images and into blog articles that keep your website up to date. An inactive website with no keywords won’t get you anywhere.

It is important not to oversaturate your site with keywords as well. You need to determine the appropriate keywords you need and put them in the text a few times where it will make sense. Google will penalize you for the incorrect use of keywords so you need to be careful with what you do.

Contact us to maintain your website’s SEO and your Google Ranking on 07 3417 8317.

With technology progressing at a steady pace more businesses are finding alternative ways to market their products and services. One form of marketing that can be performed online is social media marketing. 

What is social media marketing?

Social media marketing is not as complicated as it may seem. If you are already on social media you are halfway to understanding how it works already! Social media marketing is where businesses try to connect with customers in a social setting online.

The business may post quirky quotes, product information, stories about their business or staff accomplishments. There is so much you can do with social media marketing to benefit your business online! 

How does it benefit my business?

Social media marketing allows your business to advertise where your customers are – on social media! It doesn’t cost anything to set up an account and it is easy to reach different audiences and target the people you want to buy your products and services.

Social media marketing increases the chance you have to be found online through relevant content. It allows you to show another side of your business and to market in a different way to attract more people. This can increase your customer base and income. 

How do I set up social media marketing?

Social media marketing is easy to set up. All you have to do is create a page for your business, come up with a marketing strategy and start posting. The most engaging posts are things that relate to your audience in a way that benefits them or solves their problems.

If you don’t have time to set up and maintain your social media account you can always seek professional help. We provide social media marketing training and setups for you or you can sign up for our social media management services to ensure your business continues to be active online.

Contact us to sign up for social media marketing services today on 07 3417 8317.