KO Websites Creates Stylish New Website for Greystone West

Greystone West, a construction management company based in Sonoma, CA and working on project throughout the Bay Area and Northern California, had outgrown their old Drupal website and needed a fresh start with an easy-to-manage WordPress website design to showcase their successful projects and work with contractor partners.

Greystone West Construction Management Chose KO Websites as their Website Design Partner

Greystone West needed three very specific elements of their website to support their business development and operations. Continue reading →

Why Would I Choose Professional Web Design Instead of DIY?

You have multiple options for creating a website for your business. Do-it-yourself (DIY) sites and basic templates that offer limited customization can get you started affordably, although they lack powerful SEO tools (more on that below.) High-end sites, though, might break the budget before they have a chance to generate you any business. You get what you pay for in quality and effectiveness, but small businesses need to walk before they run in some cases, and need to take on manageable web development projects.

Can you afford a web designer and developer?

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KO Websites Builds Medical Device Product Site for Mynosys Zepto® Launch

KO Websites created a series of websites for Mynosys and its Canadian distributor Aequus Pharmaceuticals to launch a new medical device into the cataract surgery industry: the Zepto Personalized Cataract Surgery system or Zepto PCS™. Zepto PCS is a precision capsulotomy system that creates the most accurate, visually centered capsulotomies available as part of cataract surgery.

The flagship site, www.zepto-cataract.com, and its two Canadian variants, found at www.zeptocapsulotomy.ca (with an English and French version) had four key missions:

Present Zepto PCS to the ophthalmology community and provide clinical case studies and videos to drive up interest in adopting Zepto into cataract surgery procedures.
Provide detailed instructions to guide surgeons and staff and give country-based trainers resources for training new clients.
Offer information in non-clinical terms for prospective patients who would be exploring cataract surgery options online.
Offer a register of distributors, with contact information by country.

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KO Websites Launches New Private School Website

Bay Area-based Redwood Christian Schools has new mobile-first, responsive website design

Redwood Christian Schools, a private TK-12 school based in Castro Valley and San Lorenzo, CA has launched a new website to better serve its multiple community audiences.

“We needed a more user-friendly yet attractive look that can highlight our constituents, be a resource to our various audiences, and reinforce the sense of pride we feel for our school,” said Teresa Hendren, Director of Marketing for Redwood Christian Schools. “We have a huge and diverse community of whom we want to connect through our site. Plus, the new website will give us many more options for running and optimizing SEO programming.” Continue reading →

Building a New Website? Here’s Where to Start

If you are thinking about building a new website for your business, start with domain names and hosting services.

In our previous blog, we gave the small business person tips on how to use social media profiles to get a fast start on building an internet presence. Most businesses, however, quickly move up the digital food chain to create and launch their first website.

Once you’ve decided that you need a website for your business or organization there’s a few things you need to understand. You will need a domain name, web hosting services, and web design and web development services (unless you decide to use a basic template or DIY website option).

Why Do I Need a Website Domain Name?

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Does My Micro Business Really need a Full Website in 2018?

Or is there a more cost effective way to market online for small business?

Where to Start? What do I need to know?

If you’re a business in 2018, you must build an online presence. This does NOT mean you must have a website, but you cannot survive on word-of-mouth and recurring customers forever. A constant stream of new customers is the only way to insure longevity. New potential clients and customers find services needed almost 100% online now, so you must be present online in some form. Here are some simple, low-cost ways to do so. Continue reading →

Ideal Landscape Design is a Perfect Website Solution

Ideal Landscape and Concrete, a landscape and hardscape design and construction firm in Burlingame and Menlo Park, came to KO Websites earlier this year with a desire to build a fresh website presence for their firm.

“We are a family-owned landscape and hardscape firm with projects from San Francisco to San Jose along the Peninsula,” said Ideal Landscape co-owner David Alfaro. “Our business is driven by referrals from happy clients. But, we know the first thing a referral does is check us out online! So we need a website that impresses those referrals with the quality of our work. KO Websites has taken our vision and transformed it into a compact but effective site that presents us well.”

The Perfect Small Business Website Package

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6 Steps Toward Website GDPR Compliance

Bringing Your WordPress Website or Other Type of Website into GDPR Compliance

If you do business with European citizens, you know you need to get your customer data management policies and procedures in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect last month.

European companies are updating their policies and procedures to keep themselves on the right side of the law and avoid hefty fines for non-compliance. American companies should move in that direction, too, as it is only a matter of time before some or all of the GDPR guidelines become adopted in the U.S. Continue reading →

Why and How to Move Your Website from HTTP to HTTPS

Moving your website from http: to https: is not a simple task for someone without technical aptitude and expertise. But, while moving to https: can be tricky, there are some real benefits to making the change. Continue reading →

KO Websites Rated Highly for Marketing Services by Online Review Site Clutch

We have received a top rating from the online marketing services review site Clutch in five categories that support the business success of our clients. Clutch is an independent review site that does not accept payment for their analysis, so we are very excited to have been selected as a top agency by them, for the following marketing services:

Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing encompasses all the digital channels through which a business reaches consumers in 2018. Here is the shortest definition we have found, from Dave Chaffey’s book Digital Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice:

“Achieving marketing objectives through applying digital technologies and media.” Continue reading →

Eaton Associates

18:34 28 Apr 17

We've been working with KO for the past six months and they quickly learned our business and started helping us with our web strategy right away. They are very good at what they do but more importantly their team goes above and beyond our expectations and they feel like an extension of our team. A great partnership and we appreciate their help!

Brian Morrison

21:21 24 Apr 17

KO Websites has been a great company to work with over the years - 20+ to be more precise! They handle everything for our business in regards to our web presence and give us great feedback every month on how well our content is working for us. They are also constantly recommending ways to "upgrade" our site so it stays relevant. Really love working with these guys!

mark poniatowski

02:28 17 Apr 17

KO has been managing our website and social media account for over 3 years. The KO team is fantastic, they are knowledgeable and responsive to our unique needs as a law firm in Alameda County. The KO team has taken the time to learn our industry and create a total strategy that is specific to our firm and industry. The results have been impressive.

Gustavo Guerrero

03:34 15 Apr 17

When I started my business in 2012, I had to make sure that I partnered with the right company. After interviewing a few companies, Ken's confidence really made me feel comfortable. Since that moment, Ken and his team have done an excellent job with my website. I could not be happier with my partnership with KO Websites.

Brett Miller

19:01 13 Jun 15

KO did an excellent job designing a website for my charter sailing business. The site looks very professional and works especially well on mobile devices. I have been getting lots of feedback from my customers who describe the site as being very friendly and easy to navigate. Ken and his team worked with me through the whole process and were extremely helpful. They are especially good at providing powerful SEO. Highly recommended.