O'Kane Internet Consulting

Information Architecture

Based on your customer needs, and our observation of how they use your website, we will put together a high-level website structure (wireframes). After presenting these to you, and making any necessary changes, we will test the mock-ups on a few of your customers to further refine the structure of information on your website.

Once the high-level design is finalised we will develop more detailed wireframes.

Visual Design and Copy Writing

After confirming the most appropriate information structure for your website, we will help you to apply a visual ‘look and feel’ that supports your brand strategy. We can coordinate this with your own graphic designers, or can assist you in finding someone who will deliver quality website visuals at a reasonable cost.

Our consultants have extensive marketing experience and can assist to craft your messages. Ensure your customers have confidence in your professionalism and credibility by making words work for you, and not against you.

Website Development

OIC specialises in building quality websites to client specifications, and also undertake ongoing maintenance and upgrading as required.

We deliver what your customers and internal stakeholders need (not what we think is cool to do!) and work within your budget.

Our development team can build a websites that are:

• FIXED: we usually recommend this type of website for businesses that need a basic online presence to provides information to customers. The content on this type of website will not change often.
• CMS ENABLED: we can help you launch a website that can be easily managed by your own people on a day-to-day basis. The high level structure, and the visual design, will be static but you can change the content and add extra pages and links to your key sections as you need.
• E-COMMERCE ENABLED: if your website needs to allow customers to securely order and pay for products we can help. Our consultants will help your business implement a tailored e-commerce solution to meet the needs of your business and its customers.
• CUSTOM BUILT: OIC developers can help you design, build and launch a unique website that truly showcases your business and helps to differentiate it from others. Tell us what you want, and watch us make it happen!

Technical Due Diligence

• AUDIT YOUR CURRENT WEBSITE: Before embarking on any costly redevelopment projects, engage OIC to review your website code and help identify any potential issues that may cause a project to run over time, over budget and outside scope.
• BUYING AN ONLINE BUSINESS: If you are considering buying an existing online business and need an external analysis to verify its quality – then speak to us. Our team of experts will carefully look at this website to review the quality of its development, and will advise you if we detect any potential issues.
• SELLING AN ONLINE BUSINESS: Likewise, if you are considering selling your online business we can help by undertaking an audit of your website to identify any areas that may need to be addressed in order to make the business more attractive to potential buyers.

Project Management

OIC will project manage this entire process to ensure that you can focus on running your business.

Our lead consultants have solid experience leading large and small projects and can assist you with:

• Evaluating options
• Putting together a business case
• Analysing stakeholder needs
• Documenting roles and responsibilities
• Developing and managing the project plan (including resources, time and cost)
• Communication management plan
• Change requests
• Project completion reports

Other IT Services

OIC can offer advice and services to help you with the following IT needs:

• Hosting Once your website is design, developed and tested you need to find somewhere to host it affordably and reliably. We can help with hosting for websites, applications, databases, PABX and server co-location.
• Outsourced IT support Investing in your own in-house IT support resources can be costly and inefficient for many small and medium businesses. Ensure your staff have access to 24 hour helpdesk and field service support that is available 7 days a week and 365 days per year.
• Broadband options Find out about the best broadband plans, and private IP networks, to meet the needs of your business.
• Other IT expertise to help with infrastructure upgrades, office relocations and hardware procurement.

Our provider of choice for these services is First Focus IT Solutions.