Job Description:

We have an excellent opportunity for a Front End Designer/Developer to join our growing team in the heart of Lancashire. You will be working alongside our creative team to produce work for a wide variety of clients.

The ideal candidate must be adaptable and have good interpersonal and communication skills. You will need a great eye for design to deliver what the client wants. The design industry is forever changing, so we want to ensure that our team members are open to learning new skills.

It is extremely important that whoever joins our team is someone who can manage their time and their projects efficiently. At times, deadlines can be tight, so you must be able to work proactively as part of a team as well as using your initiative when working on your own.

So, if you have a creative passion for design and are looking for your next challenge, this may be the job for you…See below to check whether you fit the bill!

Key Requirements:

• Experience of WordPress, WooCommerce & Elementor would put you in a strong position
• Excellent HTML, CSS knowledge
• Ability to communicate with clients and adjust designs to fit their needs
• Excellent organisational and time keeping skills
• Proactive with an enthusiastic approach
• Excellent written and communication skills

Bonus skills:

• Knowledge of Shopify is beneficial, however not essential as training can be provided
• Experience or good knowledge of SEO best practices
• Knowledge of Social media, PPC, Google shopping
• Knowledge of Adobe XD

The ideal candidate will be based in our studio in Lancashire, close to motorway links. Flexible hours available, Monday to Friday. On-site parking available.

If you think you have what it takes to join our team, please email your CV to careers@watersidecreative.com, alternatively, if you wish to discuss anything, please email your query in.

No recruitment agencies please.

I have read and heard about the struggles others are facing and I feel it is good practice to do this on a regular basis, so that we can appreciate what we have been blessed with. In a week, where the government decided not to extend free school meals for children in England into the half-term holiday, I thought about all the people who will struggle to feed their children for various reasons, like having lost their income due to the pandemic, something no one could’ve planned for. I am grateful that I am not in the same predicament. However, we have to be grateful for humans like Marcus Rashford and his campaign and all the people and companies who have gone above and beyond and shown what happens when we are let down, in true spirit, we battle on. Big clap to everyone chipping in, in whatever way they can!

So, back to the article, why you should have a website in the current world of COVID-19? A lot of businesses have struggled to keep their shops open in the “current climate” (I hate these words, but nothing else fits) so being online is more important than ever.

More and more people are choosing to shop online, even our parents have started shopping online for their clothes, food, DIY tools (never thought that would happen but it’s nice to see they have moved with the times) and so with that, comes the pressure to be online with an effective eCommerce website which attracts customers and retains them to ensure they become long-term customers.

I always say, your website has to look good but just as important is the usability of it, it has to be user friendly, it has to flow. It just ensures that visitors can find what they’re looking for, without too much trouble. In my opinion, your visitors have to have a smooth visit, a smooth transaction, information should be easy to find and your photos should be of high resolution. And, of course, like you would secure your retail store, it is absolutely crucial, you secure your website. You don’t want to be a victim of a cyber attack, you don’t want to lose your customer’s trust.

Track, track and track, I couldn’t emphasise this more. You need to track where customers are going, where are they dropping off, etc. If you track behaviour, you can make improvements to make your site to make it work for you.

If you are looking to develop your brand, website or eCommerce store this year, get in touch with the team at Waterside Creative today, to discuss your requirements.

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Instagram is a great tool to start gaining exposure of your new startup business. However, it can become quite demanding. Constantly having to be on the app to reply to customers queries and orders. Let me tell you why this is the perfect time for you to get yourself on to Shopify.

What is Shopify and how does it work?

Shopify is a complete commerce platform that lets you start, grow, and manage a business.

• Create and customise an online store
• Sell in multiple places, including web, mobile, social media, online marketplaces
• Manage products, inventory, payments and shipping

Shopify is completely cloud-based and hosted. This means you don’t have to worry about upgrading or maintaining software or web servers. You can edit and add products to your Shopify from your mobile app!

What makes Shopify so great?

Ease of checkout

Getting your customers from your homepage to the checkout is so much smoother and reliable. You will notice you will have better conversion rates when moving to the Shopify Platform.

Free SSL

For the sake of the security of your data and your customers, you will need to have SSL (The green HTTPS in the URL bar) on your site. With someone like Woo Commerce, you’ll have to pay extra for it, but with Shopify it’ll be free. What’s not to like?

Better mobile experience

For an online business, it is necessary that your ecommerce store is fast, efficient and easy to use.  Shopify has a great, clean mobile interface. With it, your customers can easily navigate your site and find just what they want.

Built-in support to sell on social media

You can tag your images on Instagram with your products on your Shopify platform. Users browsing your Instagram feed can easily tap on a product in your picture and instantly see the product preview and click the link to take them to your Shopify website.

Simple backend interface

When you do make changes to your store, the last thing you want to deal with is a labyrinth of dropdown menus and annoying auto-formatting. Shopify is super user-friendly, which means you don’t have to be a tech wizard.

Future-ready

Shopify is constantly updated and improved, often with cutting edge technology that no one else is using yet. It seems like the best way to be sure you’re still in the game when whatever new way of shopping in the future rolls around.

How can we at Waterside help?

We have been creating and designing Shopify stores for our clients for a long time. Every client is doing fantastic in terms of growth and sales. NUHR Home was built on Woo Commerce initially and now are using the Shopify platform. They have seen great results. Majority of our clients are looking for a reskin. We help with creating a new web visual layout for you before developing your Shopify store.

If you are looking to move over to Shopify or build a new ecommerce store for your business, these are some of the things we can do to help you:

• Develop a visual style with your existing brand identity.
• We can help migrate you to Shopify.
• SEO to help you site rank higher in Google search.
• Content creation for your new website.

However, you might not be convinced that Shopify is right for you. That’s completely fine. If you require more guidance and advice, feel free to arrange a 30 minute meeting by visiting the contact page and filling out the short form.

However, if you are ready to take the leap, the next step is for us to discuss all the little bits and bats over a coffee in our studio office. Let’s talk about how much you will need to invest in our services. The estimated project completion, and most importantly, when you can launch your brand spanking new sales platform.