Climate change campiagners Katherine Barling, David Dickins and Rohan and Alison Johns at Montmorency Primary School farmers' market

ROHAN Johns is an ordinary north-east suburban dad with a passionate desire to warn his neighbours about the dangers of climate change.... Read More

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Damian Magner, 39, is a Montmorency resident who ran as a Greens candidate for last year's state election.

Banyule Council will vote on the proposed Binns Street development at its October 24 meeting. ... Read More

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Ms Fechner's two dingoes, Shiralee and Barra, live at her Montmorency home

Dingo Care Network’s Julie Fechner said keeping the dogs as pets required “a certain mindset”.... Read More

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Pam Rowley, Damian Magner and Brian Dodd, oppose a proposed development in Montmorency.

A PROPOSED Montmorency apartment block has attracted more than 50 objections from residents.... Read More

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Darren Steffen says goodbye to his wife, Hope, and children Roxie and April before riding to work.

RIDING to work for the past 15 months has improved Darren Steffen’s financial bottom line.... Read More

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Eltham blasts: Police arrest five

FIVE youths have been arrested by police investigating a series of blasts in Eltham.... Read More

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A brief summary of JustLocal for Templestowe residents and businesses.

I wanted to share with others in Templestowe what JustLocal is about. I’m a computer consultant with a large amount of expertise across a range of computer related disciplines. I find the best way to show others is by example.

What I did is what anyone with a small amount of assistance can do. The difference between myself and others is I assist people and charge for my time. I share my knowledge so people aren’t tied to myself or my services. My hope is that by looking after their interests they’ll appreciate the services I offer. I’ve found it to be an approach which works well because others don’t work that way.

To  explain JustLocal for residents and businesses in Templestowe, I decided to build a web page. For any business this is very easy to do. If you can design a single page brochure to promote your business, your brochure can be reproduced with minimal time and cost as a web site to let others in your area know your business exists.

In this case I decided to register the domain for www.Templestowe.biz, set up hosting space, point the domain at the hosting space, create a web page and then upload the web page. In a couple of hours the page was live on the internet. I literally just set this up and it is live within minutes. You should however wait usually 24 hours to make sure the domain has filtered through the internet.

I have a number of low cost approaches I can show people how to set up a presence on the internet. Some approaches they can maintain themselves with minimal technical skills. All that is required is some basic training and some support when required. Other approaches require a little more training and some software.

With some basic training and support you can literally have a web presence up within 24 hours and your only out-of-pocket cost could be the domain, which costs around $10-$30 a year depending on the domain you wish to use.

I’d encourage every small business to get a presence on the internet. It looks so much more professional to send out emails for a business using yourname@yourbusinessname.com (or .com.au) than yourname@gmail.com or yourname@hotmail.com. By using a domain every email you send out helps promote your business. I find people do check out your web site based on your email address.

A lot of people put thousands into a web presence and the only business that makes money is the web developer. I believe people should start small and as your investment generates business for you, then reinvest some of that money and evolve your presence.

If you don’t have a web presence and want something to get your started give me a call. My aim is to use my skills to help others cost effectively promote their business on the internet.

If you just wish to read a little more about JustLocal then visit www.Templestowe.biz.


Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 if you’re local require assistance with a web presence.