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Upgrading your Google Analytics
You may have received an email from Google in relation to your Analytics account being upgraded to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). If this occurs, it is due to your current website visitor tracking version being Universal Analytics (UA). Google will automatically create the new tracking property GA4 for you. However, it is useful to link this to your existing one so you can continue gathering visitor statistics. We recommend you take this opportunity to log on to Google Analytics https://analytic... more »
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When life works better, so does business
Vitae is New Zealand’s fastest-growing, nationwide provider of workplace wellbeing and employee assistance services. Utopia and Vitae have a long-standing relationship with Utopia creating their old website and making updates as necessary. David their Corporate Services Manager contacted Utopia to upgrade their website to enhance security, site performance and modernise the design. ... more »
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Putting your interests first
Started in 1997, Cliffe Consulting is a privately owned, specialist financial planning and wealth management firm. Company director Rachelle contacted Utopia with the need to redesign their website.
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Is your website CMS up-to-date?
Content Management Systems (CMS) are a critical component when creating and maintaining websites. These systems allow website owners to create and update content within a website without the need to understand technical programming like HTML, JavaScript and CSS. A CMS is just like any other piece of software, such as an anti-virus program, and it needs to be kept up-to-date to make sure it is safe from hackers. The web can be a dangerous place, with hackers constantly coming up with new ways... more »
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Need storage?
Country Lane Storage is a privately-owned family business, which has been in the storage industry for 20 years. Owner Liz came to Utopia needing to upgrade their existing website.
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Do you need an SSL Certificate?
Have you received an email from Google recommending your website has an SSL Certificate? If so, what are they and do you need one? Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, sometimes called digital certificates, are used to establish an encrypted connection between a browser or user's computer and a website. The SSL connection protects sensitive data, such as credit card information, exchanged during each visit, from being intercepted from non-authorised parties. When someone visits your w... more »
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Fungus can be fun
Since 1993 Mushroom Gourmet have been supplying New Zealand with mushroom spawn and teaching its customers how to grow mushrooms and edible fungi. Business owner Tim came to Utopia with an existing website wanting to use the POLi payment gateway.
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Love the outdoors
Hillary Outdoors Education Centres is a charitable trust that provides outdoor education primarily to young people. They came to Utopia with a number of key objectives in upgrading their website. This included migration to an upgraded platform and rebranding the entire site.
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Is your business ready for Christmas?
It’s October. It’s starting to warm up and the holidays are approaching fast. The time to get your website ready for Christmas is not the 1st December – it’s now. Your mobile strategy, website, online marketing, SEO and so much more must be organised. The Christmas holidays might seem distant today, but for ecommerce merchants, there’s no time like the present to get prepared for the annual rush. The peak selling season can be a stressful time for online merchants who are scramblin... more »
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Does your business need an app?
Today's businesses only stand to benefit by making themselves accessible via mobile devices. With a mobile web application or mobile app, businesses can boost sales and keep customers by adding ways for them to get or view information. The question is which type of mobile presence is best for your business? Mobile web applications A mobile web application is designed specifically for smartphones and tablets. It can be accessed like a normal website using a specific address with the adva... more »
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Making cash smart
Smart Cash came to Utopia with the objective on wanting to make their existing website responsive across devices. Utopia worked with Smart Cash staff to understand their Content Management System (CMS) and the structures of the existing site. We then proceeded to make the necessary updates to the website’s styles. In many situations there were changes needed to content and other aspects of the site to make it fully responsive. The entire site was updated using a development copy and th... more »
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Electricity Guaranteed?
Guaranteed Electrical came to Utopia wanting a simple website to get their business online. Their basic website is now live.
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The Internet of Things
The term “Internet of Things” was coined by British entrepreneur Kevin Ashton in 1999. Typically, IoT is expected to offer advanced connectivity of devices and to usher in automation in nearly all fields. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the connection of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics and software to enable objects to talk a unified language with other "things". The Internet of Things allows objects to be sensed and controlled remotely and creates opportunities fo... more »
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School & Club Websites
The team at Utopia have been creating websites for businesses as well as schools, clubs and not-for-profit organisations. Many of these are run by boards or committees that are running on a tight budget. Utopia can work with these groups to create a simple information based website, or, more specialised bespoke solutions. Here are some examples of the types of web based solutions these groups could benefit from: Membership management - database of members Newsletters Fee collection ... more »
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Kohia Art
Utopia and Kohia Terrace School have a long-standing relationship when it comes to creating and managing the various websites associated with the school. Recently Utopia completed a relaunch of the school website along with a micro website dedicated to the schools upcoming art sale and fundraiser. The new website provides a showcase for the exhibiting artists as well as a way for parents and friends of the school to purchase tickets to the upcoming gala event. The payment gateway used is... more »
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Keeping cool over summer
Heat and Cool provide sales, installation, service and maintenance for heat pumps and air conditioning units for both residential and commercial markets throughout Auckland. They have been working with Utopia since 2011 for the design and production of their web presence. Utopia recommended it was time to upgrade the site and provide more flexibility and opportunities for them to leverage their online profile. Utopia designed a new site and after some discussion this was then implemented ... more »
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For the love of the outdoors
Hillary Outdoors Education Centres (formerly The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand) is a charitable trust that provides outdoor education primarily to young people. Hillary Outdoors came to Utopia with a number of key objectives in upgrading their website. This included migration to an upgraded platform and rebranding the entire site. After initial discussions a plan was put in place which included duplicating the existing site and providing the Hillary staff a deve... more »
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Legal and Medical Transcriptions
Many of today's businesses build a website and brand based on their initial customer market. Over the years this can change and new opportunities open up. This happened for Purple Giraffe who came to Utopia to setup a new venture for Legal and Medical Transcriptions . The new website was to target the two specific markets and provide a fresh and modern take on Purple Giraffe's service offerings. The design process tried out a range of website layouts before one was selected. The final desig... more »
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Network Car Rentals
Network Car Rentals (NCR) rent hire cars in Queenstown and asked Utopia to convert their existing website over to a Content Management System platform. The project was completed quickly and provided NCR with an easily editable site. NCR then came back to Utopia enquiring about a mobile friendly website. The overall objective was that the mobile site promoted the business, the vehicles and most importantly - how to find them. Utopia designed a number of options for the proposed mobile we... more »
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O'Rourke Bros
O’Rourke Bros at Pleasant Point in South Canterbury is a 2nd generation taxidermy business that has been producing top quality trophy taxidermy for over 55 years. This family business was shifting focus back to its roots and came to Utopia for a solution in upgrading its existing, tired website. Utopia produced two designs that projected a compelling image for the business - including the creation of a suitable logo. With some small modifications the O’Rourke’s selected a design and Ut... more »
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Smart websites keep your members informed
Utopia was approached by the Celebrants Association of New Zealand to upgrade its existing website – improving communication between the association's members. Utopia made the following recommendations: Include a graphical search by region Improve the template design of site pages Improve the 'find a celebrant' experience – including the removal of existing pop-up functions Create a robust backend for managing the membership database During the redesign process, numerou... more »