Let’s face it, while you want your website to be functional you also want it to look amazing at the same time.

Not many technical web developers have an eye for good design.
Not many web designers can code.

With Creative Drive you are covered for both. By partnering with Rocketspark – technical support is always available. This amazing company is constantly evolving their technology to incorporate the latest online needs.

Creative Drive can concentrate on making your site look amazing, while the Rocketspark support team will handle all the techy stuff. You get the best of both worlds!

Rocketspark is Creative Drive's preferred platform for many reasons. The most important reasons being:

• Rocketspark offers custom website design that is built from scratch to fit your unique business needs. Rocketspark is perfect for non-techies. It lets you easily add and edit new content when you like. Rocketsparks software is intuitive and user-friendly, making it a breeze for anyone to use. Clients have the option of editing their own website once it has gone live.

• Rocketspark are New Zealand-based. They are professional, friendly, and a pleasure to deal with. Rocketspark are 5-star rated for their highly responsive technical support.

• Rocketspark is a hugely reliable company. Rocketspark ensures your website is always working and live. It automatically stores and backs up your website.

• Rocketspark websites rank well in search engines due to being hosted locally in New Zealand. Which is key to your online success.
  

You will need to provide the website content which includes all your text and high-resolution photos and images. 

It is highly recommended to get professional photographs taken. If you want a website that will offer maximum return and conversions.

Content writing is also a crucial component of your website. Hiring a content writer who can target keywords for Google search optimisation is a great idea to achieve the best results.

If you’re unsure who to use for photography and content writing, Creative Drive can contact the right person to help out here. 

You will also need a logo. If you don’t have one, well of course Creative Drive can whip you one up right away!

We also need your domain name registered, which we can set up together. Or if you have an existing domain name elsewhere no problem.

It can be really helpful if you can provide some urls / examples of websites that you like and dislike to give a clear direction of your personal taste.

Google geo-targets its results to rank New Zealand extensions (co.nz and .nz) higher for New Zealand searches because they are more relevant. If your audience is international, the .com domain can still be relevant for wider reach.

With your own domain name you can create a web address and email addresses all based on your brand.

The length of time it takes to create a fully functional website is based on several factors. For example, the complexity of the site, how many pages, functionality required etc.

Typically a website takes about 2-6 weeks to turn around, after receiving the content in terms of text and imagery. It also depends on how quickly feedback, deliverables, and approvals are given. Creative Drive will make every effort to meet the time-frame you have in mind.

Yes, you can easily make changes yourself. Once your website is live Creative Drive will provide you with a login to the administration area, and access to Rocketsparks online and phone support. Parts of the administration area will be restricted. This is to protect the security of your website.

Yes, Creative Drive can maintain and make the updates of your website for you, if and when required. This will be charged at an hourly rate.

Yes, every website that is online has two standard ongoing costs to keep your website live:

Hosting: Your website on the internet needs to be ‘hosted’ on a server somewhere. It’s like paying a “rent” for your website to “live” on the internet. Most websites fall under the hosting fee of $45/month + gst, paid directly to Rocketspark. It may be slightly less or more, dependant on the functionality and whether it requires e-commerce or not.

Domain Name Renewal: With Rocketspark your domain name is free for the first year. Thereafter, each year your domain name will require renewal. Renewal is charged at an annual fee of NZ$35 + gst/year. Note, if you already have a domain name listed elsewhere you can choose to remain with your current domain provider.

If you decide you no longer require your website further down the track you can simply cancel the hosting and domain name plans.

All sites have an initial search engine optimisation plan implemented. Creative Drive always aim to build results-oriented websites. Your written content is important here to capture keywords and search terms relevant to your business. However, ranking in search engines is a complicated and competitive market. Results take time and are not a given. Ongoing support from a SEO expert or digital marketer would be advised if your particular line of business falls in a very competitive market online and you want your site to rank well.