07740 958787
Sales and marketing help for small businesses

Win more customers from your website, inbox and social pages.

You run the business. We'll look after the online side, so the people who'd love what you sell can find you and trust you enough to buy.

Over 40 years of making technology work for business. Now it's pointed at your sales.

Prefer email? info@netspan.co.uk

Over the years we've built systems for
IBMBritish AerospaceAMEXICLBritannia Building Society
What we do

Sales and marketing help for businesses without a marketing department.

Start with the part that's holding you back. You can add the rest later.

Web

A website that asks for the sale

A poor web presence can do more harm than good. We build sites that show how good your business really is. They look right on a phone, and every page gives visitors a clear next step, like a call button or a booking form.

  • Help getting found on Google
  • Quick updates when you need them
  • Domains, hosting and email accounts
Email

Emails people actually open

Your customer list is one of the most valuable things you own. We'll help you grow it with sign-up forms on your site and in store. Then we'll help you use it properly. Nobody gets spammed.

  • Sign-up forms
  • Welcome emails
  • Newsletters and offers
  • Seasonal campaigns
Social media

Social media you can keep up

Be where your customers already spend their time, and post often enough that they remember you. We set it up and plan it, then write the posts with you.

Setting up your accountsNew pages created or old ones tidied up, with matching pictures, hours and contact details.
Posting schedulesA simple calendar that fits your week, with posts scheduled ahead for your busy days.
Content for campaignsPosts and wording for Christmas, a launch, an event or a quiet month you want to fill.
Online sales

Take orders and bookings online

We've built web stores and product catalogues with secure card payments for many years. We'll help you take orders and bookings online, linked to the tools you already use.

  • Online shops and catalogues
  • Booking and enquiry systems
Social media

Which platforms? We'll help you choose.

One or two platforms done properly will do more for you than five done badly. Here's our honest take on each.

Local customers

Facebook

Strong for local businesses. Good for events, offers, reviews and reaching people in your area.

Anything visual

Instagram

Made for food, products, places and behind-the-scenes photos and short videos.

Business to business

LinkedIn

Ideal if your customers are other companies or professionals.

Quick news

X

Useful for some businesses, not essential for most. We'll tell you honestly.

Two-minute health check

How well is your business selling online right now?

Tick everything that's true today. Be honest. Nobody else sees this.

How we work

Plain English and a fixed price, every time.

No jargon and no surprises. You'll know the price and the finish date before we start.

01

Look

We review your current website, emails and social pages, and talk about who your best customers are.

02

Plan

You get a short, practical plan with a fixed-price quote and a clear completion date.

03

Build

We do the work and show you as we go. You stay in control of every decision.

04

Keep it working

We'll make updates for you quickly, and we can set things up so you can make simple changes yourself.

You know where you stand.
Quotes with fixed prices and clear completion dates. That's how we've always worked.The Netspan promise
40+

years of making technology work for business

Our story

Big-company experience, now working for smaller businesses.

We started out as a software development company and grew into web applications. Over four decades we've built tailor-made systems for all sorts of clients. High street businesses. Nationwide firms and PLCs. The public sector, and some of the biggest international names around.

That taught us what makes a business system pay its way. Now we're putting it to work on the thing small and medium businesses ask us about most: getting more customers.

Britannia Building SocietyA gateway so branch staff could sell American Express travellers' cheques to customers.
Hi-fi retailerA web store with e-commerce and secure card payments.
Computer PeopleA large intranet-based software development project.
Energy Engineering ServicesAn office automation system for an industrial heating company.

Our background also covers database design, financial systems, mathematical modelling, real-time systems and outsourcing. Need something bespoke? Ask.

Questions

The things people ask before they pick up the phone.

Can't see yours? Call 07740 958787 and ask.

How much will it cost?

It depends on what you need, so there's no price list. After a short chat we'll send you a fixed-price quote. That's the price, with no extras sneaking in later.

How long will it take?

Every quote comes with a clear completion date, agreed before we start. A few social posts take far less time than a new website, and we'll be honest about what's realistic.

Why should I trust you?

We've been building business systems for over 40 years. Clients in that time have included IBM, British Aerospace and Britannia Building Society, as well as plenty of local businesses. We quote fixed prices so you know where you stand.

Can I update my website myself?

We'll make updates for you quickly, and we can set things up so you can make simple changes yourself. Tell us how hands-on you'd like to be and we'll suggest the best fit.

Do I need to be on every social platform?

No. Pick the one or two where your customers are and do them well. We'll tell you which ones suit your business.

Do you do domains, hosting and email?

Yes. We can register your domain name, host your website and set up your business email accounts.

Contact

Let's talk about your business.

Tell us what you do and what you'd like more of. Our old website called the first conversation "a preliminary exchange of views". These days we just call it a chat. No pressure.

Registered office
The Manse, Dodington, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1DZ

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