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How To Use Offline Marketing To Increase Your Social Media Following

There is no doubt that social media is an important component to your marketing strategy. According to 2018 statistics, 77 percent of millennials said they’ve purchased items after seeing them on Facebook. Nearly half of all marketing professionals note that they’re using social media to increase brand awareness. If your focus is on your social […]

Making social media work for you… successfully

HAVE YOU? By now you’ve probably heard over and over again that social media is crucial for your business. It’s the ultimate tool for getting your business in front of new eyes, for generating leads, for establishing your brand online and for connecting with your customers, even if they are on the other side of […]

How to get highly targeted leads daily in 11 steps

FACT: Leads, sales and cash are the lifeblood of business. Without leads, you can’t find new clients, you can’t expand your influence and you can’t increase your revenue. This is why it’s critical to have a system that generates quality leads on a consistent basis. At first you might have to put in significant legwork […]

Go live and love it!

If you are interested in using live video for your business but are terrified of being in front of the crowd, you’re not alone-putting yourself out there can be scary when you aren’t sure about how viewers will perceive you. Maybe you might feel unsure about how to use live video to engage with […]

Are you up to date with the BIG changes to LinkedIn?

Social Media Alert: Attention business owners who use LinkedIn for your business, you need to know this. There have been recent changes to the way LinkedIn operates and you could be affected. One of the things about social media is that it’s forever changing! Every week it seems like there’s a new algorithm of a […]

Keeping up with social media – a few things you must consider

As an entrepreneur, your business and online presence is a craft that you must continuously hone by keeping up-to-date with trends. By remaining static and complacent, your business may reach an unwanted plateau, but by always integrating a sense of newness and spicing things up with changes, you’ll keep your clients happily intrigued. In […]

How to get famous online and offline?

It’s one of the questions I get asked a lot … “You’ve got so many followers … how do you get famous online?”. It’s a good question, but I think a better question is … how can you become more influential online and offline? Have you thought about the meaning of the words […]

How to become an influencer on LinkedIn

“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration 12-Week Influencer Program. . Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.” Robin S. Sharma Robin Sharm says it best. To be […]

The great re-plan for the new financial year’s content

Can you believe it’s the new financial year already? Time for a new content plan. Now, it’s at this time of the year that business owners start to plan out their 2019 and the new financial year. If you haven’t done this that’s perfectly ok. It’s actually a great time to look at […]

POST IDEAS: What to write about on social media when you get stuck

Attention business owners: Do you have this problem with your content and social media accounts… You’ve got great intentions and you’ve scheduled some time to sit down and create your social media content … content for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Google Plus and YouTube – and all the others! You’re all fired up and […]

Ingrid Thompson

23:55 20 Jun 18

I met Jon a couple of years ago and was immediately impressed with the way he listens to what people are saying; a rare trait today! The websites he has worked on a stunning and so it was a simple choice when it came to updating my website.Jon has a system for creating websites and he and his team follow the steps. The end result is a stunning website and happy clients.Every step of the way I felt I was in "good hand". The team at Five by Five are professional and they know what they are doing.The original price seemed quite a lot of money to me at the time. These guys are not cheap.Now that my site is complete I know exactly where the value is.A calm team of professionals who respond to every question as if I was their only client. Nothing was too much trouble. Every time I asked about some thing it was responded with positive approach. Carla project manages with a truly caring approach, explaining and helping to understand the tricky bits. Sam's design is where the magic is.When I fell behind one of my deadlines they said "Take care of yourself and we'll get it all back on track as soon as everyone is ready" If you want a professional team to build you a stunning and fully functional website, Jon and the team at Five by Five are for you!Thank you for my new website.

Catherine Isaacs

08:14 16 May 18

Above and beyond.. the team at 5x5 are dedicated to ensuring you get the outcome that your business deserves when it comes to Web Design and customer service. The website they designed for our company is fantastic and functional. It is a work in progress too which they are always happy to adjust and work on where needed. Would highly recommend this business.

Dane Crandon

04:41 27 Apr 18

Five by Five is an amazing company. I am so impressed with their team as they all exceeded my expectations. Carla is so patient and helpful it was a true joy to work with her. Sam did a great job on the design of my site, his work and input was a real asset to the entire project. Thanks guys!

Hitesh Doshi

11:30 28 Apr 18

Very happy with our website that was designed and delivered by Five by Five. Project delivery processes were very impressive! Jon, Carla and the entire team was very helpful throughout the project and accommodated every little request. Highly recommend them for website development for any businesses. :)

Macushla Collins

02:00 06 Jul 18

I have worked with Jon and the FivebyFive team on many website projects. My experience with FivebyFive has shown their approach to website development balances creative design with a clear and structured process that ultimately results in a product clients feel happy with. Where challenges arise, they have been open to feedback and willing to do what's required to make sure the client's specific needs and objectives are met. I'm happy to recommend FivebyFive to any business owner wants their website to look great and perform well too.

Darren Finkelstein

02:09 09 Jul 18

This is our second site built by FiveByFive together with numerous landing pages. Jon, Carla, Sam and the team and the best in the business. We are always thrilled with the results, they built to budget and deliver on time. It's simply good for our business.

Shaun Attwood

21:00 24 Jul 18

We had a great experience working with 5X5 on our recently completed web design project. Their knowledge and experience in design, web development and project management has resulted in a great end result that truly is a 'great looking, high performing website'! I have already recommended them to others. Thanks again Carla, Sam and Jon for your hard work and attention to detail.

Catie Kerris

00:51 26 Jul 18

5 stars for 5x5 seems quite fitting, though I would give 6 stars if I could! Jon, Carla and the rest of the 5x5 team have made the usually arduous task of creating a new website not just painless, but enjoyable. The whole team is professional and knowledgeable, they have excellent communication skills and were quick to turn around any request we threw at them. They also nailed the design of the new website on the first go, which was nothing short of amazing. Highly recommend these guys for any and all web design needs. I've already recommended them to another client. Thanks 5x5 team for the excellent work!

Grant Rowley

00:36 10 Aug 18

The team at Five by Five have been a pleasure to deal with. Professional, efficient and deadline oriented. 100 percent recommend to any business or individual looking for a complete website solution

Justin Brosnan

05:42 14 Aug 18

Jon and the Five by Five team are truly a one-of-a-kind organisation. Offering amazing communication, great attention to detail, and the rare ability to listen to exactly what you as a client are after and turn it into a reality; I cannot recommend them highly enough! Jon and his team always meet deadlines and their support team/desk provide extremely timely solutions to any and all issues that may arise. Most importantly, the websites that they produce are world-class!

Angela Lynch

03:56 16 Aug 18

Five by Five were a joy to work with. They really know their stuff and made the whole website redesign process seamless. Their care package is fantastic – they’re very responsive. Feedback on our new website has been very positive.

David Thorn

10:59 21 Aug 18

Great engagement from day 1. Five by Five are a highly professional team who ensure that no client moves on from their website design experience disappointed. Very prompt responses to all my requests for action. Delighted with the finished product. Highly complimentary reaction from clients, investors and business contacts about the website too which is great third party validation of Five by Five's work. They have delivered an excellent outcome for the investment made.

Greg Layton

10:51 03 Sep 18

I worked with Five by Five over a couple of months to build a new website for Chief Maker. They were just superb on every level. Never missed a meeting, had the smoothest go-lives every time and communicated with a clarity I've never experienced in tech projects. And the site looked incredible and worked seamlessly. I used to outsource to cheap overseas operators and will never do that again after working with Five by Five.

Charlotte Layton

04:12 17 Sep 18

We had such a great experience working with Jon, Carla, Sam and all the team at Five by Five. The process of redeveloping our website was made easy and efficient. They have such good systems in place that nothing was missed and all the details were covered, without me having to chase anything up. I've worked on previous website projects where it's been full of stress, but this was so different. These guys are brilliant - total pros!

Sophie Hall

04:56 21 Sep 18

The Team at Five By Five are awesome! Their communication is second to none, keeping me informed every step of the process and making updates very promptly. My communication was primarily with Carla who was an absolute delight to work with. Can't recommend Five by Five highly enough!

Katherine Barnett

01:01 17 Oct 18

I've used the five by five team on two of my website projects and cannot fault them. Sam is a brilliant designer, Jon really knows his stuff and Carla is an amazing project manager. A highly professional team and I am so pleased with the finished product.

Janelle Gonzalez

04:19 30 Oct 18

Loved working with 5x5 and really really love our new website. The team are very easy to deal with, nothing was ever a problem. I do like the systems 5x5 use which makes life so much easier on the client side. The post build support has also been fantastic, ensuring everything is working smoothly. Highly recommend!!

Lewis Bulley

03:35 01 Nov 18

Working with the whole team at Five by Five, especially our project manager Carla, was a breeze. Super helpful, full of great ideas and really on the ball. We had a big project which had lots of moving parts and they were on top of everything the whole way through. They were able to advise the best route to go, in both usability and visually on the site, and recommend some great third-party companies to work with on other parts of the project, too. Highly, highly recommend Five by Five.

Sarah Garner

04:39 10 Dec 18

5By5 was incredible to work with, from start to finish the client experience and attention to detail was second to none! Highly recommend them for websites both big and small! Thank you so much

Catherine Brooks

06:47 21 Jan 19

Outstanding service, design and implementation of a complex website. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend 5x5 for a project of any size. Looking forward to working with the team again in the future.

Rachada Tepsatra

06:18 01 Feb 19

This is our one year anniversary of our website and while it's taken us a year (our fault!) to write this review, it says a lot that a year on, we still are so very grateful to 5x5 for helping us bring our website to life. As designers ourselves, we had a clear vision for how we wanted our website to look and behave. After comparing 3 web agencies across the country, it was Jon who won us over by video calling us to introduce himself in person and really listening to our needs. The entire team that we worked with made up of Jon, Carla, Sam are consummate professionals and we loved their super-organised approach and tools to facilitate the process. Thank you for building our design and making it world-class!

Justin Keating

03:29 07 Feb 19

A1+ experience, on the entire website build process. Jon, Carla and the team at 5x5 really listen to your needs and nothing is too much trouble. I can and have recommended 5x5 to friends and family.