One of the great things about living in Melbourne is the small town feel we still have. While nearby cities have grown, Melbourne has maintained its small town feel.
If you are a business owner in Melbourne, you might feel like word-of-mouth is a sufficient draw for new customers to come to your door. Take a trip through historic downtown Melbourne though, and you might be surprised. For such a quaint and lovely area, you’d be hard-pressed to find a shop or boutique that doesn’t have a fully-functional and professionally designed website. Don’t let the old downtown feel fool you. Smart business owners in Melbourne know that having a presence on the web is important – both for attracting new business and for communicating well with current clients and customers.
From longtime staples of downtown, like Coins & Curiosities, The Tin Roof Popcorn Company, and Meg O’Malley’s, to newer places like The Melting Pot (a fondue restaurant), Get Fired Up (a pottery craft studio), and Downtown Yoga.
Personally, we like to meet clients at Sunshoppe Cafe if the weather is nice. Great iced chai teas! Plus, it helps that they have free wireless internet. The staff is friendly and the music is nice. What else could you need for a great atmosphere to creatively think about your new website?
If you’re hungry and want to meet over a good meal, can we suggest Island Pasta and their delicious Rasta Pasta? Eating is available outside or in.
While the population of Melbourne is a bit over 70,000, only growing a little in the north Melbourne area the past ten years (approximately 10 percent), the bulk of new business is coming into its area from the explosive growth from its neighboring cities to the south (Palm Bay and Malabar) and from the Suntree and Viera/Rockledge area up north. There’s also been some growth on the beach, but with environmental impact concerns enacted during the 1990’s, very little new building growth has happened on the beachside.
The owner of Brevard Web Hosting has lived in Melbourne (on and off) since 1973. We think it is a great place to live and work. But don’t let that old school charm of Melbourne seduce you into thinking you don’t need a quality website. Commit a few hours of your time and a little money to have Brevard Web Hosting design and host a professional website for you. Then, you can join the Melbourne business community online.
