What you need to
consider
when choosing a web designer or web
hosting solution
A
website is not just a digital flyer. It
is an extension of your business and just
as you would not want customers to enter
a run down dirty store you would not want
customers to see your website looking
like a disaster and associate it with
your business. Making a good impression
starts at the front door. With your
business online, your front door is your
website. Let us help you make it right
before a poorly constructed website
starts loosing you customers and damaging
the business you have worked so hard to
build.
In
many cases, not having a website is
better than having a bad one. If you run
your own business you understand how
important image is. Don't ruin your image
by letting an inexperienced webmaster or
a close friend talk you into a cheap
website.
Call
us first. We have made a living running
our own websites for years and we can
provide an insight in webdesign that
others can't imagine. You don't have to
do what we tell you, but you would be
foolish not to consult experts when you
are making a decision that could affect
your entire business.
The
online industry forfeits millions of
dollars every day due to websites and
shopping carts not compatible with
everyones computer. e-tailers have
varrying estimates but some are massive
losses caused by coding errors or
inexperienced deveoplers making changes.
Worst of all most big companies are
unaware or are told by the website
management team that the system is
functioning properly.
That
is what big companies admit to, imagine
what small businesses are up against.
With out massive development budgets
small businesses are stuck with building
a website themselves or trusting a
webmaster that thinks they know it all.
Knowing
everything about e-commerce is like
expecting your General doctor to perform
brain surgery and heart transplants. Just
as in surgery, we always recomend a
second opinion. Since web design is not
regulated and there are no qualifications
to be a webmaster, the industry is open
to scam artists and frauds, but more so,
just people with little or no knowledge
of what they are doing. Getting involved
with one of these uneducated people can
cost you money, time and possibly damage
the reputation of your existing business.
Make
the right choices, avoid companies that
seem questionable or seem to represent
themselves as something you know they are
not. Anyone can put up a website claiming
to be a multi national conglomerate yet
you call the corperate number and get
some cell phone. Just think before you
buy and consider the impact on your
business when you build a website.
Also
remember, that there are millions of
scammers trying to get your money. With a
vast array of services from search engine
submission, optimization and promises of
floods of web traffic. They will tell you
anything and deliver nothing. If it
sounds too good to be true, it probably
is.
We
encounter people daily that belive they
can build a few pages and get rich.
People that ignore the fact that there
are millions of educated webmasters that
do this everyday. They ignore the fact
that companies spend millions and
millions on their websites and will eat
them for lunch.
Yet
they still belive they can build 5 pages
with no experience, no effort and start
collecting barrels of cash. Blowing aways
super companies like walmart, amazon and
ebay.
Of
couse, this is not going to happen. But a
website can be a very lucritive business
if you put in the effort and resources
that you would any other business. Just
remember, you get out what you put in.
We
have many customers making upwards of $20,000.00
in monthly sales. Its not ebay, but it is
a very respectable onlne presense.
We are
sometimes harsh in pointing out reality
to clients and bringing them back to
earth. But we would rather tell you the
truth than inflate your deams and collect
your money untill you give up. Our
company rule is to be honest, no matter
how much the client hates us for it.
We
think our approach is unique and
refreshing in a market full of scammers.
But our income is not dependant on our
website hosting, so we can afford to be
honest.
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