As a small business owner, you know that you need to get a website up and running, but you are not sure how or what you'll even want on there when you take that step. First of all, host your website with me (www.IndigoFireflyMarketing.com/hosting), and I can either show you how to build a great looking site with my free Sitebuilder program, or build one for you at a cost effective rate.
Secondly, you can pay me an additional fee to create appropriate content for your site based on your product or service after we have an in-depth phone consultation.
I'll create a well-written, visually pleasing site for you from a marketing standpoint that encourages your customers or clients to pick up the phone and call you or submit their information to you through your site so you can follow up with them. Okay, enough about me and what I can do for you. You can review my design and content-creation options on my website: www.IndigoFireflyMarketing.com/design-pricing .
Since I always like to give multiple options for all you budding and current bootstrap entrepreneurs, I'll give you some additional tips on how to proceed with a do-it-yourself site.
According to Bob Monroe of the business and technology program at Carnegie Mellon's Tepper Business School, (in a nice tip from Money Magazine) Questions to ask yourself before you plunge ahead with getting a website up and running are:
1. Why do you want to be on the Web?
2. What image do you want to present?
3. What do you want people to be able to do when they visit your site?
Answering these questions will help you define your online goals, and guide the design of your site and the functions you want to include.
When you get clear on these things as they pertain to your business, you will have a better idea of how to proceed with your site.
By far the cheapest option for you is to develop your site content with appropriate pictures and graphics and then send it to me and I'll put it together for your for as little as $700.00.
Or, this will assist you in a do-it-yourself site (which again, I can host and show you how to use appropriate software). If you end up hiring me or another web developer to build your site, having clarity on the above questions will assist anyone with creating a brilliant site for you!
Whatever path you choose, getting clear on the purpose of your website as it relates to your business is key. You'll be saving yourself time and money on creating the best possible website for your business at this stage of the game. Happy webbing!
