Clear Website Message

Your website is not designed for you. It is designed for your customers. It is not a place to put all your favorite pictures and certainly not your music choices. The point of your website has to be clear to the internet surfer within about 4 seconds. Surfers are not patient people. With so many other choices out there, they will just pass you by without a second glance.

Your web design needs to be clear and easy to navigate. Your message should be unmistakable. You look needs to be professional. Do not use music, ugly images, or moving images.

If you don't have a website (or you are using a company replicated site,) I highly recommend that you have a website of your own. Google does not like replicated sites. By simply having your own webpage with original content you will gain an advantage over those that don't take the time to create one.

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Free Websites? Top Domain Name too

In my previous post I spoke of the importance of having a web presence. It can be done so inexpensively. Notice though, I did not say for free. There are so many scams and crackpots out there that the average consumer wisely avoids anything that does not have the complete appearance of legitimacy. Do not use the free hosting sites for business use. They are great fun for personal reasons, but most people will never take your business seriously. You usually also have no control over the advertising placed on your site. I have found one notable exception, blogger.com. It can be a great addition to the site that you already own. My blogs are just part of proverbs31list.com

On that same note. Take the time to register your own top level domain name, like proverbs31list.com. It can easily be done for only 10$ or so a year and it is invaluable in helping customers find your website and consider using your services or buying your product.

Hoping your business grows today,
Shelley

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Building a Web Presence

You have to be on the web. Very few businesses survive, much less thrive without the vast resources and contacts that can be made though the internet.

The good news is that it is so easy for even the technologically resistant to get a website up and running. Like most products and services improvements are contstantly being made. No longer do you have to pay thousands of dollars for someone else to design a website for you. The big guys will still go this route, but for small businesses there are so many more options.

If you do not have a website yet, find a company that will host your site for a fair monthly fee and also will allow you to create your site using their premade designs. It is so simple that most people can have a professional quality website in 30 minutes.

Blogger.com is a perfect example of the variety of options out there.