The Process of Building a Website – Part 2

January 27, 2018 / admin / blog, building-a-website

Getting started:

Another thing to be discussed during the first meeting is the domain name. Every website needs a domain name such as www.yourbusiness.com.

If you do not already have a domain name, it will be your assignment to come up with a few ideas. Try to come up with a few variations of what you want since the first idea you have may already be in use. This can be an overwhelming task and I can help if needed. Here is a site to help with the process.

Here are a few websites that can help you with the process of choosing a domain name:

Domain name prices vary but typically cost around $10 per year. This will be one of your yearly expenses.

After this first meeting, the web designer will take the information you provide during the first meeting and generate the basic website layout, or wireframe model, of the preliminary website design.

The Process of Building a Website – Part 1

January 26, 2018 / admin / blog, building-a-website

Getting started:

Building a website is a process. This process starts with a concept…your concept!

You either have a small business or are a part of a non-profit organization that you want to promote on the Internet. These days the web seems to be the place where people turn to for information. No wonder the web is referred to as the Information Highway!

Taking your idea and concepts and turning them into a website is what myself, and a host of website designers, are here for. A good designer will sit down and listen to your ideas and tune in to your vision. After all, as I’ve said, this is all about you and your organization.

So the first step after you decide who you would like to work with is to sit down with your designer and talk about your ideas and conceptually what you would like the website to look like. This if the “30,000 foot” view if you will. You may have ideas from websites that you like or you may just have your own ideas. There are no details at this point just blocks of information that you want to be conveyed.

Five Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Website

January 23, 2018 / admin / blog

Five Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Website

A website is a digital business card. Before the internet, social networking and smartphones, small businesses paid to be in the yellow pages of a phone book. They also had business cards and brochures printed and paid for expensive advertising. Some small businesses can’t afford all of this. A website is a cost effective way to reach your audience with up-to-date information.
Did you know that 70% of US Households now use the Internet when shopping locally for products and services? (The Kelsey Group; ConStat). You are missing a large segment of customers if you don’t have a website.
A professional website lists products and services, showcases your work with pictures, and uses testimonials from satisfied customers. Pictures call attention to your business, engage the customer, and help the customer relate emotionally to your business.
A well-designed website gives your business credibility, communicates to your customers who you are and what you do, and show how you are different from your competitors.
Customers have questions and concerns. A Frequently Asked Questions section of your website, targets those questions. You contact section can include a place for other questions that you may not have considered.

The bottom line is every small business needs a website.

Sue Miyamoto – Website Content Writer