Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Start a website for your business

So your small business doesn't have a website, or perhaps the website you have is ineffective and you want to start over, so how do you start or start over? If you’ve decided to start an online or offline work at home business and are just beginning , you have a have two options and they are to either create your own or employ someone else to create you a shiny new website. I prefer to do my own, but outsourcing is a great option if you are not comfortable with doing that.

If you own a business and already have a website, it is a great idea to create a testimonials page and use real testimonials from satisfied clients who have experienced your products or services. Having some honest testimonials will help build confidence in your potential buyers that you are capable of providing the service they are seeking.


You will also want to set a goal, to have good SEO work done or do it yourself if you know how so that you can be found when someone does a generic search for a local business that offers the goods or services you provide. In general, it is important to have interesting content that relates to your business or association on your website because it is important to your audience and has the added benefit of making your website search engine friendly. When you ultimately weigh up the costs and possible cost-saving benefits of a website, it should then become clear whether or not your business will benefit from this investment.

When a business makes the decision to gain an internet presence, whether they are the largest corporation or the smallest home business, they may be tempted to take what appears to be the "easy way" to get the company website up and running fast. Assuming you are outsourcing the task, you deserve a web developer in tune to your business needs and who understands how your website effects the image you are trying to create that converts more visitors into sales, so take the time to look around for someone who can do that for you.

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