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Small Business Site

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Small Business SiteMany business owners plan to set up a small business website. They want to provide information to their customers. In addition, it is one of the best ways to advertise and be competitive. There is actually a great deal to consider before designing a site.

They should first think about what their objectives are for their website.  It is important to understand why your website is being started. Some want to provide better information to their customers. In addition to advertising products and services. Will it allow customers to make purchases online?  There is a significant difference between an information site and a monetized site. One site is not interactive. While the other can take orders from customers and process them. As a result, this is a much higher level of functionality to consider. You also need trained support personnel to handle all of the back office processes.

Information Small Business Site

An information small-business site will provide basic information about the business. It will cover who the principals are, contact information, etc. Include a list of your products and services.  If customers wish to purchase any of these services and products they must contact you.  Remember to make contacting you easy for them and be responsive. They can do this by sending an e-mail. Or they can talk to you over the phone or visit your business.  This is really just a traditional advertising site that happens to be online.

Order Processing Site

A small business site that accepts orders is a much more complex site. This may include processing credit card payments or PayPal payments. It must have better information, cash processing information, and order placement. A status update is also typically provided. The privacy of customers’ personal information must also be addressed.

Set up an information site quite quickly. Update the content and add new content as time permits.  The small-business site can process and manage cash transactions which will take time to develop. They are generally more expensive. Also, they require more maintenance on an ongoing basis.  We’re not trying to dissuade you from setting up one of these sites. Always take into account your expectations, objectives, etc.

With the advent of PayPal and cash transaction terminals, basic cash management can be added to the site.  Note that the back-end process of fulfilling the order is a separate process. This includes excepting the order, preparing the product, packing, and shipping. Finally, you must be able to send invoices for the product.

Our Website Services

We specialize in providing small business websites that are informational in nature. They include contact capabilities provided on the website. You can provide a phone number, a contact form or allow customers to send e-mails to you.  Use a content management system. This provides the option to the business owner to prepare and update their own content.  It is quite straightforward and easy to use. Owners just need to figure out what content they want to provide.

Search engine optimization is provided. Search engines will index your site. Your site will rank higher. This is aimed at customers who are searching for particular products and services that your company provides.

For more information about our services, please contact us by phone or e-mail or using our contact form. We will be happy to respond to your request.  We provide domain management, hosting services, and content management services.

Small Business Domain

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Small Business DomainSetting up a small business domain and company website does not have to be complicated or expensive.

Business owners have a relatively small budget for online services like websites.  There are really three elements that need to be focused on when you are developing your website and which many small business owners do not want to be involved with simply because they do not have the time.  The first is to obtain a domain name. This is the address or URL that you type into your browser to find the website.  The second service that is required is a place to host your website.  Your domain name will be pointed at this address.  The address represents a server operating somewhere on the Internet which will provide and upload your content to customers that are browsing your small business website.

Small Business Domain – Content Management System

A content management system is a next component that is required in order for you to introduce content onto your website and deliver the content to your customers.  Many content management systems are available however we use a content management system called WordPress for our customers and also for ourselves.  This Web engine or content management system is a great tool for people who are not interested in developing their own HTML code and do not want to spend a lot of time trying to configure their own web pages.

WordPress is much like Microsoft Word in some perspectives with spelling checks and grammar identification and correction.  Many different widgets can be added to provide additional functionality specific to the needs of your website and your company.  Spelling checks, formatting, statistics, and many others can be added.

Small Business Domain – Let Us Build Your Web Site For You

Our company uses WordPress and in fact, this blog is being driven by a WordPress installation.  Your domain name and small business website can also be installed inexpensively with a content management system such as WordPress. Within a few hours, you can be up and running with basic information.  We can also develop and enter content for you. Which includes text as well as images and videos are also possible.

Once the website is up and running, your team can make their own updates. Or arrange for a member of our team to do the updates for you. Many web site owners like this approach as another means of managing their costs. This approach provides then with the flexibility they need to manage their content and their costs.

Give us a call or check out some of our pricing and options and let us build your website for you.

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Small Business Owner

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Small Business OwnerThe small business owner knows that they need a website to have a presence on the internet, but seldom has the time or the skills to set up a website domain or a hosting site, let alone design a website that meets their needs. Once the website is set up, there is ongoing maintenance to add content that keeps it current with the products and services that the small business offers. Many small business owners will just shy away from doing anything at all in this regard or they will turn to companies such as ours to help them with their website design.

Various Approaches to Web site Design for the Small Business Owner

There are many different approaches one can take to set up a small business website. For example, some customers will obtain their own domain name and request hosting, then they will do the rest. Others want the domain name, the hosting, and the blog engine installed and they will then add the content using the user-friendly blog system. Then there is the business owner who wants a website and wants to hand over the content to a content manager such as ourselves to build the website and design all of the content pages.

We have listed the services we provide to small business owners on our website. Click here for more information. This is a guideline only and should be used to give some idea of what the potential costs are to set up a website and add content on a regular basis.

Search Engine Indexing

We recently built a website for a small non-profit organization, click here to see the website. They had the domain, and we provided the hosting and installed a WordPress blog with the appropriate apps to support his website. We add some basic pages and then turned it over to the president of the organization who wanted to design and add his own content and images for his blog. With a small amount of training, they were in business and updating content as needed.

They wanted to know why their website was on the 1st page of search results for some search terms and not for others. The answer was pretty simple. They did not have any content on their website that used those terms and therefore the search engines would not index them for that term, nor would they rank them for that term. They were obviously going to think about this and decide if they were going to add more content or not.

Inexpensive Small business Owner Websites

The example we have discussed is one of the least expensive ways to build a website. Spending a  small amount for a domain name and hosting and then building and designing their own pages is clearly the way to go for this group. If they have the time to add their own content and are not too concerned about the time it takes, they can add content using the WordPress blogging engine, which is extremely easy to use and intuitive to learn.

For more information about domain name setup, hosting, web site design, contact us for more information today.

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Small Business Needs Web Site Support

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Web Site SupportWhether you are a new business in start-up mode or a business that has been around for a while, you have probably realized that you need to have a website. You want your customers to learn about your company online.  Many online companies just charge too much to get started. Then they want an arm and a leg to make any changes, add product pages and images, etc. You would like to make some changes yourself. But they tell you it is either too complicated or they will not give you access. One company we know pays $500 a month for updates and minor changes. Anything that is more significant and it is not clear just what qualifies requires a work order and a hefty hourly fee.  There is an alternative to Web Site Support, and it costs a lot less.

Well, now you can have both. A business website to get you started and an interface that is easy to use. As a result, it allows you to create your own content without having to learn a lot of computer code or HTML, PHP, etc, etc. A startup is inexpensive. You can choose between doing updates yourself. Or have us make changes or embark on a full marketing program to increase your contact results. For more details, click here.

Website Support – WordPress

We use WordPress as our blog engine. Which has been used by millions of websites all over the world? It has many plugins or widgets and theme templates that allow us all to create websites that are easy to view, update, and add to. This system can easily be used by many people who are not familiar with blogs or designing websites. We set up the basic site for you. We will create the look and feel that you want to present to your potential customers. There will also be a contact page that they can use to contact you if they have more questions or would like someone to call them to set up an appointment.

Many small business owners have found that by having a website, they can increase sales and customer contacts. A list of frequently asked questions can also reduce your overall load on your sales team and your reception. You also ensure that your own people are using standardized answers for all of the questions that customers typically ask.

Give us a call or send us an email today for Web Site Support. We will be pleased to discuss your needs with you. We can set up a website that meets your company’s personal needs.