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Time also want to revisit an old subject.  That of "Going Solo"

Can I do my website myself? 

If you are fairly experienced in using web applications and programs, this may be an option for you.

There are many do-it-yourself packages on the web, and as long as you have the time and skill, you may want to consider this.  Time truly is money, though, so let's look at a comparison scenario

At the very least you will pay between $5 and $25 per month to have your website hosted.  You will then need to undertake the sometimes daunting task of learning the programs and will no doubt, spend hours on hold with service tech's to help you with your many questions. 

For most of our clients, their time is better spent doing business and is worth more than what your Web Specialist will charge each month. That one factor alone is usually enough to decide to use our services for your maintenance and updates. If your time is not an issue, consider these other factors:

"Do-it-yourself" web site packages and software have many limitations.

Most of these "do-it-yourself" applications yield  "do-it-yourself" looking pages.

Designing and building the most effective web page takes an expert many hours and only experience helps to reduce the time investment. If you are not going to make web design your business, you are probably better off hiring us to do it for you.

Creating it yourself can take days or weeks of frustration often producing poor results.  Anyone can lay out an advertisement - but the quality of the work is usually commiserate with the expertise of the person who did the work. Most companies use professionals because it is generally much more cost effective and a professional designer will certainly bring a more professional look to your web site.

Correct optimization of your site to attract Search Engine activity is an art unto itself.  A web site that no one can find is useless.  Your site should not only look beautiful and balanced artistically, but it needs to be a magnet for the Search Engines so that people can find your site.

If all you want is a simple web site that can serve as an extension of your business card or portfolio, then you might want to try to go it alone, but if you are serious about your web presence making you money and reflecting your company or product in a professional way, then hire a professional.  Your overall costs will be very little more than if you did it yourself and a great deal easier for you!

Remember, we are here to help!

If you are already doing business with us or are considering our services and you have ANY questions,

please don’t hesitate to call.

Remember to check back for our updated Newsletter and future blog planned for early in 2009.

Until we talk again!

Thank you for your business! 

Sincerely,

Robert Petelle

WebDesignbyBob

Let's talk about optimizing your site

to it's full potential -

                            

Optimize your site through strong use of keywords -

Search Engine activity

You can help us in optimizing your web site for greater Search Engine activity. 

The primary way to build good "organic" ranking with the "SE's" is providing as

many keywords and keyphrases as possible within the body of the text on

your pages. 

Think of what keywords and phrases a person will be searching with. 

And, then provide us with your best update to the text in your site to

reflect these phrases.  As always, we are here to help with writing copy.

Doing this is fundamental in gaining good ranking with Google, MSN, Yahoo and other search engines as well.

We can then also use those all important words and phrases in the background (meta tags) and also look to improve page titling which also is very important.  What appears in your head tag is equally important.

Sadly, I often see websites with page titles such as "Home page" instead of including company name, geographical info and possibly a emphases.   Correct page titling is often missed by web designers and full use of this technique should incorporate somewhat different, wording and keywords. 

Please provide your web designer with as many keywords and phrases as you can possibly think of!  Your business is your business, and you know what search terms are usual in your industry far better than we do.   Help us to keep improving your copy for each page of your site.  We are glad to help in providing good copy for your site. 

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