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I love creating original design websites for small businesses that thought they couldn’t afford the service. As a matter of fact, it was at the consistent requests of my advertising clients that I got into web design.
Many small business owners think they can save money by doing their own websites. But I’ve got some great reason why you should not go the do-it-yourself route when it comes to such an important part of your business.
Today we’ll discuss four of those reasons.
#1 A professional website designer has experience designing websites and you don’t. In addition to the technical side of website development, professional website designers have ideas and knowledge of how to make your website successful. They know the steps in order of designing and building a site and how to make the process easy for you. After all, you have a business to run and designing a website isn’t part of that job. If you need a professional service, hire a professional to do it. Website designers do the same thing if their AC unit or car breaks down. It’s no different.
#2 You don’t have the time. You know that to be true. How long have you known you’ve needed a website and still not found the time to even call someone to get a consultation? Do you truly believe you’ll have the time to put together a quality website? There’s a lot of work that goes into creating a website, and a professional has the skills and experience to take on as much of that work as possible, leaving you the time to do what it is you do best – operate your business.
#3 A do-it-yourself website usually looks like a do-it-yourself website. It is standard in appearance and chances are good it will come out looking like everyone else’s does. It should, in fact, be a good representation of you and what you do and convert users to consumers.
#4 Do it yourself websites often don’t display properly because the do-it-yourselfer is inexperienced in web design and when he or she makes a mistake, they don’t know what to do to correct it. That can lead to frustration and either they give up or they just rush through to finish the job and aren’t pleased with the final results.
You can’t shortcut the website design process. If you consider the overall value of a good website and what it can do for your business, you will see that it is worth the investment you will pay to get a quality service from someone who knows what they are doing. After all, that’s why your clients come to you for your products or services.
Micki – your web gal
connect@michelleharbour.com
804.642.2363
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