Most frequently used excuses for NOT having a professional website: (The following is a little bit of tough love from The Idea Girl. It may sound mean but please keep in mind that I am only trying to HELP you and your business. When you are ready to see what I can do for your website please complete my website design questionnaire and I will create a mockup completely free of charge and without obligation.)

#1 - My daughter-in-law does it and it looks just great. This one I get a LOT! Oh it might not be your daughter-in-law, son-in-law,  or your uncles friend at work who knows a guy who did your website but something like it.

Time for some tough love from The Idea Girl. Yes, I am in the business of building websites for a living but I also CARE about how that website will improve your business. If I didn't my business would not survive and I would have to resort to selling newspapers on a street corner.

PLEASE take a moment and look at your existing website.

• Compare it to others in your field.

• Think about how much business you are getting from it. I have been to websites which had a counter that read 452 visitors and the site was built in 2006! I get that much traffic to one site in 2 days!

• Does it represent you and your company well or does it look like a train wreck? I have spoken to lots of people who are either blind or just don't care about how their website reflects their business. It baffles me. Do they really think it looks good or are they copping out due to other circumstances? Is it Money? They just can't be bothered? They have too much business as it is? Whatever the excuse is I URGE you to evaluate it and reconsider having your website designed by a professional. No one can afford to have a website that looks as if a third grader did it in their IT class and today if you do not have a professional website your business may as well not even exist. You are loosing clients and customers by the masses.

#2 - My business is mostly word of mouth and we've done well without a website so far.

Beware people. Very soon if it hasn't happened already you will be loosing your client base to the competition. People don't last forever and the new generation are almost ALL shopping or looking online for their next purchase. Do you really want to loose out to your competitor or WORSE loose out to a large company? SAVE THE MOM & POP BUSINESSES and get with the program.

#3 - I can't afford a website right now.

If you cannot afford $350 for a professionally designed brochure type website your business is in more serious trouble than you think. Hosting and domain name registration per year is about $80. That's it!

#4 - I already have a website. BUT THE WEBSITE IS NON EXISTENT and business owners don't even know it! If you think you already have a website do me a favor and just check in on it to see if you actually do have one. Then refer to #1.

Drop me an email and I will look at your website and give you a FREE evaluation. Every website could use some improvement but I will not try to talk you into anything you don't really need.