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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.
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Compare it to others in your field.
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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!
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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. |