Normally, you will go around looking for professional designers that can custom build your site for you and you are prepared to pay at least a few hundred dollars for the building and maintaining of your new website.
First, you got to bear in mind that these website design companies will charge you much more that it would cost you to design the website yourself. Surely you have seen those classified advertisements in newspapers that offer a 5-page website at $500? These companies are established physical brick and mortar and they have to increase the amount they charge to pay for their overheads like office rent, designer's wages, advertising costs etc.
The solution? Why don't you design your website yourself with an easy website builder. Think about it, if you only need 5 simple pages to present some simple information on your product, why waste hundreds of dollars for it? Just spend a little time to sit down and learn do it yourself. You'll be able to design your own websites even if you do not know a single line of HTML (hypertext markup language) code with the help of WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) web building software such as the old Microsoft Frontpage and Dreamweaver.
The latest and best on the market is the upgraded and excellent XSite Pro V2. This fast website builder comes packaged with all the latest web component tools that you will need to build your own company website fast.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Importance of A Good Web Design
Your website is the hub of your online business; it is the virtual representation of your company whether your company exists physically or not. When you are doing business online, people cannot see you physically like how they could if they were dealing with an offline company. Hence, people do judge you by your covers. This is where a good web design with an easy website builder comes in.
Imagine if you are running an offline company. Would you allow your salespersons to be dressed in shabby or casual clothes when they are dealing with your customers? By making your staff wear professionally, you are telling your customers that you do care about quality. This works simply because first impressions matter.
Similarly, the same case is with your website. If your website is put together shabbily and looks like a 5 minute "quick fix", you are literally shouting to your visitors that you are not professional and you do not care for quality.
On the opposite, if you have a totally professional looking website layout, you are giving your visitors the perception that you have given meticulous attention to every detail and you care about professionalism. You are organised, focused and you really mean business.
On the other hand, you should also have anything related to your company well designed. From business cards to letterheads to promotional brochures, every little bit matters. This is because as you grow your business, these items become the face of your business. Once again, think of the "salesperson dressed shabbily" anology, and you will get the point.
Imagine if you are running an offline company. Would you allow your salespersons to be dressed in shabby or casual clothes when they are dealing with your customers? By making your staff wear professionally, you are telling your customers that you do care about quality. This works simply because first impressions matter.
Similarly, the same case is with your website. If your website is put together shabbily and looks like a 5 minute "quick fix", you are literally shouting to your visitors that you are not professional and you do not care for quality.
On the opposite, if you have a totally professional looking website layout, you are giving your visitors the perception that you have given meticulous attention to every detail and you care about professionalism. You are organised, focused and you really mean business.
On the other hand, you should also have anything related to your company well designed. From business cards to letterheads to promotional brochures, every little bit matters. This is because as you grow your business, these items become the face of your business. Once again, think of the "salesperson dressed shabbily" anology, and you will get the point.
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