What You Waiting For?

I have just got back from meeting my business mentor. It was our final meeting, she has been helping me for the last year, although we will keep in touch. I have found it beneficial to have someone to bounce ideas off and today I came away with another one. 

As a fairly new business I know how hard it is to get funding in place to start running and promoting your business. As a web designer I also know how important it is to have a web presence. Often though a website is beyond the budget of a fledgling business. However have you thought about this...

Buy your domain name (123-Reg are great). A yourdomain.co.uk only costs around £11 for two years. 

Once you have your domain name you can set up email addresses for your business which always look more professional than, say, using gmail or hotmail. 

BUT!

If you buy a domain name & start using your email address potential clients will probably visit yourdomain.co.uk to see what your website's like and all they will get is a generic holding page - not professional at all.

So what can you do?

You contact me and I will set up your hosting, create up to two emails and make you a personalised page for your business so at least there is something for your visitors to see. This page would have your business name/logo, contact information, a little bit about your business and possibly a relevant picture or two depending upon your requirements. So much more professional and helpful for your potential clients and a reasonably priced option to keep you going until you have funding for a full website.

Drop me an email or tweet me to discuss a budget option to get your business on the web.

 

 

 

Mad March (ish)

The beginning of March has been hectic to say the least. I had two client websites to complete plus family obligations. All is done now so here's a couple of links. 

The first website I completed was for Morecambe Gas Showroom. Tim, the owner, is a long-standing friend who had started a GBBO website but needed someone to tweak it and make it look better. I had never worked with a GBBO website before and discovered some limitations but managed to create something a little more pleasant and customised - Tim is pleased with it and that's the main thing. 

The second one was for an existing client Chris Abram. I had created the "Erics" website for him late 2009 for the video competition he arranged. He is lovely to work for and was pleased with my efforts so came back to me when he needed a website for his "Our Heritage" films. Heritage Video Productions is a place to find out about Chris and his videography work plus you can purchase DVDs online now. It's based around Wordpress so Chris can update it himself in the future rather than have to come back to me for everything. 

I am currently working with an engineering recruitment firm and a fabulous vocalist to create them websites that are as effective as they are attractive. Watch this space.

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