Web Designers in Swindon
Perhaps you're a start-up company needing a website that will work hard for you.
Maybe you've been made redundant and can set up on your own at last. Or perhaps you've just realised that a good website is pretty key to your company's success, and you just don't have one.
Whatever stage you're at with your business, you need a website.
My name is Pat Harper, and I know exactly what it's like to set up on your own. I started as a Marketing freelance 10 years ago and, though I had no money, I knew that a website was the first thing I had to get. It cost me over £1000 and was pretty awful by today's standards - and things like search engine optimisation and editable web pages were but a distant dream. But that website served me well, and now you can get a much better web presence at about a quarter of the vast cost I shelled out.
If you still have doubts as to whether you really need a website, let me ask you a question. What do you do when you're looking for a product or service? You go straight to the internet and type in what you're looking for, probably using Google. That's just what everyone else does too. A good-looking, well-written website is a great marketing tool, and can really make a difference to your business.
It's not just about having a website that looks wonderful - it's got to work. Search engines don't look at a website and think "Isn't this lovely - I must put it at the top of the search results". Visitors don't look at a website (if they've managed to find it in the first place) and think "This site looks gorgeous - I must give all my business to this company".
For a website to work it's also got to be
- friendly to search engines
- straightforward to navigate
- easy to read
- simple to edit and update
- trackable
It can be tough going it alone - though as far as I'm concerned, it's the only way to go - and you have to spend your limited budget wisely. I found that my website (terrible though it was) not only helped me market my products and services to a wide audience; it also gave me credibility and was a real, measurable help in growing my business.
You really don't need a big budget to have a website that works.
Contact me if you'd like to have a highly-effective website that won't break the bank.
