What will
a website do for my business?
A website is a full color
advertisement for your business that is
available 24 hours a day, 365 days of the
year, almost anywhere in the world.
It
can also be a whole lot more.
A
website can contain a great deal more
information than a business card or even a
brochure.
Unlike a
business card, or brochure, which is a
finite thing as soon as your potential
customer picks it up, a website can be
constantly updated to reflect changes in
your business and services.
At
a more sophisticated level a website can
become a mail order catalogue for your
business, or an interactive virtual
community centered on your business.
A
website is going to be very good for your
business and remarkably cost
effective.
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What
kind of website do I need?
That depends entirely on
what you want from your website.
A website can be a whole new
outlet for your business, equivalent to
another shop front, or it can be a simple
advertisement and information service for
your potential customers.
The choice is yours.
Contact
me if you would like to
discuss this.
If you
just want to start with a simple web
presence and see how it works out for you
then I recommend a Simple Starter
Site.
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What
kind of Service can you provide?
I can help you decide what
kind of site will be best for your business,
and when you have decided that I can cost it
within your budget, put it together, arrange
the domain and hosting, and
maintain it for you.
Simple
Starter Site
More simply, I can design
and maintain a simple starter site for your
business to consist of any combination of
the following:
Home
Page
A
page like this introducing your business
and services.
About
A page with more details
and information about your business,
trade, locality etc that
might be interesting to potential
customers.
Links
A page with links to other pages that are
relevant to your business and may be of
interest to your customers.
Contact
Details
Name, Addresses, email, maps, directions
etc relevant to your business.
All of these pages can
use, graphics, logos or small photographs
and can be laid out in any style you
wish.
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What
will it cost to have a website?
Running
Costs
Renting the space for your site will only
cost a few euros a month. For example this
site only cost €7.99 plus vat. Renting
your Domain Name (eg www.conceptsireland.com)
will usually cost less than €15 a year
if it is a .com, .net, .org. Domain names
ending in .ie cost more and are subject to
conditions.
I can arrange
all this for you but I prefer you to rent
your web space and domain name under your
own name. Some web designers rent your web
space and domain name for you in their
company name but I strongly disapprove of
the practice.
Design
Costs
A simple starter site will cost you €150
including the first year's maintenance.
A
more sophisticated site must be costed but
it can be designed around your budget.
