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Hiring someone to build your Web Site has hit the big time with small business owners who are realizing that often the time and energy spent doing-it-yourself may not only be better spent other ways, but also may not provide the results you want. A Web site should not only provide visibility for your business, it should also present a positive image for your business and drive either online sales or leads. If you are starting a business based on advertising sales your Web site is everything.

So how do you first find someone to build your Web site and how to do you make sure that you get what you want from the relationship? As hiring someone to build a Web site becomes more and more popular, here is every small business owners guide to making the decision wisely:

Get your act together!
Not understanding Web technology is no excuse these days for looking like a deer in the headlights when asked – “What are you looking for?” Not knowing what you want will usually lead to quotes that can’t help but be inaccurate, a lot of time (and possibly money) spent having your Web designer make mistakes so that you can tell them what you don’t want and eventually get to what you do want. Especially if you are working with a very limited budget you will want a clear plan for your site.

Be realistic and open about your budget
It is important that you know what you have to spend. If you are selling online and want to hire a reputable company, expect to spend between $1,200 and $5,000 for a Web site that can generate leads for you depending on whether you want a custom design. If you’re planning to sell online (excluding a simple PayPal sales) expect to spend from $5,000 to $20,000 to get a site set up. (Chanel’s note: I am NOT this expensive. My rates range from $350 to $1000!)

Get a Referral
Technology can be a murky business. I have heard both wonderful and horrible stories about business owners who hired a Web site developer from a simple online search. I strongly recommend asking people you trust for referrals.

Use The Horse for the Course
No we’re not talking about OTB, and there should be no “longshot” factor in your Web site construction project. There are different kinds of practitioners involved in building, marketing and maintaining a Web site and they all have different skillsets. It’s not hard to know who they are and what they do, and this is one thing you really should know… Do you just need a designer? Do you not need a designer at all? Do you need a programmer? Maybe you’ll be fine with an HTML coder who is usually less expensive than a programmer? Check out next week’s post for a description of Web site roles and players.

I know it can be hard to figure out what you want and a lot of times, the person you hire will help you do that. But you want to hire people with the right skillset to even be able to answer those questions for you. Please check out my online resume if you are interested in hiring me!

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great quotes.

November 13, 2011
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Here are some great quotes that I really like:

“I cannot hide my anger to spare you guilt, nor hurt feelings, nor answering anger; for to do so insults and trivializes all our efforts. Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. Yet all too often, guilt is just another name for impotence, for defensiveness destructive of communication; it becomes a device to protect ignorance and the continuation of things the way they are, the ultimate protection for changelessness.”

— Audre Lorde

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

– Steve Jobs

“Love is blind, they say; sex is impervious to reason and mocks the power of all philosophers. But, in fact, a person’s sexual choice is the result and sum of their fundamental convictions. Tell me what a person finds sexually attractive and I will tell you their entire philosophy of life. Show me the person they sleep with and I will tell you their valuation of themselves. No matter what corruption they’re taught about the virtue of selflessness, sex is the most profoundly selfish of all acts, an act which they cannot perform for any motive but their own enjoyment – just try to think of performing it in a spirit of selfless charity! – an act which is not possible in self-abasement, only in self-exultation, only on the confidence of being desired and being worthy of desire. It is an act that forces them to stand naked in spirit, as well as in body, and accept their real ego as their standard of value. They will always be attracted to the person who reflects their deepest vision of themselves, the person whose surrender permits them to experience – or to fake – a sense of self-esteem. Love is our response to our highest values – and can be nothing else.”

— Ayn Rand

the exception.

They say if you love someone, then their flaws and mistakes shouldn’t even matter. It should always be about focusing on the positive and fading out the negative, because that shit doesn’t matter and will only put you down. If you want to be happy, think of all the love they gave, but if you want to be sad, think of all the mistakes they made. Which one will you choose? No, scratch that; which one should you choose? Nobody’s perfect, so stop wanting more, and just appreciate what you have. Love is acceptance and willing to accept any negative shit they give, so never let go and just believe. Every guy out there will hurt you, but there will always be that one guy you’re willing to continuously love. And he will be your only exception.

- source: tumblr.

need a web designer?

great quotes.

the exception.

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