When you developed your business idea, you probably talked to other entrepreneurs, possibly read some books, surfed some websites, talked with the counselors at the local business centre, or even hired a business coach to help you make choices that would lead to success.
You hired professionals to create the signage you use to attract walk-in custom. Very likely you hired an accountant or a lawyer to walk you through setting up your books or incorporating.
In fact, you used professionals at various stages of the company’s launch and development to ensure that you covered all aspects of the process correctly and to your advantage.
So why hire the kid next door to make your website?
The Kid Next Door
Unless the “kid” next door is actually a business person with a number of years of experience in design, it is likely that he or she will complete some, but not all, of the important elements you need to include in a successful web site project. We have a 94 point checklist that we use to make sure we have covered off everything that can go wrong. And our list is always growing as the changing web throws out more challenges.
Our list includes:
- design
- under the hood elements that facilitate search engines indexing
- code validation
- programming
- social networking
- content including grammar, spelling, and relevance
- consistency
- optimization
- considerations appropriate to your target audience
- accessibility, and
- privacy
The kid next door may have a flare for design and we may want to interview him one day for a junior position, but meanwhile, your website is the shingle you hang out for all the world to see. It is powerful and cost-effective only if it works for you. And it works for you, only if it designed your company and your customer’s needs in mind.
Further, we have been in business since 1995. We aren’t going to abandon your project because it’s exam time or because we want to go to the cottage for a couple of weeks. Our work is backed by experience and it’s fully insured. We make every effort to create a website that will satisfy you and your customers, given your budget and schedule.
We work using a process that we developed over the past decade to ensure your project is completed in a timely manner. All we ask, is that you stick with the process (which includes payment schedules) and meet your deadlines so we can meet ours so you can be online with a web presence that satisfies your marketing goals.