5 Simple Tips When Shopping For a Cheap Website

Business owners need to be careful when shopping for a cheap website because as the saying goes, "You get what you pay for". The biggest mistake most people make is going with a web designer who does not have the required experience. Many cost conscious business owners end up hiring the kid next door or their brother-in-law because they know how to put together a rudimentary website and get it online. Then, once the business owner asks them to add in something more advanced like a contact form, rotating images or e-commerce functionality they can't get the person on the phone and they are left with a half built website that generates zero business.
The other issue is often quality. More often than not, the business owner will end up with a cheap website that looks like it was put together by a 5th grader. This does them no good, especially if image is important to their business. Remember, a website is often the first impression a prospective client will get when shopping for your services. If your website looks cheap, then how does that make you look?
You can get a cheap website that looks professional and works the way you need it to if you ask the right questions before hiring a web designer.
Here are some tips:
1. When the web designer shows you their portfolio, ask how much each of the websites cost to make. Many times you will be lured in by an awesome looking portfolio only to find out that not one of the samples they show you is the actual "cheap" price.
2. Make sure that the "cheap price" includes the amount of pages you will need. Many web design companies promote $99 or $199 websites but those are for 1 page websites only.
3. If you have a particular website in mind that you'd like to pattern your website from, ask how long it would take to build it. Then get the hourly rate. Many times what you want, or need, for your business doesn't fit into a cheap website. You may be asked to scale back. That's okay as long as you don't scale back so much that you end up with something that does your business no good.
4. Don't kid yourself thinking that you will get a full blown e-commerce website where you can take credit cards, control inventory and offered discount codes for a couple hundred bucks. E-commerce websites need to be secure and have to give you the ability to easily add products, shipping calculations, affiliate programs and such. You can have a reasonably priced e-commerce website built but it obviously can't be built as cheaply as a 5 page informational website.
5. Make sure that the web designer has the technical ability to enhance your website in the future as your business grows. If they are willing to build you a cheap website then they may not have the skills or know how to build you a more advanced website when the time comes for that.
You can find a cheap website as long as you take your time to ask the right questions. There are plenty of professional web design companies that offer cheap websites out there. Just take your time to find a cheap website that is the right one for you.

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Jayme Ward is the owner of Digi Donkey, an Internet marketing agency located in Cocoa, FL.. Digi Donkey can build you a cheap website complete with an easy-to-use website management system.

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