Web Design: You Too Can Have an Amazing Website

You Too Can Have an Amazing Website

Written by Cal Hyslop

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Finally, you want to make sure that your template is editable. This means that your template will come with repparttar appropriate files (PSD, HTML, SWF, and FLA) that will allow you to make repparttar 132289 necessary changes to your template. Ask you vendor before making your selection. Most templates come with these files, but it is better to be safe than sorry. You should be able to download your selection immediately or your vendor will provide a link to do so.

Great! Now you have a really impressive template and can’t wait to make repparttar 132290 changes that will get you a completed website that blows away your competition. Well, you’re halfway there. You have one more important choice to make. Who will do repparttar 132291 editing? You will either have someone internally run with repparttar 132292 project or you can hire someone and outsource repparttar 132293 job. If you decide to handle things internally make sure you have repparttar 132294 necessary software to edit your files and someone who is somewhat familiar with how to do repparttar 132295 editing. This is what your template vendor probably didn’t tell you. Certainly it isn’t as easy as purchasing a template and plugging in text. If it were then there wouldn’t be a market for web design and development companies. If you’re confident about handling it yourself then great, but be careful. You might find yourself investing a lot of time and money trying to get your desired results.

Your alternate choice, hiring a development firm, will almost certainly get your site looking and functioning repparttar 132296 way you want it, but for a fee, of course. It is easy to find a development firm to handle your needs and you can find several online. Simply search with repparttar 132297 keyphrase “web site design”. Call or email a few of them explaining your situation and needs and ask for a quote to perform repparttar 132298 editing for you. Depending on repparttar 132299 amount of editing you will require you should receive price quotes in repparttar 132300 $500 -$1500 range. This is a very reasonable price to pay for a professional website. Most likely, you will be glad you did.

I have a background in business and technology with a Masters in Business Administration and am an owner of a website design firm located in Houston, Texas. The mission of my company, WebChrysalis, is to help individuals and businesses look like a million dollars online through the use of web templates and expert design.

Testament to Testimonials

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3.Specifically Identify. Testimonials should be signed with a full name and a specific title. Don’t use something like “Businessperson” or “Professional”. People wan to see a name and area of expertise. It is also a good idea to put a link to their website. This will help establish repparttar

legitimacy of their testimonial. 4.Ask Permission. Before you publish someone’s comment make sure that they are aware of what you are going to post and that you have their consent in doing so. It is easier to “sell” repparttar 132287

idea if you agree to post a link to their website beneath repparttar 132288

quote. 5.Address a Specific Benefit. A specific positive result has much more impact than something generic. It is better to post something to repparttar 132289

affect of “Your product helped cut costs by 18 percent last quarter” as opposed to “Your product is great”. 6.Spread Them Out. You can have a page dedicated to testimonials. It’s a good idea, but you can’t guarantee that a visitor will visit that page. In addition to your testimonial page why not post a testimonial or two on each page throughout your website. You can even interweave your quotes into your content. This can most likely increase repparttar 132290

strength of your message as your visitors peruse each page.

SPECIAL TIP: Anytime you have a good experience with a website or online purchase send your own testimonial adhering to repparttar 132291 above-mentioned guidelines. If published, you’ll probably get a link to your website. Over time that can add up and increase traffic to your site.

When it comes down to it, testimonials help provide an independent and unbiased medium to promote you and your website. You have repparttar 132292 option to use them or not. If you decide to use testimonials on your website then use them properly. Well-positioned and authentic testimonials can easily make a positive impact and strengthen your site.

Cal Hyslop has a background in business and technology with a Masters in Business Administration and is an owner of a website design firm located in Houston, Texas. The mission of his company, WebChrysalis, is to help individuals and businesses look like a million dollars online through the use of web templates and expert design.

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