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There is always vast room for improvement with any website, and small business websites are no exception. With the phone book a communication tool of the past, establishing a solid online presence is at the forefront of a lot of small businesses.

If you’re a small business owner, your website is a pivotal part of your marketing and branding, and shouldn’t be taken lightly. It’s integral to not just focus on appearance – but usability – as this will play a major role in how long your customers stay around.

In this article I will address the areas that factor into whether a small business website is ultimately successful or not.  Pay careful attention to these areas in your next design for a small business, as they will reap benefits for your clients in the long run.

Articulate Your Mission

In today’s society buzz words are a thing of the past. Freely express your vision for your business with the world on your website. You can start by asking yourself (or your client) these three questions:

1. Who are you?
2. Who are your potential customers?
3. How can you tell your potential customers who you are?

After answering these three questions your can begin to develop a creative strategy for your website that will ultimately make it more effective. These questions hold the key to making marketing decisions, branding your business, building fierce loyalty within your customer base, and a lot more.

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“How much will it cost?”

That’s the first question I get asked by a prospect.

“How much will it cost?”

That’s the last question I get asked by a prospect.

I’ve asked it. I bet you’ve asked it.

It’s a fair question; after all, you’ve got to make smart investments in your business and you can’t jump into a project blindly. But asking how much a website costs is a bit like calling your contractor and saying, “I want you to build me a house. How much will it cost?” He’d look at your cross-eyed for a while and then ask you a million questions about how many rooms, what type of flooring, whether you’ve already purchased the land or not… all of which have very real parallels when it comes to building a website.

I won't have the final payment for 3 weeks but is there any way you can launch the web site now.  I have something big coming up this weekend.

I really love your design but I would like my 11 year old artistic son to take a look at it before I sign off on it.  I'll have him call you when he gets home from school.

I have a budget of $300 but I want my web site to be the facebook of (insert ingenious idea here)

We don't have a budget right now.  All our money is tied up in promoting.  But you know we got you once the business takes off.

Sorry I'm 45 minutes late for meeting.  I had to get my haircut.  You know how it is at the barbershop right?

What do you mean?  You CHARGE for updates?

I really appreciate you doing the site for free.  I got plenty more work where that came from.

You know us brothers need to stick together.

I'm not exactly sure what I want.  I just want that hotness ya know?

This looks great!  I'll give you a call and we can set a time to meet so I can pay you but just send me the finished file tonight!

Can you do something like the Ohio State Buckeye logo but slot my company in place of the "Block O"?

We’re back!  We had a little house cleaning to take care of and now were back, bigger, bolder and better than ever!  We’re getting ready to take on clients that are looking for a fresh new outlook on there advertising life.  If you’re in need of a MincedMeat Make-Over we would be more than happy to service your needs.

What have we been up to?  Well we’ve been taking care of our newest clients. The list includes Club Fusion, Club Icon, Oxygen Health and Fitness, The Black Greek Alumni Organization at the OSU, Lucky 7’s, The Buckeye Internet Café, GallopPhoto, Chiemoney, KevinS. Matthews and you could be next…………………

Now matter how big or small your company might be we are here to make sure that your first impression is not only lasting but also memorable. We look forward to hearing from all you soon.  Till then ………………

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