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SITE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 101
Building a Better Website

For many business owners, simply having a website accessible on the internet is more than enough to keep them happy. If the site looks good, navigates well and gets even a nominal response (sales/calls) from prospective customers - the site-owner can even be overly enthusiastic. "It's all good!" is the catch-phrase for this scenario. And, if that's all your business needs from a site, it is a great place to be.

From my experience in designing and maintaining sites for nearly two decades, this example is actually more typical than it is the exception. Many site-owners will talk, ponder and even inquire about site growth, but the majority will stay with the status quo and leave site-development on the To-Do-List. If something is working well enough for you, or if the question of budgeting for growth is an issue - there really is not much more to the puzzle. All the pieces that you have to work with are in place.

On the other hand, there is a matter of "site growth and maturity." I do not normally even bring the subject up unless prompted by an existing or potential client. There are many elements involved in growing a site. These elements include relevance, significance, keywords, meta-tags, in-links, locality and content development. At the end of the road, all the elements inevitably lead to "Search Engine Ranking." For most sites, it is "the name of the game" - getting as close to the top of Page One Google (AOL, BING, and Yahoo) as possible.

The first step in planning any site growth is actually seeing where a site currently resides. How does the site compete with it's competition on the web? How does it rank for it's intended audience? What type of traffic does the site currently have? What type of traffic would be considered "growth?" What would it take for the site to grow? What specific type of growth should the site envision?

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE

Beginning this August, New Milford Web Design will be offering a very affordable and accurate site review option for existing clients. It is not all inclusive (at least not at this price), but it will offer strong foundations for discussion on site development and maturity. If you decide to move forward with site revisions, the cost of the review will be credited to that work.

The Basic Site Review will cost $35 for existing clients; $50 for non-clients. It offers an informative comparison of how a site is ranking for keywords, traffic and content. The Review will include suggestions for improving existing site structures and content, as well as an informal proposal for long-term development. Contact New Milford Web Design for more information. There are instances where I may not be able to offer the review service due to the complexity of the existing structure of your site. It happens! But, I'd let you know about that ahead of time. Learn/Read... more.

THIS IS A LIMITED TIME OFFER. IN OCTOBER 2010 THE COST OF THE BASIC REVIEW WILL BE $45 FOR EXISTING CLIENTS, $65 FOR NON-CLIENTS AND WILL NOT BE CREDITED TO SUBSEQUENT WORK.

NOT YOUR TYPICAL WEB DESIGN STUDIO
About New Milford Web Design

It is always nice to have a well-designed website. Especially as a web designer, it would seem to make sense. I have dreams of having one... someday. My problem is - I spend most of my time building new sites or working on updates and development strategies for existing ones. It's the old story of the plumber with a kitchen faucet that leaks. I seldom apologize for it. Just offer it as an explanation.

As a rule, I do not actively solicit for work. There are times that a particular project on a designer board catches my attention and I'll inquire. However, most of my business is from word-of-mouth. It offers more than enough for me to handle.

New Milford Web Design is not a large web studio. Nor do I make any real pretense about the work I do. It's just me... a freelance, part-time, one-man show. I enjoy the work to no-end. Ask any of my clients and they'll probably tell you that I get as excited (some times more excited) about their sites and projects than they do. It's been that way for nearly two decades. Can't see anthing on the horizon that will be changing that.

New Milford Web Design specializes in creating affordable, practical and common-sense sites for small business. The site structures are very simple. Most sites I build are informational. There are exceptions, but they are far and few between.

If you are looking for a practical, affordable and manageable web solution for your small business or organization, chances are I can handle it. Hey! It never hurts to ask and it doesn't cost anything - "So, what the heck!"