Websites:
I’m a firm believer in using the WordPress blogging platform to build a website.
- You can install it at “YourDomain.com”
- It allows you to update your website as easily as writing an email
- Thousands of free themes and plug-ins allow you to customize your site without worrying about coding
- The software is free
So why hire me?
- I’m easy – (no, not like that!) You tell me what you want your site to achieve and how you’d like it to look. I build it.
- I’m an expert – I have built websites on the WordPress platform for fun and profit for years. There’s need for you to spend hours rooting around in forums trying to figure out how to adjust the width of that sidebar or add a signup form. Chances are, if you want it, I’ve done it before.
- It’s inexpensive – You could pay a full-service advertising agency to let their designers run amok on your website and end up confusing your clients.
- I’m a whole lot more fun to work with than a Websites For Newbies handbook.
What I Can Do For You
Help you find the right domain name for your business
If you don’t have it already, you may find that your first choice of name (‘yourbiz.com’) is gone already. It’s easy to choose a longer, more complex name, or throw in a hyphen. I can show you why you don’t want to do that, and how to find a better alternative.
Find you a host
You need a place to host your site online (think of it as the self-storage place for your data.) You could lose days browsing the options of mostly-the-same webhosts and still end up closing your eyes and choosing one at random.
I can help you pin down your choices, or I can recommend the service I’ve been using for years for multiple sites.
Build The Site
I can have you up and running with a WordPress website at your-name.com in a day.
(The more design work and customization you want, the longer it’ll take, but a nice simple website to get started with? Up and running in no time!)
I will build in a navigation structure and tools like contact forms, polls, links, ad space, a blog with social network bookmarking tools (and I can explain what that is and why you want it), image galleries, links to you LinkedIn/Twitter/Facebook profiles…whatever your site requires.
I will teach you how to update your static pages and your blog (and how to use each).