Can I get a free website?
A lot of clients want a free website. So...can you get a free website?
Sure! Sorry to say, though, you won't get the free website from QW Consulting.
I get asked this question a lot, especially by small business owners who are looking for a cheap way to market their business. As a small business owner, I get the desire to save money. That said, the free website solutions, such as Google's site creator or Yahoo's Geocities, might be okay tools for the family photo website but they aren't great website solutions for your business.
For your business website, you want something that will be a tool to market and sell your business. That means, at minimum, a professional design customized to your brand and functionality on your website that services the needs of your customer. Additionally, your website needs to be optimized for top performance in search engines. Plus, you need to have the ability to change the content on your website whenever you want, instead of relying on me to make updates. That kind of tool for your business won't be free. Instead, like any other good tool, it is an investment in your business. At QW Consulting though, it doesn't have to be that big of an investment.
One thing I do suggest for the budget conscience client is QW Consulting's website starter kit. I put this package together with the designer and search engine marketer that I work with. Together, we designed this kit to get you everything you need to get started, but at a really good price. Here are the highlights of what you get:
- A simple, but fully customized, website design that is branded to your business.
- qwCMS, a content management system, will allow you to add, edit and delete your own pages and content. qwCMS also comes with a blog and photo gallery.
- One year of hosting, including one year of monthly support. (This renews annually.)
- An SEO Audit, including keyword analysis, and an initial search engine optimization to make sure your pages and images are found by search engines.
- Setting up Google sitemaps to help Google (and other search engines) better understand your pages.
- A brief website usability review to make sure your website is easy to use and understand.
Granted, this isn't a free website solution but for all the items you get, the package price (starting at just $3,000) is a relatively cheap investment for your business. More importantly, unlike the free website options, this package gets you a great website that can significantly help your business.
If you'd like to get started on the website starter kit, or any other work with QW Consulting, please contact QW Consulting today.
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