Just because everyone seems to have a website these days, that doesn't mean you need one too. If your business is purely local, you might better spend your time joining the Rotary Club or the Chamber of Commerce. You might better spend the money advertising in your local Pennysaver.
Creating a website takes time. You'll have to
gather the pictures you want to use. You'll have to plan the site and you'll have to
write the website page copy. Even if you were to hire a professional website designer, those are tasks you won't be able to delegate.
There are ways to get online without setting up a website. One of them might even fit your needs better than setting up a website of your own. For some suggestions, see Lower hassle alternatives.
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You have several good choices. You can build a website yourself using one of several good services designed for the non-technical do-it-yourselfer. You can learn a little about creating websites, download or buy a web creation tool and build a site "from scratch", or you can hire someone.
In all three of those cases, you'll need to learn the basics of getting your website recognized in the major search engines, such as Google. |
