Comments on: The Hidden Costs of a Cheap Web Design http://www.marydesigns.com/blog/2010/01/the-hidden-costs-of-a-cheap-web-design/ Virtual Design ... Real Presence Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:13:09 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: PJ http://www.marydesigns.com/blog/2010/01/the-hidden-costs-of-a-cheap-web-design/comment-page-1/#comment-38 PJ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:05:41 +0000 http://www.marydesigns.com/blog/?p=48#comment-38 Great post Mary! With the new year we have gotten several of what I call the Resolution Website Shoppers. They start out the new year thinking, this is the year I am going to do something about my website. Unfortunately like many resolutions they don't have a plan in place. Truly great web design will build awareness and credibility for even the smallest of businesses. Poor web design does not pass the sniff test in 2010, or in 2005 for that matter, and will actually hurt that small business from building the clientele they need. For budget shoppers, they should try to factor in the price of missed opportunities. Every day users come to the site and a certain percentage will always bounce, it's a fact of life. Make the most out of the traffic you have and give them what they want. And make sure to have good SEO to attract more of the business you want. Without that tested blueprint in place, you can't. Thanks Mary. Great post Mary! With the new year we have gotten several of what I call the Resolution Website Shoppers. They start out the new year thinking, this is the year I am going to do something about my website. Unfortunately like many resolutions they don’t have a plan in place.

Truly great web design will build awareness and credibility for even the smallest of businesses. Poor web design does not pass the sniff test in 2010, or in 2005 for that matter, and will actually hurt that small business from building the clientele they need.

For budget shoppers, they should try to factor in the price of missed opportunities. Every day users come to the site and a certain percentage will always bounce, it’s a fact of life. Make the most out of the traffic you have and give them what they want. And make sure to have good SEO to attract more of the business you want.

Without that tested blueprint in place, you can’t.

Thanks Mary.

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