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About To Start An Online Business? Read This First.
I recently received an interesting question from a visitor to one of my web sites: "If there is any advice that you wish you would have gotten before you started a business online, what would it be?". Rather than write an extensive email on this...
Business Team Building Strategy In the Jungle
"Tak kenak! Tak kenak!" "Adak Orang sanak!…………"
The quiet jungle has suddenly become noisy with intruders.
Strange voices and shouting seemed to appear all around us.
They were definitely foreign. We were being attacked!
We had been...
Four Reasons Why Small Businesses Succeed (or Fail)
The American system of business management has been admired and emulated around the world. This system is characteristic of two traits in the American psyche: (1) enthusiasm for the future and making things better, and (2) an openness and...
Goal Setting for your Home Business.
The ability to set goals and effectively motivate yourself to achieve them in home business are two essential skills that you cannot afford to overlook. To try and start a business without goals could be compared to throwing a baseball pitch,...
How to Tap into the Best Business Practices to Make Dollars and Cents
I'm writing to inform you about a brand new program that will both change your life and your financial situation... at no cost to you. I don't mean "risk-free." I mean 100% "no catches, gimmicks, or B.S." FREE. My good friend Tellman Knudson,...
Know this before you start your home business
Copyright © 2005 Arun Pal Singh As 2005 dawns on earth I am quite thoughtful. Many persons started their business in 2004. Some succeeded and some left disappointed. This New Year would bring many new home entrepreneurs to the net. How many of...
Should You Write Your Own Business Plan?
If you are just starting a company and looking for funding, or looking for additional funding for growth, you will need to develop a traditional business plan. Creating a business plan is a business hurdle that entrepreneurs seem to dread. ...
The 3rd Plan Missing from your Business
If you're like most people, you probably started with wonderful ideas of fulfilling your dreams, to be successful and to take charge of your own destiny. I hope you have achieved those or are well on your way. You wouldn’t think of...
The Role of the Business Model and Strategy for Business
People will always stress that having a well researched business plan is key before you start your business. Although creating a business plan is often an important step in the evolution of a business, particularly if you need financing or you...
Tips and Techniques in Business Cards Printing Services
It is frustrating when the identity you want to launch or maintain is not manifested in the business cards you have printed. After the long and tedious process, you don’t have to take bogus pretense. Be sure to have it the right way. In today’s...
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Attention Small Business Owners: 10 Things You Must Know about Web Design….that your Web Developer won’t tell you!
How do you know you are getting a good deal when you hire a web developer? The only advise that can be given is “Caveat emptor…buyer beware!” Like buying a new car or a used computer everyone is not as honest as they should be and before you begin shelling out money for a website there are a few things you need to know.
1. Make sure your web developer runs a usability test. The test will evaluate the ease with which customers navigate through your website.
2. Tell your web developer that you would like your website accessible for those with disabilities or handicaps.
3. Insist that your website is compatible with all browser types. Your web developer should design your web site to be compatible with Internet Explorer 4.0 and above, Netscape Navigator 4.0 and above, Mozilla, and Macintosh Browsers.
4. The web developer you select should use web safe colors, so the color you select is the same as the color that appears on your site.
5. Meta Tags are vital. Every web developer should use Meta Tags, the codes behind the website page that give pertinent information, (website description, keywords, instructions, etc.) to search engine robots.
6. Your web developer should design the website to display properly on all screen sizes. (800 by 600 pixels and 1024 by 768 pixels are the most common
screen size, while 1280 by 768 pixels, 1280 by 1024 pixels are the least common)
7. Insist your web developer go over in detail their contract as well as the exact details of your needs, before they begin working on your site.
8. Insist on your web developer keeping you abreast of every milestone accomplished, decisions made and unforeseen changes.
9. Hosting does not have to be expensive, and a reasonable hosting fee should start at approximately $6 per month.
10. Insist that your web developer offer a website maintenance package. If they design it, they should be willing to maintain it.
It is very important that before you sign on the dotted line, don’t be afraid to ask questions. There are no stupid questions, ever. A hasty decision can cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Designing a website is like a KISS, Keep It Simple…Seriously!
About the Author
Jessica M. Davis is a creative dedicated web developer who has worked in the industry for over seven years. Formerly a Web Technology Analyst, Ms. Davis is a freelance web developer who seeks to give customers relevant web design information.
Jessica M. Davis may be reached at 313.204.0325, (313.259.7424 Fax), at www.jdavisassociates.com or by mail at J. Davis & Associates Publishing, P. O. Box 44782, Detroit, MI 48244-0782.
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