Hello Shelley
I've been reading all your posts/blogs with great interest. Not only is general IT out of reach for most micro and small business start-ups, but so is having a rudimentary website. The last thing a new start-up business owner needs a another month end expense - he needs a presence on the internet that he/she can advertise for free ie on stationery, vehicles, brochures and tell there friends - spread the word around.
Most people in new business have their time cut out just staying in business and planing strategies to grow incrementally with a limited cash flow - so why not have a presence on the internet with a really affordable
customised website design that will provide a .co.za domain free for the first year and free hosting and maintenance for as long as the website is live - a website that can grow with the business and have no recurring monthly expense - SEO and extended bells and whistles can come later. Just about every small business owner I've spoken to haven't a clue about websites, how they work or how they get registered and hosted and don't have the time or inclination to learn.
I can get a small business owner live on the internet within 14 days and will have the option of changing content, look and feel etc without any charge within 3 months of going live, giving the owner an opportunity to include aspects of the business that were not thought of at he design stage or exclude
items that are superfluous - additional pages (max 3) can be added at no charge at any time.
If this doesn't help the small business "oak" then nothing else in web-design will. Email me
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www.pagesmart.za.net
Regards
Derek