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Amazing $1000 Website Year-End Promotion!

No, you aren't seeing things. For a limited time, we are offering websites that reflect your brand for just $1000! Sign up by filling out the form for one of our amazing $1000 website packages between now and December 1, 2009 and you will have your very own website or blog complete and ready to go by December 31, 2009.

Why is this price so low?

We know that sometimes budgets can be limited. But we believe that everyone should have a website that reflects their brand and gives them a presence online. So we want to give you the opportunity to get a great looking website for just $1000 that is ready to promote your product or service by the beginning of 2010.

You've heard of sites being built on templates, this is more than a template, we'll make sure your site reflects who you are and the product or service you have to promote. For sites that need special features or customized applications, we can do that too, we'll just use this offer as a coupon toward a more customized/personalized site. (Ask us for more details.)

You don't have to just use this for your website. If you already have a website, you can use this offer to supplement your existing site by using it for a branded blog. Branded blogs help build traffic to your site by having an additional site related to your business driving traffic into your existing site. It's a strategy many of the Fortune 500 businesses are using to drive traffic, and it's also a great way to connect with your clients.

What will my site include?

• Site styled to match your brand including your logo
• Every site will provide you with four pages. That's enough share the most important facets of your company with your audience.
• Built in Content Management System
• Blog/News section to keep your clients up to date
• Your own customized domain name (unless you already have one you want us to use)
• Photo gallery to showcase your space, staff or products
• 30 minutes of training to show you how to update your site
• Installation of Google Analytics to monitor site statistics

Additional Services (not included in price)

• Custom branded e-newsletter including the installation of a form on your site to capture e-mail addresses for your subscriber list. (Ask us for more information)
• E-Commerce solution - Turn your website into a robust online store. (Ask us for more information)

Get Signed Up Today!

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An Ongoing Problem for Business

No, it's not that web developers are becoming harder to find, quite the opposite is probably true. Seems like everyone with a computer is now a web developer. The issue is starting a project with a developer then, in the middle or just before it's all done, they vanish. And usually they vanish with your hard earned cash.

I don't know how many people I have talked to recently that have that story or a slight variation of that story to tell me. The fact is, it's hard to find someone to do web work for your company who has staying power. On top of that, "web developer" or "web designer" can mean so many things to so many people. It seems that the definition of the term is in a constant state of flux, and for the guy who is planning to vanish, the definition is "whatever it takes to get you to write them a check."

Here's what Wikipedia defines "web developer": A web developer is a software developer or software engineer who is specifically engaged in the development of World Wide Web applications, or distributed network applications that are run over the HTTP protocol from a web server to a web browser.

Wikipedia also says this - which may be more important:"There are no formal educational or licensure requirements to become a web developer."

So what does that mean for you?

Really, it simply means that you need to do your homework before you write that first check. Here are a few simple items to put on your checklist:

• Check and see how long they have been around...1 month or 20 years.
• Check for references. Don't just look at the sites they send you to, call a former customer and get a real reference.
• ASK if they are sourcing code from overseas. This isn't always bad, but I have some horror stories...
• Look for a developer who will stick with you when the site is done. Websites are dynamic and should reflect the very latest from your business, so get a developer who wants to stay with you.
• Don't write too big a check up front. Expect to pay something to get the project started and then arrange pay in scheduled increments along the way. Web developers have to eat, and the set schedule allows for accountability for you and the developer.

I read this article too late, now what?

Unfortunately, many people have to start over because the "vanished" developer simply didn't do things right. Just remember the checklist above or, and this is a purely shameless plug, call Pulse Creative Partners.

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