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You’ll feel more like a business person, and you’ll be more recognizable
and look more professional with your own:
Develop a website.
It’s not the first thing you need, but each year it gets more valuable
as more people shop on the internet and search for services and
companies on the internet. It also saves you from having to print
expensive brochures, because you can just refer people to your website
(if they need a hard copy you can print out your web pages for them).
Plus you can keep your site “current” and always interesting by posting
photos of completed projects and projects under construction – your
portfolio. When you join an association, most have the ability to link
their site and yours, so you might get referrals there, too.
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If you know nothing
about setting up a website, and you have no school-age children (they
know all this stuff), you can get reasonably priced expert help:
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Check out this
website for a simple, easy-to-follow list of things to do:
www.spinstermarketing.com/yourweb.htm.
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Check with your
association to see if they have worked a “deal” with a local firm to
help their members, especially those who tie into the association
website.
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If you have some
skills at working in Front Page or other simple programs, you can
design your own website. Network Solutions, the leader in domain name
registrations and net services – also has a package for website
creation that is easy and inexpensive.
- Warning: don’t
let the website become a time-wasting distraction from your main
business. Stay focused on what pays the bills.
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