Thursday, December 31, 2009

Web Page Design

By Gordon Foster

If you are looking to advertise your company online, it is critical for your success that you work with a reputable web design firm who will do more than just set up a quick website and walk away. Web design firms have changed significantly over the past decade and your expectations should go beyond just a simple static website.

Your website has about ten seconds to keep the attention of visitors before the click away to another site. Therefore, you need to give them something to keep them on the site. And in return, you must convince them to give you valuable information about themselves in just a few minutes.

Using Joomla for your website is a great idea, but the next thing to consider is whether you have the knowledge to efficiently install it. If you are using shared web hosting space, or working with a web hosting company, then you must talk to the administrators in order to determine if Joomla has been installed already and if not, whether they will install it on the server for you. If not, then you will need to find a different solution. The good news, is that most of the time Joomla will already be installed.

If you have not already started a contract with a web hosting company, then you should definitely find one that offers free web design services in exchange for a hosting contract. Insist that they create a Joomla based website for your business and immediately start filling the site with content.

Getting visitors to come to your site is very important. When considering the quality of the content you are adding to your site, remember that word of mouth referrals are definitely more important than any other marketing you can do to spread the word about your website.

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