Professional Websites & Online Identities
Done correctly, a website can be
a great way to establish an identity completely your own. Done
incorrectly, it can be a complete waste of time, money, opportunity and actually
cost you potential business and sales.
Steps to creating a successful online presence:
- Select a unique domain name
- Create a memorable logo
- Select a hosting plan that makes sense
and fits your budget
- Design and create a memorable, easy to navigate website
- Add quality content including RSS feeds and blogs if desired
- Market, market, market!
What we offer:
- Professionally designed, template based and 1-off websites
- Adobe
Contribute compatibility for easy changes and updates
- For real estate professionals, integration with the Springfield Board
of Realtors MLS for your listings*
- Lots of informational links and possible advertising revenue areas
- Optional search engine optimzation and marketing (SEO)**
- WordPress ready (blogging)
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For Real Estate Agents: Having
your own website, seperate from your companies, helps create an independent
identity. Even though you may be affiliated with Carol Jones, Murney
or another realtor, there's no reason why the people you deal with
shouldn't know you for who you are.
Personalize your site to make it one of a kind and reflect your identity
to the home buying and selling public.
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For Everyone: Don't use Hot Mail, Yahoo or other virtual
e-mail portals to conduct business.
Not only does this imply that you're either too cheap, or
too unknowledgeable to have and run a website of your own, but many POP3
spam filters automatically kill messages from these services. Ulitimately,
you may miss messages from potential customers.
Use it only as a secondary address or backup!
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For Everyone: Don't be afraid
to personalize your site. Let people know who you are and why you are
the one to come to when they need a product or service. Add a web blog
or RSS feed to your site to help keep your customers up to date. The
more they can associate with you as a person, the better your chances
of breaking down the wall of unfamiliarity and gaining them as a customer.
