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The Best Site Building Software I have Ever Used In the early days of the Internet you needed a rocket scientist to design your website. You needed to know all the coding that happened behind the scenes, and then you needed to know how to get your code onto a website for the rest of us to see. In other words, if you are like me, you didn't even know where to start. That has all changed! Over the past few years some powerful software products have made this a simple task, as long as you take a few minutes to read the manual! I have used quite a few of them since I started. But the product I like the most, and the product that I used to develop this website, is a superb piece of software that is very easy to use. It rapidly creates a professional website, no matter what your current level of expertise. It doesn't matter whether you are:
But having a website isn't enough. And that is one of the major drawbacks of using a web developer these days. (I am generalising here, but please bear with me.) Your average web developer will give you a quality site, but knows as much about marketing as my pet hamster. Most of the site development technology is now built into software. Marketing - the ability to connect with people that might need what you sell - still remains an art, fortunately for me, I guess. That isn't the only problem with having somebody else develop your site. The bigger problem is that you cannot tinker with it. As a business owner one of the most important aspects of your life is the freedom you have to mess with your business. You can willy-nilly move products between shelves, or shuffle the counters around.
As you can see above, I copied this page and dropped it into the site in a minute or so. If you develop your own website (and most of them are small and easy to develop) you have just as much freedom to tinker. Not only is it a wonderful learning process, but you can change it on the fly to meet new circumstances. Normally that's very difficult if your web developer is busy, and takes a week to make any change for which he charges the earth. If you have a moment, have a look at XSitePro. Not only will you (no matter what your current level of expertise is right now) be able to produce a professional website within seven days, but you will have it optimised for search engines so that it is extremely easy to find. There is so much to this product that I will not try to describe it here in any detail. Their superb website does much better than I can. For 88 really good reasons to consider this software seriously, check out their features page here.
If you're planning to put up a website, or you're frustrated with your current development process, please check out XSitePro web design software. You won't be disappointed. |
Becoming a Business Warrior is like discovering you have another family. Your regular family can talk to you about that awkward childhood moment no-one else knows about. The business warriors family can talk to you about that awkward business moment you thought no-one else knew about. It's immensely reassuring talking to people who are also crazy enough to run their own business, who are also battling the cashflow, bank, client, tax, employee (circle as applicable) monsters. More than that the website is jammed full of information to help win these battles.
Blue Cow has been a Warrior since January 2007 and can be found at www.bluecow.co.za
Joining Business Warriors has been the best investment I have ever made. Being actively involved in this group has opened up exciting business and network opportunities for me for my tour operating business African Twist Travel.
On top of that, it feels great to help others with advice and get some in return. Business Warriors has become my most important daily lecture.
Gisela Piercey has been a Warrior since September 2006 and can be found at www.africantwisttravel.com
Business Warriors has proved to be a lifeline, even if one remains in the background, the support and encouragement given by the Warriors embraces you. And all questions are answered, always. It makes the life of a business owner less lonely.
Linda Engelbrecht has been a Warrior since March 2004
I went to a "crash-proof your business" seminar back in the dark ages and it just made so much sense and was so relevant, that I joined Business Warriors. As a small business owner every penny counts, and for a short while I was a little worried about paying the subscription fee. But within a couple of months I had received so much value from tips, advice and good information that I have never looked back - I'm here for the duration!
Lesley Caw has been a Warrior since March 2004 and can be found at www.prestigeawards.co.za
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