Small Business Web Design
Every small business needs some type of web presence. In today's environment, any legitimate business, large or small, is expected to have a web site. However, web site design for the small business must meet certain needs. Some site design considerations are:

 
  • Is the web site design affordable for this small business? The small business owner understands the need for a web presence but has few resources to spend on the actual graphics and design.
  • With millions of web pages on the internet, search engine optimization must be a part of the web site design if the small business wants to be found on specific search terms by the major search engines. Optimizing a web site is a very extensive process requiring an ongoing effort by a professional. The process adds thousands of dollars to the web design budget of the small business. A small business does not have the resources to spend on the on-going web site optimization requirements. The large business owners in the industry have the resources necessary to keep any small business out of the top ten web result listings. We rarely recommend that a small business even consider an optimized web design.
  • Affordable traffic solutions for the small business lie in pay per click advertising ("sponsored" web site links) to attain web traffic as well as having the web site listed in as many directories as possible.
  • In most cases the small business is not concerned about web traffic. The small business owner wants a web presence with great design because he will be directing visitors to the site. The business owner will be sending traffic to the web site through web site directory listings and printed stationary. The web site design this small business needs is called a "brochure design" or a "brochure web site".

Brochure web site design represents over 90% of web sites on the internet today and serve the small business very well. These web sites can also be a great source of new revenue when the design is high impact and meets the needs of pay per click advertising (i.e., the web site design is constructed to turn web traffic into actual leads for the small business). 

This web site (launched in 2005) is focused on meeting the needs of the small business owner, by delivering a affordable multimedia web design through a leasing solution. Custom flash web design can cost $3,000 to well over $20,000. Even a standard HTML web site design will cost at least $2,000 if the graphics and design are done well. Many a small business have wasted money on a brother in law, relative, or acquaintence. If a web design is done by a professional, and it should meet the business needs for many years. A good hosting plan will cost the small business another $15 to $30 a month for hosting and email.

The ever increasing speed of the internet now allows for flash to become the standard in web design for the small business. Our focus has been on creating a range of affordable web design options to meet the need of every small business and to offer leasing at less than $50. A lease of a multimedia flash web design is a perfect solution for many small business owners and individuals.  The finished web design is totally unique to the business although the initial layout and flash design has been pre-created to eliminate the up front design and development costs.

For the cost of a mediocre cell phone plan, the small business can have a web design that is clever, creative, provocative, and interesting.

Clifford R. Wood
CEO, Certified Internet Business Consultant.
Flash Small Business Web Design Specialist