I’ve been building websites for a couple of years, for individuals and small organizations. It’s a fun way to help people, like writing. And that’s a good thing. Because, really, if you gotta work you may as well enjoy it, right?
Now I’ve added website development to my list of services. You can get the details of this added service on The Word ‘Mage website for now. I have a site that is being built for this new service. I’ve put off the site for a bit while I work out a few logistics.
5 Benefits of adding this Service
- Lets people know the service is available now
- Generates activity and interest in advance of the new website
- It’s a great off-shoot for writing ad and website copy
- Could attract the person in need of both a website and content
- Might force me to stop dragging my feet on building the design site
Starting Small
The website for this service was started at the end of last year. However, it needs something more. But, since I’ve been researching e-commerce site development for a friend, I’ve been focusing on that and not my other site. And, really, I let other things get in the way too. So, since I really want to work for people who need a website, I decided to park the service here for a short time.
Starting this way gives me time to work up a great pitch to my target audience while building websites. I know there are many people offering the service of website development. That’s why I am working to distinguish myself in that arena. Not with the flash and the flips and whistles. But I will work it out.
More’s to come. This is one of my first major tasks on my 2011 list. Might be the second on the list. Anyway, it’s high up there and I’m feeling pretty good that I got it done…and it’s only FEBRUARY.
Ultimately, I’m doing all this for 2 simple reasons: because I love it and because I can.
Visit my page if you get time, (linked below). And be sure to drop me a note with any tips you may wish to impart. I have a file.
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I’m growing, and part of my expansion is selling online. I’ve set up my first book selling on the Books page over at the main website. I’ve wanted to do it for a while, now. But what pushed me over the edge was doing a website review for a friend.
Customers want to Take it Easy Online
I read a comment from a would-be customer who said that it was too difficult to buy the items she was interested in. The first thing you always want to do is make it easy for the customer to pay. So, I needed to find out what ways are inexpensive and fast for startup businesses. That was part of the reason for last months post on making it easy for people to pay you.
In this post I want to share more about the early stages for selling online, as I learn them. If you’re just starting to sell, like me, or if you have a larger inventory of several different items, you need to make it easy for customers to make purchase from you, certainly easier than getting people email you to request a product.
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When I decided to freelance more regularly, I knew it was important to make it really easy to receive funds. A key to that is to have a process that’s as painless as possible for the payee. I know there are other more productive activities to invest my time. And the same is true for the people I work with.
Paypal was the obvious payment option to consider because I already had the account. I knew how easy it was to pay for my purchases online. When I looked at it as a tool to receive money, I learned that part is easy too. Since there’s minimal work involved in sending an invoice and taking the occasional fee, I decided to try it out. It’s a faster process to set up than navigating the red tape of using a bank.
I’ll tell you why I like Paypal.
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I really want to know because it’s what makes the difference for success. When I become a fan, I stick with the object of my affinity, be it a movie, actor, artist or whatever. Needless to say I’m pretty picky about what I give my affections to.
Before I continue, I have to say that I am not in any way claiming to be the ultimate judge of what is good taste. I am however quite knowledgeable on what moves me. For example, one of my all-time favorite movies is The Mirror has Two Faces, starring Barbara Streisand, (who also directed the movie), Lauren Becall, Jeff Bridges, Brenda Vaccaro, and many other greats.
I have the same sticky response to businesses and blogs I enjoy and find useful. Consider that your audience is picky and they picked you. Do business, run your blogs from that position, and many things will fall into place.
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by David Risley
Yesterday, I downloaded the PDF from pro blogger, David Risley. In his publication, he details how he got to being a six figure blogger. The premise is that others may benefit from his blueprint for success. That’s my hope.
What I Found So Far
Risley gives honest reactions to some of the crappy shortcuts people take. The fact that he calls out the bad practices is refreshing. That’s a big help for people who may get confused about which tactics are considered to be less than above board. The book is a detailed how-to. And just a quick perusal has shown why he’s getting such good reviews already. I see already that I’ll be printing it out to write my notes in the margins (a useful habit for historical review as well as learning and developing a plan).
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