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Slide 1: ==== ==== FREE custom websites! http://tinyurl.com/freecustomwebsites ==== ==== With the down turn in the economy, many business are struggling and looking for new ways to promote products and services and stabilize or grow revenues in a tough market. A website is usually a good start to increase the exposure of your business to potentially millions of people. With company profit decreasing, it may be difficult to pay the hundreds or thousands of dollars to have a custom website built. There are many templates that can be used to put up a cheap website, but then the company ends up looking cheap. These templates can decrease a company's credibility because these templates are used many times over reducing any competitive edge or damaging unique branding. So with little additional cash how can you get your company a low-cost custom website design? With a little bit of research, you can discover a few ways to get a great custom website for a very low-cost or absolutely free. Below are five tips on how to get a free custom website designed for your small business. 1- New Website Design Companies Many new design companies are hungry for business and will many times work with companies to build their website portfolios. With these companies trying to promote their own business, they are often times willing to provide a website for very reasonable rates or at no charge at all. PROS: Free Custom Website CONS: Non-experienced or proven company which may turn out with inferior results 2- Website Design Students Go to your local community or state college and speak with the design department's dean of students or department head. Many times colleges are looking for real world projects to work on with their students to help the students gain valuable experience. PROS: Free Custom Website CONS: Slow turn around times; may not be professional quality 3- Established Web Design Companies When the economy slows, many established design firms are willing to take on more projects 'pro bono' to help start-ups and young companies. Many times these firms will do a complete branding
Slide 2: package for you and include a free logo as well. These established firms will many times request that you reference their website URL at the bottom of the website page. Sometimes these companies may also ask for a percentage ownership of your company which could be a great way to help your company get off the ground. PROS: Free Custom Website, Professional Design CONS: Dependent on company's project load; project delivery may be delayed. You may lose a portion of your company. 4- Free or Low-Cost Design. The Do-It-Yourself Services By typing "build my own website" in your favorite search engine, you will come across website design companies that have many powerful free custom website design tools. These tools allow you to build a free website without having much knowledge of HTML or how to code a website. PROS: Free Custom Website CONS: Quality of your free website is totally dependent on your design skills. During the time you spend on designing your custom website, you will not be focusing on your core business. Project completion may take more time. 5- Work with Custom Design Companies that also can Host Your Website Many web design companies will also host your website for you as a way to make an additional revenue after your design is complete. Recently, a few of these companies have decided to wipe out the design fees and offer professional free custom website designs as a way to promote the hosting side of their business. This is a great way to get a free website as you would have to pay for the hosting anyway. The best way to find these businesses is to again go to your favorite search engine and type in "free custom website designs" or "free custom websites". PROS: Free Custom Website CONS: Monthly fees for hosting - although you usually pay for this anyway. In this market it is even more important to find new ways to promote your business and increase profit without a lot of additional expenses. Developing a free custom website is the perfect way to accomplish both. To find out more information, please visit free custom website http://tinyurl.com/freecustomwebsites
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