My business these days is almost entirely from small businesses looking for a website. Nothing unusual about that. But most of these businesses already have a site - kind of. Actually what they have is an online brochure. And an old one. Typically they have way to edit what's on their site. The original developer left town. And he took the keys to the key marketing vehicle with him.
That's why I'm recommending using a content management system (CMS) for the revised site. CMS puts the site owners in control of content, whether or not they want to schedule regular updates or not, at least they can change stuff like their hours or staff info - whatever - as they choose and aren't held hostage by a mysterious web designer.
I'm using Joomla but there are many others. I prefer Joomla because it's an open source program with a large developer community contantly producing free and nearly-free applications and complete web templates. Any of these templates can be customized to match a businesses needs and brand.
Here's a good intro video.
That's why I'm recommending using a content management system (CMS) for the revised site. CMS puts the site owners in control of content, whether or not they want to schedule regular updates or not, at least they can change stuff like their hours or staff info - whatever - as they choose and aren't held hostage by a mysterious web designer.
I'm using Joomla but there are many others. I prefer Joomla because it's an open source program with a large developer community contantly producing free and nearly-free applications and complete web templates. Any of these templates can be customized to match a businesses needs and brand.
Here's a good intro video.
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