SearchReadySeo » Entrepreneurship http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog SEO , Web Marketing, Web Design, Social Media Networking Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:55:33 +0000 en hourly 1 Recession Proof Business http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/recession-proof-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recession-proof-business http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/recession-proof-business/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 22:42:44 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=636 The challenge of either starting a recession proof business, coming up with great business ideas, or identifying an easy business to start is being honest with yourself about your motivation for starting a business.

What is your motivation?

1. To serve others or
2. To make money.

If your primary motivation is to serve others, you may end up making a profit. If your primary motivation is to make money, you probably won’t.

If I were starting a new business today, the following entrepreneur advice would outline the exact steps I would follow (others have followed these successfully… it works).

Creating a great business idea from scratch.

Step 1: look in the mirror and honestly answer these questions: “What do I complain about on a regular basis?” or “What problems do I have a difficult time consistently overcoming?”

Step 2: Write down everything that comes to mind (no matter how silly it sounds). These could eventually become your great idea to a real business. All independent business ideas which evolve from these actions should be investigated fully.

Step 3: Go to your favorite search engine and type in the words: “How do I [solve, fix, overcome, get rid of] …blank” (insert each of your complaints and/or problems at the end of the sentence).

Step 4: See what others are saying, asking, or complaining about, as it relates to this problem.

Step 5: See what solutions are already being offered by different types of businesses (books, products, websites, seminars, workshops, etc.). If there are no solutions being offered to the problem you have searched, you are either sitting on a goldmine, or about to begin a journey that could hopelessly waste your time, energy, and money.

Step 6: Identify and create a list of businesses that would constitute your top five primary competitors (locally and nationally).

Step 7: Identify the primary “solution”, on which the majority of the products (offered by these different types of businesses) focus. Identify what each of these “solutions” have in common, then identify the strengths and weaknesses of each “solution” you discover.

Step 8: Identify what is missing from your top competitors “solution” products (something is ALWAYS missing).

Step 9: Create a product/service that accomplishes two distinct objectives:
A: Fulfills the missing piece you have identified, and
B: Complements the other products currently in the market place.

Creating a product that meets these two distinct objectives will ensure two primary outcomes. First, you will have a product that is perceived as high value (it is either the key that opens the lock, completes the puzzle, or fills in the blanks) because your target audience will be thinking… “Finally someone has cracked the code that explains why all the products I have previously purchased have failed to eliminate my problem”. Second, it will compel your competitors to want to work with you because your product will be another profit center for them, one that requires no research and development cost.

Step 10: Position yourself as the exclusive provider of this missing key.

Step 11: Package the product in a way that complements the other products on the marketplace. If possible, provide your product in as many mediums as you can (book, video, seminar, physical product, service, etc.). For example, if your competitors are offering their solutions as a service, then yours should also be a service. If theirs is in book format, yours should be as well, likewise if they offer workshops, physical products, and so on. Match their formats whenever possible.

Step 12: Market your product to your target audience by simply placing the product where your audience is already looking for the solution.

This is how many great business ideas and previous recession-proof businesses have been developed. If you are looking for an easy business to start, this is a powerful path to follow.

]]> http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/recession-proof-business/feed/ 0 Healers of Depression http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/healers-of-depression/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=healers-of-depression http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/healers-of-depression/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:16:19 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=492 Healers of Depression The world economy is at its worse, since the great depression of the 20th century. Nations around the world can feel this impending crisis that could result to a catastrophic world disorder. History has taught us that in times of depression, even the mighty nations crumble, with its might brought down unto their knees. The great depression had been a lesson that whenever economic imbalances occur, it affects the world economy, and gravely inflicts unto every nation an intolerable suffering that results to chaos and disorder. What the world needs now are entrepreneurs, individuals with the ability to come up and determine the proper combination of the resources available in his environment transforming this into an output of either goods or services obtaining a fair profit at the price he fore sees. He uses several factors :factors brought about by his education, his keen observation and interaction with his social and natural environment; turning his ideas into profitable products or service for the good of humanity. Why Entrepreneurs? * Entrepreneurs turn problems into something positive, analyzing them and turns them into something profitable. He discards the problem, creating a demand that had not existed before. Recycling of solid waste into something profitable such as waste to energy and recycling plants transforming waste materials into something profitable; Entrepreneurial on renewable energy such as solar, wind and water are good examples of this entrepreneurial virtue. Thus saving the planet from the threat of global warming, minimizing its effect and in turn generate mass employment deterring recession. * Entrepreneurs are people with creative ideas, innovators, change advocates that deals with social problems, converting them into profitable ventures uplifting society’s way of living leading to productivity and progress. Outreach to poor communities using the essence of Social Entrepreneurship. Train individuals to rely on their own skills and resources. Government and non government entities should promoting their products and service with Global 8 nations giving support to Global 20 developing counterparts.. * Entrepreneurs apply total quality management on all his works, he ensures to have something done right the first time. He organizes, manage and combine all the factors of production, marketing, finance and human resources into one solid synergistic enterprise. * Entrepreneurs are risk takers. He carefully calculates risk and is willing to invest his resources in an idea he formulated, confident that his idea – brought about by an intensive research and development- would help uplift human living conditions. Making the impossible possible. Being an optimist and always rely on in his instinct through intensive research and risk analysis. * Entrepreneurs desire to make profit and makes use of additional resources for expansion and diversifying into other endeavors. An entrepreneur does not rely only on a single business. He vertically and horizontally grow his ventures. * Entrepreneurs are business administrators, team players, opportunity seekers, creative individuals, who are independent, self confident, and with ethical values that understand every human ethical standards, discarding discrimination on religion, race or social status. * Entrepreneurs generate employment, they eradicate poverty, hunger and ensure social balance. With the help of foreign investors and loaning institutions, entrepreneurs within G20 developing nations can overcome depression, Global 7 nations should spearhead such an endeavor. * Entrepreneurs are visionaries, they believe in what they do. Entrepreneurs brainstorms alongside its manpower, from the top level management down to the lowest company utility man. He includes everybody within the organization. Respecting their suggestions, and implement whatever positive outputs brought about by an intensive brainstorming within the organizational human structure. What the world need right now are people with entrepreneurial mindsets It needs builders of society, creators and innovators of modern culture and science. Let us learn from what history have taught us about the great depression. Let us not let this menace happen again. The world economy is sick, and it needs immediate attention. We must act fast and avoid doing the same blunders And entrepreneurs can help solve this crisis. Source: PinoyCrusader| Entrepreneurship| ]]> Healers of Depression

The world economy is at its worse, since the great depression of the 20th century. Nations around the world can feel this impending crisis that could result to a catastrophic world disorder. History has taught us that in times of depression, even the mighty nations crumble, with its might brought down unto their knees. The great depression had been a lesson that whenever economic imbalances occur, it affects the world economy, and gravely inflicts unto every nation an intolerable suffering that results to chaos and disorder.

What the world needs now are entrepreneurs, individuals with the ability to come up and determine the proper combination of the resources available in his environment transforming this into an output of either goods or services obtaining a fair profit at the price he fore sees. He uses several factors :factors brought about by his education, his keen observation and interaction with his social and natural environment; turning his ideas into profitable products or service for the good of humanity.

Why Entrepreneurs?
* Entrepreneurs turn problems into something positive, analyzing them and turns them into something profitable. He discards the problem, creating a demand that had not existed before. Recycling of solid waste into something profitable such as waste to energy and recycling plants transforming waste materials into something profitable; Entrepreneurial on renewable energy such as solar, wind and water are good examples of this entrepreneurial virtue. Thus saving the planet from the threat of global warming, minimizing its effect and in turn generate mass employment deterring recession.

* Entrepreneurs are people with creative ideas, innovators, change advocates that deals with social problems, converting them into profitable ventures uplifting society’s way of living leading to productivity and progress. Outreach to poor communities using the essence of Social Entrepreneurship. Train individuals to rely on their own skills and resources. Government and non government entities should promoting their products and service with Global 8 nations giving support to Global 20 developing counterparts..

* Entrepreneurs apply total quality management on all his works, he ensures to have something done right the first time. He organizes, manage and combine all the factors of production, marketing, finance and human resources into one solid synergistic enterprise.

* Entrepreneurs are risk takers. He carefully calculates risk and is willing to invest his resources in an idea he formulated, confident that his idea – brought about by an intensive research and development- would help uplift human living conditions. Making the impossible possible. Being an optimist and always rely on in his instinct through intensive research and risk analysis.

* Entrepreneurs desire to make profit and makes use of additional resources for expansion and diversifying into other endeavors. An entrepreneur does not rely only on a single business. He vertically and horizontally grow his ventures.

* Entrepreneurs are business administrators, team players, opportunity seekers, creative individuals, who are independent, self confident, and with ethical values that understand every human ethical standards, discarding discrimination on religion, race or social status.

* Entrepreneurs generate employment, they eradicate poverty, hunger and ensure social balance. With the help of foreign investors and loaning institutions, entrepreneurs within G20 developing nations can overcome depression, Global 7 nations should spearhead such an endeavor.

* Entrepreneurs are visionaries, they believe in what they do. Entrepreneurs brainstorms alongside its manpower, from the top level management down to the lowest company utility man. He includes everybody within the organization. Respecting their suggestions, and implement whatever positive outputs brought about by an intensive brainstorming within the organizational human structure.

What the world need right now are people with entrepreneurial mindsets It needs builders of society, creators and innovators of modern culture and science. Let us learn from what history have taught us about the great depression. Let us not let this menace happen again. The world economy is sick, and it needs immediate attention. We must act fast and avoid doing the same blunders And entrepreneurs can help solve this crisis.

Source:
PinoyCrusader| Entrepreneurship|

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]]> http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/domains-are-getting-cheaper-99-cents-promotion/feed/ 0 What are the customer satisfaction expectations of business-to-business e commerce? http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/what-are-the-customer-satisfaction-expectations-of-business-to-business-e-commerce/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-customer-satisfaction-expectations-of-business-to-business-e-commerce http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/what-are-the-customer-satisfaction-expectations-of-business-to-business-e-commerce/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:56:49 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=477 What are the customer satisfaction expectations of business-to-business e commerce? I am not sure who developed the acronym K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Silly), but that suits this question perfectly! If the saying, "time is money" is accurate than most businesses must realize that other businesses are responsible to conserve time to maximize profitability. When a website or customer service becomes overly complex or cumbersome, it can be a definite distraction. I recall going onto another business's website to research some information for the company that I worked for and the website was overwhelming. There were entirely too many links and tabs that said the same thing, but did not say anything. The contact us section felt as if I was filing my taxes. And most importantly, most of the products were out of stock or not available. Of course, I took our business to another company, however, I began to think how this company's business is being hindered because the presentation that they are offering is sub-standard. Most people in the business world want the direct approach when they are in need of a product or service. To cause they to have to go through a labyrinth just causes the other company to move on. These are some of the expectations that I have for vendors that I work with and sites that I develop: * Prompt response to requests * Competitive pricing * Timely order processing * Communication regarding availability of items / inventory levels * Accurate invoicing * Timely payments * Polite and informative sales and support representatives * Consistency when it comes to policies and procedures * Easy to navigate website (for ordering or checking availability) What communications techniques may e-commerce businesses use to satisfy these expectations? The communication techniques that e-commerce businesses can use to satisfy these customer expectations are; build a web-site developed for customers to easily get through the ordering process, hire well qualified customer service representatives to handle phone calls and answer customer questions and complaints, produce pricing catalogs that describes price issues and how the change in market effects the change in price, and establish surveys that rate how effective the process was between businesses and any changes that could be made in order to be more productive.]]> Here are some interesting discussions from my UOP Management class.
What are the customer satisfaction expectations of business-to-business e commerce?

I am not sure who developed the acronym K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Silly), but that suits this question perfectly! If the saying, “time is money” is accurate than most businesses must realize that other businesses are responsible to conserve time to maximize profitability. When a website or customer service becomes overly complex or cumbersome, it can be a definite distraction.

I recall going onto another business’s website to research some information for the company that I worked for and the website was overwhelming. There were entirely too many links and tabs that said the same thing, but did not say anything. The contact us section felt as if I was filing my taxes. And most importantly, most of the products were out of stock or not available. Of course, I took our business to another company, however, I began to think how this company’s business is being hindered because the presentation that they are offering is sub-standard. Most people in the business world want the direct approach when they are in need of a product or service. To cause they to have to go through a labyrinth just causes the other company to move on.

These are some of the expectations that I have for vendors that I work with and sites that I develop:

* Prompt response to requests
* Competitive pricing
* Timely order processing
* Communication regarding availability of items / inventory levels
* Accurate invoicing
* Timely payments
* Polite and informative sales and support representatives
* Consistency when it comes to policies and procedures
* Easy to navigate website (for ordering or checking availability)

What communications techniques may e-commerce businesses use to satisfy these expectations?
The communication techniques that e-commerce businesses can use to satisfy these customer expectations are; build a web-site developed for customers to easily get through the ordering process, hire well qualified customer service representatives to handle phone calls and answer customer questions and complaints, produce pricing catalogs that describes price issues and how the change in market effects the change in price, and establish surveys that rate how effective the process was between businesses and any changes that could be made in order to be more productive.

]]> http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/what-are-the-customer-satisfaction-expectations-of-business-to-business-e-commerce/feed/ 0 Web Developer Vs Web Designer http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/web-developer-vs-web-designer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=web-developer-vs-web-designer http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/web-developer-vs-web-designer/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:50:22 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=280

Who am I?

I am a professional web developer, designer, "web guy", etc... whatever you want to call me and I need work. It's that simple. Everyone gets scared of price though, when they hear the word "professional" and they shouldn't be. Professional just means that you get paid for something because you're good at it... that's me.

Below you'll find a complete list of services that I can offer as well as some web design / development information that you might find useful even if you don't decide that you need my services.

So why should you choose me? Maybe you've been looking for a web designer or maybe you haven't. Maybe you just came across this ad and thought "Hey, I could use some help with something actually, and this guy sounds like he knows what he's talking about!"

There are a TON of ads on different sites advertising services and I think the people paying for these services need to know a few facts. These facts apply to all websites, so don't think this is just for "the big boys". This applies to $50 sites as well as to $50,000 sites.


What is the difference between Web Designer & Web Developer?

First off, there is a difference between a web designer and a web developer. Those of us fortunate enough to posses both sets of skills are the lucky ones who get to say "Yes" when asked if they can do a project... no matter what the project is. Then there's the OTHER group. Those who SAY they can do what you need.

Web designer:

A designer designs the style, colors and images on a website, and about 90% of the time they can also do simple HTML (the language which make a website actually work, where you can click on links to see other pages, etc...)

]]> I was digging through my old emails and found my old posting/sales pitch that I used to educate people about Web Design, Web Development, Hosting, Flash etc etc.
It’s collection of my random but honest thoughts.. It’s fun read. Thought I’d share with you all.

Who am I?

I am a professional web developer, designer, "web guy", etc… whatever you want to call me and I need work. It’s that simple. Everyone gets scared of price though, when they hear the word "professional" and they shouldn’t be. Professional just means that you get paid for something because you’re good at it… that’s me.

Below you’ll find a complete list of services that I can offer as well as some web design / development information that you might find useful even if you don’t decide that you need my services.

So why should you choose me? Maybe you’ve been looking for a web designer or maybe you haven’t. Maybe you just came across this ad and thought "Hey, I could use some help with something actually, and this guy sounds like he knows what he’s talking about!"

There are a TON of ads on different sites advertising services and I think the people paying for these services need to know a few facts. These facts apply to all websites, so don’t think this is just for "the big boys". This applies to $50 sites as well as to $50,000 sites.

What is the difference between Web Designer & Web Developer?

First off, there is a difference between a web designer and a web developer. Those of us fortunate enough to posses both sets of skills are the lucky ones who get to say "Yes" when asked if they can do a project… no matter what the project is. Then there’s the OTHER group. Those who SAY they can do what you need.

Web designer:

A designer designs the style, colors and images on a website, and about 90% of the time they can also do simple HTML (the language which make a website actually work, where you can click on links to see other pages, etc…)

Web developer:

A developer can program a website to DO things, not just show pages of information. For example, perhaps you want to have a feature where the user / customer can search for stores by zip code or browse items in a catalog, have a shopping cart, sign up for a newsletter, login to the site with a password, have a database of items to download, etc…

So the basic difference between design and development is that one provides you with simple pages (About Us, Company History, Contact Us, etc…) these are called static sites. The other allows your site to actually do something, not just show information. These are called dynamic sites or a web application.

Dynamic sites typically cost more because they require more time, expertise and resources to develop.

These days, there is a huge demand for Flash (animated, perhaps with sounds, etc.) sites. These sites typically cost more because they require a level of artistic AND programming skills. Many designers will buy a template (a pre-made design) and just change the logo, name of the company and information and sell you the site. While this is a cheap and quick solution, you run the risk of having your site look like OTHER sites that have purchased that same template, thus reducing your credibility. Often times people want Flash websites without understanding that they don’t NEED them and they can often be negative to your image. Flash is great for many websites, but awful for some.

Design & Development

  • I would like to talk about the design / development process for a minute. When a designer decides to do a project, they initially draw what is called a "mockup". This is a temporary design that the client can look at and decide what they do or do not like about the style so that the designer can make changes. (Colors, images, layout, etc…) This is an image, like a sketch, it’s not functional. Often times a client will say "I can’t click any of the buttons!" or "Where are the other pages?"

    Why is it important to have a Mock-up Design first?

    Let’s say a designer designs a site, then builds each page, formats all of the text and images to work with the design and then the client says "You know, I like blue better, and it needs to be more corporate looking.". Well, the designer has just spent hours (maybe days) working on something that the client doesn’t even want.

    So, the common practice is to develop a "MOCKUP" first, a simple image to get the style correct and then once the design is finalized, go ahead and make the pages and make the website functional. That way no one wastes their time. Often times a client will change their mind after you’ve done a site. They will say "I like red instead of blue" or "That’s not good at all, I don’t want any boxes, I want circles instead." The problem here is that you’ve been told (and spent time) doing work one way, EXACTLY as you’ve been instructed… then the client changes their mind and you are out all of that time and forced to do the site again. Mockups and contracts help to cut down on the developer / designer being at fault for time lost on a project.

    What about Hosting and Updates?

    First of all… hosting isn’t really expensive, at least not for most sites. $10 a month will easily get you what you need and there are many different sites which provides hosting at different rates However, there are sites that plan on hosting thousands of videos, etc… that require more space and bandwidth, so the price can definitely rise up. For MOST people, a simple and cheap solution works. This brings us to the concept of programming languages. The problem here is that some website hosts only support a certain language. (You’ve heard words like PHP, ColdFusion, .NET, etc…).

    Imagine going to France and ordering your meal in French and getting exactly what you want… now imagine going to France and ordering in Spanish… but the waiter does not speak Spanish… he’s not going to be able to give you your meal. So you’re going to have to either learn to speak French or go to a different restaurant. Just because the waiter doesn’t speak Spanish does not make him a bad waiter, he’s just different than the waiter at the Mexican restaurant. The same goes for programming. Sometimes a programmer will want to develop your website (shopping cart, site search, memberships, etc…) but the host does not support their preferred language. Well, the developer can recommend that you change hosts. It’s not a complicated process, just something that is necessary sometimes. However, if you already have an existing site with some functionality (besides just information and photos, I’m talking about dynamic sites) then moving to another host is tricky, because the host has to support the language that the site is already written in.

    So, many people ask "Will I be able to do the updates myself?". Well, this question has a few answers.

    1.) Yes, if you know HTML (for simple changes) and the language that the site is written (for programming changes). You are perfectly welcome to login and edit the code/text and replace images.

    2.) Yes, if you have a content management system. This means that the developer builds a login for you, where you can log into the site and make changes without any programming knowledge. This sometimes includes adding products to a shopping cart, editing or adding additional pages on a site, adding photos to a gallery, etc… But does NOT usually include making changes to the overall design of the site, as this requires more expertise. These content management systems are sometimes very difficult to implement and can add cost to a website, depending on how much work the content management system requires. There are tons of pre-built content management systems, and while some are free and some have costs… they are often written in languages that aren’t supported by many hosts OR conflict with the programming of a website. For example: If you already had a site working with tons of features, shopping, memberships, etc… and then wanted to implement a content management system, chances are it directly conflicts with the site. So you have a couple of choices, either re-develop the entire site in the new content management system OR build a content management system to work with your existing site. This is a question that the developer can answer for you. If they are a good developer, trust them… they will make the proper recommendation.

    Another big problem is new designers and developers who are just learning or who have not advanced their skills. These pseudo-designers are a big problem, especially for clients. Often times when a client wants to have a website created, they look for the best price. Well, I hate to say it… but you get what you pay for. Now, that’s not EVERY designer / developer, but it is the case with many. This is the equivalent to real world construction workers. Sure, a new construction worker can build you something, even if he’s only been at it a few weeks… he has confidence in himself… but he doesn’t really have a grasp on the details, the fine aspects of making sure something is correct. It’s the equivalent of getting into a car with a drunk driver. They believe they can do it, they are boastful saying "I’m fine, I’m not drunk, I can handle this." When they don’t know and aren’t aware of what lies ahead, what to avoid, what not to avoid, how to make the trip all the way home.

    A client will choose the $300 designer over the $1000 (just random figures for a medium-large site). They’ll spend a couple of months getting something that looks like it came straight out of 1996, with spinning smiley faces, rainbow backgrounds, an animated dog and an "Under Construction" worker digging a hole. Something completely unprofessional. In addition, the designer who said "Sure, I can make a shopping cart" tries to use a pre-built cart on your site, only to find that he or she can’t configure it, can’t make it work with your design, etc… You’ve just wasted $300 on this guy, now you can’t afford to hire the guy that can actually DO the work and your project is unfinished. This is the equivalent of "My sister’s son can do it for $50, so I’m just going to have him do it." BAD IDEA. The worst is when the designer sends you work that isn’t even his. You see this great work, decide to hire him… and then find out that he can’t do it NEARLY as well as the designs he sent you that belong to someone else.

    Often times, you will send the client your portfolio of designs you’ve done in the past, just some of your best work to get them interested and they will say "Your work is great, but I don’t see anything corporate." Or "I don’t see anything fun-loving." or "You don’t have any sites for lawyers."

    Well, that’s because maybe that designer has never been asked to build one that way. The Beatles never wrote a song about time travel either, but if you asked them to… I’m sure they could have. Just because a designer doesn’t have something exactly like what you want in their portfolio does not mean they aren’t capable of it.

    Most importantly for the client is to say EXACTLY what you want. And if you don’t know, give the designer some creative freedom and trust their opinion. If you don’t know what you want or need, they probably do… they’ve done it enough times. It’s great to show examples of sites that you like, give some good ideas. Just don’t say "I want it to look like [insert site here]." and then come back and say "That’s too plain, why does it look like that?". Well, it’s because you said you wanted it to resemble this other site… which happens to be plain. BE SPECIFIC. A teacher can’t tell a student to "Write a 5 page paper by tomorrow." and then tell the student the next day "It needed to be in red ink and about the solar system." You have to say what you want to get what you want. I prefer to send my clients a form with very specific questions that they can answer. This allows the client to communicate properly and gives me a defense when they say "I said blue not red!", when I can point out that they specifically said red. Or, this helps when the client says "You were supposed to build in the ability to upload images and have them re-sized to smaller images." and I show them that they never asked for that and it will cost extra, because it was not in the initial quote. It will take 4 hours more of my time that I originally didn’t estimate, of course it’s going to cost more. Now, if it’s a great client who’s not a problem, they’ll get it for free, because that’s how you treat your customers! (Hint hint)

    Ok, so now to the most important thing… right? Price!

    Websites can run a huge price range, anywhere from $50 for a one-page site with a photo, a neat design and some information to millions of dollars, it all depends on what you need. Some people price by the hour (not me, I prefer to give a flat rate), some quote by the number of pages, it really all depends on the designer / developer. I prefer flat rate because then if it takes me longer than expected, that’s my mistake… not yours, and so you don’t pay the price for it. It helps me be a more reasonable developer.

    HAVE A BUDGET: We as developers know that you want the best deal you can get, so you want quotes from everyone so that you can choose the best designer. While that’s great for you, WE also want the same thing… the best deal we can get. So, where’s the compromise? Well, consider this… you say "I want an exact copy of MySpace, how much?". I would tell you (this is just a random number, NOT an actual quote) "Well, that’s going to cost you $5,000". And then you’re going to move onto the next guy, gathering up quotes until you find the cheapest one. Who is also probably the least capable. However, if you tell me "I have a budget of $2500 and I want MySpace, what can you do for me?" I can say "Well, I can trim some things here and there, throw in some extras, cut out the video uploads and give you a pretty close copy for that price."

    It’s like buying a car. You can’t go in and say "How much for a car?". Well, that depends on if you want air condition, a premium stereo, 4-wheel drive, how big of an engine do you want? Automatic windows? All of these things make a difference. There are a lot of combinations here, coming to a compromise is easy though. You see a car you want and they check your credit and say "You can’t afford this car, you can only afford up to $15,000". Well, now the salesman knows how much he’s working with and can try and fit all of the features he can into that budget.

    So giving the designer a budget up front is going to be the best for everyone. We know what we’re working with, there is no song and dance… it’s a straight deal and everyone gets what they want. If you want to say "I want to spend $500" and I tell you what I can do and you decide there’s something else you want, you could always say "Hmm, could you also throw in the shopping cart for another $100?". You don’t have to reveal everything up front, just give us an IDEA of what you want to spend.

    The worst thing for a designer is to spend hours upon hours working up a proposal or a mockup design, doing research for you, etc… only to have you say "Great! Let’s start as soon as I get the money!" Which may be tomorrow, 2 weeks away… or never. I’ve spent countless (once I spent 20 hours) hours preparing a proposal for a client who promised it was a sure thing, as soon as we signed the contract. I built a proposal, did tons of research, wrote up contracts, faxed copies of my Driver’s License, Tax ID number, contract, etc… spend $50 on preparing everything… only to have the client say "Great, now as soon as I get my funding we’ll get this going" or to never even hear from them again. I was out 20 hours that I could have spent working on other PAYING projects PLUS the $50.

    Do NOT "hire" us unless you are ready to begin the project. Or at least be prepared to compensate us for our time and efforts. You don’t go into the doctor for a checkup for free and have him do full body scans and tell you that you need surgery without paying him… don’t make us use our time and tools and resources and the put off the project. Don’t post an ad for a developer unless you’re ready to do the project or unless you say up front that it’s going to be a while before you’re ready to begin.

    Many developers, like myself, work on a contract basis and need work immediately. We rely on a steady flow of clients to keep us afloat. We prefer to talk about a project, send some references and get going immediately. I love clients who are gung-ho, because then I’M gung-ho about the project. Tell us when you’re looking to get started. If you have a project that’s going to start in 3 weeks, email us and say that… we’ll start talking in a couple of weeks, but we need the time we have now to focus on our other work.

    So here comes the part about payment terms.

  • What is reasonable?
  • How do you work out payment?
  • Do we need to meet face-to-face?
  • How can we work if you’re on the other side of the country? and such..

    These are all great questions with great answers. Ready?

    All the time you hear about "This guy took my money and disappeared." or "This guy didn’t do what I wanted.", etc…

    Well, we also have this situation. "I did all of the work up front and never got paid!" or "I showed them the design and they just kept it and never wrote back!".

    So, there is middle ground here. It’s standard to take 50% up front with 50% upon completion of the project. This initial 50% covers the design, the proposal, the time spent on the phone/email with you, making the site into HTML, etc…

    But, how can you be sure you’ll even get this? Well, you can’t be… but that’s when you being a judge of character comes into play. If someone knows what they’re talking about, it’s probably because they’ve done it many times before… which means they’ve spent time learning their craft and have no reason to rip you off. I have personally encountered clients who have paid me 50% up front (Let’s say $125) and then I do a design, then revise the design, make changes, etc… and the client still isn’t happy or thinks that the design is completely wrong, even though it’s exactly what they’ve asked for. They want me to keep working for free or to get their money back. Even after they approve the design, they may want their money back. Now tell me. If the site is going to cost $250 and I do half of it (the design, etc…) and the client isn’t happy and wants to change to another developer, they do still get to KEEP the work I’ve already done, so I should get to keep the 50% that they gave me, as long as it covers the initial half of the project. I mean, you don’t order a burger with certain ingredients on it such as onion and pickles and then demand your money back because you don’t like pickles, after you’ve eaten half of the burger. You wanted pickles, you asked for pickles, you ate the pickles and half of the burger and now you want you money back? The people selling the burger are the ones getting ripped off in that situation.

    So, the best way to do this is to have an agreement, digital or written (email, fax, whatever) that outlines what that 50% covers, and what the remaining 50% covers. Then make your payment via PayPal. This provides great protection for both parties. This prevents the developer from doing a bunch of work up front and never getting paid and the client from giving away a bunch of money up front and never receiving the work. It allows the client to file a request for refund if they don’t receive exactly what is promised, but also gives the developer a chance to show the contract and the work provided with PayPal acting as an arbitrator. It protects both of us. It also sends payment immediately and allows the developer to start the project immediately. Just never send a PayPal eCheck because that takes days to clear and the developer never knows if the money is there, they may do all of the work and then have the transfer fail and be out the money. Always send an instant payment via credit / debit card through your PayPal account. It’s secure, fast and reliable and you never give your personal information to the developer. If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can set one up instantly and even see the status of the person you’re sending money to. As long as you have a debit or credit card, you can do it. 100 million people use the service and almost all freelance developers accept it as payment.

    Working with people remotely is easy, just make sure you pick someone with some references. Call around a bit, email, check out the sites… do whatever makes you comfortable… but it’s perfectly fine to work with a developer from somewhere else.

    So, basically what I’m saying here is that:

    1.) I need work, I always do. Who doesn’t, we’re all trying to earn a living.

    2.) I like to start immediately.

    Within a couple of days, often the same day we talk. I’m not impatient, just ambitious. If you have a future project, that’s great, let me know! But don’t get into too many details until you’re ready to begin.

    3.) I like to know what I’m doing and be sure we agree on it.

    We need to both be sure of what you want, what you need and what I promise to do for you.

    4.) I require 50% up front to protect BOTH of us.

    Again, this isn’t personal… it’s just standard.

    5.) I have tons of references.

    Which will be provided upon your request.

    I have personally worked on over 800 websites, ranging from simple graphics / HTML sites, to heavy Flash animation sites, Ecommerce, database and both corporate and personal sites. (high and low budget, anywhere from $100 to $50,000)

    I have a very large portfolio with many examples and can literally build or design anything you see on the web. If the project is very large, I have a team of friends who are all also very skilled. (Myself and my friends have worked on sites such as Disney.com, Sony, etc..) Just email me for a list of some sites that I’ve designed and programmed.

    I’m a PROFESSIONAL web designer and programmer (No, not one of those guys who gives you a bad template with a spinning "Email" icon and a happy-go-lucky sound file playing in the background), I am a REAL web developer. Due to those people who are here to make a quick buck and give people horrible websites for 1/10th of the cost, the market for us freelance developers has become saturated.

    My services:

    Logo Design / Corporate Branding

    Our team of artists and consultants work with you on creating an image, theme and logo that provide maximum recognition for your identity throughout print, web and visual media. Careful consideration and planning goes into choosing a design and image that both accurately represent your business and is memorable to those who view it.

    Website Design / Re-design

    With a combined portfolio that includes over 500 websites, I am in a unique position to have worked with virtually every type of business and industry there is. Our projects have ranged everywhere from a 1-page personal website for an up and coming actor, to a 12-page website representing a small business, to a 900-page complete solution with e-commerce and catalog capabilities for a large corporation, and even design and programming for industry leading sites such as Disney.com and Sony Pictures. I can provide a cosmetic makeover of an existing site or provide you with multiple choices for theme and design for your upcoming project.

    Flash

    The most popular technology on the web as of today is Macromedia’s Flash. Similar to Java, Macromedia Flash is another technology that allows animations, interactive forms, games and other jazzed-up features to be embedded in web pages. Macromedia Flash Player is a well-known and trustworthy plug-in that users should feel comfortable installing. In fact, Flash is the most commonly installed plug-in on the web, more common than QuickTime, RealPlayer or Java. We can provide full Flash solutions for both complete Flash sites or adding in Flash components to an existing HTML-based site. We will also provide you with flash movie files once the design is complete and you’ll be sole owner of those so in future when/if you decide to modify/upgrade them, you can do that.

    Application Development / Database

    Depending on the type of website you have, your needs differ. I provide full application programming for shopping, membership registration, employee databases, directories, subscription services, content management and any custom functionality or ideas that you have. I can program your site using a combination of any of the following languages and applications:

  • DreamWeaver/ColdFusion /Homesite
  • PHP
  • ASP
  • Flash / Actionscript
  • .NET platform
  • JSP / Java , JavaScript
  • HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, AJAX
  • MySQL
  • MS SQL Server 2003, 2005
  • Microsoft Access
  • ECommerce / Shopping Cart / Catalogs / Content Management System [CMS]

    A shopping cart is a piece of software that acts as an online store’s catalog and ordering process. Typically, a shopping cart is the interface between a company’s Web site and its deeper infrastructure, allowing consumers to select merchandise; review what they have selected; make necessary modifications or additions; and purchase the merchandise. We can provide the most flexible options with incredible ease of use and administration.We can provide a robust catalog system that allows products to belong to belong to categories and be search able. Each shopping cart system I implement allows the user to add, update and delete and modify product description from their catalog with virtually no previous experience.

    I offer web development using Joomla, Drupal, Os Commerce, Volusion, Magneto

    Content Management

    I have a very powerful, yet simple system in place to allow our clients to easily update the text and photos on their website without having to possess any in-depth knowledge about web design or programming. Site administrators can log in and make text and photo changes whenever they need to. Our system provides for formatting of the text using full functions such as bold, italics, underline, font color and size, lists, etc…

    Payment Systems / PayPal / Credit Cards / Billing Solutions

    Like I mentioned earlier, We can setup OSCommerce with items in different categories for you or yahoo store or paypal links, Possibilities are endless here however I’ll always suggest best option for you and your business.

    Contact Me!

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      ]]> http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/web-developer-vs-web-designer/feed/ 0 Success story everyone needs to hear. http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/success-story-everyone-needs-to-hear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=success-story-everyone-needs-to-hear http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/success-story-everyone-needs-to-hear/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:20:47 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=263 Success story everyone needs to hear from www.shoemoney.com

      Posted with permission

      I am hearing a lot of great stories from people who have gone through my free shoemoneyx.com course and doing some neat things generating revenue. Please keep sending me your stories. I love hearing them! That is why I made the program!

      Now I don’t mean to pee in your cheerios but I want to talk to you and share something with you. Something I feel is really important. Making money online is easy. Profiting from it over the long haul IS NOT.

      Eventually everyone’s ship comes in. When your ship comes in what will you do? Maybe your ship just came in?

      This is my personal story and dealing with my first big success and how I was able to position myself for the best outcome.

      I hit rock bottom about 8 years ago. I was 420 lbs, smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day, about 60k in credit card debt, and just had lost my job. I also sleeping on my friends couch.

      Its important to know what rock bottom feels like. Its important to know what its like to really be hungry. Its important to know what it feels like to drive a 1990 rusty van with no muffler. Its important to know what having massive amounts of credit card debt and what appears to be no way out feels like. Its important to have that feeling that you are a failure at life and maybe that’s all you will ever be.

      Now I say that its important but to me it was ABSOLUTELY crucial in developing my mindset for success.

      I am guessing you have seen the image of me and the Google AdSense check for 132,994.97 for one month.

      Its actually hard to search for anything related to making money on the internet and NOT see it…

      The one thing I have never really talked about was the back story on WHY I took a picture of me and that AdSense Check for 133k before taking it to the bank to cashing it.

      As I am sure you know Google AdSense is run on your website and you get money when visitors click on your AdSense ad. Almost all of my traffic was coming from Google so I felt it was really a house of cards. If Google felt my website was no longer relevant for the keywords they were sending me traffic then over night I was done!

      At the time I was totally new to making money on the internet and I never thought it was going to last.

      I took the picture because I always thought that if my websites disappeared tomorrow I could leverage that picture into a book or something… I didn’t really know…

      I always had in the back of my mind what rock bottom felt like and I never wanted to experience that again.

      In hind site it was even more brilliant then I ever thought it was going to be. Especially that that month was the last month that Google ever sent out paper checks for over $10,000.00 so really nobody will ever have a check.

      But I never took my success for granted and I diversified my website income into many other forms instead of just Google AdSense.

      I learned how to make money from donations, affiliate programs direct banner sales, selling my own products, and subscription. Within a few months my subscription revenue, Direct banner sales, and affiliate revenue each by themselves dwarfed my Google AdSense revenue.

      So I have all this money coming in from the website im all diversified but I still did not really feel safe.

      So I started the ShoeMoney blog (originally on googleninja.com before I obtained shoemoney.com) basically just talking about the ins and outs of making money.

      Because I had the Google AdSense Check for 133k and some pretty other large screenshots of revenue that I could use to make points on what I was talking about the blog VERY quickly became an authority in the space of making money online. So much so that in its first year that we implemented advertising on shoemoney.com we did over 2007 $100,000.00 in revenue.

      In 2008 we boosted that to $490,000.00
      shoemoney.com will
      in 2009 make over $750,000.00 probably closer to 1m in revenue.

      But lets take a step back. Because we had built this authority we were able to leverage our audience into starting our own conference called the elite retreat. We started the event in 2006 and have sold out events every year since. Even at a price tag of $5,000.00 per person.

      In 2007 we leveraged the blog audience and our contacts and started our own advertising network called Auctionads. Auctionads is truly an amazing success story and one of my proudest accomplishments. We took a company from 0 to 25k active publishers doing over 3 million per month in revenue in less then 4 months and sold the company. That is simply unheard of. It would not have been possible without leveraging our previously accomplishments and taking them to the next level.

      So what drives me to keep doing more things?

      I can remember that feeling of hitting rock bottom like it was yesterday.

      ONLY now the steaks are MUCH bigger. I am now married and have 2 kids. I also have 20 employees that I am responsible for.

      So why am I telling you all this.

      I want you to recognize what you have and not take it for granted.

      I had to hit rock bottom to find myself and really develop a work ethic and drive for more. Maybe you don’t?

      Always be leveraging your current position and looking for your next thing.

      I have no doubt that everyone reading this will come into money/success eventually. If you love what you do and you keep trying then its just the law of averages. Eventually its going to work. But when it does what will you do?

      ]]>       http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/success-story-everyone-needs-to-hear/feed/ 0       What can you get with $30 ? http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/what-can-you-get-with-30/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-can-you-get-with-30 http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/what-can-you-get-with-30/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:13:08 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=260 Go buy yourself a coffee first for $2.50 cents. With rest of the money buy domain, hosting and setup a blog. Below is step by step procedure on how to make money with your $30 investment. My suggestion? 1. Think of a big keyword like dog training 2. Go to Google's keyword tool 3. Type the keyword in the box and click Get Keyword Ideas 4. Go down the list and find a 3 letter keyword with a global monthly search volume of ~10,000]]> Go buy yourself a coffee first for $2.50 cents.
      With rest of the money buy domain, hosting and setup a blog. Below is step by step procedure on how to make money with your $30 investment.

      My suggestion?
      1. Think of a big keyword like dog training
      2. Go to Google’s keyword tool
      3. Type the keyword in the box and click Get Keyword Ideas
      4. Go down the list and find a 3 letter keyword with a global monthly search volume of ~10,000
      5. Go to Google and type the new keyword in with quotes around it
      6. If the first site is something like Wikipedia, a really huge site, go back and find a different keyword
      7. Go to name.com (or your preferred domain registrar) and see if your keyword is available in either .com, .net, or .org. If it isn’t, repeat steps 3-7
      8. Register!
      9. Set up the domain with hosting (I use http://securesignup.net)
      10. Install wordpress (wordpress is good for seo)
      11. Pick a nice theme or just leave the original one. When people see the original theme, it doesn’t look like you are selling anything
      12. On the side bar, put a picture of yourself (for trust) and write an about me under it
      13. Find an affiliate product on something like clickbank.
      14. Your about me should be something like “Hello, my name is _. I was struggling with _(training my dog) for many years. It ruined everything. My _(house smelled like urine). But then I found _(affiliate link to product) and I was able to _(train my dog) with ease.
      15. Make 3 (or 4) posts about your product. This is your sales letter. While you are writing your sales letter, go back to the keyword tool and find other keywords related to your first keyword. INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR WRITING. Also, scatter your affiliate link throughout the posts.
      16. If you don’t like writing, there are many people on DP that can write for you.
      17. Make a contact page and put your email and phone
      18. Go and add your site to Google
      19. If you want, make more sites, the more of these sites you have, the more money you make
      20. Wait for your affiliate payment!

      I hope this idea works for you.

      Here, I will make a site with my own method

      1. dog training
      2. obedience training dogs
      3. “obedience training dogs”

      Find your passion, get a domain and hosting for your blog and start blogging! It needs hard work too though

      ]]>       http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/what-can-you-get-with-30/feed/ 0       Good organizations convey a strong vision http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/good-organizations-convey-a-strong-vision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-organizations-convey-a-strong-vision http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/good-organizations-convey-a-strong-vision/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:24:39 +0000 admin http://www.searchreadyseo.com/blog/?p=239 Good organizations convey a strong vision of where they will be in the future. As a leader, you have to get your people to trust you and be sold on your vision. Using the leadership tools described in this guide and being honest and fair in all you do will provide you with the ammo you need to gain their trust. To sell them on your vision, you need to possess energy and display a positive attitude that is contagious. People want a strong vision of where they are going. No one wants to be stuck in a dead-end company going nowhere…or a company headed in the wrong direction. They want to be involved with a winner! And your people are the ones who will get you to that goal. You cannot do it alone!

      When setting goals, keep these points in mind:

      • They should be realistic and attainable.
      • They should improve the organization (morale, monetary, etc.).
      • All the people should be involved in the goal-setting process.
      • A program should be developed to achieve each goal.

      In addition, there are four characteristics (U.S. Army Handbook, 1973) of goal setting:
      • Goal Difficulty: Increasing your employees’ goal difficulty increases their challenges and enhances the amount of effort expended to achieve them. The more difficult goals lead to increased performance if they seem feasible. If they seem too high, employees will give up when they fail to achieve them.
      • Goal Specificity: When given specific goals, employees tend to perform higher. Telling them to do their best or giving no guidance increases ambiguity about what is expected. Employees need a set goal or model in order to display the correct behavior.
      • Feedback: Providing feedback enhances the effects of goal setting. Performance feedback keeps their behavior directed on the right target and encourages them to work harder to achieve the goal.
      • Participation in Goal Setting: Employees who participate in the process, generally set higher goals than if the goals were set for them. It also affects their belief that the goals are obtainable and increases their motivation to achieve them.

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