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Dont loose hope, there are some good ones out there! Look at there portfolio and contact there clients to ask for an honest testimonial on them.

Hope it helps

regards pete

Phone would RING, Emails would PING

I moved to Cornwall 2 years ago...lifestyle move. Running a business in Cornwall is very different to where i was based in Oxfordshire. In Oxfordshire as long as your website was on page 1 of google for your search terms that's all that mattered, the phone would RING, Emails would PING, then it was down to my sales skills after that. In Cornwall it is who you know, yes my website is on page 1 for my search terms, but Cornish people like to know you, to have you recommended, so networking is key,  I have even won business, from chatting to a chap whilst waiting for waves whilst surfing. Every person to meet, chat to can be a potential new client.

I DONT need a website mate!

On contacting a plumber as his van still had Yahoo email address advertised. I asked him, why he did not have a website? I dont need one he said, i'm too busy already. Ok thats great I said, but what area of your business is more profitable? Fixing leaky taps or installing a new bathroom or replacing old boilers? He said, well because of logistics of Cornwall, if i could just fit new bathrooms i would be well happy.

My answer to him, was well we could build you a website that was focussed on generating enquiries for new bathrooms and boiler replacement.

He said WOW could you really...

From a website designers view.

Websites are pretty much all CMS now.

CMS = content management system

Once your website is built, you can then manage all the content on the site, change images, text, add new menu items, pages etc.

Any software used, templates, themes, components, plugins, 3rd party apps, will all need to be kept secure, just like when you turn on your computer it has updates to perform. To update these you would need to have a subscription for them to be able to upload any new updates that are released.

When we build websites for clients, we build a site until they are happy with it. We then train them so they can manage ALL the content on the site and know how to change everything. We then maintain the site regards security updates to all components within the site build.

I truly think it is better for a business owner to focus on what they are good at and thats running their business, rather than spending hours learning new areas of expertise. Giving a web designer a brief of what they want there website to do, or what markets they would like to do better in, means a web designer can build a site in a certain way so that the web site is optimised organically.

Happy to offer advice, or comment on any areas.

regards Pete

Hi Rebecca, Wix is a good FREE starting point, BUT we have had many clients come to us that are on WIX and they want more than whats on offer. We prefer to build using a CMS based software, Joomla or Wordpress, then teach the client to manage all the content them selves. My personal favourite is Joomla, I think it optimises better and is more professional. Hope this helps.

Kindest regards Pete