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That is a question we get almost every day. I usually answer that question in the same manner every time... "It all depends... did you want a shed or did you want a Mansion? " Building Websites are a lot like building houses. You can build a small one out of affordable materials, or you can build a mansion made out of Gold. A Professional looking website, (built by an actual website designer) can run anywhere from $500 to $500,000. Either way,...

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Ever wonder where the rest of the world is in the broadband market? How fast are people getting to the internet worldwide? Recently a study of broadband penetration rates around the world was in the news, because the US has fallen to 24th place worldwide, at 53%. Now comes word that the Australian Prime Minister has announced a $1.68 billion (US) plan to move Australia to 99% penetration within two years. If they accomplish this goal they will be the most-wired nation (South Korea currently occupies the top spot with 90%). That means 90% of South Koreans actually have High speed internet in their homes....Recent excuses for our being so far behind is the profit margins of Broadband suppliers... and the focus on "quality vs. quantity."

With today's growing technology and the number of new website designers coming out of school, it seems there are website designers on every corner, pushing their designs to everyone from individuals who want a personal profile page, to large Fortune 500 companies whose websites run in the $100,000 range and up. It's one thing to "dabble" in website design and come up with a website that merely "exists" out there on the internet. The question you need to ask yourself in this... Why do you want a website? If it is simply to have one to say you have one... then you can be like thousands of amateur designers out there that find the cheapest hosting and a "build your own website for free" package. The excitement of finally publishing a site for next to nothing is soon tainted by the realization that your site LOOKS like someone's mother designed it. I have several clients of mine that can testify to that fact.

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What is SEO, Really, and Why Should You Care?

Short for search engine optimization, the process of increasing the amount of visitors to a Web site by ranking high in the search results of a search engine. The higher a Web site ranks in the results of a search, the greater the chance that that site will be visited by a user. It is common practice for Internet users to not click through pages and pages of search results, so where a site ranks in a search is essential for directing more traffic toward the site.


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Jim Thomas
President
Key Web Concepts, Inc.
804-586-5775