I’m doing a number of seminars over the coming weeks, but there’s one in particular that I want every small business owner in central Florida to know about. My regular readers and networking friends have all heard me talk about how easy it is to get ripped off by web designers these days. So, I’m doing a seminar for the Small Business Development Center next week, and I’ll be teaching you all the stuff the geeks don’t want you to know. Here’s the deal:
Every small business owner is an expert in his field, but he’s rarely an expert in web design and web hosting. Therefore, he has to rely on the “experts” for advice. The problem is just like when I take my car to a mechanic, as a middle-aged woman, I don’t know anything about cars, and these mechanics see me coming! They sell me stuff I don’t need, they overcharge me for stuff I do need, and I have to take THEIR WORD for the quality and value of their work.
It’s the same thing with web designers. For example, did you know:
80% of all the domains names purchased by web designers on behalf of their clients, are purchased IN THE DESIGNER”S NAME!! That means that the designer owns your domain – even if you paid for it! This is just one of the horror stories that I hear from clients and business colleagues every day, and I am appalled by the lack of ethics in my industry.
So I’m doing this seminar to level the playing field. Every business needs a website and it could end up being the biggest, most expensive mistake they ever make. This seminar is designed to help entrepreneurs avoid those horror stories. And every attendee gets a copy of my book, “Websites for Small Business” (a $20 value).
Please look over the flyer, then forward this on to anyone you know who owns a website or hopes to own one. This information can save you thousands of dollars, and mountains of headaches.
