Since the proliferation of social networks, online channels and online media, this misconception is pushed to its limit. More business owners think they can overcome their marketing woes if they have a facebook page, a twitter or if they have a website to market the skills they offer as a business owner.

And this is the biggest mistake because this is an additional cost on top of the poorly planned business to begin with.

Run a business like a business - not a hobby or a skill that you think you do best.

A website or the internet is not always the solution to great small business success. Study the proposals of online marketing providers and approach their recommendations with a critical mind. Study the requirements of your business and your ability to sustain the work load or the marketing requirements of the online space. Make the decision based on your capability to understand these requirements and act on them personally or through a trained staff member.

Create real presence online with your website. Do not just “have a website’. Use it well.

- LVDConsulting, Online Marketing Specialist

The online marketing company needs to closely work with the online business owners / management team. The outsourced company needs to understand the business and its opportunities. LVDConsulting offers businesses more than just traffic. We offer ideas for growth and sustainability.

We help companies build successful online businesses by creating strategies based on industry and competitor research, product concept development, packaging, design, website development, online payment solutions, online marketing, search engine optimization, after sales and customer service. All these aspects are intricately involved in our online product marketing process.

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If you think you are prepared to explore the big potential of doing business online, please email lvdconsulting1@gmail.com

To minimize your risk, LVDConsulting is prepared to offer “customized” website , a free online store and content management package to you at a total flat rate of NZ$1500 (USD$750). This is at least 40% less than the cost you would incur in majority of the web site development service providers.

What do you get for the NZ1500 package?

1. Website design, 10 page website

2. Logo Design

3. Website maintenance, update services for 1 year!

4. Webhosting - FREE

5. Free Domain Name Registration

6. Free online training on how to setup your own free blog

7. Free online training on how to setup your own free online store

The best thing about LVDConsulting services is that we walk you through every step of the process.

If you want to know how we can develop your site, call us at +06 344 1006 for a free consultation and website analysis (if you have an existing one).

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2. Pick a house that has a lot of other products to offer. This way, you may get discounts as a customer if you upgrade your services.

3. Choose a host with 24/7 customer service and technical support. Even if majority of hosting companies these days boast 99.9% uptime, it’s still very important to make sure that if ever the server goes down or you accidentally delete your website files, there will be customer service people to advise what to do so you can recover your pages as soon as possible. Remember, a “down” website conveys more permanence than a closed store. Each hour that your website is “down” means lost customers and poor marketing.

We have a lot of other recommendations to help small business owners pick the best web hosting service provider. These can be found on the book “Sites that Sell: Creating an Appealing Online Presence”.

One recommendation is Goddady.

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My suggestions are:

1. Pick a host that has been in business for at least 5 years. Most hosting companies go bankrupt within 3 years. Being 5 years in business conveys some credibility.

2. Pick a house that has a lot of other products to offer. This way, you may get discounts as a customer if you upgrade your services.

3. Choose a host with 24/7 customer service and technical support. Even if majority of hosting companies these days boast 99.9% uptime, it’s still very important to make sure that if ever the server goes down or you accidentally delete your website files, there will be customer service people to advise what to do so you can recover your pages as soon as possible. Remember, a “down” website conveys more permanence than a closed store. Each hour that your website is “down” means lost customers and poor marketing.

We have a lot of other recommendations to help small business owners pick the best web hosting service provider. These can be found on the book “Sites that Sell: Creating an Appealing Online Presence”.

One recommendation is Goddady.

www.LVDConsulting.com
lvdconsulting1@gmail.com
Tokyo-Manila-Sydney-Wellington

This guide is especially helpful for business owners who manage their own website or those business owners who pay other people to create websites for them as they would be able to manage the work of a web developer better. I do not attempt to dazzle you with complicated jargons used in online web development. I provide straight suggestions, clear examples and easy-to-remember guidelines. Most of all, the knowledge in this eBook is practical and pertinent to a small business.

About the Author

Leah De Guzman has been involved in online marketing for almost a decade, acting in the role of product marketing manager and business development manager for various products and services sold in international markets.

Her professional qualifications include a BA (Psychology) from the University of the Philippines – Diliman, Philippines and an Executive MBA at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) – Makati, Philippines.

In 2008 Leah moved to New Zealand and established LVDConsulting with partner Andrew Sheldon. In this role she works as an independent business development and marketing consultant providing advisory services in online marketing for existing clients in Australia, New Zealand, China, Philippines and USA. She is a member of Business Mentors New Zealand and an advisor to the Gift2life Cancer Association in the Philippines.

Her professional experience ranges from website development, product/project management, search engine optimization through natural search and paid-per-click campaigns, strategic marketing management and branding, business operations management and customer service management.

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