I got an email today from Alex who is looking at having a professional web site design created.   This is what he said...   "I had a website and created it myself using a template but hosted by a company that got very little response and few orders of silver jewelry, following all the rules that you should. I used citytymax.com, a stand alone site with out blogs and things to direct clients to the site...very disappointing."   Unfortunately this happens all the time when you use these free or low cost tools to build a website yourself. The underlying problem is they are not using Search Engine Optimized Coding that will allow you to be found higher in the Search Engines and thus never found. No one is going to look 1,423 pages deep in the listing for you.   Read my Blog on Why Hire A Professional Web Site Designer by clicking on the following link http://www.websiteforge.com/48.html?m20:post=why-hire-a-professional-web-site-designer

  I got a lot of people writing back to me saying, "How can you say WebsiteForge is the only company that offers Search Engine Optimization?"   So.. here is the paragraph I wrote and included in a bunch of emails I sent out last week...   "WebsiteForge is the only company that offers our Proprietary Search Engine Optimization SEO that will get your site listed higher in the Search Engines than what any other company will do for you at no extra cost. We provide the Set-up, Submission and a Consultation with an SEO Expert with more than 10 years experience in getting websites ranked in the top pages."     Let me clarify...   FACT 1: WebsiteForge is the only company that offers our Proprietary Search Engine Optimization SEO Software. It's code built into the site. It normally cost thousands to have a site set-up the way we do for the search engines.   In the summer of 2004 Google sent a notice to Website Development Companies stating they were changing the way their Search Engine Robot & Spiders were going to Index sites using what was called their NEW & IMPROVED Googlebot. The Googlebot was like a super bot or spider which would read your entire site better than the previous Robot & Spiders. If your site is correctly coded for this new Googlebot, it could dramatically increase the positioning of your website over other sites that are not.   WebsiteForge immediately started working on this new way of coding the backend code of the website to allow the Googlebot to thoroughly index the site the way Google wanted it done. We made the decision to spend the money and convert website building software to conform to the way Google wanted it done and we contacted Yahoo and MSN as well to make sure we built the code to conform to their standards as well.   WebsiteForge has invested over $100K into the software so far and runs us about $35K to maintain every year. This is not just a Meta Tag that has been slapped on your Homepage as other companies do. We worked directly with Google, Yahoo and MSN for 3 years developing an underlying code that could be managed by WebsiteForge without hand coding the site and spending thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars to correctly code each site.   In August 2007, WebsiteForge Beta Tested the new Search Engine Optimization code as instructed by Google and developed by Kevin Gannon from TheNetCorp.com (SEO Expert for over 10 years).   This is one of the examples of success we experienced.   Client: ShopBakersNook.com Orders from January 2007 to the end of July 2007: 2500+ Order from August 2007 during the Beta Test: 2600+   In just 30 days, ShopBakersNook.com was able to out perform their entire year to date orders. The went from the 6th page of Google to the 3rd page of Google in just days for major Keywords & Phrases. Now ShopBakersNook boast of doing more than 18,000 orders a month and says they lost track of how many times they are found on the 1st page for Keywords & Phrases they want to be found for. They also claim their competition spends thousands of dollars to an SEO Expert per month while they don't have to.   FACT 2: Your site will get listed higher in the Search Engines than what any other company will do for you at no extra cost. Meaning other companies can not do what we do for FREE. They can tell you they do, but they do not. We have not found a company yet that does. If you think you have found a company that does let me know so I can call them. All companies so far that we have spoken to have back tracked on the quote "Search Engine Optimization" they offer compared to us and have retracted those statements once we ask for proof in the coding of the site.   FACT 3: We provide the Set-up, Submission and a Consultation with an SEO Expert with more than 10 years experience in getting websites ranked in the top pages. (Kevin Gannon with TheNetCorp.com)     I know other companies tell you they do the same thing as we do, but they don't. The only way for other companies to do what we have done is for them to have an SEO Expert redo the work they do and code the site correctly by hand and spend 50-650 hours depending on the type of website you have to do it. Most companies charge $100-$150 for software programming, so do the math. It's expensive to hand code websites and there is no software program on the market today that does, except our software that we don't resell.   Some companies are building sites in Search Engine Friendly software and calling it Search Engine Optimized because they have a Meta Tag on the Home Page or on every page of the site. It does not mean they have the same Search Engine Optimization Code we use and spent $100K to develop and maintain.   Here is a good example:   Let's say WebsiteForge builds cars, and you are shopping for a car, and Company XYZ's sales person says, "We use the same metal WebsiteForge uses for their cars." Does that mean Company XYZ's cars are built the same way WebsiteForge's cars are? Absolutely Not! Company XYZ may be selling you a HUGO and WebsiteForge is selling you a Formula 500 Racing Car built specifically for the Super Internet Highway not the junk yard.   So don't let those other companies make you think you're getting the same thing that WebsiteForge is offering you. WebsiteForge is the only company that offers our Proprietary Search Engine Optimization SEO Software and RESULTS that come from using it!   Thanks, Douglas A. Marks Website Marketing Consultant Website - www.websiteforge.com Business - (888) 558.2446 Ext. 208 Fax - (517) 338-5064 Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time      

True Content Management Tool   WebsiteForge is the only company that offers a "True Content Management Tool" where you can edit your site just like we can. This is a simple to use Web Based Editor similar to Microsoft Word but with more features and functionality.   add/delete/edit content pages change text, font, size, symbols and colors add background images add/delete/edit products insert video, audio and graphics add a photo gallery add a slide show insert your own flash files insert tables and graphs create and add your own forms make secured pages add unlimited pages search engine optimize every page and product create and email newsletters create and manage email campaigns create pop-up ads upload files and attach them to your site in seconds backup your site website statistic tool add url links to your site create a membership area create login/password protected pages drop in html or java codes and much more!    View Demo   (The WebsiteForge Content Management Tool is not compatible with MAC software only the Ecommerce Software. If you own a MAC it is recommended to purchase Bootcamp so you can use Internet Explorer v.6 or higher.)

Managed Services, Support & Hosting   NOTE: Remote Hands: Anything you need edited just give it to us and we will do it for you. Remote Hands includes ROLLOVER MINUTES so you can accumulate the time and never lose it and includes CASH-IN VALUE towards other services like a new design, flash, graphics. etc. (It's like saving 33.33% on hourly rates!)   Why Do You Need WebsiteForge to Host Your Web Site!   Managed Services - NOW INCLUDES a Cloud Service Hosting Platform!     What is a Cloud Service? Simply put, a cloud service is a set of pooled computing resources delivered over the Internet. The cloud delivers a hosting environment that doesn't limit an application to a specific set of resources. Depending on the platform, an application can scale dynamically and increase its share of resources on-the-fly.   Why you need to use a Cloud Service? The cloud can quickly scale to all of WebsiteForge's servers to make resources available as they're needed. WebsiteForge's Cloud hosting customers never need to worry about meeting increasing traffic demands or huge traffic spikes.     Fourteen Clustered Redundant Servers - You don't have to worry about a server failure. Fourteen Clustered Redundant servers mean that even if one fails the other servers will pick up the slack and make sure your site continues to run.   Instant Automatic Backups on all 14 servers along with a copy of the Backup stored at the primary and secondary location for extra security and peace of mind you'll never lose your data. How much is a days work worth to you? $300? $400? 1000? Even a small mistake could cost you and your company money, more than WebsiteForge's Managed Services. No other company offers this valuable feature.   Security - Locked Down Code Hacker Prevention System w/5 Levels of Security. With over 30,000 Hacker attempts per month no Hacker has ever made it past Level 1. When you invest $500 - $5000 in having your site created isn't it a good idea to protect it from being taken down and deleted by a Hacker? Lower level services charge up to $49/mo for this feature alone. Once again, no other hosting company on the market offers this level of protection for you site.   Five Tier-1 OC-12 Backbone Connections with Unlimited Bandwidth - It's like recruiting the "Fantastic Five" of internet connectivity. Think of five HUGE pipelines provided by SBC, Time Warner, UUNet, Quest, and Sprint. These are the companies that will connect your customers to your web site 24/7/365.    Third Party Performance Monitoring - We pay professional monitoring companies to have your web site monitored every 5 minutes to make sure things are always running smoothly. Monitoring is done from several locations across the globe.   On Site Technicians - Our hardware is maintained by on-site technicians that are there 24/7/365 to make sure any hardware repairs are done immediately. Of course you won't notice because our triple redundant servers will keep your site running.   High Security Data Center - Our data center is locked down with key code and hand scanner security access. Your data is completely safe!   Hardened Linux Operating Systems -  It's simply a fact of life that Windows systems are a constant target for hackers, nasty worms and viruses. We rely on hardened Linux based servers to provide you the very best reliability available   Customer Support M-F 9AM-7PM EST - Online & Phone Support provided to any any questions you may have.   Technical Support 24/7/365 - With WebsiteForge, you don't have to worry about technical details.We manage the hosting for you without costly hourly or per-incident charges.   Unlimited Software Updates & Upgrades - Over 300 Updates & Upgrades every year as WebsiteForge invest over $200,000 back into the system on such improvements as; hand-held devices, browser & system compatibility issues, additional functionality, content management tool updates and features, new tools and software, etc.   Unlimited Bandwidth & Data Transfer - Never have to worry about having your servers crash due to traffic limits. Every other hosting company on the market charges you a Bandwidth Overage if your limits are exceeded. Some of those fees can be not only in the hundreds of dollars, but thousands of dollars for high traffic sites. All of our customers have access to 4 Terabytes of Bandwidth & Data Transfer without the fear of paying overage charges.   Unlimited Disc Space Storage - Store unlimited amounts of data on your site, including, pages, text, video, audio, products, etc.   Much More!   E-Mail Solution    50 POP 3 E-Mail Accounts with 30M of storage each. Spam Control Virus Scanning Online Webmail Access Grey Listing   EV 256 Bit SSL Security Certificate   Renewal Included in the Monthly Managed Services Fee. Extended Validation SSL with 256 Bit Encryption. This service exceed New Standards places by all the Credit Card Companys this year.   Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Hard Coded   WebsiteForge is the only website design company that has this unique feature. Your site will have META TAGS on every page and product on your website. Your site will also be Search Engine Friendly (SEF), that allows the Search Engines to find every single word, product and service on your site. But the KEY FEATURE is our Hard Coded SEO Software on your site that is set up like the Search Engines want to see it. The same Coding sites like E-Bay and Amazon have, the kind of programming that would cost $10,000-$60,000 for you to do if you hired an SEO Expert to do it. This software also includes an admin area where you can manage your own SEO campaign with out the expensive cost of SEO or a PPC campaign like Google Adwords.   Unlimited Support   Training Webinars Online Documentation & Support Help File Video Tutorials Customer Support M-F 9AM-7PM EST - Online & Phone Support provided to any any questions you may have. Technical Support 24/7/365 - With WebsiteForge, you don't have to worry about technical details.We manage the hosting for you without costly hourly or per-incident charges. Remote Hands - 1/hr/mo x 12/hr/yr of anything you need done to the site, rolled over if you don't use the time and you can cash unused time towards a new design, additional graphics, flash, etc. (Valued at $600/yr)   Site Coming Soon Page   Display a Site Coming Soon Page until site is ready to launch.   Content Management Tool    You have the ability to create unlimited content pages upon completion of our online & phone training webinar, or view our online video library at your own pace.   Domain Name   FREE Domain Name Web URL Address; yourbusinessname.com   Website Hit Statistic Tool   Professional 20 page report detailing who found your site, where they came from and where did they go.   Create Unlimited Forms   Create custom forms Information can be stored onsite and downloaded into an Excel Spreadsheet for database management   Newsletter Sign-Up & Creation Tool   Collect vital information Create custom Newsletters Create a huge database of potential customers   Mass E-Mail Marketing Tool   Collect E-Mail addresses and information Market to new and potential customers   Pop-Up Marketing Tool   Create your own Pop-Up messages on your site. Great for promoting a sales campaign or gathering e-mails.    Add Unlimited Links   Create as many outbound links to your site using our Content Management Tool. Great for building your own SEO campaign, referral page, advertising and more.   E-Bay Publishing   Publish your products directly to E-Bay through this easy to use Listing Tool. (ecommerce only)   Copy Protection Feature   Make sure competitors can not copy your site or steal your images.   Google Analytics   Generates detailed statistics about the visitors to your website.     Pricing:   Informational Websites - $29/month or ($49/month which includes 1/2 Hour of Remote Hands) eCommerce Websites -  $49/month or ($99/month which includes 1 Hour of Remote Hands) Classified/Directory Websites $149/month (Includes 2 Hours of Remote Hands)

Website Hosting vs Managed Services   Hi Everyone,   I have to say... there is a lot of confusion about Hosting vs Managed Services which is what WebsiteForge offers and others do not.   Hosting of a website is no more than providing space for your website to reside. It also only allows so much space and traffic to that space which is called Bandwidth. Typically if you go over the alloted Bandwidth limit you are charged more money just like cellphone service otherwise your site can not be viewed.   Some hosting companies provide other services like Backup Services. Backing up your website is always recommended so you don't lose your data. Hosting companies differ, some only allow you to do the backup and it's not automatic, while others will automatically backup your site every 7 or 30 days or some set period of time.   Website Hosting can run anywhere from $4.95 - $10K a month or more depending on the services you purchase.   There is also a lot of confusion so always ask the company that is doing the hosting, "What is included in this price"?   With WebsiteForge we provide the following Managed Services including Hosting http://www.websiteforge.com/48.html?m20:cat=managed-services-hosting.   Managed Services, Support & Hosting   Includes 1/HR Month of Remote Hands. Anything you need done just give it to us and we will do it for you. Remote Hands includes ROLLOVER MINUTES so you can accumulate the time and never lose it and includes CASH-IN VALUE towards other services like a new design, flash, graphics. etc.   Managed Services - Fortune 100 Hosting Platform   Seven Clustered Redundant Servers - You don't have to worry about a server failure. Seven Redundant servers mean that even if one fails the other servers will pick up the slack and make sure your site continues to run.   Every 4 Hours Automatic Backups on all 7 servers along with a copy of the Backup stored at a secondary location for extra security and peace of mind you'll never lose your data.   Security - Locked Down Code Hacker Prevention System w/5 Levels of Security. No other hosting company on the market offers this feature.   Five Tier-1 OC-12 Backbone Connections with Unlimited Bandwidth - It's like recruiting the "Fantastic Five" of internet connectivity. Think of five HUGE pipelines provided by SBC, Time Warner, UUNet, Quest, and Sprint. These are the companies that will connect your customers to your web site 24/7/365   Third Party Performance Monitoring - We pay professional monitoring companies to have your web site monitored every 5 minutes to make sure things are always running smoothly. Monitoring is done from several locations across the globe.   On Site Technicians - Our hardware is maintained by on-site technicians that are there 24/7/365 to make sure any hardware repairs are done immediately. Of course you won't notice because our triple redundant servers will keep your site running.   High Security Data Center - Our data center is locked down with key code and hand scanner security access. Your data is completely safe!   Hardened Linux Operating Systems -  It's simply a fact of life that Windows systems are a constant target for hackers, nasty worms and viruses. We rely on hardened Linux based servers to provide you the very best reliability available   Customer Support M-F 9AM-7PM EST - Online & Phone Support provided to any any questions you may have.   Technical Support 24/7/365 - With WebsiteForge, you don't have to worry about technical details.We manage the hosting for you without costly hourly or per-incident charges.   Unlimited Software Updates & Upgrades - Over 300 Updates & Upgrades every year as WebsiteForge invest over $200,000 back into the system on such improvements as; hand-held devices, browser & system compatibility issues, additional functionality, content management tool updates and features, new tools and software, etc.   Unlimited Bandwidth & Data Transfer - Never have to worry about having your servers crash due to traffic limits.    Unlimited Disc Space Storage - Store unlimited amounts of data on your site, including, pages, text, video, audio, products, etc.   Much More!   E-Mail Solution    50 POP 3 E-Mail Accounts with 30M of storage each. Spam Control Virus Scanning Online Webmail Access Grey Listing   EV 256 Bit SSL Security Certificate   Renewal Included in the Monthly Managed Services Fee. Extended Validation SSL with 256 Bit Encryption. This service exceed New Standards places by all the Credit Card Companys this year.   Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Hard Coded   WebsiteForge is the only website design company that has this unique feature. Your site will have META TAGS on every page and product on your website. Your site will also be Search Engine Friendly (SEF), that allows the Search Engines to find every single word, product and service on your site. But the KEY FEATURE is our Hard Coded SEO Software on your site that is set up like the Search Engines want to see it. The same Coding sites like E-Bay and Amazon have, the kind of programming that would cost $10,000-$60,000 for you to do if you hired an SEO Expert to do it. This software also includes an admin area where you can manage your own SEO campaign with out the expensive cost of SEO or a PPC campaign like Google Adwords.   Unlimited Support   Training Webinars Online Documentation & Support Help File Video Tutorials Customer Support M-F 9AM-7PM EST - Online & Phone Support provided to any any questions you may have. Technical Support 24/7/365 - With WebsiteForge, you don't have to worry about technical details.We manage the hosting for you without costly hourly or per-incident charges. Remote Hands - 1/hr/mo x 12/hr/yr of anything you need done to the site, rolled over if you don't use the time and you can cash unused time towards a new design, additional graphics, flash, etc. (Valued at $600/yr)   Site Coming Soon Page   Display a Site Coming Soon Page until site is ready to launch.   Content Management Tool    You have the ability to create unlimited content pages upon completion of our online & phone training webinar, or view our online video library at your own pace.   Domain Name   FREE Domain Name Web URL Address; yourbusinessname.com   Website Hit Statistic Tool   Professional 20 page report detailing who found your site, where they came from and where did they go.   Create Unlimited Forms   Create custom forms Information can be stored onsite and downloaded into an Excel Spreadsheet for database management   Newsletter Sign-Up & Creation Tool   Collect vital information Create custom Newsletters Create a huge database of potential customers   Mass E-Mail Marketing Tool   Collect E-Mail addresses and information Market to new and potential customers   Pop-Up Marketing Tool   Create your own Pop-Up messages on your site. Great for promoting a sales campaign or gathering e-mails.    Add Unlimited Links   Create as many outbound links to your site using our Content Management Tool. Great for building your own SEO campaign, referral page, advertising and more.   E-Bay Publishing   Publish your products directly to E-Bay through this easy to use Listing Tool. (ecommerce only)   Copy Protection Feature   Make sure competitors can not copy your site or steal your images.   Google Analytics   Generates detailed statistics about the visitors to your website.       If you have any questions about the services we provide, please call me!   Thanks, Douglas A. Marks Website Marketing Consultant Website - www.websiteforge.com Business - (888) 558.2446 Ext. 208 Fax - (517) 338-5064 Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time  

Hey Doug,   I was talking to a company claiming to be a Fortune 500 Web Design Company and they told me you build websites with templates and they build sites where every page is custom and I should stay away from templated sites, meaning you, because they are not serach engine friendly.   It's my understanding from a little research that most companies do a custom design and then take that design and create a template so it's the same on every page which is the proper way to make a website so you have continuity and less confusion and better functionality.   Why would this Web Design Company tell me this?   Mike C.   --------------------------------------   Hi Mike,   Unfortunately some companies promote misleading sales tactics to confuse people who may not know much about website terminology.   The truth is; Templates that you can purchase from companies like Template Monster and other sites may have coding in the template that may prevent the search engines robots and spiders from crawling the template properly. Keep in mind Template sites should only be purchased by Webmasters, you'll see that in the fine print. Why? Because you'll need software to edit the sites to make them work the way you want.   Templates have a double meaning though... a template also refers to a Custom design. The design is created into a template so, like you mentioned the site will have the same look on each page. Any professional company will create a template from the design they made to keep the continuity and functionality of the site. You can always change the content inside the page with text and graphics to make the page look unique.   We build Custom sites and create a clone of the design for every page and code the site with our Search Engine Optimization software and make the sites Search Engine Friendly. Any company that tells you we don't do SEO is just lying to you. Matter of fact, call or e-mail Brian Shockley at shopbakersnook.com who has been extremely successful with our SEO and is found hundreds of times in the search engines top pages for his Keywords and Key Phrases... or better yet call Mike Giordano with knowyournanny.com who used to be one of their clients and now is found #1 in Google for Nanny Cam and is making over $60k a month.   I have to admit it's frustrating being an honest person working for an honest company and having to compete with a company that promotes misleading sales tactics just to make a buck.   Thanks, Douglas A. Marks Website Marketing Consultant E-mail - dougmarks@websiteforge.com Business - (888) 558.2446 Ext. 208 Fax - (517) 338-5064 Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time

  Dear Potential Client,   Please review the following information and let me know if you have any questions...   First, I would like to say that WebsiteForge is the oldest and most respected website development company in the world. We have been in business since 1991.   Second, we have a 97.8% retention rate with our 4000 existing clients unlike the industry average of 50%. WebsiteForge feels when you invest money with us we should do everything in our power to help you make money.    WebsiteForge uses the most advanced software platform to build and maintain your website and adds over $250,000 in new technology upgrades/upgrades every year to make sure you have the best advantage to secure new business online and have the latest and greatest website features with out having to pay for them.   WebsiteForge also offers Unlimited Customer and Technical Support and Training, we act as your IT team and make sure you have the best  Content Management Tool available to edit and maintain your site, Cloud Hosting Solution, Unlimited Bandwidth so you can have Millions of customers on your site without charging you extra, Security in the form of a Hacker Prevention System with 5 Levels of Security on the site and server level, SSL Security Certificate, PCI Compliance, 5 Minute Monitoring, Immediate Backup Service, On & Off site Backup protection, Email Service, Website Hit Statistic Tool, Email & Newsletter Tool, Copy Protection and Much more!   We offer inexpensive professional design services with unlimited designs and revisions until approved. Here is our pricing structure...     Pricing Structure: Design   1. Template Site: No Charge plus $50 per page (You provide the text and images you want on the page.)    2. Design - Simple Custom Site: $500 (2 Designs and 2 Revisions) plus $50 per page (You provide the text and images you want on the page.)   3. Design - Custom Graphic Designed Site: $1000 (Unlimited Designs and Revisions until approved) plus $100 per page (We will provide graphics for your page plus you will provide the text and images you want on the page.   Optional: Slide Deck: $500 (Unlimited Designs and Revisions) i.e. check out http://www.eicom-usa.com   Optional: Logo Design $250-$500   Optional: Shopping Cart: If you are selling products online in an Ecommerce Shopping Cart format depending on the set-up we need to do your cost can run an extra $500-$2000. (Call me for pricing and options)    [NOTE: We do offer free templates that can help keep your cost down as well. Pricing structure can change depending on the nature and scope of the project. It is always best to discuss your project with me so I can give you a definite price.]   Just so you know, we can create any style of webdesign for you. If you have seen a website online that you like with any company let me know and I can tell you how much it would cost to replicate that site or as I mention above, we charge $1000 for Unlimited Designs and Revisions so you will always get what you want.   --------------------------   I offer 7 huge benefits compared to most companies...     #1 Professional Design   We have created over 6000 designs in the last 20 years and we guarantee your approval with unlimited revisions until you are satisfied.     Please feel free to browse our Portfolio for a few existing websites we have created as well: http://www.websiteforge.com/89.html.   For a look into our back end and the features we offer, please check out our online videos at http://videos.websiteforge.com/.    Here are a few Informational Websites sites:    http://www.eicom-usa.com - $1500 http://www.spc.net - $1500 http://www.consultingphysicians.com - $500 http://www.signatureconsultingsolutions.com/ - $1000 http://www.usi-inc.net/ - $1000 http://www.baeticamoz.com - $500 http://www.cornerstone-advisors.com/ - $1000 http://www.longislandmentalhealth.com/ - $1000 http://www.fsiindustries.com/ - $1000 http://www.erplanners.com/ $1000 http://www.quantumtech.biz/ - $1500 http://www.ethancompany.com - $1000   Here are a few Ecommerce Websites with Shopping cart sites:   http://www.boatersmarinesupply.com/ - $3500 http://www.betterblindstore.com/ - $3500 http://www.guitarkitsusa.com - $3500 http://www.gandlclothing.com/ - $4500 http://www.bedsnstuffonline.com/ - $2500 http://www.shopnoahsark.com/ - $3500 http://www.picforever.com  - $2500 http://www.continentalkid.com/ - $2500 http://www.naturebeads.com/ - $2500   Typically design time takes 2-6 weeks depending on the project.        #2 Search Engine Optimization   Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is KEY to any successful website. We know how to get you to the top of the search engines...   The number one concern most businesses have is getting their site found at the top of the search engine results with the keywords & phrases that will drive traffic to your site. The more traffic, the more money your company will make. WebsiteForge is the only company that offers professional SEO set-up included in the cost of site and not just submitting the site to the search engines or placing meta-tags on the site. The difference is getting top page results for our clients!   We do this using an XML FILE MAPPING SYSTEM. You would normally have to pay $15,000-$50,000 for an SEO expert to write the code and install it in your system. We include it automatically in the price. This will give you a huge advantage because it solicits Google and Bing to crawl your site every day or you can manually submit as many times as you want during the day. Everyone else has to wait to have the search engines to crawl their sites which can take months.     #3 Managed Services   We are a Managed Services company, so hosting on our servers is required because our software is proprietary and has so many features other companies don't offer.   Our Managed Services & Hosting includes; SEO (Search Engine Optimization for higher ranking), True Content Management Tool, Training, Support, Hosting, Tech Support, 300+ upgrades per year valued at over $250,000, Hacker Prevention System, SSL, Blog, 4 Hour Backups, 5 Minute Monitoring Service, On & Off site Backup protection, Email Service, Website Hit Statistic Tool, Email & Newsletter Tool, Copy Protection and Much more!   Informational Sites: $29/mo Ecommerce Sites: $49/mo     #4 True Content Management Tool   This allows you to edit your site and do everything we can do. You can add/delete pages/products. So if you want to make a change on your site at 2am in the morning, then all you do is log in and make the change hit publish and your done. You'll save hundreds even thousands from not having to pay someone to update your site.     #5 Product Marketing Software - (Ecommerce Only!)   A great way to optimize your product listings directly feeding your product information to over 60 sites. This automated data-feed submits and drives more qualified targeted traffic to your website.     #6 Mobile Website   According to the latest statistics, 56% of online browsing is done using a mobile phone or tablet device. No longer is the PC the norm.   If you want customers to use your website correctly in 2012, you must have a mobile ready website. Converting your business website to display and operate correctly on Smartphones needs to be a top priority in 2012.   If you choose WebsiteForge to build your Website we will create a Mobile Ready Site for you at no cost and optimize your site for the search engines while giving you the ability through a Content Management Tool to edit your own site if you wish to keep future cost down.     #7 Social Networking   Link your Blog or Products directly to Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus and have access to over 300 Million daily users looking for products or services you offer.     Summary:   WebsiteForge just doesn't build great websites, they build websites that get found in the Search Engines and make you money!    I am looking forward to working with you to build a great looking and functioning website. If you have any questions, feel free to call at (888) 558-2446 x 208 or reply to this e-mail. My direct line is (207) 739-2341.   Thanks,   Douglas A. Marks Website Marketing Consultant Website - www.websiteforge.com Business - (888) 558.2446  Ext. 208 Fax - (517) 338-5064   Website Forge Box 358 Fowlerville, MI 48836 (USA)      

  Why Host With WebsiteForge.com?     Hi Everyone,   I get this question a lot   Q> I already have a hosting company and don't want to move my site to WebsiteForge to host. Why would I want to switch hosting companies?     A> I understand you currently have a hosting company, but what does your hosting company do for you? Do they provide you with a True Content Management Tool to make changes on your website like a web programmer can? Do they drive traffic to your site so you make money? Do they Search Engine Optimize your site so you are found higher in the search engine for your Keywords & Key Phrases? Do they add $250,000 in New Website Technology to your site? Do they keep your site updated in the Browsers, Computer Platforms, Search Engines, Hand Held Devices and Cell Phones like the IPhone? Do they Maintain your site with 1 hour of editing time per month? Do they Monitor your site every 5 minutes to make sure your site is running correctly? Do they Back-up your site changes every 4 hours? Do they provide you with Unlimited Support with your website needs? Do they provide you with a 5 Tier Locked Down Code at the Site and Server level that will prevent a Hacker from destroying your site? Are you set up on a 7 Clustered Redundant Server so your site will never be down? Do they provide you with an On site Technician 24/7/365? Do they provide you with a High Security Data Center? Do they offer you Unlimited Storage and Bandwidth? Do they provide you with POP-3 E-mail accounts that have Spam Control, Virus Scanning, Online Web mail Access and Grey Listing? Do they offer a EV 256 Bit SSL Security Cert? Do they provide Password Protection on selected pages? Do they provide you with Unlimited Training Webinars, Online Documentation & Support, Help Files, Video Tutorials, Customer Support, Technical Support and Remote Hands? Do they provide a Website Hit Statistics Tool? Do they provide a way for you to create unlimited Forms on your site? Do they provide a Newsletter Sign-up & Creation Tool? Do they provide a way to do Mass E-Mail Marketing? Do they provide a Pop-Up Marketing Tool? Do they provide a Copy Protection Feature for your pages and images so people don't steal them off your site? Do they provide a way to insert Google Analytics into your account? If your hosting company is not providing you the services all businesses need and you're just paying for Hosting a site. It's like storing your most prized possessions in a cold, tin shack in the middle of the field that throws everything in a giant room and not locking the doors. What does your hosting company do for you that would make you not want to switch to a company like ours? Thanks, Douglas A. Marks Website Marketing Consultant Website - www.websiteforge.com Business - (888) 558.2446  Ext. 208 Fax - (517) 338-5064 Business Hours: (Monday - Friday) 10 AM - 6 PM Eastern Standard Time Check Out My Blog on our Community Page!

Doug   I am presently in a situation with another web design company that I am very unhappy with. I have been waiting on my 5 page website to be created for 3 months now, and have been lied to repeatedly by account managers and the like concerning the progress on said website. I contacted you because, well, my seemingly infinite amount of patience has finally worn thin. My website is an online representation of my business and all of the pages have already been designed in Macromedia Freehand by yours truly. I really just need someone to put these pages on the web. I already own my domain name, and all of my content is ready to go.   1) What type of website does this qualify as? Economy or Custom? 2) Do you submit my website to all the search engines on a monthly basis? 3) And what about time frame for completion?   I don't need an e-commerce store, my products are of the custom nature, but I would need a page that showed thumbnail versions of each product and then a larger page of pictures and information per product. I appreciate your time and fast response!   Bethany   ---------------------------------     Actually I hear this a lot, what usually happens is a hungry website designer that you find locally, or a salesperson you speak to nationally has misunderstood the project or bitten off more than they can chew.    Your site should of been set up with an e-commerce software where you could have cataloged your products, instead, the designer built an informational site and now he's behind schedule because he's tring to link every image to a page for the detailed view and increasing his work load 3 fold. Using the e-commerce software we have this site should of been done in just 3 weeks not 3 months. Another thing to point out, the reason he didnt go this route I suspect is because, 90% of all webdesiners don't work with e-commerce software and struggle through it. This is what set's us apart from others, more than 50% of all our work is e-commerce.   As far as Question 2) Do you submit my website to all the search engines on a monthly basis? The answer is No. Why? Because doing this can actually hurt you in the Search Engines. It used to be a common practice over 5 years ago but the Search Engine software (like Google) has been recoded. People who sell you this are like Snake Oil Salesmen, avoid them at all cost because you'll only lose your money.   We provide a Free Consultaion with a Search Engine Optimization Expert who will teach you everything you'll need to know about Search Engine Optimization and the do's and dont's along with assisting you set up your website and get you listed in all the search engine's.

Facebook is a social networking platform and it's more than just a fad. Facebook is boosting marketing and sales for businesses all over the world. Here are the five main ways that Facebook can help your business:   1. Build Awareness Facebook offers very affordable, targeted cost-per-click advertising options that can be targeted to the city you do business in or a larger geographical area. You only pay per click, so costs are minimal. Also, a Facebook page or group can be created to help get the word out about your organizations products or services.   2. Distribute Information Businesses can affordably communicate events, news, products and services. Facebook allows you to leverage your personal and professional contacts to share information and for free which is the best part.   3. Create Community Social networking serves to bring people together. Your business can brand, build, and boost business. This allows your community to become your best sales people and free focus group. Read the conversations and post and learn how you can better your organization and the products or services you offer.   4. Offer Additional Customer Service Through Facebook, you can answer questions, receive free feedback, promote events, and provide news to be of additional service to your audience. Facebook gives your prospective and current customers an additional web option to find and connect with you.   5. Boost Sales Businesses have to fight harder than ever to survive in this tough economy, but your business can have a competitive edge with Facebook. Tapping free social networking tools like Facebook to build awareness, share information, educate, build community, increase connection, and enhance customer service will all work in unison to make sales.   When used with the right intention and managed regularly, Facebook can be a no-cost marketing tool to help your local businesses gain a competitive edge. Converse directly with your clients or customers, create a community of conversation, learn, share, and connect all in a fun way.   Facebook has over 350 million users; I am willing to bet that your audience is waiting.