Budgeting can be confusing when you ask one developer a quote on a website, receive a $500 quote, get a $15,000 quote from another developer, and are then told $8,000 from a third developer. Why is there so much variation in pricing? This podcast discussing the main reasons pricing varies and how to budget according.

You may already have some initial design ideas in your head or a rough budget projection, but until you determine all aspects of what it takes to have a profitable business online – design AND marketing – your design concepts or budget may be off base from your true needs.

You can also read this podcast at: http://www.netsourceinc.com/blog/business-website-success-5-initial-marketing-ideas

If you have been following this podcast series, you have spent time putting together your goals for your website and you have defined your needs for the site, as well as the needs of your customers. Now is the time to take what you have distilled from that research, and begin mapping it all out. This is what you could refer to as the blueprinting stage of your website.

You can also read this podcast at: http://www.netsourceinc.com/blog/business-website-success-4-creating-your-website-blueprint

It is important to realize your website is not for you. You are not marketing to yourself – you are marketing to potential customers. You are not trying to sell products and services to yourself – you want THEM to buy from you. To do this you need to know how to appeal to them. What are their needs that you can serve with the products and/or services you offer?

You can also read this podcast at: http://www.netsourceinc.com/blog/business-website-success-3-the-development-process-for-business-owners

If you have determined your website is due for a redesign, now is the time to start setting your goals for it. To give you a head start on ideas for your goals, I’ll give you a peak into some of the most common goals I’ve heard from clients during my 17 years with NetSource.

You can also read this podcast at: http://www.netsourceinc.com/blog/business-website-success-2-setting-goals-for-your-new-website

While the age of a website is a good indicator of whether it is time for it to be redesigned, in truth there are more indicators to consider. So, let’s look at what to consider to determine if you need a website redesign.

You can also read this blog post at: http://www.netsourceinc.com/blog/business-website-success-1-determining-if-you-need-a-redesign