Have I Got A Deal For You…

No, really. I Do.

In an attempt to stimulate business and introduce my services to a broader clientele, I placed an ad on CraigsList.org a few months ago. I was anticipating a decent influx of business due to the attractiveness of this offer, but due to the competitiveness of the industry as a result of so many out-of-work designers, I quickly got lost in the shuffle.

After seeing the insane amounts of ads on there offering freelance design work I just decided to forget about CraigsList as an advertising forum, for the time being anyway. Plus, I find that those who respond to offers of this sort often times want much more than they’re entitled to for such a low price.

However, I am still going to put this offer out there for those interested. I am just not going to aggressively promote it.

It’s subject to cancellation at any time and turnaround will be based upon my current availability. If anyone is interested in a low-cost solution for a one page identity site, then here’s my sales pitch…

*clears throat*

299.00 Website Promotion

Don’t rely upon the Yellow Pages and print ads to bring you more business. These days people are looking to the internet as their first choice when seeking goods or services. If your business is not online, then you are simply losing money.

If you thought that a website was not in your budget, think again! For only $299.00 I will provide you with an effective one page website complete with your very own domain name. This offer is for a unique, non-template-based design. This price also includes basic search engine optimization. You will have a website that is sure to reach your target audience.

For many businesses, a $299.00 investment could pay for itself with one new client or lead. In these troubling economic times, you can’t afford not to make yourself more visible and accessible to consumers.

The $299.00 price is for a basic, but effective html design. I can provide website hosting if needed for as low as $6.95 per month. The domain name is included in the package price, but $11.95 per year thereafter, or free with a hosting plan.

So there ya have it. A website for under three hundred bucks. Not too shabby if you ask me.

Unfortunately, I went to look for some examples of sites that would exemplify this offer, but I don’t currently have any. Bad move on my part.

But… these two sites here are pretty close examples of what you’d expect. They both have a little extra in the way of some dynamic features for images, plus a lot of original layout and design work.

Both of these sites were created from simply a couple of photographs. None of the artwork, graphics or thematic concept were supplied. “This is pure home-grown iArtisan original design baby”. <- Shameless self promotion.

If you were interested in a site with similar functionality to either one of these, then we’d be looking at an extra hundred bucks. Still, not a bad deal at all for $399.00. For the client with the band, one paying show as a result of this site would more than pay for it. As for the children’s store… if she gained half a dozen customers in a year via search engine results, then that would easily pay for this site. See where I’m going here..?

Just having your business online is going to pay huge dividends. You don’t necessarily need a big expensive site requiring loads of maintenance. All you need is a way for potential customers to find you when they look for your products or services in the search engines.

Sorry I don’t have any $299.00 examples to present here, but why don’t you let me do your site and then I can start to build my one page identity site portfolio..?

Oh yeah, almost forgot… here are links to the two featured sites if you’d like to have a closer look. Just remember, if you want something like either of these two clients have, I’d have to pad the $299 bid with another hundred or so. Still a bargain I tell ya.

Merry Go Round Children’s Store and Star Celebrations.