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Soon there will be only?? two kinds of businesses - those with an effective website and those with no business at all!

Bill Gates (Founder Microsoft Corporation, billionaire)

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What we do and how we do it -

You know your business and how it works. Depending on your experience, though, the Internet may represent a dark alley with mysterious shadows lurking around every corner.

Whether you already have ideas about what your website should look like and do, or need assistance for creating a site from the ground up - HirMon & Associates guides you through every step from design concept through getting the website up and running (jargon: called "launching a website").

We also avoid the pitfalls of agencies that have done several sites previously for certain types of businesses. We always look "outside the box" and avoid the trap of making "cookie cutter" sites that rarely live up to their owner?s expectations.

One of our most important talents is to avoid "missing the obvious!"

As a quick example: Even if you don?t need a shopping cart for your products and services - why not include a simple facility that allows your clients to pay their invoices online with a major credit card?

Your clients will love it and appreciate the convenience in today?s world!

We also specialize in revitalizing older sites for better efficiency and performance by bringing them up to contemporary Internet standards.

New sites -

Our approach to creating a new website is based on your needs and preferences with a dash of our experience in creating websites that range from one-page placeholders (which we don?t necessarily recommend) to high-end, multi-function dynamic sites with more bells and whistles than most people ever imagine.

 

When preparing this edition of the HirMon website, we did a review of the last 10 or so small websites we produced and came up with a startling observation:

Despite the fact that the designs were all custom presentations and unique, our clients seemed to be asking for a lot of the same functionality!

Therefore, we decided to take the obvious route: Give our existing and new clients a real break! Beginning in February, 2009, all of our new entry-level website productions are based on our $995 Effective Website Package - but we even take that one step further!

Few people are going to want the exact same functionality on their site as someone else. Each site we create is based on the needs as goals of our clients.

That means - You are not locked into any feature of the Effective Website Package. That items is simple a collection of things any website is going to need - regardless of whatever else the site owner requires.

Site upgrades and overhauls -

Seriously: When was the last time you looked at your own website? More importantly - when was the last time you compared it to other businesses providing similar products and services?

Two of our clients in the past year went to their website and found out - it no longer existed!

Believe it or not - it happens! And while we hope your site is still up consider this: When was the last time it was updated?

If your answer is more than 6 months, your site needs help - now. Sites that are not updated regularly (at least monthly) are historically some of the poorest performing sites on the Internet.

More importantly, if you are hesitant to send your clients to your website for any reason, it might be time for a review and consider either upgrading or replacing it.

Tip: One of the most effective ways to market a website is to add the phrase: Just go to my website and [do something] You will hear something similar on just about every news broadcast and commercial advertisement. Now you know why.

The only catch: Unless your website has the support to [do something] - there may not be much point! Information-only sites are passé. Visitors expect a lot more from today?s websites.

As with new website design, we work with you drawing on your experience with your site and our expertise in knowing how website visitors think and how websites can be made more effective.

We recommend starting with out Website Review service. This service involves:

  • Reviewing the existing site and comparing it to similar sites and contemporary website design standards.

  • Documenting functionality problems.

  • Make recommendations based on the results of our review.

This service runs $100 and includes a PDF document detailing all findings. Use it as you will. There is no obligation to "hire" HirMon & Associates to perform any changes that might be indicated.

Upgrades and overhauls start from $125 and up. Seriously - it depends on what needs to be done to bring a site up to par.

And more -

We also offer additional services tailored to your specific needs:

  • Website maintenance services, including:

    • Spot Maintenance - to keep a site from dying a slow and miserable death from neglect. We can apply updates to your site "on demand."

    • Ongoing Maintenance - even though our new sites include facilities for owners to upgrade their own sites, sometimes they are so busy, they prefer us to do all the maintenance on their site. By delegating such work, they can focus on running their business.

    • For more information about these options, please see this page.

  • Web hosting service - ranging from security checkups to website management on a web hosting service.

All work is quoted in a written proposal and we may require a 50% deposit on the final amount cited in the proposal before starting on your site work.