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*+First:
*1. What is the goal of your website? *

2. What is your budget?

3. What is your timeline?

4. Do you have a budget for SEO?
+ Having a website is one piece driving qualified customers is the other key part of the puzzle.+

5. Do you have a business plan?

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Thanks for all the replies that have been given so far. Let me attempt to answer these questions as best as possible.

I've attempted to build my own website and have not reached my ideal website. In addition I have taken a course on webdesign at a local university but it lacked the expertise to develope a "good" e-commerce site. Lastly, I currently do run 2 business and it is extremely time consuming. Therefore, I've decided that hiring someone to develope a website for me would be the best option.

1. No, I don't have any stock photos of the items I would like to be listed online. I will inquire about pictures from some of my suppliers. I was hoping to use there catalog photos for the site in many instances. Though i've been having trouble with the quality of the pictures in some instances.

2. No, I have not determined my budget as I am welcoming all web developers bids.

3. I am not worried about marketing my website on WWW as I'm mainly creating this website for all current and future customers (from my current 2 locations). I stronly believe that my customers will feel more confident if I have a well developed website. In addition if I ever want to recieve funding I think it will compliment my current resume.

4.No, I have not developed a business plan as I don't think that the website will be an extremely large investment and it is not the main source of income.

Any additional information anyone can provide would be a great help.

My firm Xenopod Inc would be willing to work with you and your company to create this e-commerce website. Please check out our website: http://www.xenopodinc.com to see some examples of our work and some more information on our range of services. You can use the contact form there to get a hold of us if you would like.

Good luck with your search for a developer.

Hello,

Making your decision to develop an on-line presence is a good one, thats a fact.
Making your presence stand out from the others is a difficult task.

Since you asked I'll take the opportunity to introduce myself.

I have been involved in marketing 15+ years and specifically internet marketing for about 10 - learning the ins and outs of what works online can often be a costly experience. All things considered you could start your site basically free of charge - however your left out in the vast online marketplace alone to figure out SEO and the elements needed to be successful.

thats what I bring to the table - the knowledge - and the experience building programs that have generated 300,000+ unique visitors per month in highly competative channels of the internet.

I employ a hands on approach and have been building as well as marketing websites for years and have learned what it takes to be successfull. That process takes time to grow organically. If your interested in more about what I have learned over the past 15 years please dont hesitate to contact me via www.robertbusse.com

hope to hear from you and good luck

regards,
robert

Hello eb,
I think my services are a great match for your needs, please check out my portfolio at http://www.lauraroeder.com to see a few of the high-quality, professionally designed sites that I've produced. I am located in Chicago but regularly work with clients from around the country. Feel free to email me at info at lauraroeder.com and I’d be happy to put together a proposal for your site.