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At CBS Web Designs we’ve found ways manage website development costs. You can categorize website development much as one does at size classifications for cars:  Economy; Mid size; Full size. Knowing which size fits your business will help you get exactly what you need.

Our website design and development options allow for shared responsibility that helps control costs.

Our three levels are:

Fully Developed Solution: A website that includes

• Custom graphic site design supportive of your brand identity
• Search engine keyword rich site copy written for your site
• Professionally produced photography to illustrate your site
• Registration or listing in all major search engines
• Content management system

Collaboratively Developed Solution: A website that includes

• Custom graphic site design supportive of your brand identity
• Client supplied copy minimally edited by CBS
• Professional stock images to illustrate your site
• Registration or listing in all major search engines
• Content management system

Basic Solution: A website that includes

• Semi-custom graphic design built upon a commercially available template or framework; The template colors are coded to support your brand and your logo is added to the theme.
• Client provided website copy
• Client supplied photography
• Registration or listing in all major search engines
• Content management system

Our website design firm wishes to provide you with the greatest number of features at a reasonable cost. Understanding what you can afford and what will work well takes planning and preparation. We can help guide you through this “pre-design” work so that the design and installation of your site goes seamlessly.

**For more about how we work, please download this overview document.

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Have you noticed all the ads on television for Intuit’s simple website service? Can you "click, click" and build your website tonight?

What a great idea you think, why don't we do that? Whoa! Not so fast! Building a website can be accomplished with programs such as these, but ask yourself these questions:

1. Will a template selected from a group represent my business well?

2. Will it have my branding and approach to doing busienss or will I just have to go with what's there hoping that my branding fits?

3. Will it be easy to add on to as my company grows?

4. Will my website be compatible with mobile devices such as the iPhone?

5. Does my business own all the site graphics, design and content?

6. Will I be helped to understand what keywords, terms and tags will help position my firm in search engine results?

7. How can I be certain my site is registered with search directories, search engines and can be found by Google?

If you are unsure of how to answer any of these questions, you owe it to yourself to do a bit of research on what constitutes a good website, how to create strong keyword centered copy that properly describes your business and gets you found in search engine results. Yes, small businesses need to have a website, especially one that will be viewable on mobile devices.

Can you get a website that is a customized fit for your business without breaking your budget? Yes you can. There are many companies like CBS Web Designs in the greater Charleston area that can create a custom site for you that meets your business needs, doesn't break the bank and is done on time. In these days of realizing that local is the new green, support your local web design firm. It's just good business for you, your community and for your business.

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