Just a bit about search engine optimization.

Your father has finally retired, sold the family home in Raleigh, and gone to live in Pinehurst to play golf all day. He toiled for more than 30 years building up his fishing & camping supply store and ultimately he sold it to you for a song simply because he could not bear the thought of selling it to a stranger. Now that you are at the reins you realize that some changes need to be made. And the first thing that needs to happen is some kind of website. You are the first to admit that you don’t know a lot in regards to the internet, but even you understand enough to realize that your father’s reluctance to have anything to do with it cost him some ground to his competitors particularly over the last several years. You are not certain where to begin and you do not want your lack of web savvy to end up getting you scammed – you would never hear the end of it from dad. You really need to sit down with a good Raleigh web design firm and ask some questions.

## I know how to send emails and search the internet like anyone else but that is about the extent of my internet skills. I don’t even have a Facebook. Am I going to be hopelessly out of my depth?

There will be a lot of information and terminology which will not make sense to you at first but a good Raleigh web design company ought to be able to explain it in simple English. If you’ve got no online experience at all, what you’re looking for is some kind of all inclusive turnkey bundle wherein your web design firm will start from scratch and deliver a fully functional site.

## What sorts of things would be included in a ‘turnkey’ package deal?

A thorough web design firm, working from scratch would want to handle the following issues:

-domain name registration (registering the name of your website)

-hosting (arranging for a company to keep the files for your website on their server)

-web design

-keyword research/optimization (figuring out how best to position and configure your site for best results on the search engines like Google)

## How about online marketing and advertising? Do I need to go to someone else for that sort of thing?

No, not necessarily. Many good web design firms ought to also be able to handle online advertising and marketing through programs like Google AdWords and Facebook. If you come across a company that you like they ought to be able to not merely birth your website but have a hand at raising it as well, making sure that it grows into a healthy prosperous web presence.

## What is the most effective way to go about locating a good firm?

If you’re looking for a qualified web design firm that obviously knows how to deliver effective websites that position well in the search engines it seems logical that the best place to start looking is in the search engines. If you want to be able to sit down and talk to someone one on one narrow your searches to local results. In your case go online and Google “Raleigh Web Design” or perhaps “Raleigh Internet Marketing” or even “Seo Agency North Carolina” (SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization). Check out the sites that show up on the initial page of results and start asking questions about their rates and services.

If you have a strong business with no online presence to speak of, a skilled web design and internet marketing firm should easily be able to craft you an engaging, compelling web presence that will more than recover your investment in no time; something even your dad will appreciate.

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