According to the Small Business Administration (http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/) there are over 17 million small businesses in the United States, with over 100,000 new businesses started every month. These days, most consumers research the products and companies that interest them on the internet. The only exceptions are those companies that have been established for generations, but they always have websites. So just to make it as a small business in this competitive marketplace, your company absolutely needs a website to tell existing and new clients about who you are and what you do.

We have found that the hardest part about obtaining a website for your small business is the nickle-and-dime scam run by other full-service design companies. Most web design companies bank on your lack of technical knowledge and will charge you for this disadvantage. One company in particular will set up your small business with a website for one fee, but then charge for tiered, limited hosting, charge extra for email, more for a photo gallery, and so on. The list keeps going. By the time you get the site up and running with one of these companies (if you can afford to make that far) two things happen: 1) you're out of money and 2) you're out of energy to devote to your main business.

This is why JLA Development provides small businesses with one flat-rate fee for company representation on the web. We know exactly what it takes to put you online. JLA Development has an extremely low overhead and offers clients a standard flat fee for their websites. We hate the tactics of unethical development companies who charge their customers every step of the way.

One other mistake we often see businesses make is that they attempt to build websites themselves. This is probably a cheaper option at first, but a very expensive one long term. As more consumers search the web for your products and your services, if they encounter an unprofessional or unattractive website, there is no turning back that first impression. Be careful not to brand your company with a poor website; it will reflect poorly on your company and your products.

Our advice to you: never give up. If we can do anything to help your small business get established on the web, we will do it and do it well.

Best Wishes,
JLA Development
http://jladevelopment.com

For more information, please see: Why You Need a Website courtesy of entrepreneur.com (http://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/gettingstarted/article65204.html)

Edited by Chris Carera (chriscarera@gmail.com)
Written by JLA Development