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Is a generic business website builder the best way to go with your small business? 

Almost every small business owner has played around with a website builder online. If you have not, you may want to try it. It is one option for creating a business website for your small business. Let's examine the pros and cons of an automated website builder. 


Here are the pros of using an online business website builder

1) DIY using online website builders.

Some people like to do everything themselves. You may be one of them. I admit, I am! However, as much as I rationalize that being a DIY-er saves me money, that is rarely the case.

Look at it this way.

Have you ever tried to save money on food by growing your own vegetables? Beans, basil, and broccoli? Growing food takes time. Especially if your goal is to grow enough to feed your family. Saving money growing your own only works if you do not apply any value to the time spent doing it. If you were to be honest and add up your time, you would realize why we evolved from the hunter-gatherer stage to horticulture, to agrarian, to farming. Factory framing, like it or not, is more efficient and therefore more profitable.

You grow your own fruits and veggies for better reasons than saving money. For one thing, it's fun. Gardening is therapeutic and stress-relieving. You can enjoy picking a ripe cherry tomato and popping it into your mouth while you're outside under the blue sky. You and your family can eat fresher food than can be found in the grocery store. And because gardening is hard work that yields long-term rewards, it leaves you feeling deeply satisfied.

DIY web design, like DIY anything, is similar to digging a garden. There are many rewards. However, saving money is not one of them. Neither is saving time.

If you are a chronic DIY-er with time on your hands, time to design and build your own small business website, then you should do that. You are probably in business for yourself because you value creating a certain quality of life. That goal requires maintaining a steady flow of business. A website can greatly help with that steady flow.

But if you are building your own website, there's a good chance you're spending thousands of hours that could be spent earning money instead.


2) Hire an independent web designer, either locally or online.

Hiring an independent web designer will cost you anywhere from $500 to $5,000 dollars for a nice business website design. This option can be difficult on the costs side of the equation, and a bit of wait as well. You will have to pay 50% upfront. Count on waiting for up to six weeks until your website is up and running. You do get a more refined website design, and a great deal of customization. Typically, your website will validated behind the scenes.

DIY sites, on the other hand, are usually a mess behind the scenes in the deep code the Internet uses to crawl and display your website. One false move with the code or tags and your website will not be searched correctly and you would have no idea why, so no idea how to remedy the situation. A bit scary.


3) Use Site O Rific. Get the best of both worlds.

Site O Rific websites are inexpensive and feature a quick turnaround. You get a high quality, professional website just like a custom-built design. We have made it possible for you to receive your website in 48 business hours, all with very little effort on your part, so you can spend your time building your business, not building a website.

Get a high quality website for less than 10% down. Website design, maintenance and hosting all for an affordable monthly fee.


Site-O-Rific -- Removing the long wait and fixing the money drain. It's better than an online website builder.