Ideas on making a free or low-cost website for your small business

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:48:38 +0000

If you are short on cash and can’t afford to hire a web designer to make a website for you or your business, consider making your own with some of the free or low-cost resources available online. There are a couple of very simple website builders like wix and homestead that offer beautiful editable templates for free, or a small monthly fee (usually to pay for hosting or to use their templates take off their ads). I have recently been using wix to build flash-based websites, and have been impressed with their very easy-to-use flash builder. With wix, you can either make your own design, or you can use one of their many templates, which they are constantly updating. With a paid monthly subscription of $14.95, you can also set up an online store.

Another option is to build a wordpress-based website. This is an excellent choice if you are concerned about search engine compatibility and are trying to stay away from flash. Wordpress can usually be installed with a one-click install on any web host. If you are unsure how to do this, call your web hosting company and they should be able to assist you. While Wordpress is best known as a blogging platform, it can actually be used to set up a regular website that is easy to maintain (and it doesn’t have to have a blog). This is done by creating static “pages”. The best part about wordpress is that you can choose from thousands of free plugins to enhance the functionality of your website, whether it be adding a simple online store, video gallery, or adding basic SEO. There is more often than not a free plugin to give you the functionality that you need on your wordpress site. Also, wordpress has thousands upon thousands of themes that can easily be uploaded to change the look or even sometimes the functionality of your website. There are free themes available at http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ or you can also purchase premium themes (check out http://www.premiumwp.com/ for a good listing) from a various designers for anywhere between $50-$200.

Just Launched: Laurie-Rubin.com

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:59:58 +0000

I’m proud to present one of our first wix-powered websites, laurie-rubin.com, homepage of mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin! Wix is an incredible tool that allows us to build fancy flash websites for our clients quickly and at very affordable prices. Please check it out!

Studio Cloud Nine Website Launches!

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:47:50 +0000

It’s finally here, the much overdue Studio Cloud Nine website. It was a long journey to finally getting this up and running, but I’m very excited that it is now officially launched and ready for business! Please let me know if you ever run into any problems with any aspect of the site. You can either leave a comment here on the blog or send me a message on the contact page. Please enjoy and stay tuned for upcoming promotions, etc.

Also, if you have not done so already, please become a fan of Studio Cloud Nine on facebook, as there will be exclusive promotions for facebook fans in the coming months!