Wonder if anyone benefits from a website

[ChEAr$]

nary a bite at first

from my web site.

Back in 1996 when NAEA came out with an 85$ special I enthusiastically designed mine and it was posted. Well, I did get one call but he never made an appointment.
At least I had the prestige, being the only tax person in my metro area to have one.

I paid a couple of years fees, then stopped, and finally about 4 years later they (NAEA) took it
down. By then of course I had saved the web page and had posted it for free on my Bellsouth
page.
But you won't find it now.

Just my three cents worth.

[geekgirldany]

I have a website. I've had several that said the information about my services and myself on my website help them decide to call me. I recently got a call last week from a fellow about QuickBooks. He said he found me through Google. I am listed at the top of most the major search engines for QuickBooks, payroll, and bookkeeping services for my local area. I am on the second page for tax services.

I actually design websites. I would not pay over $1,000 to $2000. for a site. Then again the price can depend on where you are located. You do get what you pay for but I think you can get a good looking website for around $1,000. Anything higher and you are looking at custom design work which does cost more. Look at the designers portfolio. Web 2.0 is very in now. So vibrant colors and larger fonts help get your message across. I think most accountants have websites that list either minimum information on their services or way to much, show a bunch of financial calculators, and can be very plain.

The websites now need to capture the users attention and keep them there. I am thinking of adding a blog to my website to keep it updated with tax news. Its good to keep a website updated frequently. Helps in the search engine results.

I apologize if I was a little long but in my view that is what you should look for in a website.

I hope this helped some

[erchess]

I wonder if anyone benefits in their business from a website and if so where you get it how much it costs and how it benefits you.