WebsiteForge Is Too Expensive?

1. Page Speed; your website MUST load fast on all devices. Slow loading websites cause people to leave, and search engines don't like that. Fast loading pages makes your website more relevent, which means search engines will give it a higher level of importance.

2. Keywords and Placement; Keywords, the words people use to find the products, services, or information in search engines, need to be found in the page title of each page, the meta description, and the meta keywords tags. For Google, the meta keyword tag has been discontinued, but it's still valuable for other search engines. Avoid over-using keywords on your pages. Make sure to include the keyword for the page close to the top of the page, and within the body content of the page.

3. Page content; pages need to be information rich. Write a couple paragraphs of text on each page. As a rule of thumb don't try to create what you think a search engine wants, but just give your customers a good description of your product. Use different descriptive words that support the keywords.

4. Pictures; Use pictures but don't use too many. Add in keywords in the alt text tag describing your photo. This can help a search engine understand what the image is about. Optimizing the image also means compressing the image and saving it in a web friendly format. You don't want each page to be too large in file size due to a 300MB photo. JPG or GIF at 72 dpi usually. This will give you a smaller file size and faster page load. Most importantly, search engines will factor it into your rankings. Don't worry about pic sizes within a gallery though as long as your gallery has it's own page.

5. Video content; everyone likes video, including search engines. The top search engines even have seperate tabs for video searches. Advancements in technology have made it possible for some search engines to decifer the words being spken in video, so be sure to use keywords when you're speaking. You should also use keywords in video descriptions and titles to help search engines.

6. Links; Place links on your pages that take people to the most important pages of your website. Search engine crawlers act a lot like people, and they follow links from your pages to other pages on your website. If a search engine crawler cannot follow a link to another page on your website, it may not every know about that page and even if it does, it may not think it's an important page because there aren't fast and convenient ways to find it. e ages on your different pages. It tells a search engine that each page is important to somebody else and it will index it accordingly. Make your home page function like a site map but try to keep it from looking like typical boring site maps. Since it's our homepage it needs to be inviting to visitors.

A note on hosting links for others; in a general sense, it's my opinion not to allow other links like google ads and such on your own site. You will send your customers away from your site, possibly to a competitor.

7. Add your website to Google Search Console. The process places code on your website and verifies you as the owner to Google. That can help make your website more relevent and provide some information that can help ensure the site is running properly on Google's system.

8. Add Your XML Sitemap into Search Console; An XML sitemap file containing all of the url's on your website can be added to Search COnsole. This gives Google another way to find pages on your website and adds more credibility and relevence.

9. Be Careful When Changing Your Website Content! Any changes you make to your site will take time to take effect within search engine rankings. Most people make the mistake of making lots of changes and checking on a regular basis and not finding any changes or improvements and giving up, or hiring someone that doesn't have a clue about SEO, unlike Kevin Gannon with TheNetCorp.com who does. Make changes, but always remember to keep keywords in the content. If they aren't there, your page won't be reelvent for that phrase. In just a few short months you'll see your "keywords" rising in the search engines.

10. Site platform; use a partner like WebsiteForge, if you know nothing about the 'behind the scene' coding and what search engines like and dislike. WebsiteForge will keep this up to date for you. This by far is the biggest element, perhaps the largest factor and the average person has no control over it, only the professionals like WebsiteForge. I whole heartedly believe that WebsiteForge will help make your website succesful in the search engines and if you are successful there, you will be successful bringing the money to the bank!

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WebsiteForge Is Too Expensive?

April 2nd, 2009 at 2:29 pm

One of the biggest complaints I get, is the fact that our company is much more expensive than a lot of website design companies in the market.

It's said best by a recent complaint via email that I will share with you...

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Sorry I haven't been able to answer your calls.

Regardless, please note that I am not interested in doing business with your company for your exuberant amount of:

$3,499 One-Time Setup

$99/mo Managed Services Fee

That is absolutely LUDICROUS...

I have found another company to do business with at a far lower price with everything you offer with great discounts and flash thrown in at no price to name one..

Thanks anyway.

Kim Henriksen

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This was my reply....

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I take it this is your first website?

Buying a website is like buying a new or used car, you can buy a low end used car cheaply. It won't get you very far and it is going to be expensive to maintain.

Low end websites just like used cars need a lot updates and maintenance to keep them going and eventually a complete need engine.

Many think a car is just a car, like a website is just a website. However, the technology in the lower end web site products are 5-10 years old and are not easily found in the search engines.

A customer that finds you in search engines is the most important part of having a website! It's like the fuel for your car. No search engine listings -- No customers.

A new WebsiteForge site is like buying a brand new car that gets the latest and greatest features every week!

We add over $200,000 in new technology to your site every year in the form of 2-8 software upgrades weekly.

We provide unlimited service. Remember your car needs oil and maintenance. WebsiteForge provides these upgrades at no extra cost!

Best of all -- we provide unlimited gas (search engine features) driving customers to your website to purchase your products and services!

And if there is a chance you doubt what we are saying -- we will guarantee the success of your business or we'll give you your money back.

What everyone needs to know is -- There are no successful websites based on the "used car analogy". Successful web sites spend 10x's more money to try to compete with a WebsiteForge web site!

I talk to 600-1000 people a month, most are people who never had a website before. Typically basing their buying decision on price.

Those who have actually had experience with at least one web site in their past realize the huge benefit of WebsiteForge and our methods.

The combined services and upgrades we provide typically start making money to moment they are found in the search engines! Not long after we set their site up the correct way.

Facts are stubborn things:

- Our retention rate is 98.5%

- Our cancellation rate is less than .05% which is the best in the industry.

- Most web design companies have less than a 50% retention rate and a 25% cancellation rate.

This means, we know what we are doing! Helping businesses just like you succeed online.

Before choosing any business please check Ripoffreport.com and the BBB.org. Ask for a copy of the company's "terms of use" or "contract".

One large web site company in Utah actually has a clause that states they have the right to sue you if you say anything bad about them. They can sue you for $2500 per occurrence.

That type of policy conicides with a "bait and switch tactic". Once you have purchased you can't get your money back... and you signed a one year contract with them that says you can't voice your outrage.

At WebsiteForge, we take the risk out of purchasing a website by giving you an unconditional 12 month money back guarantee for any reason and no contracts!

Hopefully you'll find this e-mail useful like many others have over the years. If you do choose another company and learn the hard-way, please contact me so we can get you on the right path to online success.

I do wish you the best.

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This was the response back...

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WOW. You are so right. I did not do any research on this company and I am completely shocked at the reports against them.
I have had websites before. I have never had 1 made for me. I have always done my own.
Your price is just to far out of my reach.
Thanks for the help.
Kim Henriksen

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Summary...

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Other website companies have much lower prices for a reason! They offer a low-end product that will not be found in the search engines, it will cost you a lot to update and maintain, plainly put... you just will not be happy with it because you won't make any money unless you are paying money in advertising to send them to your site.

It's kind of like being nickeled and dimed for everything you have.

Remember... You Get What You Pay For!

Don't be fooled in letting these companies tell you that they can offer you everything that we do but for less... if they did... they would cost the same or even more, because people would be willing to pay the price... instead they just pay the price!

If you can not afford to purchase a website from WebsiteForge, just let me know what your budget is and I will try to offer you a solution with a company that can meet your budget so you won't be Ripped-Off by what I call... the used car (website) salesperson.

I wish you nothing but the best in your online endeavor.

Thanks,

Douglas A. Marks
Website Marketing Consultant

E-mail - dougmarks@websiteforge.com
Business - (888) 558.2446 Ext. 208
Fax - (517) 338-5064

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Terry Sachetti says:

April 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 pm

Well I just want to say this about that...

I built a site myself. Wow, so frustrating but learned so much.

I researched WebsiteForge up and down, looked at the quality of work and the software they used and all the features they provide at no extra cost. They beat everyone hands down. It took me 2 years to pull the trigger. Yes a long time but I was building a Yahoo Store and though I was so smart and why should I pay someone else. It finally came to me how many hours I spent on my Yahoo Store. I was shocked when finally understood that my time is money too, and my money was much better spent at WebsiteForge.

Really if you look around and compare apples to apples WebsiteForge should be charging so much more. Hey but I am glad they are not :) Not only do they take the frustrating part out of building a site so I can focus more on the fun part of owning a online store. But their service is awesome. I have not had one bad experience and many there go over and above what they have to do.

Other places would nickel and dime you to death for a slight change here or a little advice there.

People like Doug, Anuj, Kevin L, and Kevin Gannon on the SEO side, Cindy, I really like her, and she is great to work with. And let's face it, this is America and what we look for is results. WebsiteForge has built so many sites that do very well, and isn't that what it's all about. More important isn't that the kind of company you want working for you. Silly question Eh?

Well all I have to say is I am 1000% satisfied whit what WebsiteForge has done for me. They built 2 sites for me, I just went live and you can check them out at www.SexyLingerieNights.com and www.SpyCamsSpyEquipment.com.

If you are on the fence you need to know you will be in good hands, they know what they are doing and your success is just as important to them as it is to you and I am not just saying that. They have proved it over and over again.

Doug Marks is a great guy to talk too and ask questions so if you are not sure call Doug or email me, I would be more than happy to answer any questions.

Respectfully

Terry
22nd Century Inc.

www.SpyCamsSpyEquipment.com
www.SexyLingerieNights.com

Doug says:

April 3rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm

What can you do for $ 500., and no more than 25. per mo.

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