Know exactly what you are getting into BEFORE creating a custom website. This website comparison guide will let you know exactly what you should be looking for in a website.
Website Options:
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Qualities of Free
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Hunter Creative Group
Custom Websites
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Custom Website Design |
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You have a choice in what your website will look like - to a point. You will have to settle for a common template that anyone can use. Your website design will not be unique.
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We make our websites with you and your products specifically in mind and our design process will get your approval at each step so that you can be assured that your website works for you - with the exact features that you want ... not what you might be able to work for you. |
One Year of FREE Website Hosting on a Superior Web Server that Guarantees 99.9% Uptime |
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We use a superior web server that guarantees 99.9% up-time for your website. This ensures that you do not have customers driven away with website errors, or slow-loading pages due to a low-quality web server.
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Your Own Domain Name |
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You may have to use their domain name in your website domain name. For example: https://www.huntercreativegroup.weebly.com
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YES
You pick out the business domain name that you want to use and do NOT have any other names as part of your domain name. Your customers ONLY have to remember YOUR domain name to find you. For example: https://www.huntercreativegroup.com There is NO other domain name except yours on your website address.
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Website Updates |
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You are in charge of your own updates on a cms website.
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We routinely do text and information updates for our clients, when needed.
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FREE Yearly Website Updates |
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You are in charge of your own updates. And, you have the headache of trying to find any errors and getting them fixed.
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Upon yearly renewal of your web hosting service, we will make textual wording changes that you want made for FREE. We make sure there are no broken links and we routinely check all coding script to make sure that there are no errors on your web pages.
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Initial Search Engine Optimization |
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This does not come with free or cheap websites. And, if there is a way to do it, you have to know how to add the optimization.
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All of your web pages are optimized as they are designed. This is one of the most important things that you can do for your website if you want traffic. It helps search engines find your website faster and it brings you further up on the searches.
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On-going Website Monitoring & Analysis with On-going Search Engine Optimization Suggestions |
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Companies that give free websites don't care if your website is doing well or not. They may give you analytics tools, but unless you know how to read them, they won't do much good.
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We monitor your website traffic and your page visits for you. We give you helpful hints on how to get more traffic so that your products and services sell quicker and are seen by more people.
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Ability to Analyze Your Own Website Daily Statistics Information |
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A free website does not normally come with the ability to track your website performance. Even if it does, you have to know how to analyze your web reports so that you can improve your website..
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We give you the ability to analyze your own website statistics so that you can watch your business and help it further to succeed. But, the most important thing is that we teach you how to read your web reports so that you can get the most out of your website.
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On-going Search Engine Optimization |
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You don't even get the initial search engine optimization so that your website has the chance of getting found in the searches.
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YES
This is very important so that your site will continue to rank higher in search engine page results and, thus, be found faster by your targeted clients.
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Initial Search Engine Submission - Website Indexing |
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You are responsible for doing the time-consuming submissions to the search engines.
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We do the initial search engine submissions to help give your website a little boost when it's first starting. This gives it the best chance of being found throughout the internet very quickly.
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On-going Website Submissions |
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You don't even get the initial website submission services. |
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We will periodically submit your website to the most appropriate specialized directories in your field for best website search results. |
List of specific Information on exactly what you can do to help your website achieve it's full potential online |
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We want your website to succeed, because of this, we give you many valuable hints and advice to help you market your website for free. |
Set-up of Facebook Business Page for your Company |
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We will set-up and customize your facebook business page to enhance your website and help draw even more people to your website. |
# of Pages Professionally Designed |
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On our custom websites, we do not limit the number of pages that each website can have. Each of our website pages will be created by our professional website designer. |
Professional Typesetting |
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Every page, that we create, will be checked by a former professional typesetter so your business will have a professional look without the messy spelling and grammar errors. |
5 Email Addresses (per Your Domain) |
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Each web hosting account can have up to 5 free email address per domain. Ex: "YourName@yourwebsite.com". If you prefer, we can use your existing email. |
Photo and Image Optimization |
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Photo and image optimization allows for a faster-loading website. If a page takes too long to load, most people will leave the website without even looking at it. |
Logo Design or Editing |
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We can use your existing logo or we can create a custom-designed logo specifically for you. This will help to provide continuity (and business branding) between your business and your website for a professional look and ease of customer recognition. If you need a logo made, please ask us about the options available. |
Graphic Design* |
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Image or Wording Graphic effects are a great way to add interest to your website or other items. Contact us for an exact quote or to see if there will even be a cost. |
FREE Advertising for the LIFE of your Website* |
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* As long as you host with us, you'll receive FREE marketing in the form of text links on other websites, word-of-mouth referrals, and sometimes banner advertisements on other websites. |
Detailed Map with Driving Directions to Your Location and/or Local Area Map showing your location |
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These features give your website the added convenience of MapQuest Information (where people type in their own address and getting specific driving directions with a detailed map to your business) and/or a Google Local Area Map where people can see the general area of your business location with nearby streets. |
YouTube, Flash Animation (Pictures, Videos, Audios, Etc.) |
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YouTube and Flash animation allows for the added features of animation, movies, pictures, sound, or many other options to your website. |
Database/Search Queries |
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We will create a database specifically for your listings. Your visitors will be able to use a search function to find exactly what they are looking for within your site. |
Interactive Forms |
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YES
We will create custom forms for your customers to fill out of your requested information. This information will then go directly to your email inbox for convenience. |
Print-off Forms |
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If you have papers that you want your customers to be able to print off from your website, we can create and design them to look professional and so they print off nicely for your customers. |
PayPal Shopping Cart with a Professionally Customized Payment and Checkout Process |
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We will create shopping cart buttons for the items you are selling and we will customize the entire checkout process so that it reflects your personal business checkout page and your personalized 'Thank You' page to provide continuity between your website and your checkout page. |
Time to Complete Website |
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We understand that sometimes you are not able to contact us immediately with feedback. That's why we give each website a certain time limit to get information to us. Generally, we can have a website fully designed and fully functional within 3 days, pending your feedback on the design. We have learned that, if there is no time limit, a very simple website can take forever to finish. Therefore, we allow you a large time frame for completion. If the website is not completed within this time frame, there will be an additional charge per week until completion. If there is ever a time where we cannot get back to you in a reasonable amount of time, we will comp and extend you the additional same amount of time without charging. |
Advertising with Google - Affiliate Marketing |
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YES
If you want Google Advertising on your website so that you can earn money, we can set it up for you with your Google account. |
REFERRAL BONUSES |
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We always appreciate referrals from our customers! As a thank you for referring us, we give BONUS FREE ADVERTISING in the form of banner ads placed on other websites to help draw in more customers for you. (Customer must state that you recommended us) ... AND/OR, we can give you extra additions to your website. The more you recommend us, the better your bonuses will be! |
YEARLY DOMAIN RENEWAL |
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OPTIONAL
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You will never have to worry about losing your website to a scammer or for forgetting to make your domain renewal payment ... We make this easy and ensure that your domains get renewed on time, through the Secure Hunter Creative Group Management Account. |