Natalie Morris Morris MC

Now I am sure there are many of you who have either read, watched, or listened to "The Secret". For those of you who don't know anything about it here is a link to the website.

 http://www.thesecret.tv/

I listened to the audio book, while I was driving to client meetings, networking events, or cleaning up my office. There are plenty of parts of the book that sound outrageous, but then there are other parts of the book that we all "know" are true form our own lives.

Here is a great example that started right before I started listening to the book. I have been leasing horses in one form or another since about 1997. However when I made the commitment to start my own business it became painfully obvious that I did not have the money or the time to continue my lease. I had to give up my greatest therapy.

As time has gone by and I have worked very hard to get some good customers established I started thinking maybe it was time to start looking for another lease. The problem is I still didn't have the time or the schedule to make a commitment.

I remember thinking "I wish I could have a free horse to ride, just something to go out with when I have the time". I remember going out to eat with a another couple and talking about wanting to find another horse to ride. I remember talking to another friend about Sue, my friend with horses. I remember starting to listen to The Secret and then I remember the very surreal phone call the next day. "Hi Natalie, it's Sue…. The reason I am calling is I adopted a horse that needs an experienced rider to take him down trail… Are you interested?" "Um yeah, I'd love to".

 A few days later I finished listening to The Secret and I though Wow! That really does work! Now is it coincidence or is it something more? That's hard to say, but I know that more often then not when I think strongly about someone, within the next few days I usually hear from them. But this was more than hearing, this was receiving exactly what I asked for.

If you haven't read or watched it, go check it out of the library, if you have read it have faith, believe, I know it works!

Thank you,
Natalie Morris

www.morrismc.com

Hum… let me think - YES!

Now I don't say that just because I am a web developer and I want your businsess, even though part of that is true, the fact is if you ask the question then the answer is probably yes. However a new website is not always a huge project. Do you have a site that is template based? Then updating the look should be fairly easy. Do you already have a lot of infomation? Do you have information in other marketing materials that you could use to help update the site?

If you answered yes to any of these, then chances are you don't need to start from scratch, you already have a base to start with and all you really need is a little time, effort, and someone who knows what they are talking about.

So your website needs some help, but you don't have the time or much money to put into it. The question you need to ask yourself is how much is this website worth to me. This is how I try to look at it. How much is a new client worth to you? $10, $100, $1,000, $10,000 or more? If one client is only worth $10 to you then you are going to need to consider the number of clients you could potentially get through your website. If one client is worth $1,000 then a few clients are going to be able to pay for your site updates. If your clients are worth even more, then it would probably be wise to look into having some web marketing done so that you can attract those customers.

There are plenty of things that make a site look outdated. The fonts that are used, the colors just like your avocado green stove, colors become unpopular on the internet as well. The way the site is laid out, and the way the buttons and site function. Perhaps all you need is a fresh coat of paint, maybe you need to think about new counter tops for your navigation, or maybe it's time to tear out and rebuild!

The nice thing about websites is that even if you do a complete redesign your existing site does not need to be shut down during the construction period. Keep your site running and then when the new site is ready just turn it on!

Don't expect this to be a lot of trouble, creating a new site should be fun and exciting! Have fun with it!

Natalie

www.morrismc.com