Website Design for Main Street Retailers

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Websites for Retailers: It's all local!

Creative Simplicity Web Design is on a mission to provide main street retail with beautiful, effective, affordable websites which are optimized for local searches.

Bring customers through your doors with a website that is prominent in your local listings. Advertise sales, provide hours of operation, and lure them in with an attractive photo of your store. A Google map listing is good, but it's not enough in this day and age.

More shoppers use the internet than the yellow pages these days, so be sure to be there when they search for you. A Google map will provide your exact location and other important details, for free. Add to that an attractive home page for use by computers, lap-tops, cell phones, GPS hand-held machines and notepads, and you'll be cooking!

Shoppers purchasing goods and services from the internet has its limits, and fine art and crafts is an area where local search is imperative. You need foot traffic, not internet sales, right?

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Tip! If you have regular customers that would appreciate special sales incentives, consider a "private showing" page with an easy-access password-protected page.

I've heard a number of horror stories about problems with web site designers who have charged thousands of dollars and delivered very little, or very late.

I have been a wholesale artist for years, and understand the challenges you face as a brick-and-mortar in the internet age. I'll work side by side with you at an affordable rate to have your site up and going as soon as possible. When you work with a website developer who really listens to you, the process is fun and rewarding.

New Year Special: Single page $100, does not include hosting or domain name registration (usually around $100 per year, at the most). Connection to Google Maps and optimized for local search in your exact area.

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Photos of the inside of a store can be tricky. I'll help you put it together in a professional layout, and adjust your interior shots as needed. At the very least, you'll want a photo of the outside or entryway of your shop.

Do you have a Facebook Page? If you do, it's a cinch to connect your site to that, or to install a Facebook page to link to your website. In this way, you're targeting shoppers in both worlds!

Already have a website? Visit my Tips page for articles of interest, helpful tips, and cool ideas for your website! Avoid common off-putting mistakes such as non-working links and stale pages that have not been periodically refreshed. Find color trends and other style tips.

Google Maps: The New Yellow Pages Main Street Store

Google Maps

If you are not already hooked up with Google Maps, it's a simple process that just takes a few minutes. You can even include a small photo of your store, which will pop up with your location pin.

Does your store appear on the "Points of Interest" section of your city or neighborhood on the GPS machines that so many people are using in their cars these days? If not, send me an e-mail and I'll explain how to get that set up.