De Chiel Firearms is a San Diego-based Discount firearms dealer who needed a great site design solution on a budget…a PERFECT candidate for a WordPress solution. This project included NO graphic or logo design. (Though I did use a header banner I created using a photo of the owner’s beloved Douglas A-1 “Spad” airplane…a craft he lovingly flew in his service days along with a photo of an aged rendition of his family’s crest. So a LITTLE design, though I didn’t really charge for it.)
Like many other small business sites, De Chiel original/former site was built years ago using Microsoft FrontPage, a popular tool with “do-it-yourselfers” who want to save a few bucks (usually at the expense of good design, customer traffic and cash-flow!). Problem is, MS FrontPage was discontinued as a software package in 2003 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2005. FrontPage is EXTREMELY proprietary (as is Microsoft) and there are a lot of aging sites out there doing a poor job of conveying their owner’s products and services.
I’ve made it my “mission” to help as many small business FrontPage users to increase the quality and effectiveness at low cost by helping them migrate their site into WordPress. WordPress is an incredibly popular Content Management System initially conceived as a blogging platform, but which has blossomed, due to its robustness and “open-code” friendliness into an extremely hot technology. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) which helps your site rank its best in Google and other search engines is a cinch with WordPress!
WordPress appeals to the “do-it-yourselfers” because it does not require special software to use it and it can be updated and managed using ANY internet browser. I can build a great site for you, migrate your content into it, give you some brief training and then “throw you the keys.” You can then keep your site up without further expense. I, of course, will always remain available to give technical support and consultation should you need it.
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