Website or Web Design, those words are remembered by every business owner. Many of them face the questions like -Do I need a website? If so should it be a large website with many sections, a blogging platform, online store and all sort of stuff? Maybe just a basic website with a contact form and a couple of section would be enough?

Should I choose a free web design template to create something on my own, or is it better to pay for a professionally designed website? The answer is… it depends.

A professionally build website is then a worthy investment that will help you strengthen your brand and attract new customers. This does not come cheap though. Even a basic web design with only a couple of subsections can cost about £500. Also, once your website is up and running you have no customer support. You need to remember to pay for the domain yourself and if you want to make some changes to it, you need to pay extra or do it yourself. Knowing the pain, we decided to do things differently.

RH Technology offers a ‘subscription based’ web design.

For a small monthly fee, you can get a professionally built website and full customer support for two years. We take care of everything, we pay for the domain and make small changes on your request free of charge! If you decide to continue with the subscription after two years, you get a free redesign of your web design allowing you to bring it up to date with the latest design trends.

Retailers

With traditional businesses people expect you to have your own website. Things, look a bit different when you sell online. Many businesses simply use E-Bay or Amazon to sell their products. That is very convenient because you don’t need any cash to start selling your products. At the same time, you need to pay a fee for every sale you make and the more you sell the more you will have to pay. So as your business growths you might consider investing in an E-commerce solution. They can be pricey often costing more than £2000 depending on the number of products and complexity of the web design.

It’s a considerable investment and although it gives more credibility to your business and relieves you of the need to pay E-Bay and Amazon fees its often simply too expensive for small businesses. That is why here at RH Technology we decided to change that. Our E-commerce solutions are very affordable and monthly subscription based. A monthly fee is much more convenient for our customers. You don’t have to spend large sums of money on building the website, and you don’t have to spend extra every time you want to make some changes. Our monthly fee includes full customer support, so we are there helping you manage the store. If you pay more than £150 in E-Bay fees each month, then you are sure to benefit from our E-commerce solution.

As you can see, there are some interesting alternatives to having your own website. If you are just starting with your business, you should definitely give them a thought. However, don’t rely on free alternatives for too long. A free template based web design will get you started, but the advertising will spoil the experience for your customers and hurt your brand. Similarly, E-Bay or Amazon are great when you only make a couple of sales each month. However the bigger you grow the more you will pay in fees. Own E-commerce solution can save you money and make your business look more reputable.