Why do I make free websites?
About TGX1
Even though a business’s website is a vital part of their business, it can be hard for a small business owner to get their website off the ground. I know a lot of tricks to do things quickly and either free or for very little cost.
Who I Am
I am a technology professional with a bunch of experience putting up quick websites for little to no cost. I have done this a bunch of times for myself and now I want to help others get their websites off the ground for free.
My Mission
My mission is to use what I have learned over the last 15 years of making websites to make it easy for small businesses to get a great website quickly and easily through collaboration and a set of free or low-cost tools and resources.
What I Do
- Free or cheap domains
- Free or cheap website hosting
- Free WordPress setup
- Free or cheap website templates
- Free e-commerce store
- Monthly maintenance/support subscriptions
Our 6-D Process
01.
Discover
Let’s have a conversation about what you want vs what you need. Starting small and then adding features helps you get online faster.
02.
Define
We will work together to determine what free tools and resources we use, or if you want to use more robust tools at some cost. Either way, I don’t charge you for any work.
03.
Design
I know of a bunch of sources of attractive, free templates for a huge variety of businesses where after installation, all that has to be done is content editing.
04.
Develop
Sometimes small changes to templates need to be made to make your content fit or to tell your story properly. I make those changes at no cost.
05.
Deploy
Instant deployment because your site will be in WordPress, where all the work happens on the live site, so you don’t have to worry about any complicated deployments.
06.
Deliver
Delivery happens constantly as I work through building your site. You will be amazed at how quickly it all happens!
Why Choose Me?
It’s free! Or it’s really cheap. Either way, I won’t charge you for labor. Once we are done, you can decide to maintain your website yourself, or you can get a cheap monthly service subscription from me.
Being a small business owner is hard. Setting up a website can be hard if you don’t know what you’re doing. I know how to do it quick and easy, and I really like helping people!
It can be, depending on what choices you make, and how much control and customization you want. My goal is to keep you at free, or get you as close to free as possible. If it isn’t free, it will at least be pretty inexpensive. A custom WordPress website can average from $2000 to $5000. I can get you a great website using cheap tools for about $200.
I can set you up a free subdomain and free hosting using my platform. You won’t have to worry about maintaining your domain, DNS, or hosting. Since I need all those things to work to keep my own platform running, your site stays healthy automatically!
I also know how to get tons of free templates that apply to pretty much any business type you could imagine. I install and configure these at no cost. If you don’t like any of the hundreds of choices that I have access to, you can buy one of over 2000 templates for about $29. I will still install and configure it for free!
Creating any good website requires collaboration between the website maker and the website owner. I may be an expert on building websites, but YOU are the expert on your business. I need your input to make your site the best it can be for free.
That is up to you. I can write your content but I will need some direction from you on what you want to include, what tone you’d like to use, and some other questions I’d have for you.
I can also teach you how to edit your website yourself (and fix any goofs you might make:) if you like to more control.
I can even just give you a word doc for you to put the content into- I want your website to be great without technology being a barrier.
Nope! I am a real person, I swear! Feel free to give me a call to do a Turing test on me, or have me do a captcha:
I want to do a great job to get your WordPress website set up for free. Then, if you like working with me and are confident that I am a good fit to take care of your website, you can sign a monthly maintenance subscription with me. I’ll set up a recurring charge and bill you $10 once a month for making sure your site stays healthy, updating your plugins, making small content changes, and making dealing with any hassles so you don’t have to. It’s basically insurance for your website.
A monthly maintenance subscription will cover small content changes, plug-in installations, and any high-level consulting. If you want to build new features or have me configure complex plugins, then I would charge $50 an hour for customers with a maintenance subscription, $60 an hour for those without a subscription.
Before you ask, showing you how to configure a complex plugin would be covered under consulting!
Yes you can! Giving you a complete export of your site and all its data would be covered under the monthly maintenance subscription. Otherwise it would only cost $10 (its a quick and easy process).
I can even move your free subdomain for you to your website’s new home.
I can do a complete move, reinstall, domain change and DNS setup for $50 since this takes about an hour’s worth of time.
Fast Facts
These facts might be true. But no one reads these anyway.
Cats are named "Paul"
Screws in a computer
Times I've seen "Beetlejuice"
Smiles I have generated
Would you like to start a project with me?
I also do logo design, all kinds of print design, and I build sophisticated web-based applications. Call me to see how I can help on your larger project.
Get a Free Consultation
Contact me now to see how easy and free it is to a get a great website for your business!