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Yes, times are tight, if you want to save money on your website, you can do it. Psst… This is information from inside the web programmer world.

1. Transfer your domain name to a cheaper location – Some companies charge you up to $50 each year for a domain name. Don’t forget, you can get a domain name for under $10. Potential savings: $40 a year

2. Change hosting companies – Hosting can also be cheaper. If you are using what is called “shared hosting” you can definitely get cheaper hosting. Most small businesses in the world use shared hosting. Dependent on what you need, you can find hosting for less than $5 a month. Potential savings: $20+ per month

3. Hire a different web company or firm. Rates can get pretty high. For example, the people that hire me, typically charge their clients at a rate of $125-$200 per hour. I’m not billing them that rate.

4. SEO – How much are you paying for your SEO?.. and is it working. Remember, don’t hesitate to make a decision and move on.

5. Are you paying for other services for your website? If so, chances are, you may not need these items. Today, a lot of things can be done for free or may be unnecessary.

6. Submit articles, products, etc to Google Base. Yes, you can add your information DIRECTLY into Google. Why try to get into Google, just do it.

7. Turn on Spam filtering or get it. Chances are you spend a certain amount of time each day deleting spam. This time could be spent on running your business. If you have a contact form on your website, don’t forget to add some way to ensure an actual person is filling out your contact form ( captcha ) This eliminates unwanted emails from your website.

8. Use email marketing. Yes, I know there is a lot of spam out there, but people still look at their emails. When you sign up for email software, it should be less than $10 unless you are sending more than the average number of emails. Potential savings: $5+ per month

9. Pay attention to how your advertising online, where your spending money online, and what is successful. I stick with the 80/20 rule. Keep duplicating and enhancing that top 20% of your online ads. Remove the bottom 80%. Continue doing this until your satisfied with the results.

10. Last but not least. Always trust the people you work with. If your gut tells you something is not right about a project, quote, or cost, move on. Web costs can be expensive and can add up fast. Also, choose the right individuals to do the work. Keep in mind, in our world there is NOT 1 person that can do everything extremely well. There are typically 2 general categories of web people, those that can make your site look good and those that can make your site run.

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If you would like some help with some programming on your site, please contact me here through the site.