Guides for new businesses

I’ve been creating resources for new businesses planning websites, which can be found on the Guides page of the Architela website. Both are in the form of Prezi presentations (a fantastic presentation tool — beats Powerpoint cold) but can also be read as a traditional webpage or downloaded as PDF.

The key message for both guides is that there’s a lot to think about when approaching a website, and nothing should be done with haste or without careful planning. I’ve seen too many small start-ups and sole traders go completely the wrong direction and get stuck with useless, costly sites. That’s when they call on me to help extricate them from a big mess. I’m happy to help, but it’s frustrating knowing how much more pleasant, cost-effective and productive it would have been if they’d just called me beforehand to help them get off on the right foot.

Oh yes, there’s a Prezi about that too on the Strategy page!