In five sentences:
I get it. You have a business to run and building a website is a chore. On the other hand, you also don’t have the budget to have someone build and manage a whole site for you. Also, you want to keep control. If that describes your situation, then let me set up a very nice site for you, show you how to manage it, hand it over to you, and I’ll stay in touch to help you along the way.
With a bit more explanation:
Hello. My name is Michael Koetsier. I started this project to build websites for groups and organizations I was involved with so that they could have a small web presence. This was not meant as a business initially. Over time though, I was approached by small clubs, charities, artists, solopreneurs, gigsters, teens, schools, and many more people. In the end, I could not keep up with the work.
While I enjoyed helping people, I really wanted to get everyone up and running and then to have them take it over. What I discovered was that this is not a flick-of-the-switch instantaneous process. Most people want to take over their own sites, but this has to happen gradually - they need someone that they can keep on speed-dial in case things go awry.
I also discovered that not all web hosting services are the same. I have helped people who dove straight into self-hosted Wordpress to people who hard coded their sites from scratch to people who set up a graphical site and got lost in the code. There are many options for websites these days: Wix, Weebly, Medium, Sitebuilder, Wordpress, etc.. They all have their strengths, but in my experience, the one that offers the best all-around options is Squarespace.
That is why I support Squarespace sites exclusively now. The service I provide on square space is the following:
All-in-one Website setup for beginners (and refugees from the other platforms)
Everything that is offered in Squarespace - domain registration, blogging, newsletters, calendaring, shopping carts, stats, etc.
Transition to manage your own site over time and at your own pace
Continued support for as long as you need it
The bottom line is that I want you to become the owner of your own website. Websites are a marketing extension of you and your business/organization, so they should not remain in control of someone else.
I realize this isn’t for everyone. Perhaps you would like to hand the whole website over to someone else, and that is fine, but that is also very expensive. A Website is something that almost anyone can start, but requires careful planning and management to remain an effective part of your goals over time.
Yes, I have had clients who have grown their businesses to the point where me and Squarespace are no longer the best platform for them. That is wonderful and I have welcomed their success. I hope that all my clients can reach that point. But until they do, they may just need something a little closer to home and that is where I can help.
If this is where you are at with your website efforts, then let me know how I can be of service through my contact form:
Michael Koetsier