Web Design & Development for Small Business!
Custom Web Development & Internet Marketing are some of the most cost-effective ways to increase your profits, expand your customer base, and grow your business. I'm Richard Hibbitts and I specialize in helping US small businesses achieve their goals through Web Design & Development, Search Engine Marketing & Database Design. My specialties include custom javascript, php programming & MySQL database architecture & design.
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Latest Posts in Small Business Web Development:
Google voice is now online!!!
Posted by: rhibbitts
So what does this mean for your business? Well, you now have the opportunity to be even more accessible to your customers. Imagine having a Google phone number for your customer service department that is completely managed online. Now that's power. So, I'm advising all of my clients to sign up for a Google voice number immediately. You can request an invitation, here.
Virtual 800 number provider - Cheap virtual phone number
Posted by: rhibbitts
"Kall8 is the only fully integrated toll-free service that offers traditional 800 service with a complete set of online tools to manage and track your toll free numbers in real time. With Kall8, you can instantly activate and forward your 800 numbers, view calls, and analyze the results of your ad campaigns online. Choose from a variety of toll free numbers to find the perfect one for you!"
The best thing about the service , however, is not the fact that they offer voicemail as well as fax capability, it's not the fact that they offer a convenient online interface. Frankly, the best thing about the service is how cheap it is! For only $2 a month, you can have a fully functioning virtual 800 number from one of the most respected providers in the industry. In the next few weeks, Hibbitts Consulting will be getting a completely new look, as well as a shiny, new, cheap virtual 800 number. I won't even have to raise my prices to pay for it. So, if you want to project a professional image, encourage new customers to contact you, and save a little money in the process, visit Kall8's homepage and give them a try.
Web Site Badges with Case Hardened Javascript
Posted by: rhibbitts
The widget below shows all "gigs" posted on craigslist relating to web development in the last 24 hours. The data initially comes from a Yahoo Pipe, which you can access here. That's also the reason why it takes so long to load. The Pipe actually pulls the RSS feeds from each craigslist locale, which means it's accessing something like 75 different feeds. I should probably figure out a way to discretize those feeds. In any case, the widget can be added to any website via this code:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://hibbittsconsulting.com/published/Widget3.js"></script> Feel free to use it on your own site, just copy & paste the above code and place it wherever you want it to show up in your html body.Invoicing the easy way
Posted by: rhibbitts
and Blinksale. Both are simple to use, easy to manage and contain powerful features that allow you to generate invoices, invoice templates, enter paymentsetc... You can even (for a fee) have your invoices mailed automatically. Freshbooks also has a very nice integrated time-tracker that allows you to track the time you spend on specific projects. However, for my money, nothing beats Bamboo Invoice.
What's up with that website score badge thingy
Posted by: rhibbitts
So, basically what the badge says is that hibbittsconsulting.com ranks in the top 26% of all websites on the internet in terms of its marketing effectiveness. That's right, out of the more than 182 billion websites on the internet1, hibbittsconsulting.com is better at gaining access to potential new customers than 74% of them.
It takes a lot of skill, imagination & hard work to build a website that can reach out to new clients, and generate new customers. But that's what you'll get when you contact me to help you manage your internet marketing efforts.
Here's to new customers!
1Based on the October 2008 Netcraft Web Server Survey: http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/10/29/october_2008_web_server_survey.html
Get a cheap virtual phone system plus an 800 number.
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