Innovation and technology have teamed up to provide rock solid, search engine optimized website design at reasonable prices. This presentation covers the 5 main principles that drive this innovation.

2. Mike Linville Owner/Chief Project Manager Black Dog Studios Black Dog Education *Self Employed Business Owner for 13 Years

4. Remember When...? Highly specialized = Highly Paid

5. Remember When...? If you wanted a good web designer, you had to pay for it! Highly specialized = Highly Paid

7. The Big Shift Small business owners have been hit HARD!

8. Nowadays… Internet usage is more prevalent than ever!

9. 65 % of Americans spend more time on their computers than with their spouses. Kelton Research

10. Social Media is exploding!

11. 1 in 9 people in the world have a Facebook profile. Approx. 200 million users. 35 hours of video is uploaded every minute.

12. Nowadays…

13. Nowadays… The need for small business owners to be online is greater now than ever before!

14. BUT!

17. Small Businesses Are Struggling

18. No Marketing Budgets Lack of Time Don’t Know Where to Start Overwhelmed with the Options Underwhelmed with the Talent

19. The Solution The Five Pillars

20. The Solution A combination of qualities and philosophies needed for small businesses to not just survive but THRIVE in this economy [or any other].

21. Affordable Don’t spend all of your money on web development. You should save some for marketing!

22. Maintainable If you can maintain your own site, there is no need to pay a developer for small changes and there is a faster turn around.

23. Trackable You have to to understand your numbers. We want your site to generate positive ROI, A.S.A.P!

24. Pareto’s Principle [80/20 Rule] Leverage

25. Philosophy Crawl => Walk => Run

26. Crawl > Walk > Run Philosophy Create a Website Master It Work Deeper

33. You Can Do This! Stop investing in your web developers dreams, and start investing in YOURS!

34. Any Questions?