I have a friend who is 33 years old and still doesn’t have her license. Now if she were in a big city with subways to get her anywhere in a zip no problem, but she’s in a more rural area where often she’s left stranded with no way to do what she needs to.

Luckily my friend is married so her husband drives her around for free. But can you imagine how expensive it would be for her to pay a cab driver every time she needed milk, groceries, to shuttle the kids around, visit friends, go to work, etc?

You’re in exactly the same situation if you don’t know how to build, update and maintain your website.

Now let’s say you have it in your budget to pay a website designer and you feel you just don’t have time to do it yourself. I beg to differ and here’s why:

- Indecision Costs: If you don’t understand the software for your website you will spend a lot of time asking your designer for help or revamping what you thought you wanted, this is going to cost you big time. Kind of like if you asked the cab drive to just start driving and you’d figure out how to get there as you go!

- Stagnation Costs: Let’s say you’ve got a great idea for your website but instead of popping in to do a five minute fix you need to engage a website designer for services, explain to them what you need, wait for them to get to it, check if they did it right and then maybe have them tweak if you need changes. This is going to take a LOT longer than a quick DIY tweak. Because of that you’ll end up doing a LOT less and becoming stagnant.

- Knowledge Pays: Even if you do intend to outsource your website design to a smart, responsive and quick website person, it will pay off big time to know your software and know it well.

There’s a Time to Outsource

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying you should never outsource but I am saying that first you should learn to do it yourself. That way you KNOW EXACTLY where you’re going and how to get there – just like you do when you order a cab!

How?

Well I highly recommend WordPress. It’s a free software program that you install on your hosting account. It can be accessed from anywhere and with a little practice you’ll be able to update your site in no time flat!

Website Design Coaching Program Fast Movers Discount

This is so important and something I see so many marketers needing badly that I’ve decided to put together a thorough coaching program for a limited number of students. For now up until May 12th there is a ‘fast movers‘ special happening where you can get $100 off the already low class fee. Check it out here:
http://www.websitedesignmojo.com

ps. If you’re not quite sure yet you can sign up for the free teleseminar on May 25th, just keep in mind the fast mover special will be over by then. Here’s that link again, scroll down to the bottom to sign up for the ‘sneek peek’:
http://www.websitedesignmojo.com