WHY NOT GET A FREE OR VERY CHEAP WEBSITE

The dangers of starting with a free or very very cheap website are not known to most users, until they run into serious difficulties and problems. At Rana Negra we already know several cases of professionals trapped in a website that is useless and over which they have no control, we will tell you about them.

We do not want to seem alarmist, but we have already found several cases of clients who turn to us requesting a budget for a web page since they are very unhappy with the one they have, and when we look to see how to pass the database to them, the clients, the orders, the domain to the new website…. That’s where the problems begin, and they are very serious both economically and online reputation.

Before getting into the matter, we would like to recall similar cases but in SEO positioning and Google Adwords campaigns: Frauds, Scams and Scams in Adwords Campaigns and Who Will Not Help You With Web Positioning .

What problems can we find when we hire a free or very very cheap website?

Well, first of all, read the conditions of the contract very well, the domain name is registered in YOUR name, it is not the client’s, it is theirs, and therefore, when you stop paying them, because all these platforms have a fee monthly or yearly, and as soon as you stop paying them, they take away the website and the domain is not even owned by the client, so when the client wants to leave, they have lost EVERYTHING, neither database, nor customer record, nor even your domain name.

That is, you must start from scratch, having lost your customers, this is VERY SERIOUS. Your website is not your website, it is theirs, they rent it to you, just like Wix does, which has a free plan full of advertising and with disastrous designs. And it is that NOTHING is free. And the payment plans are not that they offer you very professional results that we say, and like Wix or 1 & 1, many other similar platforms, here we also leave you an article about Wix: Why is it better not to have a website than to have it on Wix . 

Obviously something super cheap or free, in addition to carrying advertising, it carries very limited functions and when your business grows, what to do? There is only one option left, to leave that platform … well, what has been said, to start over, to lose the little positioning you have (little because websites of this type do not work positioning at all),

Are all cheap website platforms bad? No, yes, all the ones that are free are, and you create them yourself, you are only going to waste your time, because the results are not going to be anything professional and that damages your online reputation, and I said, nothing is free. If it’s “free” but they charge you for the domain and hosting, you know, say goodbye to that domain.

How do you know if a cheap website business is good, bad or fair? The first thing, be careful with the conditions when hiring, if the domain is not going to be in your name and the day you stop paying, you stop having a website, badly we go.

Check the opinions of other users in the RRSS, if the profiles of the RRSS do not have open opinions … suspect.

Consult professionals in web design and development , do not stay alone by consulting cheap websites without talking to any of the people who run the business, explain your needs to the professionals, listen to their advice, and then see if these cheap platforms suit you to offer the same as the professionals who are going to create your custom website, or even even if it is a predefined CMS type WordPress or Prestashop, but if you are talking with a company and not only with a website that sells you miracles, they should know how Do it and they will not rent you a website, they will create a website for you, however, also check the opinions on the RRSS and compare prices, services, customer service … because prices and services change enormously from one company to another.

It is also a bit suspicious that someone who claims to be dedicated to web design does not have a responsive website or does not have profiles on social networks and is talking about positioning and social media, don’t you think?

Take these issues into account, they are extremely important for your business.