Word Press and 3rd Party Pre-built Website Software.

As an ongoing series, I am sharing with you in this insight into different products and services that are on the Internet today.

 I would like to talk about online software for your website such as Word Press. I have found that in my experience working with Word Press. though it is easy to install and use, it has many drawbacks when it comes to overall use or ease-of-use as well as security features that are within the site.

Security Risks

Specifically what I want to share is a recent discovery that Word Press being a well renowned third-party software that you can install and download for free, that it has some security vulnerabilities that cannot be overlooked. There are people out there who are dedicated to the idea of hacking known website architects such as Word Press. The perception is that it would be easy to use and that you would've a low-cost for installation but unfortunately the ongoing cost to continually upgraded security, upgrading the software and the labour to continually be reviewing and changing passwords can become an exponential cost to you and your company.

So overall I would not recommend the installation and use of Word Press as a primary website tool for your business,  almost restrictively for this reason of its security risks.

Case Study

To give you an example of what I'm talking about I recently had a cut customer insist that we install Word Press as a primary software for their business website. Despite my warnings they insisted anyways,  because the person that was going to manage it has had Word Press experience before. The website was only up for three months and we had done all the proper security measures and updates on our server side,  as well as recommended to the customer to maintain security on the user side.  Despite these precautions  their website became hacked and links to pharmaceutical drugs Viagra and other inappropriate links began appearing on their website due to the fact that Word Press is an unsecure software.

The Alternative

M9 Corporation has been providing a custom-built website for template-based pricing for the last 10 years, we are full service company they can help you design implement and bring to life a website that not only will best represent your company your image it will also provide you tools that are very specific to what you actually will do and need on the Internet.  We provide ongoing SEO services that will allow the website perform well in Google. We offer ongoing updates, support and hosting.  Our method of building allow for you to have a website that will function for a good number of years, 3 to 4 years and be able to be reskinned with a new design so you don't have to rebuild your administration again with easy-to-use and very user-friendly content management systems that we've been developing proprietary for the last 10 years 

M9 Webdesign

So it is my general opinion that third-party template prebuilt websites that claim to being able to do it all at a extremely low price. In reality they are very difficult to use and  they are not user-friendly, they have a steep learning curve on the administration site and overall because of the recent and continuing security risks to the  software you are literally wasting your money and time attempting to use these software. Any  company that is using this as a method of primarily building is putting you and your business at risk.

The M9 Process

I wanted to share with you a process we have developed over many years of work and service to hundreds of customer all across Canada and the US. This process allows us to have a predictable timetable, transparent and Set pricing, and completion dates within days of the proposed time.

Website Design and Development

Overall this area relates to how the site looks and functions. Now there is a lot more to designing and building a site than you may think. First the creation of the design will be done to match your current logo and marketing you are doing. If this effort needs assist in the creation of marketing material, images or even a logo, M9 web design can assist you in this regard as well.

Logo Design and creation

This service is unique to your company and needs, whether just starting out or you are looking to get a new logo after years of being in business M9 can help you achieve the look and feel you want. If your needs exceed our ability, we have several businesses and designers who can assist you.

Website Design

Website design is not like making a brochure or designing a logo. A website designer must have a fundamental understanding of your business as well as a solid understanding of website navigation and flow. A website design goes way beyond a simple layout, you must design it in mind to allow for web applications and navigational rules.

M9 has designed and built hundreds of sites over the years, and we have adhered to a solid and simple methodology that has created sites that get to the point and get your customer to where you want them with as little confusion as possible.

Website Development

Once the site is designed, approved and signed off by you, we commence construction of the site based off a simple or complex flow chart we would have created for you as part of the planning stage of our services. During this process we acquire or write content, acquire or get photographs done and proceed to assemble the site and structure.

During the building of your site we will provide you a hidden link to it so you can see our progress and give us guidance when we need it. This area will allow you to be part of the building process and ensures you are 100% satisfied with the site.

Once final approval of this development site is done and signed off we will proceed to make it go live and attach it your domain name.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and hope it helps you understand our overall process.

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Social Media and your Business

Social Media Services 

Social media offers businesses unique advantages to connect with a willing audience. Think of social media like this:

Traditional advertising offers broad appeal with no guarantee it will grow your business. Social media is proven to grow your business by connecting you with customers who choose to engage by liking, following and participating in your social media activities.

Effective social media allows your customer to learn more about your business, your community connections and how you can enhance their quality of life.

Social media breeds loyalty, promotes brand awareness and offers a captive audience for your business. Treat it, and them with proper respect, and you will find social media engagement to be the most effective and affordable marketing tool for your business.

Engage your clients, build relationships, earn their loyalty and watch your bottom line grow.

Strategy Development

Effective social media management begins with a current analysis of existing sales and marketing strategies to help plan the alignment of social media engagement initiatives. Determination of objectives, relevant platforms, target audience and key messaging will occur.

Overall Social media plays a intricate part of your online advertising strategy, combine this with keyword optimization on your website, article writing and content updates, along with back linking from external website with your own unique content you can move forward with a complete strategy to make the most of your website, and it's online presence and advertising in social media and more.

Come take a look at our site and services, along with more information on our site.

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Thank you

Roger Syntak

President 

M9 Corporation