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Do you operate a business in the Cafe / Restaurant / Hotel / Motel / Accommodation sector?

I own an unlimited licence for a template based booking system, and theme that can be totally customized for any business. Best part is, this system is 100% responsive, meaning that it’s optimized for multiple devices, tablets and PC. Being responsive also benefits ranking – Bonus!

The booking system provides up to date / live information so you can’t double-book a room or table (for example), and you can set up billing (room bookings etc), so your customers can pay in advance, when their bookings are made.

You like the FREE part, don’t you. Well, I’m in business too, so obviously there’s more to it.

You have to provide me with photos, and the information you want on the website. Considering the website is FREE, I’m not intending to spend a week building it, and generally speaking, an e-Commerce / booking system like this would normally take approximately 2 days / 12 hours per day, to build, costing approximately $2500-$3500. But due to the fact that it’s a template based theme, and all I need to do is spend approximately 8 hours building it, I can offer it for FREE. I’ll even optimize the site for you, and get it ranking really well in Google, the other search engines will follow Google.

Oh yeah, the catch? You must sign up to my Monitoring Service. That will cost you $199 per month, but you’ll have peace of mind knowing your website is fully functional and up to date – and secure. For those that genuinely care about their clients information, security is THE number 1 priority.

Also, you’ll benefit from only having to pay my discounted rate (if you need work done to your website) for clients who sign up to my Monitoring Service, saving you $66 per hour – it’ll still cost you $55 an hour, but that’s the price of experience (and demand). Most people, when introduced to their new website can manage changes to their website themselves, after logging into the WordPress dashboard. I’ll show you how to make small changes, for free.

You must agree to use my Monitoring Services for 2 years.

Still too much for you? Perhaps I should work for free, without reward? Do you?

Anyway, I’ve gone on enough. If you like FREE, this is for you. If you expect everything for FREE this is not for you, and how are you in business?

If you’re interested, contact me.

EDIT – 27th January

I should have posted this message a couple of days ago, sorry.

Thirteen people contacted my by 24th January, and although I only wanted to offer this to 10 customers, I will provide FREE websites to the 13 individuals that contacted me. Fair is fair.

Be sure to check back every now and then, I might run the offer again some time in the future, perhaps around a holiday period.

Ok, I’d better start work!

We all know how good WordPress can be. Millions of people cannot be wrong.

https://pagely.com/blog/wordpress-internet-dominance/

The continued growth of WordPress over the years, and the fact that it now powers so many websites, is fantastic. Not only from my perspective, but from the perspective of those operating a website, using the WordPress Platform.

The constant development (and improvement) of the platform for more than dozen years, has enabled so many people to make a living from it, such as theme and plugin developers, e-Commerce managers, and businesses relying on Woo Commerce, which powers so many online shops. Best part is, WordPress is FREE.

Consider this. If WordPress was to ‘just maintain’ its’ approximate 30% share of websites that ‘power’ the internet, it’s usage will still grow rapidly – as evidenced by the constant growth of online traffic, especially e-Commerce and business to business websites.

As demand for WordPress Professionals increases, it is providing more and more opportunities for people to ‘live a laptop lifestyle’, so to speak – if you are dedicated, and good at your work, the ability to earn six figures (net) is just too easy.

Here’s a post that was originally posted in 2012, that I found online.

https://barn2.co.uk/why-wordpress-developers-are-the-future-of-web-design/

It’s interesting in this post, that there’s a ‘widespread attitude’ that WordPress ‘isn’t proper web design’ – Now, it’s not the opinion of the writer, they are discussing the ‘attitude’.

My answer to this ‘really stupid’ ‘attitude’ is that the facts speak for themselves. The world is moving forward, it’s more automated and self-managed. People can now ‘safely’ have a website built, and if they do a little research, or learn how to manage and update their website, they are better off, aren’t they?

The whole purpose of WordPress, is to give people the power. Just imagine how expensive it would be, if developers ran the show! ‘Oh….you want to update your phone number, do you? That’ll be $250, thank you very much’. But no, WordPress allows the average user to login to their dashboard, and update their own phone number – for FREE.

Power to the people.

Obviously, with more technical ‘demands’, clients have the option to request changes to their websites by WordPress Developers / Managers.

You see, this is a whole new business that never existed prior to the development of the WordPress Platform. You now have people that are skilled in WordPress, with no experience in coding, that can safely manage websites for individuals and businesses, at a cheaper rate, than someone like me.

Which is why I’ve decided to set up a Monitoring Service, that will incorporate updates and assistance to those with existing websites. My aim is to manage no more than 50 websites, at $199 per month. I can host your website on my server at an additional fee, which is subject to requirements. Contact Me for more information, providing as much information as you can – communication is secure.

By using my Monitoring Services, if your website requires any technical work done, my services will be available at an additional $55 per hour (saving you $66 an hour), with a minimum of 1 hour.

Why use a Monitoring Service?

  • Peace of mind
  • Added security
  • Up to date website
  • Limited downtime

Obviously, there are numerous other benefits, as some people will benefit in more ways than others, depending on the type of website / business that is monitored.

Like always, I am open and honest. I am not the cheapest WordPress Professional. If you check me out and think I’m too expensive, then return to have someone else’s mistakes fixed, I normally won’t assist – Because that’s the price you need to pay for wanting to be cheap.

Interested in more information? Feel free to contact me or search for another WordPress Professional.

When you do this kind of work, which is so obviously web-related, and especially work from home, people often snicker behind your back about the ‘fact’ that you don’t leave home – so HOW on earth do you find the work that you ‘claim’ to do?

Interesting question. Kind of.

The first couple of years, after you decide to go down the freelancing / independent / self-employed route, it’s tough. Real tough.

Nobody has your back. You’re left out in the wilderness, with not many people wanting to pass on any work (for fear that you’re no good).

I guess that like everything in life, people have their own ways of finding ‘a way’ to succeed in their chosen path.

Personally, the way I succeeded was simple. I built my own websites and signed up as an affiliate to a lot of companies. Some websites I built were niche (adult), but they all did alright – they did what I wanted them to do, they made money.

Suddenly, I would get emails from people, asking if I could help build them a website, and THAT is how it started.

When I moved onto WordPress, and eventually eCommerce sites, I began to join forums, and I would purchase WordPress themes to test them out, see what they could do. If I came across an error, or even a ‘better’ way for something to be implemented, I’d reach out to the developer – free of charge.

Now, some developers reach out to me. But now, I charge. Not only do I ‘find’ work in this manner, but every now and then I login to a theme support page and look at problems people are having – you have to remember, a lot of people try and work out this whole WordPress thing themselves, until they can’t. Generally, I’ll help them – for free, but they know where to find me if they need more help. This is where my paid service begins.

Over the past decade, I’ve helped thousands of people in this way – and found repeat clients as a result, and they also refer people to me. They are happy to pay what I ask, because I helped and respected them early on, without charge. And, they know I can help them. Providing free support for work you’ve done is also an added bonus that people like. Mind you, it is built into the price, and my clients know that.

I know this post is short, but the experience gained over the years, and the work that’s gone into helping people build and maintain their websites, is massive. I definitely didn’t get to this point overnight.

People in general, I believe, just don’t understand the amount of work available using this platform – if you’re good. So far this month, I’ve completed (about) 120 hours of work, with no shortage of work to do. Actually, I didn’t want to do anything this month at all – November was a 200 hour month, and I need a break. I’ll stick it out though, you never know what’s around the corner.

If you’re interested in Website Design / Development, stay motivated. Read up, stay focused and even watch (and subscribe) to some experts, like Stefan Mischook on YouTube, see below.

Are you a WordPress Professional, looking for some extra work? If so, I could use some extra hands. Contact me using the link at the top of this page.

As always, if you have a question, contact me.