Does it make sense to try a free web site from my phone company or Internet Service Provider?
Offers for “free” web sites may not be free. The old expression “there is no such thing as a free lunch” is still true. Beware of attached strings: having to buy something you don’t need in order to qualify, enabling telemarketers and spam mail to bombard you, your name as an appendage in a third-party’s domain name, and a web site with its company’s big ads on it. Hardly a classy look professionals want. A free site is not really a test drive. It may ruin your professional image. Negative results can discourage you so you never move to getting an effective web site. Meanwhile, you are wasting valuable time when you could be growing your business. You may be surprised to find the cost for a professionally designed web site can be the same as or even less than a do-it-yourself one.
