I've used Weebly for all of the websites I've created and manage today. In my opinion, Weebly is the easiest website designer out there and worth your serious consideration whether you need a website for fun or business.

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I'm a saver who looks for last minute deals and referral specials. If you don't like to save money, then this little blog post isn't for you.  But if you do, then you know that sometimes the best deals aren't published in big bold letters but are for insiders and their friends. You have to know someone or have a secret code.

Today, I might be that special someone with a referral deal that can help you save some green - and I'm glad to do it! Feel free to forward this on to your friends as well. Most, if not all, of the last minute deals listed below are products or services I use or have used recently and recommend. So let the savings begin!

In my ten plus years of video production, the most frequent question I get goes something like, 
           “Hey Pat, how much does a 3 minute video cost?” 
or some variation thereof. It's reasonable to assume how long a video is determines how much the video costs. But you might be surprised to know that it usually doesn't work that way. The biggest factor in video production costs is content, not length, and here's why:

Imagine two 1-minute videos. The first one features an average Joe or Jane against a generic background talking to the camera for a minute. At the end they hold up a cardboard sign where a website is scribbled with a Magic Marker.

This is why it's very difficult to offer estimates to the "3-minute video" question. There's so much more involved. Sometimes it's easier to move forward if I know what kind of budget you have in mind.

To keep video production costs down, I encourage my clients to focus on the goal of the video. What do you want this video to? Inform? Sell? Train? Educate? Entertain? Whatever the goal is, build your content around that goal to reach your target audience. Once that goal is clear, you may find your message come together in sixty-seconds or less. Not sure? Think of how much information is communicated in a short 30-second TV commercial!

Content is still king and the king of video production costs as well. Make the content efficiently serve your goal and your video is likely stay within budget and be a hit! 

Ready to move forward? Let us help! Contact the Arizona Video Company today!

Most of our projects here at the Arizona Video Company are for video production, which makes since considering our company name. But we also offer professional graphic design service which frequently goes hand in hand with video production. Sometimes a video is needed for a website, but how do people get to the website to see the video? That's where Banner Ad Advertising comes in and one reason why graphic design is an important compliment to video production. See, we've put some thought into this.

Banner ads are a key component to any internet marketing strategy and offer endless variations between static and animated banner ad options. They can be as simple as a photo image or as elaborate and interactive as your imagination and wallet allow.

Get more visitors to your website with banner ad advertising! Order your static or animated banner ad from the Arizona Video Company today!

Most people I talk to who need a new website just want someone else to handle it all. If something needs updating, they just want to make a simple phone call or send an email to the webmaster to get 'er done. Plenty of people have this kind of long distance relationship with their webmaster and it works for them...right up until the web guy or gal disappears from the face of the earth. Then the fireworks begin because no one but that mysterious webmaster knows anything about the website, how it works, how to make changes or how to remove a coupon with a wildly incorrect Deal of the Day. And if they never resurface, that website will eventually go dark. Not only that, someone else could buy your unique domain name while you're trying to figure out what to do next.

With the holidays upon us, and 2013 right around the corner, right now is the perfect time to start a new website. I say that because you'll probably have a few extra days off before the new year kicks in. So, why not take some of that down time and start a new website for the new year? "Yeah, sure! Who can build a website that's worth anything that fast?" you ask. Anyone can - as long as you have the right tools. That right tool is Weebly.

You'll be amazed at how much you can accomplish with this easy-to-use website builder. Just don't confuse "easy" with rinky-dink. Weebly is a professional, feature rich website design program that's perfect for business or pleasure, and I'm going to show you how to start your own website in mere minutes!

I use Weebly because it is by far the easiest website builder I've ever used and offers a huge assortment of website templates, design options and multimedia features. Let me also add this: Weebly and I get along – and that's important. I've used DreamWeaver which offers a free steep learning curve, and I've also tried WordPress. I know some people swear by WordPress, but it never clicked with me. It's a lot like computers; you're either a PC or a Mac user. Each one has it's pro's and con's. A website builder either works for you or it doesn't.

I strongly suggest you find a website building program you click with and stick with it. There's plenty of them out there so give them all a try, just don't overlook Weebly.

Building a website is only the beginning; a successful website requires ongoing maintenance. And if a program is a chore to work with then your whole website experience will be a drag. Weebly works for me and I now manage about a dozen websites for myself and several business clients. Okay, enough talk. Watch my short video on How To Start A New Website and see why I love Weebly...

Now that's how to start a new website! And if I can do it, so can you! Here's what I like most about Weebly:

• Weebly is an online program. There's nothing to download so you're not restricted to a certain computer to access your website. You can update your site from any computer with an internet connection.
• Weebly is BOTH a blog and website builder. Most of my websites incorporate blogs in them. Weebly offers a FREE basic account or a Pro Account. Some people may only want a super simple website or blog. If you don't need your own unique  .com domain, then just create a sub-domain under Weebly. Then the whole thing is free and you can have up to 2 websites.
• With a Pro Account, you can have up to 10 websites and all the features, including stats to track visitors to your website.

Use Weebly to start a new website of your own for 2013. I think you'll love it! Feel free to leave a comment, ask a question or share this post with a friend who needs a website.