A few months ago, I decided to take the plunge and have my website designed professionally. To save money, I had previously created my website myself through Go Daddy. My efforts were ok, but I didn’t feel the website reflected my professionalism or quality of services.

Through one of my other clients Mark Schaefer, I met Holly Yalove who works with her brother Paul Gibson at Vieo Design. I was immediately drawn to their slogan: “world class design, hometown budget.” That’s me! I thought. They walked me through what they could do and gave me a free estimate. Within a few weeks, my new website was live!

My initial reservation with hiring someone else to do my website was that I didn’t want to have to pay someone every time I wanted to make a change. That’s not the case with them. They trained me how to make changes, and I have the power to tweak any of the content or update videos when I want.

My second concern was having to pay a premium for hosting. Other local companies were charging $30 a month. By signing on for three years with their partner Infinity Hosting, I pay only $4.95 a month (as cheap as Go Daddy). So not only did I get a great price, but I’m supporting local entrepreneurs.

Lastly, though I enjoy my couponing blog, I wanted a blog devoted more to my business services of videos and writing. Now the blog and website are conveniently in one place. I couldn’t be happier.

So what do you think of my website’s new look?