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Many US businesses don't have web sites or online stores due to perceived high entry and maintenance costs. Diybizsites, an online advice service, has come up with low cost do it yourself solutions for would-be entrants into ecommerce.

Many US businesses don't have web sites or online stores due to perceived high entry and maintenance costs. Diybizsites, an online advice service, has come up with low cost do it yourself solutions for would-be entrants into ecommerce.

Diybizsites has just launched a do it yourself online guide that is aimed squarely at US businesses that have been put off having a web site by the costs of online credit card set up and processing, and/or contract web site design and maintenance. Diybizsites' "jargon free" 5 step guide demystifies the process of building and maintaining a business web site, while greatly reducing the cost.

Any business that has someone with good word processing skills, now has the option of keeping their web site functions in-house and under close cost control. Diybizsites' recommended solutions result in only a few minutes per day being spent checking that a web site is functioning properly. Their solutions also give staff the ability to quickly and easily update a web site, as and when needed, thereby avoiding delays due to web site contractor lead times.

The guide has solutions for businesses that want to make a start at doing business on line, without the costs entailed in launching and maintaining a fully ecommerce enabled site. For example, there is a solution for businesses that have baulked at the set up and per transaction costs of online credit card processing. Diybizsites shows businesses how they can promote their products on a simple web site, and provide would-be buyers with a link to a nominated online store that retails the products. This solution also provides a means of entry to start-up businesses that don't yet have approval for online credit card processing with a merchant account.

Diybizsites' founder, Paul Stewart-Day, said today:

"Our guide ensures that the cost of having a business web site can be so low, that it is less than the cost of providing coffee in an average office. A business without a web site or online store is like a business without a telephone or a sign on the door. So the question that those businesses should be asking themselves is 'Why don't we have one?'."

Diybizsites' do it yourself guide covers all the bases - from the design of a web site right through to its launch and promotion.

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