Website Designers

Tap into Big Opportunity with Small Businesses
If you own a business, it’s key to have a professional Web site. But of the 20 million sole proprietorships in the U.S., 72% don’t even have one.†

Your services can help small businesses succeed and grow. Microsoft Office Live Small Business can connect you with this opportunity. Join the community and your business information will be accessible to nearly a million small businesses. Plus, you’ll receive a free Developer Account (a $500/£280* value) that includes:

2 GB of application storage, 1 GB of Web site storage, and 10 business application user accounts**
Access to Training and Partner forums.
An Office Live Small Business Partner Directory listing
24/7 e-mail product support, plus free phone support for the first 30 days

*You’ll need to sign in with your Windows Live ID to join.

Build Professional Sites with Easy to Use Tools
So, you’ve got the leads. What next? Our design tools allow you to get your client’s Web site live fast, and management is a snap.

Choose from a wide variety of industry specific templates, layouts, color schemes, and header images. You can also use our advanced design features to:

Add photos and documents such as brochures and price lists
Create a header, footer, and navigation bar
Customize your Cascading Style Sheet
Display the site title, tagline, or footer text anywhere on the page
Create a custom form or list and add functionality with JavaScript®
Enable compatibility with Internet Explorer® and Firefox®
Save a page as a template, and use it to create additional pages

Offer Online Sales and Marketing Services
Want to deliver solutions that go above and beyond Web design? It’s a smart idea. Get this: 20% of small businesses shy away from Internet marketing because they think it’s too complex.†† These tools help you deliver marketing services your clients need:

E-commerce
Build customized e-commerce Web sites that accept credit card payments, generate invoices, and send purchase confirmation e-mails.
E-mail Marketing
Help clients send professional newsletters, promotional offers, product announcements, and company updates.
AdManager
Get your clients’ sites noticed in major search engines like MSN, Live Search, and Ask, and put up display ads in targeted geographic areas.

*Total value determined by calculating account value over 18-month use period.
** To receive 18 months of three (3) free add-ons (10 users, 2GB app storage, 1GB Web storage) to your Office Live Small Business account (Approximate Retail Value, US$519.30/UK£287.46), you must: (i) be a legal resident of the 50 United States (includes D of C) or the United Kingdom 18+; (ii) be actively enrolled in the OLSB Partner Program; and (iii) have a valid credit card tied to a valid mailing address in the U.S. or UK. Limit one (1) set of add-ons per Office Live Small Business account. Offer good until December 31, 2008, while supplies last. Offer is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. After you successfully register for the offer, you will receive redemption codes via the e-mail address provided at time of registration. Codes must be redeemed by March 31, 2009. In order to activate your account / redeem your codes, a valid credit card tied to a valid mailing address in the U.S. or UK is required; however, your credit card will not be charged.

†Source: Jupiter Research, “Small Business Marketing: Use of Web Sites and Online Marketing Techniques,” April 2007.

††Source: Opus Research, “Small Business Attitudes toward Online Marketing and Web 2.0,” September 2007.