Guess what? I have a little new venture just launched! It is all rather exciting.
Here’s a little story from a long time ago…
When I started my first company we were really working to a shoestring budget. The single largest expense on the horizon was getting a decent website together. We spoke to quite a few companies and got quotes ranging from £300-£400 at the lowest end, right up to £2000-£3000 at the highest end. Hmmm… Not great for a start-up.
Now the lower prices that we were quoted were probably just within our budget, but what was on offer was a very simple, static, non-SEO friendly website. So aside from the initial payment, we would need to pay maintenance bills; alongside the hosting costs – which from our quotes ranged from £135/year to £250/year. On top of all that, none of these quotes included email addresses.
I must say, it really made us rather depressed. The web is such a huge market and websites form a core part of business advertising strategies. It just wasn’t feasible for us to have a vibrant and varied web presence; especially as we needed more than one website!
Anyway, wind forward a few years and I’m in a rather better position; especially as a result of our holding in Expanding Web Limited. This means that website design and development no longer cause a headache for me, or my various business interests. But it also got me thinking. What if every company out there had the same access to great website development and design services to build and enhance their website, or to create new websites to launch new “sub-ventures” without having to really think about the cost?
Think how it would revolutionise the growth of businesses, allowing for “experimental” ventures without concerns over the potential for massive losses. It would change the shape of business globally, encourage innovation, and really push companies to unleash their full potential.
About six months ago I decided that I wanted to do something to this end. And after a lot of work and a lot of discussions with my contacts in Asia and Europe; working with Expanding Web, I created Expanding Web Ventures, and we launched Webster49.
So what exactly is Webster49? You know what. I’ll let you find out for yourself! Visit www.webster49.com and let me know what you think.
