Practical website tips and personal stories for small business owners in Montana, Utah, and beyond.
"Hiring an affordable small business website designer isn’t about being incapable of doing it yourself...but sometimes having someone just do it for you is worth every penny, if only for the mental relief of finally getting it done"
My car died almost a year ago. The mechanic told me the sad news that fixing it would not be worth my money and that I better start saving for a Toyota.
It’s been sitting in my parking lot ever since, haunting me like a half-finished task. Every day I walk past it and feel the weight of something I should have dealt with months ago. It’s worth more than scrap, but the hassle of selling it to a stranger has kept me frozen for months.
One weekend, I finally found the motivation to clean it, photograph it, and list it on Facebook. Within minutes, the “is this available?” messages started rolling in. The thought of negotiating, scheduling showings, and figuring out what it meant to “notarize a title” was enough to make me freeze up all over again.
This fall, I found a company that would tow it away, no questions asked, and hand me $400. Sure, that’s less than the car is worth, but it felt like my ticket out of my daily parking lot walk-of-shame.
Sometimes, little luxuries are worth the extra cost. Think about paying for HelloFresh so you don’t need to meal plan, Instacart so you don’t need to grocery shop, or pre-cut carrots so you don’t need to peel and chop. I don’t usually indulge in these things on my small budget, but they're always in the back of my mind.
As a small business owner, maybe my services feel like one of those luxuries to you. Hiring an affordable small business website designer isn’t about being incapable of doing it yourself. You might be perfectly capable of building your own website—just like I could sell my car—but sometimes having someone “just do it for you” is worth every penny, if only for the mental relief of finally getting it done. Say goodbye to shamefully waking up to a task you can’t seem to cross off.
The beauty of running a business is how quickly those investments can pay for themselves. For me, one client project more than covers the “loss” I take by selling my car the easy way. A handful of Etsy website template sales add up to weeks of delivered groceries or the freedom of wiping a stressful task off my plate.
I love the endless income potential of being a business owner too. In fact, you might find that your hourly rate is more valuable than paying for the thing you once thought was “too much”, like a car selling service. What if I make more money in ten hours of client work than ten hours of selling my car? Then, my “little luxury” is actually the smarter financial choice too! How fun is that?
If you’re in Montana and searching for a Bozeman web designer, or if you just want an affordable small business website designer, I’d love to help take that looming task off your to do list. A website can be one of those luxuries that makes everything easier and pays you back again and again.
