Fast Forward Versus Other Website Designers

There’s more than one way to get a website done. Not all website designers are the same.
Here’s a comparison chart of Fast Forward Marketing to some others.

Fast Forward Marketing   Overseas Companies
We understand English   Communications difficulties
Fast turnaround   Delays due to time-zone differences
Understand American taste and expectations   Questionable familiarity with American needs & wants
Marketers and artists   Technically proficient only
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Graphic Artists / Designers
Internet design experts   Internet design know-how may be poor
SEO experts   Knowledge of SEO usually limited
Help with copy and content   You're on your own on content and copy
Designs serve marketing goals   Limited marketing know-how
Can service all marketing needs   Other vendors for other needs
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Amateurs
Over 20 years of marketing experience   Yesterday, he was a mortgage broker
Award-winning design   Using your website as a learning tool
Experts on SEO   Site may not be search engine friendly
Follows best practices   Site may not function correctly, hard to update
Reliable and dependable   May disappear tomorrow
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Brokers
All work done in-house   All work sub-contracted to others (usually overseas)
Communication maintained throughout project   Communication breakdowns common
Fast turnaround   Delays common due to time-zone differences
Client deadlines met with regularity   Sub-contractor priorities can introduce delays
Reliable   Results always uncertain
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Template Site Builders / Do-It-Yourself Websites
Unique look fitting your business and personality   Choose from a limited selection of looks
Sites are search engine friendly   SEO is unknown
Specialized features supplied as needed   Special features unavailable
Expert help with content and copy writing   When it comes to content, you’re on your own
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Content Management Systems (CMS)
Fully customized look and structure   Look and structure of the site limited by the system
Pages appear as a fully integrated whole   Automated layout often makes pages look strange.
Search-engine friendly and SEO friendly sites   Often difficult to impossible to optimize
All content updateable   Only some content can be changed
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Large Agencies
Single point of contact   Multiple contacts
Personal, high-interest service   Your project is one of dozens or hundreds
Reasonable prices   Projects priced for large businesses
Effective designs and content are routine   Marketing effectiveness chancy
All inclusive pricing   Extra charges common
     
Fast Forward Marketing   Monthly Fee, Hosting and Content Provided Sites
Unique look to fit your business and personality   Choose from a limited selection of looks
Unique content personalized to your business   Anonymous. Hundreds of sites have same content
Search engine friendly sites get high rankings   Duplicate, provider-hosted content yields poor SEO
Clear and easy site navigation   Too many menu buttons confuse and lose visitors
You can use anyone you want for website hosting   Must be hosted by provider, cannot be moved