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You have a company. You want to grow it online. But, for whatever reason, you still want to design your own site. You could hire an internet marketing professional, work with an agency, or hit Elance and get a design for $500. But this looks easy enough, and you've got that free copy of Fireworks you downloaded from Adobe, so why not go for it?

I have lots of reasons, but let's assume I'm not going to change your mind. In that case, here's how you design a site that might still help you grow your business:

1. Get your logo.
2. Create a blank page.
3. Put your logo on the blank page.
4. Put your phone number under the logo.
5. Write three sentences that describe what you do.

Stop. Launch the site and hope you don't do too much damage.