Getting a customized website created for you these days has its obstacles. Here are possible ways to do it:

• The Expensive Way: Pay a big web design company several thousand dollars to create your own website that includes flash animation, fancy search capabilities, sound effects and many other things you may or may not really need, and most likely continue to pay them every time an update is needed on your site.

• The No Ownership Way: Rent a website from a web hosting company by selecting a predesigned template for $15 or more every month.

• The Significant Design Experience Required Way: Purchase a predesigned website for between $15-$100 but do the customization yourself (often requiring decent knowledge of software such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Golive, Illustrator, etc.).

• The Do It Yourself Way: You probably wouldn't be here if this were an option.

• The Simple Way: Hire Fundamentals Web Design to create a vivid website with original custom graphics, typically costing between $750 to $1,200, which includes instruction of how to easily do your own web updates.

All websites created by Fundamentals Web Design have the following in common:

• Stunning and customized original graphics: Immediately grab your visitors' attention and encourage them to spend more time on your site. If you have your own original artwork or photos, Fundamentals can incorporate even the most amateur graphics into websites in a professional manner.

• Simple and predictable user interface: Both advanced and novice web surfers will feel instantly "at home" navigating your site.

• Quickly created: The typical small business website will be finished in 2 weeks or less.

If you haven't done so already, take a look at the Samples and Pricing section.