You can have the best product or service in the world, but if your site looks like it was put together by nursery school children, the chances of success are slim.
First impressions are so incredibly important.
How many times have you searched for something on Google, clicked on a link and ended up on a site that looked so bad that you immediately clicked on your back button to return to Google and find another site?
Until now, there were only two ways to get hold of a truly professional header graphic. Both of these methods required a major investment in either time or money, or both.
You could pay a professional designer to put something together. There are some terrific designers around who will be happy to create you a stunning header to use on your site, but to get the best from one of these designers you will need to invest a good amount of time putting together a good written brief as to exactly what you want. And of course, good graphic designers don't come cheap.
The second option is to purchase a high-end graphic design package such as Photoshop. Not only will this require a substantial investment to purchase the software (the retail price for Photoshop is currently $499), but unless you're an incredibly fast learner you're unlikely to be producing truly professional quality headers in months, let alone weeks or days.
Well – check out this site where you can download, for free, software that lets you design pretty professional headers.
It's not an affiliate link, btw. Here it is again: http://www.xheader.com/
My best to you – James