Have You Tied Your Hands Behind Your Back?

Getting into Internet Marketing involves choices some of which are more expensive than others, but even among the expensive choices there are often low cost alternatives.

Some of the questions to ask about websites are these:
Is it scalable?
Can I edit or add pages?
Can I easily change hosting companies?
Does the website help to build a brand identity?
Am I using content disseminating technology to build traffic?
Does my content create conversions?

Dawud Miracle discussed one of the problems inherent in some low cost choices in his article, "Do You Own Your Website?"