We all know that the idea of business on the web came on with a roar and now lies whimpering and licking its wounds in the safety of the shadows. Who was the enemy? Who or what was it that clawed and scraped the potential of online business so brutally that early enthusiasts are now seen as foolish, wild- eyed dreamers? What brought down an idea that was bigger and more powerful than a raging beast at full roar?
The Real Secret To Getting Traffic!
Most people have no idea how to get traffic to their sites. But, if you apply what I’m about to reveal, you’ll be one of the few who never has to worry about traffic again.
Building the Website of Your Dreams Not Your Nightmares
In 1999, when I set out to build my first website I knew very little about html and even less about planning websites. Like a lot of Newbies I just struggled along learning as I went. I also knew very little about running a home business on the net. It is quite different than running a bricks and mortar store in some ways. I had run several business but never an online one. This article comes out of my personal school of hard knocks.
Is Your Website Working for You?
As a professional website designer, I am always amazed at the number of business websites out there that make it nearly impossible to do business with the company via the website.
Here is a list of 5 things that I recommend you check to make sure your website is working for you and not against you.
Use keywords and meta tags to get the click!
Now everyone knows that you need to choose keywords and meta tags to make your site search-engine-friendly (don’t they?). And pages should be ‘optimised’ BEFORE you submit them to the search engines.
Orchestrating a Successful Surf for Visitors Campaign
“Don’t pay for visitors to come to your website. Earn them!” It’s an intriguing slogan and it can be a successful part of your marketing efforts if you approach “surf for visitors” exchange sites with a plan.
10 Minute Organizing Tricks
1. 10 MINUTE CHORE BOX: Rather than spending hours organizing, and doing it all yourself, create a 10 minute Chore Box for yourself– and one for each family member, if applicable.
Beat Your Competition Without Cutting Your Price
One way to beat your competition is to charge less for a similar product or service. But you can also beat your competition when your price is higher. One of the best ways to avoid price competition is to become a specialist in a narrowly defined targeted market.
The Quest for Content
It’s no secret that there is currently a glut of email newsletters saturating the ‘Net, many of them published by small business owners attempting to establish a relationship with their customers by staying in contact through periodic emails.
Shopping for a Shopping Cart?
If you sell more than a handful of products on your website, you’ll need to add what’s known as a shopping cart. This is a function that allows your customers to pick out the items they want and send them to a “cart,” which holds onto them until they’re ready to check out. The program then totals the order and adds any applicable taxes and shipping charges.