WebProWorld
Here are some of the considerations when choosing whether or not you will build your own site:
1. Is it going to have a shopping cart?
If you are going to have a shopping cart, you need to have someone else build it unless you do this kind of thing every day. There are just too many ways to mess things up to do it yourself.
A few days ago I spoke with Garrett to discuss some ideas I had for new articles, and he told me that he had countless requests for web site reviews. It seemed like a great opportunity to share my opinion on specific sites so I offered to write some reviews in lieu of an article. However, once I had a chance to look at the sites, I noticed that all the requests expressed more concern for finding the right key words and meta tags than they did for writing energetic, effective copy that attracts.
*01* Spend Time On Activities That Make You Money
Every document you write is part of a public relations program, and will have an influence on what the reader thinks. Even though you are selling a service or product, your message has a specific purpose. Use this as a medium for public relations. It will build prestige, respect, and your reputation. Here are 10 ways to send along good will with your mailings.
The Roman poet Horace said, “You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time.” Two thousand years later, those words still hold true.
If you’re responsible for the content of a website or newsletter, then erasures – editing – can make your words worthy of being read a FIRST time. Erasures are one thing you can do (or rather undo) to raise your content and your promotional materials above the mediocre writing that dominates the net.
As a proofreader of business writing, I see many of the same errors made again and again. Errors in your writing (be they in advertising copy, correspondence, or a web site) are more serious, I believe, than most people realize.
If you do your best, you can’t go far wrong.
So said out grandparents and our parents. Boy were they wrong!
“Sitting around is stressful.”
I heard someone say that the other day, and I laughed. Everything stresses people out these days, I thought. But then I gave it a little consideration, and I agreed that few things are as stressful as doing nothing.
Wireless networks are growing at an exponential rate. It’s no wonder they’re so popular – there are no wires to trip over, there’s no need to drill holes in walls, and the hardware is cheap enough for home users to afford easily.
For the most part, people prefer to do business with people they like and trust. That’s why personal relationships are far more effective when it comes to getting people to say yes than the mastering of any sales technique. Let me give you an example: Eighty to ninety percent of the people who go into the business of selling insurance leave the field within a year. Now let’s take a look at a typical beginning insurance salesperson: Jill, a college graduate who has just completed an insurance company’s three-week training program at corporate headquarters. During this training program, Jill is thoroughly coached on the latest selling techniques.
