I am a firm advocate of good design but most of the time people tend to interpret design as amazing graphics and astounding visuals they tend to forget that design is the culmination of every aspect of good and effective presentation into one (visit Vincent Flander’s WebPagesThatSuck.com).
Are Free Content Sites Dead?
Tightly focused “mini-sites” are highly regarded as one of the best way to sell a product online. These small sites typically consist of just a couple of pages, and the home page is a simple but powerful sales letter.
The Flow Of Site Content
A Site Review Of Ent Federal Credit Union By Cooper Grigs of qualityservice.org.
The navigation works for finding things quickly if someone knows exactly what they want. You may want to try consolidating some functions/pages into similar groups and allow the user to find what they need that way. Users want to click more than they want to read. There is something about clicking that gives the feeling of progress when searching for something.
SonicWall Firewall Provides Content Filtering for Networks
Recently, I was asked to help a school install Internet access for the classroom Macs. They already had an Ethernet network installed. I recommended DirecTVDSL (formerly Telocity) as the provider and ordered their DSL service. One advantage of their service over some cable and DSL providers is the provision of a fixed IP address. So if the school wanted to host their own website, it would be possible. Service was connected in less than 2 weeks. [Update: In December 2002 DirecTV DSL announced they would cease operations, at this time Bellsouth looks like the preferred replacement vendor].
Attract Potential Buyers to Your Web Site With Valuable Content
Content is the most important component of your web site. Useful
content gets visitors to your site, engages them, builds credibility, and
converts them into buyers. Surveys indicate that 80 percent of visitors go
to web sites to get information. Only 5 percent are interested in graphics.
Content Thieves
Someone’s been stealing your content.
Really.
It’s easy to do, too. I’m talking about all the fancy jpgs, gifs, docs and pdfs on your site. Guess what? If I can hit them with a URL, they’re mine.
Tame The Marketing! E-Newsletters Grow With Content
In this e-newsletter review, Michael Katz, e-newsletter expert, has a few key suggestions for Darryl Antonio’s travel newsletter: tame the marketing and boost the content! Read this review for some specific suggestions that may apply to your own newsletter.
Site Content Review: Organization That Sells
Dear EWRITE,
I’ve been reading this newsletter for some months now and it’s helped me to produce my site at www.cotswoldinternet.com. I’d welcome any feedback and critique on the site especially regarding writing to sell. It’s early days but I’m concerned that my copy doesn’t sell the site benefits well enough.
Site Content Review: Boosting Sales With Simple Moves
Dear EWRITE,
I have started an online art gallery selling ceramic art. I am concerned that the writing on the website may not tell the customer enough, excite them enough. Content may not be on the correct pages or I may not say enough. I wonder if the site is not clear and easy to use. I have received enough hits on the site but not even 1 enquiry or comment. The art is great and exciting but maybe I am not getting the right content.
Original Content: The Benefits Of Writing It Yourself
One question that comes up often when I speak to businesspeople about E-Newsletters is, “How important is it for us to write original content?” I’ve been fielding this particular question long enough to know that what’s really being asked is, “Can we just get somebody else to write this for us?”
Much to the disappointment of the questioners, my answer has always been a resounding, “No!”