Abstract: The internet is electronic, but it services customers which live in physical space and often must visit a store.
Site Maintenance: What does it take to manage your website?
Every action has a beginning phase where you launch your activity, a middle period in which you must sustain and develop it, and a conclusion. Many people set up a website enthusiastically but then they find that they don’t have the skills or knowledge to maintain and develop it. So, what are the challenges in this middle phase of a website’s life and how can you meet them?
Updating the site: The beauty of a website is that it is not static like a brochure or printed document. You can change it to reflect new products or new developments in your enterprise. You can launch new campaigns, and at any time you can add more content.
The problem for some companies and individuals is that after they have paid a good amount of money to have their site built, they do not have any personnel who can make changes to the website, such as adding new text or photos etc. One solution to this is to make sure you have a good maintenance plan included in the contract or agreement you make your with your web designer, so that minor changes can be made by your original designer
Seven Headaches Of The Website Manager
The job of the website manager (editor) is not easy. Despite the fact that content is everywhere, few organizations understand it properly. The true value and cost of content is rarely recognized. So, as a website manager, you have lots of headaches. But stick with it. Things are slowly getting better.
Writing Right for Your Website
Are you losing business because of your website? More and more customers are logging on to the Web to decide where to spend their money because it is quick and convenient, and they can jump from site to site instead of walking from store to store.
Dan Thies Answers Website Promotion Questions
Dan Thies is the author of “Search Engine Optimization Fast Start,” and a frequent contributor to Murdok. He has more books coming out soon on pay-per-click advertising, email marketing, e-zine publishing, and a beginner’s book on building a small business website.
Dan is happy to answer “almost any” question, but if you would like an intelligent answer, please stick to the general topics of online marketing, website promotion, and search engine positioning (including pay per click). Please include your website’s URL, and as many details as possible.
Tips to change your website from Good to Great!
You should always be thinking about ways to improve your website attractiveness. And by attractiveness, I don’t mean pretty. I mean, the ability to attract the interest of the customer.
WebSite Marketing for Artists
I do have a “dental-floss” budget idea or two, but they might be geared more towards artist types than tech types. 🙂
1- Hobby Lobby stores often have classroom space for little to no cost. Take one night a week to teach a creative class of some kind there. Incorporate some of the classwork into special pages of the website for students to do during the week, which will not only increase your traffic, but it can also give your site a more “legitimate/professional” edge. This costs you little to nothing, and in some cases, you can charge for the classes you teach. (Wow! getting paid to advertise your site! 🙂 )
How to Make Better Use of Your Website Traffic
Every online business is faced with the challenge of finding some way to get their web pages noticed from among the billions of others online. So it’s understandable that much of our efforts go towards getting ‘traffic’. Without it, a website has no prospects and thus no sales.
How to Work with Your Website Designer
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My client, Marg, is upset with her webdesigner. She says, “Doesn’t he understand it’s my website? I don’t want this to be a constant battle.”
5 Facts That Will Have You Re-Writing Your Website In A Hurry
Do you know the differences between writing copy for the web and writing copy for print? Some of the answers will go against your intuition and against cultural norms. But, these facts detail how people read on the web.