You know you need one — a Website to help promote your business. The question is… should you go the DIY route and build it yourself? Or should you hire a pro? That opens up a bevy of other questions, like: When Kerry Townsend, my co-author on this article, and I began building websites in […]
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – everyone with a website wants it. Yet, it can sometimes be elusive if not done properly. Furthermore, what about the AI search bots? How are they going to pick up your site when someone asks them a question that you can answer? Now, I am assuming that you have a
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The last thing you need when you’re trying to run your business is to discover that your WordPress website was hacked. More than likely, you’ll discover it when a potential customer emails you saying, “Your site is down!” Frantically, you contact your hosting service’s tech support to find out what happened only to find out
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Your online image is everything that’s on the Internet that’s associated with your business. Does your online image say “expert in your field”? Or does it say, “Clueless!”? You might think social media is not really important, but it actually is. In reality, the consumer is searching for information, entertainment, products, and/or services when they
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You’ve built your website. It’s gorgeous. Now how do you get people to visit it? Better yet, how do you get potential customers to visit it? Getting traffic to your website takes effort including creating compelling content regularly, like blogs and videos, and being active in social media. Here are 5 Tips to help you
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The main function of a website is to convert a visitor into a lead or a sale. It all centers on the User Experience (UX). When you focus on your website’s user experience, you should see conversions and sales improve. It’s all about the consumer — they are in control! Nevertheless, you need to control
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Just about everybody’s on Facebook! However, even though Facebook provides free business profile pages, should you use that as your only online marketing tool? And what about other social media platforms like YouTube or LinkedIn? How about your own website? Yes, your Facebook or other social media page can serve as a website, but I
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What does your About Page say about you? Not just your company, but you and your team (if you have one). The “About Us” or “About the Company” page is there so a visitor can see who is behind the product or service. For small businesses, it’s really more about the people not the entity.
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What does an “effective website” or “results” mean to you? That’s it! The bottom line – more sales! Unfortunately, many small business owners only have a really nice online brochure that doesn’t come anywhere near being an effective website. And, guess what? It’s not your fault. It’s another case of not knowing what you don’t
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