When the internet was still growing in popularity, the majority of advertising on websites was done in banner form. Believe it or not, not many people thought about utilizing the internet as an advertising medium until just a few years ago! Those advertisements that did exist were in the form of flashing banners—the brighter and […]
Traffic, Visitors, Hits — or any other word that describes it — are the lifeblood of your website. You know you need targeted visitors because they are the ones that are interested and are actively searching for your services and products.Â
So here are some of the best ways to generate targeted traffic for your website.
When […]
Wouldn’t it be great if you could know exactly how many people are searching for the service that you offer?
Guess what there is a way. It’s commonly known to SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Experts that tools such as Keyword Demand Tool are a great way to find out what type of demand there is for […]
I was talking to a client recently about why he should add a newsletter opt-in form on his website so that he can capture email addresses.
He said “but Sam I don’t like spam”.
In hindsight I probably should have worded that a little bit differently when I said capturing an email address. What I should have […]
Almost a week ago I found out that I couldn’t send emails using my desktop email client (Outlook / Thunderbird). After speaking with my high speed internet provider I was told that they had recently started blocking port 25 — basically stopping me from sending emails.
So they told me to try port 587 which didn’t work because the […]
Hi Everyone,
I hope you had a great 4th of july. Sugar Land, in Southwest Houston, held it’s 4th of July celebrations yesterday at Oyster Creek Park and what a celebration indeed.Â
The fireworks were so close and loud that they kept setting off car alarms — almost to a rhythm but not quite. It was a great celebration - […]
Hello Everyone,
As we move closer to wrapping up the first six months of 2008 you’re probably asking how they went by (so fast..) and were you able to reach closer to your goals.
Me personally — I joined a gym late last year and one of my goals this year was to make sure that I […]
In part I we covered why conversion rate is one of the most important factors to consider.
Then in part II we talked about why profit margin is next on the list of most important factors.Â
In part III we’ll cover a factor that we all recognize — Traffic. I’m not referring to the kind that you’re surrounded […]
Welcome back.
In part I of Grilling A Website Seller we found out that if there is one key metric to track then it would have to be the website’s conversion rate.Â
So let’s say you have a website with a great conversion rate what else would you want to know?
Unlike the first number this one took a while […]
There are so many ideas and tools that are on the internet for helping you build a great website for your business. But what if instead of creating a new website you decide to purchase a website that is already built.
What is the one question that you would have to ask the website seller?
Unlike most […]
