Category Archives: Websites

Online Retail Sales Rising

While the economy as a whole is recovering slowly, the e-commerce channel has experienced growth for the tenth consecutive quarter. According to a new report from Comscore, online retail sales increased about 16.6% in the first quarter, to nearly $44.3 … Continue reading

How to Increase Website Traffic

Quality website visitors are people who will buy something or ask for a price quote or download a report to learn more about what you are selling.  You want to attract website traffic for qualified buyers at the lowest cost. … Continue reading

How to Get Found on Google

How findable is your business?  Do a Google search for the most common terms people may use when searching for what you do or offer.  Do you show up?  What about on all the other places people go to search … Continue reading

How “findable” is your website online when someone’s searching?

What happens when someone tells someone about your business (word-of-mouth referral) and they go to whatever place they like to use to search online?  Do they find you and your business? If you haven’t created or claimed your business listing … Continue reading

Website How To Guide for Small Business

Don’t have a website?  Want one to get more new business for people searching online? Website How To Guide for Small Business Learn about the options for how to create a website along with pros, cons, and costs. Get tips … Continue reading

Tip #11 on Choosing Your Keywords

Great tip on choosing keywords to use in writing articles for your website to attract prospects and to investigate costs for buying these terms for PPC/search advertising. Tip #11.  Keyword phrases with the term “costs” or “rates” or “prices” are … Continue reading

New Software Company Needle.com: Customer Testimonials on Steroids

Now this is a cool idea…live chat with customers who know and love the products or services the company is selling… Needle’s home page describes it this way, “The ‘Fan-Sourcing’ sales platform that drives conversion on your site.  Enthusiastic, informed … Continue reading

Content Marketing Ideas

Content marketing is a great way to create valuable new business leads and to reduce your costs for pre-sales by educating prospective customers/clients with content (eBooks, articles, videos, white papers, etc.).  It’s a win-win for you and your prospective customers. … Continue reading

New software to add to your blog and website for scheduling meetings

This software may be something to investigate if you’re a blogger, consultant, professional services firm or any other type of small business that wants to schedule appointments with prospective and current customers from your blog and/or website.  This start-up company … Continue reading

How to help your customers choose great gifts

How can you help your customers be great gift givers? 1.  Help your customers figure out what the primary love language is of the person they’re giving the gift to and then how to use that insight to select a … Continue reading