Tag: Confidence

8 Killer Ways to Improve the Effect of Testimonials on Your Customers!

Posted on Jul.03, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Every web business should be using testimonials. Testimonials are extremely effective in making visitors take that extra step forward to buy your product because they are given confidence by looking at what other people have said. Testimonials can work everywhere on a website; on the homepage or in the sales letter. Good, believable testimonials on your website can spark a great number of extra sales. Here are 8 ways to make your online testimonials more effective.
1. When asking for testimonials, [...]


Website Traffic: 10 Blazing Secrets To Increase Your Sales

Posted on Jun.24, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

The more traffics you get at your website, the more your chances of making a sale increases.
Here are 10 blazing website traffic secrets to help you succeed:
1. Show your prospects how much enthusiasm you have for your product and business. If you’re convincing enough, they will be enthusiastic too.
2. End your sales letter or ad copy with a strong closing. It could be a free bonus, a discount price, a benefit reminder, an ordering deadline, etc.
3. Please your complaining customers. [...]


Search Wars! – MSNs Opening Salvo

Posted on Jun.21, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

With all the recent publicity given to Google as the Internet’s number one search service, it’s hardly surprising that Microsoft has already started work on re-vamping their MSN search service. Okay, it’s still powered by the Yahoo engine, but according to Microsoft it has been “cleaned up” and the new service mirrors much more the kind of “non-commercial” results which are currently displayed by Google.
Costing some $100 in development costs and lost advertising revenues, MSN’s makeover offer the end-user a [...]


Advertising Sucks! Long Live The Web!

Posted on May.21, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

How much does an advert in Yellow Pages cost? How many enquiries would you expect to get back for that investment each day? 1? 10? 100?
What about an ad in the local newspaper or a trade publication? They don’t come cheap. When was the last time you heard an advertising salesman say:
“If you’re not happy with the volume of responses and sales you get from the ad I will give you your money back.”
How many times have you heard an [...]


The Business Case for SEO

Posted on May.14, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

It’s interesting how potential clients have preconceived notions about which aspects of search engine marketing have the most value. In fact, they tend to fall into two camps that are 180 apart. The first camp believes completely in the value of pay-per-click marketing (PPC). It’s easy to understand why. PPC provides immediate and measurable benefits. The ROI of PPC marketing is obvious. This group doesn’t understand why it’s necessary "to bother" doing SEO. The second camp believes the only way [...]


The 7 Points of Do-It-Yourself SEO

Posted on May.12, 2009, under Web Traffic No Comments

Ever felt intimidated at the convoluted, jargon-ridden information about Internet marketing for small businesses available on the Net? Ever been horrified by the huge fees the experts charge, putting search engine optimization beyond your own means? Ever thought: What exactly is search engine optimization anyway, and can I do it myself?
The answer is: Yes, you can! The basics of search engine optimisation in applied web marketing are simple. It’s all to do with the keyword content of your text copy, [...]


How To Add Dynamically Generated Graphs And Charts To Web Pages And Applications

Posted on Apr.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

Not so very long ago adding a graph or chart to a web page or application required a fair amount of programming knowledge and was rather time consuming for even the most experienced. However with the tools available today it is possible for almost anyone to add graphs and charts to web pages. With just a little bit of HTML, dynamically generated graphs and charts can be added to web pages and/or applications.
Why use Graphs and Charts
The web [...]


The 2 Most Common Web Site Mistakes

Posted on Apr.21, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

When we review the sites of potential clients, there are 2 mistakes we see over and over. If you are having problems with your site, make sure these 2 problems arent killing you.
Traffic
Just because you think something is a good idea doesnt mean the general public agrees. A web site should solve a problem that is common to some part of the population. If people have a problem, they will be compelled to find an answer to it. If they [...]


Do It Yourself Website

Posted on Apr.18, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

If you are just starting out in your new business and you decide that a website could be a valuable addition to this business how do you go about getting one up and running? You have two basic options really. Do it yourself or employ an individual or company to do it for you. Which option you take depends upon your own confidence in acquiring the skills necessary and the amount of funds you can divert to hiring in a [...]


Internet Tip of the Week: First Impressions

Posted on Apr.17, 2009, under Web Design No Comments

First impressions are extremely important if you hope to do business on the Web. After you refine your ads, and if you make your pitch to a targeted group, you will start to get visitors to your web site. Here is where many would be entrepreneurs drop the ball.
Putting up a web site is not a difficult task, but designing a good one is, and if you don’t pay attention, it might be working against you. Think about [...]