Thaidoweb 2008

The Google Sandbox Effect has been discussed at length in our case study of a new website first crawled in May by Googlebot. We can now further the case study with indexing comparisons and discuss interesting Googlebot crawler behavior after release, at the 75 day mark, of the study website from that very confining Sandbox.
This case study is not for the faint of heart – those just launching a new web business on a new domain name with hopes of [...]

If you master these nitty-gritty website promotion tactics, you’ll be able to increase orders at your website:
1. Express the same views as your target audience. Bring up common likes and dislikes in your ad. This will create instant rapport with your audience.
2. Add viral marketing into your promotional plans. Allow your visitors to give away your free stuff, just include your ad somewhere on all the freebies.
3. Design your web site to be less confusing. Don’t use a lot of [...]

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, [...]

1. Directory Linking Create a directory of web sites on a specific topic. Give people the option of adding the directory to their web site by linking to it. Put your business advertisement at the top of the director’s home page. This technique will get lots of people to link to your web site and give you free advertising.
2. Bonus Advertising Do you have a product or service that doesn’t sell good? Offer it as a free bonus for someone [...]

When you develop a sales brochure, you have a mental checklist of what needs to be in it. You probably look at brochures from other vendors. You get advice from friends and colleagues. You probably also notice the sales flyers you get in the mail. What do you notice? What gets your attention?
A web site for your business has many of the same purposes as a sales brochure. At the same time, it is more delicate and requires more attention. [...]

Its 2006 and you have made a few resolutions. You need your website to perform so that you reap the rewards. This article will be more useful to companies who have a web based business or a portal.
Does this sound familiar:
1. We have a website and have spent a lot of money but its too clunky.
2. It served us well when we had a tight budget and needed to have a website but its not performing.
3. The development company that [...]

When designing or redesigning a website the most important part of the project happens before any graphics or code are created.
Start by determining the primary goals of your website. Are you using it to sell your products or services? Maybe its intended simply to advertise your offline business, provide support to your existing customers or build your company brand. Whatever the goals are, clearly defining them ahead of time will better guide you in the actual creation process.
Next, remember that [...]

Before you take a road trip it is usually a good idea to know where you are going. It is the same when you are building a business, creating a marketing plan or building your web site. Know what your end result will be when you are planning and designing your site will help you to build it properly from day one.
Here are the 7 Deadly Sins that most web business owners commit when designing their site.

Picking a business without [...]

Your small business doesn’t have a website, or perhaps the
website you have is effective and you want to start over–how do
you start or start over?. The truth is, there are several ways
to “get a website” for your small business (for the first or
second time around). The good news is that by following these
nine steps, you’ll be on track, moving your business further
into the 21st century with the website you want and need.
Step One: Decide the Purpose of Your Website
Why exactly [...]

Ever since the Internet became a worldwide market in which
everything can be sold or bought the real estate brokers moved
part of their business to the web, making their job easier and
also making it easier for buyers to find what they are looking
for, and for sellers to make their offer known to much more
people, and also easier for people who live far away from the
estate they wish to sell, because with the help of real estate
web sites and real estate web [...]