Sometimes (and actually quite often now) using your business name as your site URL is not always the best idea. Take a look at this article that was recently posted by Roger on New Entrepreneur.com. It will seriously make you think about how you might choose your next website address. (more…)
Archive for Small Business
How to Pick a URL for Your Website
Create a Resume Website
Out of work? Looking for a career change? Looking for a way to market your skills and capabilities on-line as an alternative to mailing your resume?
Are you a small business, non-profit or professional looking for a website?
If you are, then you have probably received some quotes that are just beyond your means right now. But what do you do if you really need a website to get your business launched or a place that you can send your prospective clients to for more information?
Part 3 – Guide to a Successful Business Website
ok. We’ve covered what you’re new website should look like and how easy it can be to manage. Now it’s time to get into content. First thing you should think of are your main pages. These are the pages that are critical to your business, thing that your potential customers want to know about you and your company.
Part 1 – Guide to a Successful Website for Business
It’s a new year and a new decade. Economy is looking optimitic. There are funds out there for Small Business Loans. People are just plain excited about starting new adventures. Maybe you’re one of these people and have ventured into starting a new business. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, or an entreprenuer, what I’m about to offer you might be some good advice when it comes to building your new website.
WordPress from your iPhone
Introducing the only iPhone app that lets you write posts, upload photos, edit pages, and manage comments on your blog from your iPhone or iPod Touch. With support for both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.5.1 or higher), users of all experience levels can get going in seconds.
Twitter for Business – new guide!
Twitter has just released a new guide for business. Called “Twitter 101, a Special Guide” Twitter will give you the lo-down on how to use this social media tool, explain it’s lingo and give you a brief history.
For example, did you know that the reason you’re limited to 140 characters when you tweet is because of the limits you have on text messaging from your cell phone? Basic cell phones limit your texting to 160 characters – Twitter set their Tweets at 140 characters so that your user name could be included. It’s a formula that works for them, so despite the progresses in technology, they’re going to stick with it.
Here are a couple of the business success stories cited by Twitter: (more…)
SEO and why is it important to you?
SEO – an acronym for Search Engine Optimization. What is SEO exactly? Think of your website like an engine. SEO is a way of tuning up your website for maximum efficiency and performance on the World Wide Web.
One of my partners, WordsmithBob.com offers several great articles on SEO -
Search Engine Optimization is the art, science and guesswork of trying to get a website higher placement in the top search engines. Right now, the top search engines are Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask, and the Open Source Directory.
No, the Open Source Directory is not a search engine but it is the most important directory and helps feed results for the search engines. Ergo, you need to keep it in mind when you do SEO.
What you can do, what you should know (more…)
Looking for a convenient way for your customers to register and pay for your events & seminars?
I may have the perfect solution for you. If you use WordPress, I have a tool that will enable your customers to not only register for upcoming events and seminars, but provide the ability for them to pay up front! The money is collected through PayPal and is deposited directly into your account. In addition, you can also set parameters for attendence. Need to limit your event to 10? No problem.
I recently had a client that needed the option to include all upcoming events in a 3 month period to show on the home page of his website. The solution was to created a 3 month calendar complete with an Events Registration page where the customer could click on the event they were interested in and fill out an online form and pay for it right then and there. Providing a ‘no-hassel’ solution to your customer creates increased customer service satisfaction for your company. (more…)
