When visitors come to your website, you have a choice. You can make it inviting and pleasant, or you can make it just about as appealing as the innards of the phone book. The only difference? Images. Images – photos, illustrations, or other graphics -- are often the first thing visitors look at. If the image is compelling, visitors stay … [Read more...]
You may have experienced firsthand how difficult getting traffic can be. One area that most people tend to just give a cursory glance when they really should be putting laser-sharp attention is keyword research. Proper keyword research can increase both the amount of traffic you’re getting and the quality of the traffic itself. Here’s … [Read more...]
Keyword selection is so powerful, that if you select the right keywords you can actually have a very good shot of landing a #1 to #5 position in Google within just a couple of weeks. It’s not going to be for super-competitive search terms, but make no mistake: You will get targeted traffic. How? Read on. What Kind of Terms Can You Rank … [Read more...]
Most people who set out to make money online fail – But you won’t. Here’s why: The vast majority of people who set out to try and create a successful website don’t know how to lay a rock solid foundation for their success. This foundation is the key difference between success and failure. Here, we’ll explore exactly what this foundation … [Read more...]
Running a WordPress website is not a "set it and forget it" deal. If you want to protect your website from hackers and other potential problems, you need to make sure you keep up with the software updates, and that includes security updates. As mentioned before, WordPress is undergoing constant development. This is a very good thing as you get … [Read more...]
With million blogs on the internet – and more being added every day! – it can seem like an impossible task to get your site noticed. But it is possible to make a niche for yourself, even in a very competitive market space. Here are ten ways to create buzz around your blog: 1. Write great content. It sounds simple, but it's true. … [Read more...]
There are a number of shopping cart plugins that allow you to sell your products and services online through your WordPress website, some free and others our premium and below I outline some of them for you to consider. Some of the popular WordPress e-commerce plugins are WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart Very easy to use … [Read more...]
Okay! if you've been reading my recent post about wordpress security I'd like to think I think I've convinced you that it's extremely important to back up your WordPress website. Before I show you some methods for backing up your website, I think it's important to talk about the different pieces that make your WordPress website run. When … [Read more...]
When you think “blogger,” you generally think of a writer. But with Web 2.0, that's no longer always the case. Quite a few bloggers also incorporate audio and video into their blogs. Even if text is your main mode of communication, using other media forms to engage your audience is a powerful blogging strategy. Here's why: The more senses you … [Read more...]
People read – and believe – your sales page. You may think that no one reads those things, but they do! And they expect your product to perform as described. If you say, “Thinner Thighs in Two Weeks,” that’s what they expect to see. Don’t make promises that aren’t achievable. If you don’t fulfill what you say, they will be upset. … [Read more...]
Creating content management websites for small and startup business who don't know how or where to start.
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