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- How can I promote my website for free?Great question. I personally don't think there is a way to promote it for "free" because everything that is suggested wi
- Simple Usability best practices to keep in mind when designing a websiteSEO is important to drive traffic to a website organically, but once they get to your site it must follow some simple us
- What is seo content writing?Writing content with seo in mind takes a different skill set than that of a traditional journalist who might write for a
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Top 3 uses for a website’s home page.
I have been thinking a lot lately about how websites effectively utilize the unique metrics of their home page to drive more traffic, increase sales, and advertise new products and information. So I asked myself “What is the best use for a home page”? I came up with 3 things that I feel are the best uses for your home page. Lets first look at the metrics of a home page to get a high level view...
Simple Usability best practices to keep in mind when designing a website
SEO is important to drive traffic to a website organically, but once they get to your site it must follow some simple usability best practices to increase the page views, conversion, and stickiness. Simple Usability best practices for making a great web page: First, remember two important points: 1. If you have good SEO, then a large portion of your website pages are landing pages for traffic coming...
You know your a good link if…
Ok so I was watching Jeff Foxworthy (don’t ask, its a long story) and he started doing his drop dead funny bit bit about rednecks (sarcasm) so I thought I would do a ” you know your a good link if” post, so here it goes. You know your a good link if… you are a page specific link. You know your a good link if… your on a high trustworthy site. You know your a good link if…...
How do I add my web page to search engines?
There are a couple ways to add your page to the search engines so that they index and rank it. The first way would be to submit a sitemap through the search engines webmaster tools (you will need an account for each engine to do this). This will help the search engines find pages on your website and put them in their index. The concern with this method is that it wont directly help with rankings as...
What is seo content writing?
Writing content with seo in mind takes a different skill set than that of a traditional journalist who might write for a newspaper. Now, one still has to keep in mind when writing, to be conversational, entertaining, and write about a topic that people will want to read, and ultimately link to. Writing for seo is based around keywords, themes, and related words to the subject. The primary keywords...
What important content should be on a website?
Not really sure how to answer this. I guess it would be your products, why people should buy from you or use your service, some information about you and your business, a privacy policy, terms and conditions, a contact us page. There is actually some recent thoughts and data that support the theory that Google will trust a site more if it has a contact us page, privacy policy, and terms and conditions....
What is a biz website?
There are two answers to that question. The first would be that a “biz website” would be a business website. There are many types of business websites, some of these include brochure websites, ecommerce websites, or even custom blog websites depending on the goals of the business. This can also be a .biz website, which is a domain name like .com or .org. These can be bought in the same...
How can I promote my website for free?
Great question. I personally don’t think there is a way to promote it for “free” because everything that is suggested will take your or your agencies time to create. There are few marketing tips below that can help drive traffic to your site and involve minimal effort on your part. 1. Do keyword research around your topic and write articles based on these keywords. 2. Go to Wordtracker...
What is a flat brochure website?
When a design company says they will design a brochure website they are talking about a website that has the following features. Simple html coding Does not run off a database Does not include flash, ecommerce, or a content management system Usually is less than 10 pages due to updating issues Brochure websites are usually for small businesses but have become less main stream with the rise of blogging...