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Nov
11

Where Can I Find A Web Design Student To Work On My Site Redesign?

I’m looking to redesign my website and looking for a student who might be interested in taking on my site as a project in exchange for some free advertisement of their services.
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Nov
11

Is There A Free Web Hosting Out There That I Can Just Upload My Site To?

Its going to be temporairy. I have a small web designing business and I am looking design a site for my business to attract customers.
I am just going to put my basic information and my contact.
I don’t care if its a weird web address because I am just going to link to it.
I am using dreamweaver to create this site. So I something I can just upload it via FTP.
Is it possible?
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Nov
11

Does Yahoo Search Marketing Have Same Quality Score As Google Adwords?

Google Adwords uses it’s Quality Score factor to determine ad’s relevancy to destination page.Does same happen with Yahoo Advertising?
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Nov
11

How Is My New Website?

This time, its a blog and I have launched a blog on Search Engine Optimization, Internet Marketing and Money Making Resources.
Visit my blog at : http://www.websack.net
Please… let me know what you think!
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Nov
11

7 Ways to Commit Website Marketing Sabotage

Your website’s mission: Attract clients. Get visitors to sign up. Sell more products.


But it’s easy to get in the way of your own goals. Most professionals and solo-preneurs really want to help others, develop their skills, and share information. So inadvertently they end up sabotaging their own website… and wonder why they’re not getting more response. For example:


(1) Creating a cozy home on the Internet.


Your *real* home has pictures on the wall and possibly objects, souvenirs and knickknacks that display your personality to guests. On the Internet, you focus on your visitors and their needs. So don’t need a welcome mat and quotes from your favorite poets and philosophers.


Visitors want to know, “How can you help me?” They know they’re welcome. You’re paying hosting fees.


(2) Ignoring your most valuable real estate.


When we come to your website, what’s at the very top? Blank space? A huge logo?


Add a heading or title with some good keywords. Let visitors know what you offer as soon as they arrive (and get the search engines clued in, too).


(3) Choosing graphics that overpower your copy.

Once I visited a beautifully designed site. The copy wasn’t bad either. But to be honest, I don’t remember what the site was about. On the right, grabbing my attention, was a beautiful photo of a grandfather clock.


As I recall, the site wasn’t about time management. It may have been about setting priorities…choosing goals… who knows? All I remember is that clock.


(4) Seeking a “memorable” site.

When someone says, “I want a memorable site,” or, “I want my site to be distinctive,” I get that “oops” feeling.


Let’s face it: Internet memories are fragile. Most people surf around from site to site. They are lucky if they can remember what they typed into the search engine, five minutes after they started.


So focus on motivating visitors to act – now. Design an irresistible freebie that gets their fingers to your opt-in subscriber link. Then you get to remind them you’re around, every week or so.


(5) Choosing beautiful type over readability.


An independent professional wisely hired a copywriter to create a strong message. The words appeared on his site in blue ink over a slightly darker blue background. Luckily, he (and his web designer) were responsive when the copywriter suggested something like midnight blue on white (or even better: black on off-white).


Do you ever see a whole paragraph in italics…with orange type? I used to do that myself, till I realized I might as well put a “Don’t bother with this one” sign over the page.


(6) By-passing the benefits.


Why should anyone buy from you? Typically they have a problem they urgently need to solve. Or they want to make the pain go away.


It’s easy (and fun) to write about our own processes. “First I do this…then I do that…”


But why should visitors care? How will our money, businesses and lives be different after we’ve worked with you?


(7) Believing “brag” is a 4-letter word.


Visitors want to know, “If I hire you, what benefits will I get? How will I be better off?”


To answer this question, you (or your copywriter) will review your process and your success stories. Finding what you offer sometimes resembles a treasure hunt. You don’t need to exaggerate: you’re just sharing facts.


When prospective clients visit your site, they want to know all about you. They want to make a good investment if they buy from you. So they want to believe, “We’re lucky to get you.” Your mission (should you decide to accept) is: “Make it *really* easy for them to say that.

FREE 7 Essential Elements of Websites That Really Attract Clients: My Special Report gives you insider tips to convert tire-kickers to buyers and earn money while you sleep. From Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., at Website Marketing Strategies

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Nov
11

Help! Professional Name For A Social Media Marketing Company?

A friend and I are sitting here trying to come up with a catchy and professional name for her Social Media Marketing Consulting business and we are coming up completely empty handed…major creativity block….
Any ideas?
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Nov
11

Do You Find That Microsoft List Builder’s Email Marketing Service Doesn’t Work?

I am running an email campaign using Microsoft List Builder, however the tracking system does not work. I am curious to find out if I am the only one, as I have tried it on a couple of systems, and neither appear to work.
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Nov
11

How Will Twitter Impact My Business?

I’m doing marketing for a resort, and I need to come up with a one page report on how Twitter will impact our guests, our timeshare owners, and our vendors. Would love the help. Advice, websites to go to for information, etc.
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Nov
11

What Is The Best Email Marketing Software/service For A Company With Multiple Mailing Lists?

We are a mid-sized business growing our customer base. Our emails range from customer assistance to product promotions.
We need to be able to send approximately 40,000 to 60,000 emails a month. We prefer to be able to update our own customer and prospect databases with the opt in and opt out information rather than duplicating the data from our service. And we would like to handle opt-outs per list type, (opting out of product promotions does not stop the regular newsletter, and opting out of the newsletter does not opt the client from service notices.)
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