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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you hate your website? web site sales to hit $316 billion over the next 6 years
- What dollar amount does your web site contribute to this $316 billion dollar trend?Have you spent thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands on your web site only to discover that it attracts more flies than customers?Do you hate your web site, your web developer or your entire IT department?Do not despair! You are not alone!A great web site is crucial in or...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Website design: secrets of professional website designers revealed
- What colors do you have at your website?Can they make a difference in the number of sales that you generate?Can the use of the right colors in your website design actually increase your sales?The answer is yes!So pay attention to thesee website design secrets.When people see certain colors they can change their emotions or they can symbolize things related to the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Web design:10 magnificent millionaire dollars ad copy secrets to empower your website..
- Hello, how is your website doing?Are sales flowing in?If you answer no, may I offer you 10 eye-popping web design secrets to make your website sell!1. Use a hand written letter on your ad copy instead of text. Write the ad on a piece of paper, scan it and publish the ad on your web page. Adding a personal touch will always increase your sales.2. Publish a list of famous...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Build it and build it cheap! part ii
- If you are familiar with my work, then you have probably taken a look at the first part of this article, and may well be on your way to having your website up and running. Congratulations!!! It's hard work, but having pride in the accomplishment is worth it! Now you have to find the people who want to see it, AKA--site traffic.There are many things you can do to achieve your goal of generat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Build it and build it cheap!
- There are several very good reasons why you should consider building your own web site versus having someone do it for you. It's more cost efficient, you can make it much larger in content, you are more involved in how you want the pages to look, and I have actually enjoyed learning the dos and don'ts of website profiling. I have run into some definite don'ts as I thrashed my way through building ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Digitalize it! : (modification of images with tools such as adobe cs and corel)
- Then it was a choice among crayons, paints and palettes for an artist and designer to create art. It was a box of crayons that make one happy designer during his early years of formation.Nowadays, designing has gone to the new age of advanced technology that utilizes computers and programming. As a designer used to handling tangible products such as the ever reliable crayons, computer techn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you really need a website?
- Nope. You certainly don't need a website.But you don't need many of the things you've come to rely on, such as your cell phone, e-mail, or faxes.And there's no point in having an Internet presence if those you want to reach lack computers or online capabilities. Or, if you have nothing to say. But, if you do have something to say, and your audience is accessible on the Internet, then...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont lose the sale in the internets last three feet
- In retailing there is a saying that sales are made in the last three feet. What this means is that no matter what you have done with your marketing, the final purchase decision is made when a customer is in-store, with the product in front of them.The web is somewhat similar if you think about it. Have you ever started to buy something online and found yourself rushing to complete the trans...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Web design tips to boost your sales
- The way you design your web site affects your visitors' online experience. As each visitor to your site is a potential customer, the easier they find your web site to use and the more they enjoy being on it, the higher the chance that they will make a purchase.Therefore, a well designed web site really CAN boost your sales!In this article I'll share my five favorite web design tips t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make your site quick to load!
- The time it takes to load your site can make or break a visitor's first impression of your site. If your site takes too long to load, the visitor will click "Stop" or "Back" and leave your web site. If you are a business and offering people important information, it is critical to have a nice design, with a quick load time.You may want to check out the load time of your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why use professional web site designers for your next web development project?
- Probably you know someone who has created a web site all by himself or herself. So if they can do it why use a professional at all? Can't you create your own business or organization's web site in your spare time and without the services of a professional web site designer? The answer is probably, yes. But following are some reasons why it may not be a wise idea for you.Many non-professiona...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 6 website design disasters and how to avoid them?.
- Let's face it; the line from A Field of Dreams isn't the whole truth. There's more to getting people to come to something than simply building it. Someone built the old run down historical mansion, but hardly anyone visits it (except maybe people you wouldn't want to run into). People want to find a place online that caters to them, specifically. They want it to be pleasant on the eyes, up-to-date...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Color psychology in marketing
- On the internet we don't deal with face to face selling. The internet is a visual and psychological medium. The words, or sales copy, on your website have by far the greatest psychological impact on your visitors and thus becomes your most important communication and sales tool.But another important psychological aspect of your website that is often overlooked are the colors. Yes, that's ri...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Orient your first-time web site visitor
- Imagine spinning someone around so profoundly and for so long that when you finally tell them to open their eyes, they ask "Where am I?" not knowing if they are even on the same continent they started from. When someone comes to your web site from a search engine or through a link from another site, it's like that for them. They may have little or no context within which to understand your home pa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Selling multiple products? avoid these top blunders
- When your web site sells more than a dozen items, you may face a fierce challenge of helping shoppers find what they are looking for. You'll need to classify products into categories, but these will serve as obstacles and even deal killers if those categories do not match those in the heads of shoppers.I've seen again and again web sites using classifications that aren't known or understood...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Give your website a chance
- I often wonder how serious people are when it comes to their websites. I thought that most everyone knew that the phrase "Build it and they will come" no longer applies on the internet but I'm not sure how many people really believe it.I look at sites everyday as part of my sales strategy and I can't tell you how many of them violate the obvious elements of good website design and submissio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One-product sales sites: avoid these top blunders
- One product, one long web page: this kind of web site is sometimes called a sales letter site or mini-site, and it focuses on one and only one goal, as many sales of that one product as possible. With a one-product sales site, no distractions, no subsidiary goals, such as newsletter signups, are allowed to interfere with that goal. So let's look at some common mistakes and omissions for a sales le...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Web copywriting: the psychology of scarcity, less is more if you want faster sales
- Countdown to Armageddon - at least you'd think so judging from some of the garish copy and blaring headlines screaming at you from so many websites.At the opposite extreme though, you've some sites which don't even have a single decent headline anywhere that captures visitors attention, let alone leads them into captivating copywriting that'll get them a sale.Although it's true to sa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Testimonials can increase your web traffic
- We've all seen and read product testimonials. They're a very valuable tool for merchant sales and can often tip the scales in determining a customer's decision to buy. But testimonials offer another superb benefit. It's the benefit to you and your marketing strategy.When I'm on a site offering a product or service I like to click on customer testimonials because they are generally short and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Having a user friendly website
- Let's look at what your user wants to see at your website.1. No FlashFor many who visit your website time is money for you and for them. The last thing people need to see is a slow loading flash front page. Unless your flash page is very unique and interesting enough that it will hold their attention I suggest you loose it. For people on dialup, and yes there are many around the worl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to double your online sales without spending another dime on advertising
- Learning how to convert visitors to your web site into buyers, is the single most important factor affecting the success of your online business. If you don't have paying customers, your business will fail.FACT: "50% of Visitors are LOST because visitors can'teasily find content" - Gartner GroupFACT: "40% of Repeat Visitors are LOST from negativeexperience" - Zona Resea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Good content pays!
- Traffic to a site can be a blessing or a curse. Visitors who find what they are looking for, are engaged in what the site offers, and/or come away with a positive impression become the site owner's best allies and customers. But lead a visitor to believe that they will find what they are looking for and then not provide on your promise and you will find yourself being stabbed in the back repeatedl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are web templates worth it?
- First off, I am a designer. Now you're thinking, here's this guy trying to convince me to hire a designer costing a few hundred to a few thousand dollars instead of buying a pre-made web template for about $60. Well, these days most companies don't have the money to invest in a costly web site and there are thousands of hungry web designers out there, plus now there are web template resources. The...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase your credibility with web site awards
- Web Site Awards are given from other sites to reward your site for a specific reason. They will usually give you an award graphic or text link to include on your site if you win. Awards are great to display on your Web site because they will give your business more credibility to your visitors and customers. Some things your Web site could be awarded for are: Web Design Content Load ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to attract people to your web site and leave their contact
- If you have a website, you want your visitors to stay longer on your website and get more sales. Here are 10 ways you can do to improve it. 1. Give people a free subscription to your e-zine. Almost everyone is publishing a e-zine nowadays so it's important to give something extra with the free subscription. You could offer a free gift or advertising when people subscribe. 2. Provide y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nine effective tips for improving your website?s usability
- Web usability is perhaps the most important factor in any web design. This is the driving factor that keeps your visitors coming back to your website. Given below are a few points that you need to consider to increase your website's usability. Points to consider for improving web usability 1.) Give your visitor what he is looking for A visitor means business; he is looking fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Love at first site: giving your website visitors the right impression
- Think of the people who visit your site as blind dates. When you open the door, your blind date usually knows whether they are attracted to you within the first minute. How do they know? Easy. By how you look, what you say, and how you treat them. If you open the door wearing the same clothes you wore in 1987, say, "Wow, from my friend's description, I thought you would be a lot better looking," a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Other ways to look at things
- Many people today are tired of the Microsoft software that came pre-packaged with their operating system. Some have switched over to Apple's Macintosh line, but for the most part we just put up with what we have. Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has come under a lot of fire as of late for several reasons. Hackers find IE easy to exploit.These reasons, and many others, have sent Internet u...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont make your website user-unfriendly!
- Web Design is a very subjective process. Your idea of what looks good may differ from the next person's. While wild backgrounds and flashing text were once considered 'cool', unwritten standards have evolved into every web designers inventory.In the following examples I intend to convey a few of those user-unfriendly examples to you. My purpose is only to get you thinking about the layout a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When good computers go bad
- Remember the day that you got your new computer (or the hand-me down from Uncle Larry) and you pulled that shiny case out of the box? Once you finally had all of the cables properly mangled into an unmanageable ball, you powered on, the screen lit up and off you went. The PC was fast, programs loaded in the blink of an eye, and Internet surfing was a breeze. Those were the days.But now your...