Online Marketing Help For Any Business Owner.
Choosing the right domain name and web host are two important aspects to starting your business online.
Lord knows we don’t want any headaches later on from the choices we make now.
So make it good! [Read more…] about Choosing A Domain Name And Web Host For Starters
Having an online business has its advantages especially being able to work at home. Being able to work at home is the be all – end all achievement for the 5 day a week, and 8+ hours spent in the job grind. It can seem like a dream come true but at the same time it can have the opposite effect. Trading one set of problems for another set of problems.
Well you might be thinking – so what? I’m working at home, how bad can that be?
Here’s the thing – that job that provides structure and salary paid out routinely is a huge benefit for paying bills and providing a lifestyle. However, an online business is completely dependent on YOU. If you don’t work you don’t make money and you know how the story goes. [Read more…] about What It Means To Work At Home | Are You Cut Out For It?
Do you sometimes feel you don’t have the confidence you need to build your online business? Or maybe you need a boost in your confidence to try new things to grow your business? Or maybe you are just getting started and need some extra confidence to take that first step?
Whatever the reason, some confidence would certainly help. Working your own online business can have its ups and downs. Not having accountability to an employer, and being completely independent, can make it easy to shut down when you feel discouraged, and not be able to get things done.
Believe me, when waves of self-doubt, and not feeling confident come up, it can throw you for a loop, and make you feel stuck. [Read more…] about 4 Important Tips To Building Confidence In Your Online Business
List building is a must for your online business today. If you’re taking the time and effort to gain quality traffic to your site, the next important step is to convert those visitors into leads by having them subscribe to your list.
You always want to deliver quality to your subscribers inbox.
A smart email marketing plan can deliver $43 for every $1 spent according the Direct Marketing Association.
Email has the highest conversion rate when you look at purchases made as a result of a marketing message, an incredible 66%. That is higher than a direct mail, website marketing, pay per click, webinars, podcasts and all other marketing efforts. (The Direct Marketing Association) [Read more…] about List Building 5 Simple Tips To Help You Out
Creating compelling content consistently every week can be a challenge, especially when you first start out on your new online business. We want to stand out from all of the noise in our niche, while branding and building authority, and trying to draw traffic, and convert visitors. All while the average reader has about an 8 second attention span.
And…
“Every piece of your content should be excellent, enough that customers are compelled to share it.” Joe Pulizzi
Additionally, the numbers don’t lie for the importance of compelling content:
45% of marketers say blogging is their #1 most important content strategy. (Source)
69% of marketers say they plan to increase their use of blogging this year. (Source)
The average word count of top-ranking content (in Google) is between 1,140-1,285 words. (Source)
Well, no pressure there!
How do we do that if we can’t get the visitor to stay long enough to read the content and possibly engage with us?
[Read more…] about Creating Compelling Content Is Not As Hard As You Think
If a picture or is worth a thousand words, or rather a thousand clicks, images on your website are as important as the content itself. Including them is an excellent way to make your content more interesting and appealing for your website visitors. This is critical when people are surfing online, they tend to have short attention spans!
You want to stand out from the competition and all of the noise online.
The right images can give a feeling to your site and how you want the visitor to see you and your defined brand. You don’t want to give them the wrong impression.
The majority of your readers will never read an entire blog post, instead they may search through the content looking for key information that is useful to them. By breaking up your post with interesting images, it will help drive home the point that you’re making, and push them along through the content, while keeping their attention.
[Read more…] about Choosing Images For Your Website | Make It Interesting
