The Do's and Don'ts of Launching a Small Business Website

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:36:23 -0500

Launching a new small business website is often a long andpainstaking process. And for most small businesses, the endeavorrarely ends in success. The terrain is mapped with freelancers,firms, and consultants that don't offer the same services andmost certainly don't charge the same prices. Projects are oftenriddled with unclear expectations, missed deadlines, andridiculous hourly rates. What's worse is that many developershave the audacity to ask for even more money halfway through theproject. Even after all of the hard work is complete, mostcompanies don't even see a return on investment. If you haven't been there, you probably know someone who has. IToutsourcing and procurement is often times so traumatizing thatmany of us vow never to deal with it again. But the wholeprocess need not be so difficult and fruitless. The purpose ofthis article is to aid you in launching a successful websitewith minimal pain and effort. Who knows, if you play your cardsright, it may even...

The Most Common Small Business Web Site Traffic Killers

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:39:14 -0500

Copyright John Jantsch A prospective client asked me to view his web site and give himsome advice on how to make the site better. Unfortunately, hissite was such a mess it became the inspiration for this article.One of the primary reasons to have a web site is to attract andeducate visitors. However, this obvious concept seems to be loston many web designers. The way your site is designed, what'sthere and what's not there, including what's in the unseen HTMLcode, can have a great impact on how much traffic your site willgenerate.Here's my list of the most common web site design sins andtraffic killers. Use this list as you design your own site orshow it to your web designer. If your web designer doesn'tunderstand these points or dismisses them as unimportant. ..move on!One word of warning, we are going to look under that hood ofthat shiny web page and see some of what makes it run from thesearch engine view. ' This is not always for the squeamish.No title tag or ...

Credit Card Dirty Tricks

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:36:42 -0500

There are many of us that have been badly stung by credit cardcompanies that have charged exorbitant fees to use their creditcards. Several years ago an APR of to was common placewhich in simple terms means that if you borrow , yourinterest on that money would be to a year. Criminalwhen you think of it but I suppose we have to consider interestrates were much higher to years ago and there were fewercredit card companies on the market.Today the low interest rates that we are experiencing havespurned hundreds of loan and credit card companies cashing in onthe cheap cost of borrowing. To get approved for a loan or acredit card nowadays has never been easier. With the advent ofthe internet you can get approved for a loan or credit card in minutes. So we all have a few , low interest rate creditcards in our bags and wallets but lets find out a bit more aboutthe sting in the tail of these cards..Monthly Repayments: Well done if you pay your...