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Do you feel as though you need to do everything for your business? Are you serving your customers, creating your own web site, doing your own bookkeeping, attending networking meetings, taking appointments and arranging your calendar, and making all the arrangements for special events? A lot of small business owners find themselves in this situation [...]
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Hosting Your Web Site Demystified 3
It seems like it should be simple and straightforward to buy a hosting package for your web site. But then you start looking around and have no idea how to evaluate all the different companies. Even when you do finally pick the perfect company, you don’t know how to choose between the different options they provide.
In this article, we’ll explain what hosting is exactly, the different types that are available, and how to choose the one that fits your web site best.
Don’t Stop at SEO 0
It can’t be denied – Search Engine Optimization is important for any web site. But it’s not all that you can do, and it’s definitely not all that you should do to promote your site.
In this article, we’ll cover some other basic strategies for promoting your site and your business to take you beyond SEO and really bring in traffic and new customers.
How much does a website cost? 0
Calling up a web designer and asking how much a web site costs is a bit like calling up a real estate agent and asking how much a house costs. The real estate agent is going to need answers to a list of questions about location, number of bedrooms, etc. before they can give you a ballpark estimate. A web designer is going to need answers to a list of questions too. There are many different types of web sites and all different levels of assistance a web designer can give you as you step through the process. Here’s what you need to know.
WordPress for Business 0
Lucy Beer of WebTrainingWheels is an online marketing professional of 8 years. She has a background in constructing and executing online marketing campaigns for small business, entertainment and art clients. She loves to share her knowledge with small businesses, entrepreneurs & non-profits so that they can take a hands-on approach to their own online marketing [...]
Help! I need a website! 1
Where do you turn when you need a web site for your business? What should you expect? And maybe most importantly, how much will it cost? In this free workshop sponsored by Purple Pen Productions, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the web design process. We’ll answer the following questions: How much will [...]
