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Allowing Comments Lets Your Community Talk With You
Blogging is also a way to engage your community. It allows for a two way conversation. Blogs offer the option for comments. Comments are left by people who come to a blog post and read what you have written. -
It’s Not About You
Your website should focus on your prospect. Talk to your customers and ask them why they made the decision to buy from you versus your competition. -
If You Build It They Will Come…
Having A Website Isn’t Enough, You Have To Tell People It Is There. If You Build It They Will Come Only Works In The Movies -
I Don’t Need A Website, I Have A Facebook Page
Why would you rely on a free service like Facebook that you have absolutely no control over to house your company website? Are you willing to take a chance that all those people you have gathered will suddenly be gone tomorrow for no reason? -
Do You Know How To Access Your Hosting Account?
It is your business. It is your website. You are paying the bills. You need to have the name of the hosting company and the login information to that hosting account. -
What is a hosting account anyway…?
The easiest way to think of hosting is to look at it like office space for your website. Your website is made up of files. Depending on how big your site is it may be made up of hundreds of files. Those files need to sit somewhere. That is where your hosting account comes in. -
Are You Sure You Own Your Domain Name?
Are You Sure You Own Your Domain Name? Your information should be in the registration information, no matter who registers the domain name for you. -
When Creating Your Site, Are You Using Current Technology?
When Creating Your Site, Are You Using Current Technology? Using current, widely used technology to create your site opens up a lot of possibilities and makes your life easier all at the same time. -
There Is Such A Thing As Too Many Colors
Use colors carefully, there is such a thing as too many colors. It is supposed to be there to accent the content not to BE the content. -
Are You Sending Mixed Messages?
Your Branding Should Match Across All Channels. Are You Sending Mixed Messages? -
Is Your Site An Online Business Card Or A Business Growth Tool?
Your Site Should Grow Your List, Offer A Way To Sign Up For Updates Or Have A Freebie and turn it into a business growth tool. -
Are You Wondering Why No One Is Calling?
You created a site all about what you have to offer. You told people about the site. And you are getting traffic. So why is your phone not ringing? -
Keep The Content On Your Site Up To Date
Have you ever looked at a blog and seen no dates on any posts since March 2012? We have all seen these sites. The ones that look like someone forgot about them. The sites that look like the owner hasn’t looked at it in months, maybe years. -
Do You Know How Much Traffic Your Site Gets?
Do you know if anyone is seeing your posts and pages? Do you know what pages people are looking at? Do you know how long your visitors are staying? -
Does Your Site Have A Privacy Policy?
Having a privacy policy on your website covers you and your visitors, makes search engines happy and makes your site look more professional. -
Broken Links Hurt Your Reputation
Having broken links on your site can really damage your reputation. It gives the impression other things on the site might be broken. Humans are generally very suspicious creatures. -
You Have 3 Seconds To Get Their Attention
We don’t have much time to spend on the things we want to read. So you have 3 seconds to get their attention. -
Are You Protecting Your Website?
Do you have a backup of your website? Are you protecting your website from hackers? Do you have a plugin installed and set up that is able to automatically run regular backups of your site?