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Pair your Points of Action with appropriate statements that address your customer's concerns.

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Using Sounds on the Internet
Should Sound be Used on a Website?
Using Music and Sound on Websites
Sound and action words make your message more memorable. As put by the Eisenberg brothers in Call to Action, "Sound is invasive, intrusive, and irresistible." People have the ability to remember hundreds of songs and voices because they come into the brain through sound. Sounds tend to be remembered... continue reading "Should Sound be Used on a Website?"»
Website Credibility in 10 Easy Steps
Web Site Credibility
Credibility is difficult to build and extremely easy to lose. These 10 steps will help you maintain your credibility. Stanford released the following 10 points for increasing credibility after a 3-year, 4,500 person study .Make it easy to verify the accuracy of the information on your site. - The web... continue reading "Website Credibility in 10 Easy Steps"»
21 Things That Best Converting Websites Know That You Don't
Increase Conversion Rates
Takeaways from Bryan Eisenberg's talk at SES London 2010. So what do the best converting websites have in common? Communicate unique value proposition – You have 7 seconds to persuade (or 8-10 seconds if you have really, really good content). Establish credibility on every landing page. Make... continue reading "21 Things That Best Converting Websites Know That You Don't"»
First Page Search Engine Results
Be First Page in the Search Engines
Being on the first page of the search engine results, like Google, Yahoo, and MSN, not only will improve your ROI but will increase your brand image. According to a new study more than half of search engine users will click on the very first page of results. 62% of search engine users click on a result... continue reading "First Page Search Engine Results"»
Planning and a Strong Foundation are vital to your website
Guide To Building Successful Websites
Planning and Developing
Building a website requires careful planning and a strong foundation. There are many steps that you need to go through in order to get a website up and running. While many people may skip some steps or hurry through others, each step is an important part of the process as a whole. The first part of... continue reading "Guide To Building Successful Websites"»
Simple Steps to Increase Landing Page ROI
Landing Page Conversions
Easy and simple steps to increase landing page conversions and ROI. You've brought people to your site through great SEO or PPC, but now what. What can you do to help make sure that those people buy? Here are some simple ideas from EMC to increase landing page conversions. Include an image along... continue reading "Simple Steps to Increase Landing Page ROI"»
Business Week Article Shows SEO Increases Revenue
SEO Increases Revenues
Just another example of how realign/redesigning your website with SEO can increase revenue. While us in the SEO industry already know this little tidbit, it was nice to see an article written in Business Week about how SEO and a properly designed website can increase revenues. The redesign and search... continue reading "Business Week Article Shows SEO Increases Revenue"»
Judge Website Visual Appeal in 1/20th of a Second
Website Visual Appeal
The visual appeal of your website is key because internet users can judge your site in 1/20th of a second. According to a test performed by Canadian researchers (I believe it was Carleton University in Ottawa) users were able to rank a site after seeing the site for only 1/20th of a second. In the... continue reading "Judge Website Visual Appeal in 1/20th of a Second"»
How to Build Effective Websites 101
Effective Websites 101
Many small companies are making a wise choice and investing in professionally designed websites that raise the company's level of professionalism, exposure, and sales. I have had people come to my saddle shop and they were surprised to see that we are just a a small shop because the website made us... continue reading "How to Build Effective Websites 101"»
WIIFM - What's in it for me?
What's in it for ME and YOU
WIIFM, What's in it for me, is the one FM station that every single person is tuned into. Every time you write for your customers, you should think about the customer's needs because they are really just looking for "What's in it for me" or WIIFM. Copywriting is critical to your success on... continue reading "WIIFM - What's in it for me?"»
Taking the Time to Do Something Wrong
Worth Doing
Too many people are so nervous that they are going to make a mistake that they let the world pass them by without really getting better. I recently read the following quote in The Wizard of Ads by Roy H. Williams. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly until I've learned to do it better.... continue reading "Taking the Time to Do Something Wrong"»
Problems with Too Many Designers
Too Many Designers
The reason there are problems with having too many people involved in a web design. Recently there has been a bit of buzz about the problems associated with having too many people involved in a web design project. SEOmoz provided the following two graphs: Now this... continue reading "Problems with Too Many Designers"»
SERPs dying? Get Real.
SERPs Dead? Dying?
Are the SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) dying? I recently read the article "Is the SERP going extinct" on Bruce Clay's Blog and it really made me think. As search engines like Google start using more and more "Personalized Search" options, are they going to start offering "personalized... continue reading "SERPs dying? Get Real."»
Is Your Logo too Big?
Is Your Logo a Waste of Space?
Logo Size in Website Layout
Your logo is taking up important screen space. Don't let it take up valuable space that could be convincing your prospective customers to purchase from you. I've been telling clients for years that their logo doesn't need to take up half the space on their website. Your customers didn't... continue reading "Is Your Logo a Waste of Space?"»
Increase Revenue By Increasing Conversion Rates
The Easy Way to Increase Website Revenue
Increase Conversion - Increase Revenue
Increase your website conversion rate first, and then focus on increasing traffic. Three primary ways to increase website revenue are mentioned in Call to Action: Increasing your conversion rate Increasing your merchandising Increasing traffic to your website The book mainly focuses on conversion,... continue reading "The Easy Way to Increase Website Revenue"»
Realign Your Website Instead of Redesigning it
Don't Redesign, Realign
Realigning your website to your strategy is more beneficial than redesigning. It is absolutely essential to understand the concept of realigning your website to your strategy or realigning your strategy to your goals to stay competitive in the online market. I read a post recently... continue reading "Realign Your Website Instead of Redesigning it"»
If You Only Understood Your Customer's Personality Style
Personality Styles
Understanding customer personality styles (Analytical, Driver, Amiable, and Expressive) will quickly tell you just how and what to say to each customer.Although every customer is different, most can be grouped into one of four groups: Analytical, Driver, Amiable, and Expressive. Here are some basic characteristics... continue reading "If You Only Understood Your Customer's Personality Style"»
Is Your Website Search Engine Friendly?
Search Engine Friendly Websites
If your website isn't search engine friendly, your website is not earning you enough money. Far too many web designers are actually graphic designers claiming to be website designers. Unfortunately, they know nothing (ok... maybe next to nothing) about how search engines work and what is necessary... continue reading "Is Your Website Search Engine Friendly?"»
Adobe Acquires Macromedia for $3.4 Billion
Adobe Aquires Macromedia
Any and all graphic designers, web designers, or anyone who has Adobe or Macromedia software installed on their computer will be interested to know that Adobe Systems, Inc. has set the wheels in motion to acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $3.4 billion. Adobe's... continue reading "Adobe Acquires Macromedia for $3.4 Billion"»
Web Design vs. Graphic Design
Web Design vs. Graphic Design
There are numerous graphic designers out there who really know their stuff when it comes to print design, brochure layout, and Pantone Matching System (pms). However, not all graphic designers are good web designers. Web design is a totally different medium where the "paper size" (the screen... continue reading "Web Design vs. Graphic Design"»
Differences Between Natural Doorways and Bad Doorways
Doorway Pages
Differences between "natural doorway" pages and doorway pages that will get you banned from the search engines.Many people do not understand that you can have "multiple doorways" into your website. Not everyone is going to "come in" through the "front" homepage.... continue reading "Differences Between Natural Doorways and Bad Doorways"»
Fresh Content Will Bring Spiders and People Back For More
Fresh Content for Rankings
Fresh content will bring spiders (and people) back to your site more often. How often you update your website is extremely critical to your success on the web. First and foremost, search engines loves fresh content. Let's take two sites that cover the same topic. Site A who updates their site every... continue reading "Fresh Content Will Bring Spiders and People Back For More"»
Simple Ways to Increase Web Site Conversions
Increasing Conversions
Three simple and quick ways to increase your conversion rates. I recently read a nice little list of ways to increase conversions . While this list is nothing compared to reading "Call to Action ", this is a nice concise list. I'm only going to share a few that I felt are most important.Remove... continue reading "Simple Ways to Increase Web Site Conversions"»
Test Those Things That You Have Control Over
The Secret Behind Testing and Measuring on Your Website
Making and Testing Changes
Small changes can have a huge impact on usability and profits of your website. What can you do to know which little things are important? Testing, testing, and more testing. Many things can have an impact on the visitors to your website. Is the background color of your website affecting how long your... continue reading "The Secret Behind Testing and Measuring on Your Website"»
How to Determine if Your Website is Successful
Successful Website Metrics
Making sure that you pick the correct metric to measure is extremely important to having a truly successful website. Recently on SEOmoz's whiteboard friday they discussed how to keep clients happy. Much of the conversation focused around knowing what determines success. A point that I thought was extremely... continue reading "How to Determine if Your Website is Successful"»


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