You've probably heard by now that to become a serious internet marketer, you have to have your own website.
Without a website, it's very difficult for anyone to even find you online. Many aspects of internet marketing require a website; even if you want to use e-mail marketing, it helps to build an opt-in list, which requires a form on your website for people to fill out. Having a website that people want to visit is essential for profiting as an internet marketer.
Unfortunately, it's not enough to just put up any old website; it has to be a good one.
You should be willing to do a little work and research so that your website is successful. These tips will help you create the kind of website that attracts visitors and customers.
There are many reasons why it's good to keep fresh and update content on your website. Eventually you'll begin seeing higher traffic numbers to your site. And if your content is good, people will naturally want to return to your website. This is more important for static websites because it's easy to let them go for a while without updating content. Doing this will be viewed in a positive light especially by your returning visitors. In time, you'll develop trust plus a good relationship with your readers which will help your business.
It's best to check your site every day for broken links. It's easy to find online tools for checking your links. Sometimes very important links can break, and you don't want to discourage readers by having them discover your broken links, either. Running the checks and correcting the broken links does not have to take a lot of time and it can help you maintain your search engine ranking and popularity. It's only a good business decision to make this check, so be sure to start doing it.
It's important to maintain a balance between sales copy text and informational text. You never want to have overkill with sales copy. If you violate that rule, your visitors will just leave and never return - that simple. A decent standard is 25% sales copy and the rest is informational or entertaining depending on your site. Consider that aggressive selling will not foster a feeling of much trust in you. You want the reader to keep reading all the way to the end of the page where they will find a way to buy your product. Your informational copy serves to pre-sell your visitors, and if you do that well - then they'll buy from you.
You don't have to be a graphic artist or programming expert to build a good website. You can build a website that really stands out if you invest some time and work into it. It's fairly easy to figure out what will and won't work on your website. If taking a certain action on your website doesn't feel right to you, it's probably a bad idea! Your website can always be improved a little bit at a time. Having a good website is one of the most important factors that will make you successful as an internet marketer.
By: Joe Langdon
Without a website, it's very difficult for anyone to even find you online. Many aspects of internet marketing require a website; even if you want to use e-mail marketing, it helps to build an opt-in list, which requires a form on your website for people to fill out. Having a website that people want to visit is essential for profiting as an internet marketer.
Unfortunately, it's not enough to just put up any old website; it has to be a good one.
You should be willing to do a little work and research so that your website is successful. These tips will help you create the kind of website that attracts visitors and customers.
There are many reasons why it's good to keep fresh and update content on your website. Eventually you'll begin seeing higher traffic numbers to your site. And if your content is good, people will naturally want to return to your website. This is more important for static websites because it's easy to let them go for a while without updating content. Doing this will be viewed in a positive light especially by your returning visitors. In time, you'll develop trust plus a good relationship with your readers which will help your business.
It's best to check your site every day for broken links. It's easy to find online tools for checking your links. Sometimes very important links can break, and you don't want to discourage readers by having them discover your broken links, either. Running the checks and correcting the broken links does not have to take a lot of time and it can help you maintain your search engine ranking and popularity. It's only a good business decision to make this check, so be sure to start doing it.
It's important to maintain a balance between sales copy text and informational text. You never want to have overkill with sales copy. If you violate that rule, your visitors will just leave and never return - that simple. A decent standard is 25% sales copy and the rest is informational or entertaining depending on your site. Consider that aggressive selling will not foster a feeling of much trust in you. You want the reader to keep reading all the way to the end of the page where they will find a way to buy your product. Your informational copy serves to pre-sell your visitors, and if you do that well - then they'll buy from you.
You don't have to be a graphic artist or programming expert to build a good website. You can build a website that really stands out if you invest some time and work into it. It's fairly easy to figure out what will and won't work on your website. If taking a certain action on your website doesn't feel right to you, it's probably a bad idea! Your website can always be improved a little bit at a time. Having a good website is one of the most important factors that will make you successful as an internet marketer.
By: Joe Langdon
