How do you get new customers?

As a small business owner what are you doing to get new customers? I am part of a small business group in Linkedin. This is a popular topic and we had 88 comments. To summarize in the old days small business did fliers, mail drops and brochures, yellow page ads to promote their business. Now […]

4 Steps to Increase Google Rankings

1. If you have something unique to say about your products or services make a small video clip and upload it to Youtube. Make sure you do the following Use accurate title and tags. ” Easy quick vegetarian cooking” tags – easy cooking,vegetarian cooking, quick vegetarian meals. Link back to your website. Enable user participation. […]

7 Reasons to redesign your website

In my line of work I redesign a lot websites for various reasons. Prospects contact me saying ” I can’t access my website” “I need to change my content  & design” ” The design is outdated” “I need to change the structure of the website” When you revamp your website for the above reasons you […]

Business Website Basics

I am going to cover some basics for a business website to attract customers, make them stay on your site & purchase your product or at least bookmark your site to return to. Every business whether you are a one man show or a large corporate needs an effective website to grow the business, to […]

Getting a Small Business Website

I learnt something yesterday. One of my clients bought an existing business. The business came a website that sold products online & makes a reasonable amount of money. What he did not bargain for was the website came with a contract with the web developing company. There was about 18 months left of the contract […]

Grow your small business

Grow your business with a marketable website. That is what I tell all my customers. All small businesses need a website for credibility – for your prospects to get more information about your products before contacting you. (Like an online brochure) Before you get your website up and running chart a marketing path. What are […]

Tips for Homepage

Make your homepage work for you. The homepage in a website is the most important real estate for you. It is like your shopfront. State clearly your Special offers – clearly displayed Clear navigation – where to go Call to action buttons – what to do Search facility – search the site for information  about […]