SEO for Local Trade Businesses
July 24, 2008 :: cbensenThere are many opportunities for trade businesses to use SEO to attract local customers. There are lots of opportunities for plumbers, electricians, & mechanics to put their business online.
Small trade oriented businesses can use 2 ways to maximize their presence on the internet:
1. Target the right keyword phrases. Starting with the keyword phrase you [...]
The Power of e-Mail – An Interview with Trish Forant of eMailOurMilitary.com
July 24, 2008 :: Steve FisherTrish Forant knows the military. eMail Our Military’s founder is a military wife, the daughter of a veteran and an avid troop supporter. Wanting to make a difference after 9/11 Trish, who was working as a IT Instructor, decided she needed to do something more to help make a difference. When she learned the DoD [...]
Building Your Business Online Part 5 SEO, Keywords & Metatags
July 23, 2008 :: cbensenIn this series we have covered the following steps:
Part 1 Choosing a Domain Name
Part 2 Choosing a Hosting Package
Part 3 Website Builder
Part 4 Content
In addition to having interesting content there are many things happening in the background. You want to make it easy for people to find your site. When people search in Google & [...]
Marketer’s Corner – Six Things EVERY Small Business Web Site Needs Before They Look for a Customer
July 23, 2008 :: Steve FisherSome people figure that you when you start a web site that getting your domain and throwing a template up is all that is needed to start their own online gold rush. Oh, how I wish that were true. Before you even think about looking for a customer there are six things every small business [...]
Discussing Customer Loyalty Programs with Tiago Soromenho of StickyStreet
July 22, 2008 :: Steve FisherTiago is a sticky kind of guy. He got his start as a designer and his background and interests were in technology and design. He went to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA and he got into digital advertising at its earliest incubation in 1995. He worked at the famous Chiat/Day ad agency [...]
Be Wary of Domain Name Scams
July 21, 2008 :: cbensenPeriodically our customers receive email in regard to their domain names. If they don’t come from Network Solutions they are probably a scam.
This is an example of one received recently:
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are Beijing Erimart Network Service Co, Ltd which is the domain name register center in China. We received a formal application from a company [...]
Building Your Business Online Series Part 4 Content
July 21, 2008 :: cbensenThe most important aspect of a web site is the content. It’s the information that will get your customer’s attention, provide them with information about your expertise & convince them to purchase your product or services.
Before you make your web site live you should fill it with content to make the site inviting and your [...]
Lawyers Love Our Customers – Chat with Raj Malik, Sr. Director, Legal & Business Affairs, Network Solutions
July 21, 2008 :: Steve FisherLawyers Love Our Customers – Chat with Raj Malik, Sr. Director, Legal & Business Affairs, Network Solutions
Raj Malik is Sr. Director of Legal & Business Affairs here at Network Solutions. He is a friendly and very conversational person who is passionate about social media. As a matter of fact, he was the one who suggested [...]
Building Your Business Online Series Part 3 Website Builder
July 21, 2008 :: cbensenIn this series we have covered:
1. Choosing a domain name
2. Hosting packages
The next step is the exciting part. You probably have lots of great ideas for the pages of your website. Doing some planning in advance will be helpful as you put content up for your customers.
Network Solutions has three options that span every level. [...]
A Tale of Two Tech Cities – The DC Twin Tech Networking Event
July 18, 2008 :: Steve FisherAs with many newsworthy things these days, it all began with a blog post.
The post in question was a Washington Post blog article titled “Washington’s Twin Tech Towns“. It described that while the Northern Virginia Tech Council (NVTC) was having their “Hot Ticket Awards” event at a beautiful house in McLean with 300 people from [...]
