“So what’s this you hear about Alberta website marketing? Is it really worth the effort?”

While clichés can be dull to listen to after a while there is a certain fact about them that can’t be denied: they are often true. So, let’s repeat one of the most common of the repeated clichés: Do what you always do and you will get what you always get. In other words, if you don’t change the way you go about life then nothing in your life will change. This is a fact.

One area of life people always complain about is finances or lack thereof. Most people would just love to have more income. Yet, they can never achieve that goal. Part of the problem is that they look at achieving their goal from an outmoded perspective. If they need extra money they try to work more hours at their current job or they look for something on the side. While there is nothing inherently wrong with any of these approaches, there is a much easier way to make extra money. It comes in the form of website marketing.

Ok, some folks out there may be saying they can’t get involved with website marketing. They do not have a product to sell and they are not experts in web development marketing. That might be the case for the “here and now” but what about tomorrow? In other words, if these individuals lack knowledge of website development marketing what is stopping them from doing a little research and learning more about the subject? Other than lack of initiative, nothing is stopping them!

There are a number of ways one can earn money from website development marketing. It can come in the form of drop ship selling, affiliate marketing, direct advertisement revenue, promoting a product or service or pay per click marketing. Now, these are most definitely NOT get rich quick schemes. They all require hard work and commitment. But, if one does put the time in it will be worth it as all these website marketing strategies have long since been proven to deliver results.

Whether you are looking for a supplemental income or are wishing to never have to work again, solid web development marketing plans can achieve this goal. So start your journey in Alberta web development marketing today. There is a brave new website marketing world out there if you are willing to go after it!

Creatively yours, Todd Herman
Senior Vice President
GlobalWebsiteCreations.com

President of B.C. Division
GlobalWebsiteCreating.com

When it comes to successful website marketing, the one word that should never be invoked is “haphazard”. Instead, a deliberate approach that follows established successful marketing logic is a far better plan. This, of course, begs the question as to what rules comprise this logical, success based approach. While there are no absolutes that guarantee website development marketing success, there is a number of “tried and true” website marketing rules that will improve any strategy. These rules are worth examining.

Chart your goals. First and foremost, any website marketing strategy needs clearly defined goals along with a clear plan to achieve them. This will aid greatly in keeping any marketing plan on target and focused. For example, if you are selling a product you may have a goal of increased sales. In order to do this, you have to spell out exactly HOW you plan to increase sales. Also, the intended timeframe for achieving the goal should be spelled out. This way, if you are not on target for meeting your goals, then the website development marketing strategy can be tweaked and modified. But this can only be accomplished if a clear goal is sought at the very beginning. You can’t revise something that never existed in the first place.

Keywords, keywords, keywords! More than anything, website marketing relies heavily on search engine traffic. A significant reason for this is that most people find websites through their search engine queries. This is done by plugging keywords into the search engines related to the subject they seek. As such, weaving proper keywords into the text of a website is critical to any website marketing strategy. Without proper keywords, search engine traffic will always be minimal.

Stay up to date with website marketing innovations. There have been many inroads achieved in website marketing over the past three years. The explosion of pod casting, social networking, and file sharing services has all been utilized to market websites with tremendous success. Staying current with web development marketing trends along with being open minded regarding new marketing strategies are critical for success. Yet, there are many website publishers who do not take advantage of what these new inroads offer. Sorry, but a 1998 website marketing strategy will not work in the modern era. Exploring valuable cutting edge marketing strategies, however, will give any website’s exposure a boost.

But never forget tried and true methods such as email promotions either! Email marketing to promote a website is virtually as old as the internet itself. Email website marketing has survived for so long is because it is effective if used correctly. This means a website must employ targeted emails derived from solid “opt in” lists. (Random spam emailing has long since lost its effectiveness) The email should also not be “prattle” and must include items of interest. This includes website news and updates, discounts on products and services, etc. This is a strategy that the major websites (Amazon.com, Borders.com, and Ebay.com) have all used for significant success. There is no reason why this success can not be duplicated by other websites.

Create a solid website. Ok, you have drawn traffic to your website….now what? Any website marketing strategy is only as strong as the website itself. If the website is poorly designed, difficult to navigate, not user friendly or just downright boring people will leave it soon after they arrive. As such, it is critical that any website being marketing be properly designed or any web development marketing strategy employed will be doomed to failure. If there was a golden rule to website marketing it would be this!

As you can see, there is no “magic” to proper web development marketing. There is simply a common sense approach that applies logical rules to enhance success. While this isn’t always easy, it is never difficult either.

Creatively yours, Todd Herman
President
GlobalWebsiteCreating.com
Senior Vice President
GlobalWebsiteCreations.com

Some times i think to myself ” why cant people just subconsciously know about my website” lol, At times l know you are maxed out from info overload, listening to all the latest free website traffic gimmicks and as time goes by its gets harder to understand, You are not alone! lol if i only had as dime for every time I’ve plunked my head down on the keyboard in frustration. So I put together three simple to understand ways to obtain free traffic to your website, here they are.

1. Link your website

Out of all the effective website traffic tactics that can get you best results, linking to and from other high quality, related websites is the one of the most widely-used and effective method. Make sure that the website you are exchanging links with is of relevance to your own website.

2. Meet Meta Tags

Website Meta tags contain your specific keywords that target your business. Meta tags assist search engines in describing what your webpage is all about. There are many free, online Meta tag generators available. Just do a search for “Meta tag generator” and when it’s completed add it to your index.html webpage

3. Keyword-rich AND understandable easy reading content

Writing or acquiring articles that provide good information about your business is one of if not the best ways to increase traffic to your website. Making use of free keyword suggestion tools such as Google Keyword Tool, will assist you on which keywords or phrases work best, to lead more traffic to your website. Making these write-ups very understandable and easy to read information will make many repeat visitors to involve into becoming clients.

Submit your articles to various article directory listings. It will provide more visibility and access for your business. Make sure you have a link back to your website included in your signature.

These methods, if employed properly, will not only make your web site popular but will make you achieve your most desirable result - higher conversion rate.

Creatively yours, Todd Herman
President
GlobalWebsiteCreating.com

Senior Vice President
GlobalWebsiteCreations.com

Although the concept of search engine optimization can be somewhat a headache, there are a number of basic search engine optimization techniques you can use to improve your organic search results. Keep the following in mind when trying to achieve top rankings for your website.

1. Meta Tags.
Meta tags are unseen lines of code at the top of each web page that gives information to the search engines about your page. Include the title tag, keyword stag, description tag, and robots tag on each page. Make sure you use your website keyword phrases in all three subject lines ( title, description and keywords) The description can be varied not to look so keyword spammed.

2. Build and update your sitemap regularly.
Building a site map is a effective way of giving search engines the information they need to crawl your entire website. There are plenty of free sitemap builders on the web that can help you generate a solid sitemap. Once you create a sitemap, submit it to Google and Yahoo and as many search engines as you can.

3. Ensure that all navigation is in HTML.
Way too often, navigational menus are in java script form. Though navigation technically still works in this format it is not optimized. build your navigation in HTML to enhance internal links throughout your website.

4. All images must include keyword ALT text.
Your image’s alt text is crawled by search engines. If you don’t include your keywords in alt text, you’re missing out on a huge potential for improved search engine result placements. Also label all of your images associated to your specific website keywords. Eg- alberta-website-design-image0001

5. Use limited flash content.
Content generated through java script or flash is a big no-no. Some webmasters like to use flash because of the presentation. If you must, use it sparingly, but only after your site has been properly optimized with basic search engine optimization in mind.

Creatively yours, Todd Herman
Senior Vice President
GlobalWebsiteCreations.com

President of B.C. Division
GlobalWebsiteCreating.com

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What can keep the visitors coming back to your website? This indeed is an intriguing problem. We need to think from the perspective of the visitor, and and look at it from the their point of view as to what he or she is looking for in the website. Below is the analysis of these common issues and their possible solutions.

1. Regularly Updated Content

It is easily the most important factor. The latest up to date content; Think for example a simple website of a web development company. Now suppose they have a price list for a few services on the website which was changed last week. But the website still does not have the latest list. A prospective client visits the website and decides to buy a service; However when they later come to know that the price is different. He may either be put off by the company’s unprofessional behaviour or would from the next time simply call rather than visiting the website. If the genre which your website addresses does not require the content to be updated then you may want to focus on making the content better than your competition. The information on your website should be the latest most updated version possible.

2. Neat Layout

A neat layout or a good presentation of the content that you have created adds further value to your websites content. A simple, aesthetic none flashy layout always scores more. Classifying information into logical sections and then presenting it to the user has its advantages.

3. Usability

Good Navigation, clear texts and pleasing colours are a few things that make your site more ‘user-friendly’. Good and clear navigation is a must for every website. It is always a good idea to think what matters to your visitors the most and place that information right on the front page. Just like most of the travel websites have a form to book a ticket right on the front page. The main idea is to think from the visitor’s perspective.

4. Value Added Services

These features can make the difference between clinching a client or not. Adding a subscription, poll or survey form is a great idea to tell your visitors that you care about what they think, and point that out in the form eg ”We care what you think, Please take this survey”, illustration of this is very valuable. It also provides visitors with a sense of control in what you have to offer.

The crux of the story is simple. Plan your website well; Look at your website from a visitors point of view and think “what would keep me coming back to this website”. Keep a constant check on your competition and always try and think ahead of them.

Creatively yours, Todd Herman
Senior Vice President
GlobalwebsiteCreations.com

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