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Keywords
Keywords are the first part of building your web site and the ongoing process of search engine optimization. Put yourself in your potential client’s / customer’s shoes. What words would they put into a search engine, such as Google, to find you? If your potential client / customers have various levels of knowledge about your products / services, those words might differ.
Relevant Web Content
One major keys to a successful website is to write fresh and relevant content. Tell your clients / customers what is happening in your industry that affects them. By doing so, you establish yourself as an expert in your field and give your customers reasons to come back to your web site. There are several ways to develop web site content.
Newsletters
Newsletters are a wonderful and cost effective way to keep your products or services in front of your customers / potential customers. With Drupal, you can send your own newsletters (no third party needed), without paying an extra fee.
Poll Your Audience
Wouldn’t it be a great advantage to know your customer’s / client’s demographics? With Drupal you can easily poll your customers / clients opinions, lifestyles, etc..
Focus on Your Audience
You cannot be everything to everybody. Contrary to what many will tell you, it is not a numbers game. We could all learn from the bankruptcy attorney, Jack Prescott, whose tag line is, “It’s all I do, and I do it well.”
Think about that. He could practice in two or three area of law (and many do), but he chooses a laser like focus on folks who are thinking of filing bankruptcy. And guess what? He IS the busiest bankruptcy lawyer in Minnesota.
If you would like to learn how you can identify your audience better, call us at 612.619.8886
Buying a Domain Name
Owning your own domain name (www.yourname.com) is one of the most important components of your Internet presence. Your domain name can be the difference between success or failure. Try to incorporate what you do or sell into your domain name. Search engines give more weight to web sites that have the search term in the URL. For example, if I sell Native American shawls, a good domain name would be www.NativeAmericanShawls.com
Choosing a Web Host
The research you do regarding this very important decision can save you thousands of dollars and a lot of heartache. A web host rents you space to place your web site on their servers that are connected to the Internet. Hosting fees can vary greatly so you should do some comparison shopping. You don't necessarily want to go with the cheapest host. You want to identify your needs and shop for a host who meets those needs while providing you support services at a fair price.