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Maximize Your Web Content
Aug 29th
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We’ve made the case several times that a challenging economy is probably the worst time to slash your online marketing efforts.
And for those following this sound advice, it also makes sense to optimize every piece of web content that you produce and publish, both from a sales conversion and SEO standpoint.
Though it may seem like common sense, many authors forget to figure out what they’re trying to say before they start writing, and thus waste resources creating content that doesn’t achieve its potential or goals. Here are some tips to maximize your web writing:
Tip #1 – Create an Outline
Outlines are useful tools for giving your article or webpage structure, but if you’re not a big fan of outlining, at least answer the following questions before you start writing:
Who am I writing for? What’s my ideal audience?
What do I want my readers to learn from this article?
How will I explain/prove my point?
Tip #2 – Be Informative
Readers seek informative content, so provide the “give” in your article body and leave the “take” for your Resource Box or website. The quality of your information should make a good impression by providing value to the reader, not leaving them wanting more. Resist the temptation More >
5 Steps To Create Content That Converts…& Increases Your SEO
Nov 15th
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Getting “found” online is the end goal of your content and SEO initiatives, in addition to the conversion of your web visitors into customers too, of course.
And it really wasn’t all that long ago that you could effectively grow your business or share your ideas online by “interrupting” prospective customers with Push methods such as banner advertising, unsolicited email messages, or other off-line (and old school!) methods like cold calling. But business people grew weary of being targeted by outbound marketing and promotions long ago, and the technologies in use today have become far better at blocking these methods.
Businesses and people in general have also changed the way that they shop and learn, primarily utilizing search engines, social networking sites and blogs to find the information that they need. “Pull” or inbound marketing helps companies take advantage of these shifts by helping them get found by customers in the natural way in which they shop and learn. Here are five tips that you can use to help yourself “get found” online:
1. Start with an extraordinary idea
The days of needing a huge advertising budget to spend on marketing and PR to promote your ideas are long gone. Today, truly More >
How Important Is Bounce Rate As A Metric?
Nov 8th
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Bounce Rate, or the number of web visitors you have that visit just one page – the first one they land on, can be a vital metric to consider when current overall success and conversion rates of your organization’s site.
Bounce Rates can be especially important if:
- You have a sales or conversion process which requires the user to follow through multiple pages on your site.
- Exploration of your site is important to your goals.
- You are trying to turn new visitors into loyal readers or customers.
- Yours is a retail site and you want people to shop around and make purchases.
- Your homepage is not inducing further clicks, particularly if it contains blog excerpts or other ‘teaser’ content.
So what are some causes of a high Bounce Rate?
Your keywords and content could be mismatched. In cases where visitors are coming from search engines, a high bounce rate may mean that the keywords they used and the content they found when they arrived on your site aren’t aligned – so the page they landed on doesn’t meet their expectations in some way.
The best way to address this is to take the time to analyze your keyword traffic and make sure your pages More >