March 2009

In this Months Newsletter...

The Curse of the Abandoned Website and Ten Things You Can Do To Avoid It

You find out that many people come up with ideas for websites that they never get round to executing. Some never get as far as ordering a website hosting service, while others do substantially better by getting a website up but fall victim to one factor or the other and later abandon the same website that they have invested their money and efforts in. This is a very bad habit and even the most focused of individuals tends to fall victim to this habit at one time or the other in their lives.

When it comes to the Internet however, the number of people guilty of this habit seems to be a lot larger. If you are really interested in avoiding the circumstances that may lead to you abandoning your website and a potentially great idea, you might want to take a look at these ten tips that will guide you and show you how to follow through with your ideas.

1) Have a Detailed but Flexible Plan

2) Tailor Your Idea to a Budget You Have Available and Can Afford

3) Keep it Simple, Avoid the Complex

4) Profit is Good but You Need to Work First

5) Avoid the Doomsday Crowd

6) Choose Something That Interests You

7) Choose a Hosting Package That Meets Your Needs

8) Have a Website That is Easy to Update

9) Fresh Content is Constantly Required

10) Seek Out Similar Websites

To read in detail each point above please follow the link below.

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Tips for Starting a New Online Business

One of the biggest mistakes that many businesses online and offline make is that they do not have a plan for success. Even though it is an online business, you should still have a business plan and you should have a search marketing strategy and know that you are targeting a large enough market. You should do searches online on Google, and Yahoo, and MSN, and see which of your competitors come up for that search term.

You should also do some market research analysis so that you know which search terms people are searching for the most. Some search terms might only produce a couple, 10 or 20 searches a day, and other search terms might have several thousand a day. You will need a big enough market to target because you will be sharing that market with your competitors.

What it all comes down to in the end is that you have about 10 or 20 competitors on the front page of Google, Yahoo and MSN. You need to do the following well, to compete with these competitors.

1. Your website needs to have a better presentation than your competitors. This means a more engaging demonstration of the products and services you sell.

2. You need to come up as high as possible in the search engines either through search engine marketing or paid sponsored ads also known as pay-per-click.

3. Optimize your website so that search engines can find you organically. This is also known as search engine optimization.

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