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The bar must have WiFi. Now stop me if you have heard this one before ... but three websites each from different photographers (or any service or product that the prospect was searching for) meet a prospective client. Each may present only one page to try and make a sale. One … [Read more...]
It is pretty well established that a Bludomain website alone will never get good search results and resulting website traffic. Having experienced many months of poor search placement and website traffic, and then trying to SEO his Bludomain site to no avail Jim Bendewald of James … [Read more...]
Don Samples of Midnight Magic Videography in Knoxville TN just sent me a note recounting his satisfaction and success from using our website. I really like that we were able to help his success, but before I share his experience I need to tell you a little about how we began. About … [Read more...]
If you own a Bludomain Flash website and want to increase your search engine referal traffic, congratulations it is possible to make your website the fastest gazelle* in the herd. Don't blame Bludomain or Flash for sub-par search engine results. That is the nature of Flash websites. … [Read more...]
There is no doubt that Bludomain provides a beautiful platform for showcasing your photography on the web. Unfortunately they are not good websites for internet marketing. Bludomain describes their websites as "portfolio websites". Heck, even Bludomain's own website isn't Flash. … [Read more...]
What could be better than putting all the content of a non-profit professional wedding association, resource directory, members' information together with advice, tips and info for people planning a wedding or event altogether in a WordPress based web/blogsite? Well for the ease … [Read more...]
So we get a new website and we want visitors and traffic. What do many of us end up doing ... we market and promote our website! We often buy Adwords, send out direct email and even have price reduction specials. In other words, after we have spent money and time creating a new … [Read more...]
This is just a simple comparison of a professional photographer client's WordPress web/blog site that went live over the weekend, replacing their old Flash website. Photographer - Lyrical Lens Photography OLD SITE The prior website platform was Flash, Big Black Bag, hosted … [Read more...]
For a some time it has been known that Google's patents includes factoring the continuous age of a site's domain name and the remaining term of its registration period. But what is a little more obscure is if Google actually used it, how and what weight they give to it. Some SEO … [Read more...]
This is a continuation of my earlier post in that it is a note from the same person, regarding her website traffic improvement and upcoming appointments by following up on the contacts from the wedding show. "I know you love this stuff for your blog, so I thought I would update you. After … [Read more...]
Yesterday I had a note from a client who was disappointed by the low number of website visitors following her presence at a well attended wedding show. She wrote: "I did what was supposed to be a BIG wedding show. ... I checked my {website} stats from this weekend and there were … [Read more...]
This was going to be the "everything you need to know" post of following up on your bridal and wedding show leads. But I found that Andy Ebon has just recently created a great post on this most fundamental practice, though unused opportunity. And then that there was some relevant … [Read more...]
The marketing activity we all hope for; the free, powerful word of mouth referral to our website is severely hampered by Flash based website. The monolithic nature of Flash websites prevent anyone directing a contact into a specific part of your website. So they take a screen capture … [Read more...]
If you haven't been taking lessons at the CameraDojo, you probably should take the time to visit. It could only help you gain the skill to survive and thrive in meeting any challenge ... even this economic recession. Created by well known and respected photographers, Kerry and … [Read more...]
My advice to people seeking to increase search page rank is to reduce focusing on the search engine and focus more on what your prospective clients would want. All the search engine tries to do is provide the pages with the greatest likelihood of what the searcher is seeking. If … [Read more...]
Do feel almost totally unmotivated to make another post to your blog? Does it seem like anything is better than blogging? Did you start blogging with enthusiasm and are now afraid that your blog is dieing? There are a lot of thoughts about this and some time we all experience … [Read more...]
*Offer is good not only for Blogger/Blogspot, but also TypePad, LiveJournal, BigFolio, SquareSpace, Xanga, and others ... even WordPress.com. But only this weekend through Sunday night (Jan 4th) EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, Jan 5th I thought I was going to travel some this weekend, … [Read more...]
Just a quick post. I wrote a longer post over on the Kertesz WordPress Web/Blogsite for Professionals site that explains in detail what a unique "property" your website's main page is. Why a blog is not a very good main page for a full business web/blogsite. And a Flash splash page … [Read more...]
This is the final (for now) post on how to blog. Your website's blog can make a huge difference in your on-line success, increasing your search engine result page rank, visitor traffic and presenting you as an expert in your field. Here are a few other helpful perspectives. In … [Read more...]
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