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Attracting Clients Is Not Rocket Science
Read more about Attracting Clients Is Not Rocket ScienceAttracting visitors, i.e. potential clients, to your website is easier than you may think. Here are a few points to keep in mind when developing your website: It is imperative think in terms of your client. This has been emphasized before in the CodeGeek.net Blog, and for good reason. Often times, when companies are developing…
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Website Secrets: Tips for Great Content
Read more about Website Secrets: Tips for Great ContentAre you writing new content for your web site? Here are some tips for maximizing content effectiveness. Write a summary paragraph at the top of the page. Writing effectively for the web is similar to writing newspaper articles. The first paragraph of a well written article includes a summary of what is to follow. This…
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For Prospect and Clients: 5 Ideas for Understanding the Web Development Process
Read more about For Prospect and Clients: 5 Ideas for Understanding the Web Development Process. Preparedness: If interested in having a website developed for you, it is helpful that you are prepared to articulate your ideas clearly to your web developer – this includes design ideas, images, and/or content.We encourage you to research other websites, including your competitors, to discover what you do and do not want for own…
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Content Creation: How to Approach Writing Content for Your Website
Read more about Content Creation: How to Approach Writing Content for Your WebsiteThe content for your web site should be written with the site visitor in mind. Creating valuable content that addresses your customers’ needs and expectations is as crucial to your business as are your branding and products. Try to get inside of the mind of the person you want to attract to your site, and…
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The Cost to Be Ranked #1 in Google
Read more about The Cost to Be Ranked #1 in GoogleHow much will it cost me to be #1 in Google? I get asked this question frequently. The answer is – almost nothing! That is, if you want your web site to be ranked number one for an obscure search term like “oscillosprocket”. (Try a search for that phrase…) There are number of major issues…
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Adobe Flex: Top 10 Misconceptions
Read more about Adobe Flex: Top 10 MisconceptionsJames Ward of Adobe has written an informative post about the utility of Flex, why it’s a great tool for enterprise level applications as well as smaller applications, and describes a few of the key features that makes Flex so powerful (like built-in back button support and the ability to create deep links that can…
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DYK (Did You Know?) – Part 2
Read more about DYK (Did You Know?) – Part 2Web site development can be categorized into two distinctive types: E-commerce and Informational. We previously explored e-commerce website development. This month we will look at important considerations for informational websites. A great informational website is the difference between a web surfer becoming your customer or going to your competitor’s site. “Conversions” are an important metric…
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Easy Website Maintenance
Read more about Easy Website MaintenanceMaintaining your own web site can be easy with the right tools. By maintenance, I mean having the ability to update the content of your web site, including text and pictures. As a web site owner, there are a number of options available to you. Adobe Contribute This incredible off-the-shelf software is so easy to…
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DYK (Did You Know?) – Part 1
Read more about DYK (Did You Know?) – Part 1Web site development can be categorized into two distinctive types: E-commerce and Informational. This month we will briefly explore E-commerce websites. It may be obvious that an e-commerce site exists to sell products, but there are more elements to consider when developing an e-commerce site for your business. Conversions are the number one priority for…
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Get Found in 2008
Read more about Get Found in 2008Is one of your resolutions in the new year to really go for it with your web site, make it even better than it is now and drive all kinds of traffic to it? I thought I’d share with you my personal plans for improving the CodeGeek.net web site and expanding our web presence. You…
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What Makes a Website Great? – Part 1
Read more about What Makes a Website Great? – Part 1The best web sites take into account the visitor’s perspective first. For your web site visitor, the three most important factors are: Content & functionality Navigation & usability Design I want to point out, these were determined by a thorough scientific study consisting of me thinking about this for at least 18 seconds. The question…
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The Secret Life of Links
Read more about The Secret Life of LinksA.K.A. Don’t “click here!” Did you know that link text (also called anchor text), those few words on a web page that are the active part of a link, are the most important content on the web? This is their secret life, the understanding of which gives you great leverage to improve your web site’s…