Posted by: Chet Woodside on July 3rd, 2009
Category: Twitter Roundup
Viewed: 644 times
The dog days of summer are sneaking up quick, Here is our monthly list of top Twitter findings relating to Small Business and what is possible for you online:
Brand Strategy: The Art of Branding (smbmarketingguide.com)
Nine key steps for all branding, regardless of the medium.
Twitter Source: @tasty_links
Web Nerd Terminology (Explained) (css-tricks.com)
Not sure what all this web jargon is you keep hearing? Give this article by Chris Coyier a read.
Twitter Source: @chriscoyier
15 Essential Checks Before Launching Your Website (smashingmagazine.com)
Your business has gone through the whole process of getting a site created or redesigned all that's left now is taking it live. Before you launch the site be sure to double check these 15 items.
Twitter Source: @gaksdesigns
One Page Vs. Multi Page Checkout Process (proimpact7.com)
Does one page checkout really decrease your shopping cart abandonment? Here is a well written article and informative video discussing the topic.
Twitter Source: @jbillingsley
10 Tools to Improve Your Site’s Usability on a Low Budget (webdesignerdepot.com)
Please test your websites usability, periodically is ideal. It's one of the smartest things you can do, the website is a tool for your small business why not check now and then to be sure that tool is running well. This article provides you with 10 Low cost Usability testing options
Twitter Source: @DesignerDepot
SEO Best Practices: SEOmoz's New Policies Based on Updated Correlation Data (seomoz.org)
SEOmoz is a well respected SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Resource, this is their updated SEO Best Practices list
Twitter Source: @robangeles
Google Analytics is Killing Your Website (bradleyspencer.com)
Google Analytics is a valuable tool, you can quantify your efforts. That said if you have no outlined website goals what determines success or failure, learn more about "Actionable Analytics" and start moving away from the I got "x" visits this month vanity evaluations.
Twitter Source: @briancray
New to twitter? Check out some of what Jess Sloss from socialsquared.com has to say about Twitter and social media in General.
Be the first to comment »
Posted by: Chet Woodside on June 1st, 2009
Category: e-Commerce, Marketing, Internet Marketing, Twitter Roundup
Viewed: 607 times
The blog has been quiet for some time now, we have been doing some house cleaning. In the coming months there will be some interesting changes, one of these changes is our presence on Twitter.
Twitter is a brilliant source for News and Information. In this the first of many Twitter Monthly Roundup posts I'll share with you some of the best articles I found related to small business online. If you would like to find us on Twitter look for @ebc_chet and @ebc_ali.
Put Ad on Web. Count Clicks. Revise (NYtimes.com)
A good read that talks about the strengths of data analysis when adevertising online.
How site personas can enhance your site. (boagworld.com)
When developing a website it's a great idea to create user personas, it's a great exercise for understanding the readers coming to your website. Have you overlooked you websites persona though? It's equally as important, this article will explain why.
7 Tips for Effective Calls to Action (blog.hubspot.com)
Have you defined your websites goals? If so is your call to action statement well designed? A good read talking about the importance of well designed call to action statements.
12 Tips For Designing an Excellent Checkout Process (smashingmagazine.com)
Shopping Online can be a painful process, help ease the pain and make your customers experience shopping at your online store secure, reliable and easy.
9 Essential Principles for Good Web Design (psd.tutsplus.com)
It's all about the details, this article is a little more web developer focused however it's still a valuable read for any company that is relaunching or getting a new website developed.
How to Improve Your Branding With Your Content (smashingmagazine.com)
Your content is a very large part of your Companies branding online, Rick Sloboda wrote an excellent article for Smashing Magazine discussing this very topic. For all you Vancouver locals, Rick has been a long time speaker for eBusiness Connections and he has an upcoming "Writing for the Web" Seminar on June 8th. You can register for this seminar at the Small Business Education Center
Creating Your Own Deadlines and Setting Aggresive Goals for Your Business (thenetsetter.com)
A great read discussing the benefits to setting aggressive goals for your business.
Be the first to comment »
