20th March 2008 - Create an online Information database instead of an online sales brochure
People search online for information all the time - rarely are they searching for a sales pitch. Does your website read like a helpful friend or an online sales brochure? Ask yourself, what type of website most appeals to you when you go searching?
Before you can sell anything, you need to establish trust. Offer information freely, you have so much you can give!
What do we tend to do when someone gives us something with no expectations or hidden agenda? We want to give something back, we begin to trust them.
If you focus on building trust rather than an online brochure, your phone will start to ring sooner than you might think and the Publicize article manager is the perfect way to build a searchable database of helpful information on your website. Click on Articles, fill in the blanks and you are almost done! It really is very easy.
BUT once you have given freely of your knowledge - do place a call to action (call us now to learn more etc.) at the bottom of EVERY page to get the phone ringing.
13th March 2008 - Build a HUGE database of articles one at a time!
Make a habit of writing one article per week and adding it onto your website via your article management system.
By creating just one article per week, in one year, you will have a searchable database of over 50 pages of inter-connected ideas on your website that will help your ranking no end.
Not much of a writer? Your account manager would love to help you - just ask.