WEBSITE DESIGN

Do you want your small business to enjoy a higher profile, greater success, more engaged employees, and increased profitability in 2013? For a better business in the New Year, begin by making resolutions to improve in the 10 areas below.

After all — you have to pay for most good things in life. The chair you’re sitting in, the operating system your computer is running on, many of the apps you use, and so on. WordPress is powerful enough to run just about any website you could ever dream of, and yet it is available to you free of charge.

The world of social media provides a unique opportunity for business owners to connect with their clients and potential customers like never before. Too often, however, businesses take the first step of setting up social media accounts, but do not take any further action to manage these accounts effectively.

You need repeat customers to have a successful long-term creative business.

Repeat customers are the easiest customers. Think about it, they know your product or service.

Winning online customers starts with being easy to find on the web. Search engine optimization (SEO) can help make sure that customers find your business when they search for words or phrases, also known as keywords, which relate to your business, industry, products and services.

Should your business have a website, even if your business is small and sells products or services you don’t think can be sold online? Yes, if you have a business, you should have a website. Period. No question. Without a doubt.

I struggled to come up with a topic for my second blog.  I searched throughout the internet looking for an interesting topic, but could not find one that I could make personal to my audience.  So, I stepped back from Mr. Computer and asked myself,  “If I am just hanging out with my friends talking about business success, what would I talk about?”

Do increased profits sound good to you?

The Institute of Customer Service has conducted research showing that companies with a reputation for service excellence have on average a 24% higher net profit margin than same-sector rivals.

People are always asking, “Why the high prices?” The majority of the time, potential clients have received price quotes from other web developers that, for the most part, are well over their budget.