Here’s a great article that gives simple SEO tips — a must read for website owners.
Google’s Cutts: Good directions drive traffic to your website
You have great products, a great site, superb customer service…but do you have security in place to protect yourself and your customers? All of the technical mumbo-jumbo can seem confusing and overwhelming at first, but it’s important to tackle it head on and not sweep it under the rug. The Better Business Bureau has created an easy to understand document to help explain the details: Security & Privacy Made Simpler
SEO can seem like a daunting task, but articles like “Backlinking - Why Search Engines Think It’s Important” from the Vertical Response Marketing Blog help to make sense of it all.
What is Backlinking?
Plain and simple it is what it sounds like – getting other web sites to link back to your web site.
But the search engines don’t just count the number of backlinks you have, they QUALIFY them.
Google and other popular search engines use a ranking algorithm (which is a closely guarded secret that Sergey & Larry probably don’t even know) to evaluate the quality of incoming links, page rank of the linking site, the content on the site or blog linking in, the link text, and a whole host of additional criteria, to determine the value of that link to the search engine.
Bottom line? You don’t just want anyone linking into your site, you want the right kind of site with the right type of link.
I have been compiling a list of business resources and articles that I have run across. I thought it would be helpful to many of you out there to have a list like this. You can find tips on search engine optimization, buying a domain name, and numerous resources for purchasing business related supplies. If anyone has a great resource that they feel would be a welcome addition to my list, please leave me a comment and include it.
I will be updating the list as I find new resources - be sure to check back often. Thanks and enjoy the list!
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AllBusiness.com put together an interesting list of the top 10 e-commerce mistakes. A good list to read over if you’re just starting out or trying to improve your current shop.
The novelty of shopping on the Internet has worn off, and today’s customers are sophisticated and discerning. Because the competition is always just a mouse-click away, you need to make sure your site is the very best it can be. Because if you do not do e-commerce right, your visitors will find someone who does. AllBusiness.com
Ecommerce imagery: Persuading with pictures
The power of images in making a sale has been well known in traditional marketing for a long time. This becomes even more important online when there’s no physical product for users to handle. The images on your website alone have to work even harder to convey the true look and feel of your product.
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Etsy Labs has put together a great little video with product photo tips.
View it here: http://blip.tv/file/423766/
