Considering how many skilled and creative web design & development freelancers are out there, you’d think that they’d be bringing in a lot of business. However, sometimes having all the creative talent is not enough. The lack of business and customer service skills can make your freelance business a tough one.
In case you weren’t aware, Google can make it seem as though your website has dropped off the face of the earth for seemingly no reason. One day you’re getting hefty traffic, and the next day - nada. Probably the worst part is that most of the time you just don’t know why your site dropped from Page One to Page 100. It happens all the time. But the good news is, there are some ways to help you minimize the odds of Google dinging your site in the page ranks. Here are some things you should NEVER do, or else you’ll face the wrath of Google.
Everyone knows that having a website is critical to any business venture. No matter what niche a business is in, a website is an opportunity to reach the masses of potential visitors all across the globe. But how the website is designed plays a key role in how successful it will be in being found by web crawlers, and how good it is at engaging readers and converting them into real customers.
When building a website, a little planning is called for. You don’t just want to slap up a few pages and hope for the best. There are specific things you’ll want to do, and certain things that you’ll want to avoid when it comes to developing an effective website for your business.
You’ve got a good-looking website for your business, and are ready to launch it. Great. But now comes the tricky part: generating lots of traffic. After all, you could have the best looking website out there, but without traffic, it really isn’t effective, is it? Here are 4 ways to make your site more effective and bring on the hoards of traffic.