http://silentavatar.com/blog Speaking Up About All Things Internet Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:05:25 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=656 Contrary to popular belief, building a website is not just about uploading a website to your web host. More important than many people realise is to ensure the information you present on your site is appealing to both real visitors and search engine spiders. It goes without saying then that you’ll need to educate yourself about the basics of what goes into e-commerce web design. The most important factor which is bandied about the internet with wild abandon (and rightly so), is the premise that content is king!]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/11/01/the-abc-of-essential-web-design/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:01:04 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=370 Just because a website has been designed to look slick and have all the necessary components to look a credible business, it isn't always the case. There are ways to find out certain information about the site and I will cover those in my next post which I will call "Wankers in Wonderland.. A Guide to Checking Out the Scammers". However, if you are a ligitimate business or hobbist who wants to present their business in a professional matter here are my tips and advice for doing just that.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/18/slick-or-slimey-what-your-website-says-about-you-your-business/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/11/web-design-in-a-small-business/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/11/web-design-in-a-small-business/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:18:10 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=209 Most businesses find themselves in the need of providing websites for their company and/ or products because everybody else does. If you are one of these people, you may now start knocking your head for a very expensive mistake of not knowing what you do. Websites are being made to support a business]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/11/web-design-in-a-small-business/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/24/it_factor/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/24/it_factor/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:32:27 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=94 Only after much learning I have determined what makes a good website, and what makes a great website defines for me the "IT" factor. It's unspoken, but when I come across "IT", invariably the site has all the components of a website which makes you come back again and again.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/08/24/it_factor/feed/ 1 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-anyone-build-their-own-professional-website/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-anyone-build-their-own-professional-website/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:12:06 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=85 His blog is primarily for those in the Internet business who are really just stating out, and I have watched him over the past few years build his business, do various joint ventures with otherInternet marketers, and continue to build his band of faithful followers by offering good advice, and unbiased reviews of products being offering to the Internet marketing "feeding ground". (sorry.. but that's how I see it)]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/07/28/can-anyone-build-their-own-professional-website/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/06/07/have-you-really-looked-at-your-website/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/06/07/have-you-really-looked-at-your-website/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:00:11 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=80 The first comment I want to make is not to launch a site until you have tested the site. Testing encompasses a lot of things, not the least to make sure everything works technically. Another test should encompass what users think of the site. Now I'm not talking about you, your offsider, or your web developer. Wehn you have been working on a site for any lenght of time you can become quite blind to what the site obviously needs. Find someone who fits a typical user. It could be a friend, an aquaintance, or a respected business person. You will want to go through the site and do what I am doing - evaluate it from a user perspective.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/06/07/have-you-really-looked-at-your-website/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/05/21/adwords_triangulation/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/05/21/adwords_triangulation/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 05:03:51 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=74 If you use Google AdWords to advertise your website viewing this video is a must! The video is a true Stompernet production - I just wish I had the resources to put out videos like the ones these guys do :-) The video is long... a full 54 minutes, buy it's jam packed with information you need to know. In fact I would go far as to say that spending money on Google AdWords without viewing this video is as good as throwing money away. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/05/21/adwords_triangulation/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/15/build_your_list_using_downloads/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/15/build_your_list_using_downloads/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:29:08 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=64 Did you know your mailing list is the lifeblood of your online business? Well hell yeah! The old adage "the money is in the list" cannot be true enough. If you had a targeted list of prospects to contact each time you have a new product, you will be able to save a lot of effort by marketing it to your existing list of targeted prospects. Statistically, you have a better chance of making a sale to an existing customer, than trying to sell to someone who hasn’t brought before.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/15/build_your_list_using_downloads/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/02/website-friend-or-fiend/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/02/website-friend-or-fiend/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:10:35 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/02/website-friend-or-fiend/ Is your website a freind or a fiend to the search engines? There’s absolutely no point in building a website unless there are visitors coming in. A major source of traffic for most sites on the Internet is search engines like Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AltaVista and so on, so by designing a search engine friendly site, you’ll be able to bolster your website rank in search engines and obtain more visitors.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/02/website-friend-or-fiend/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/17/5ways/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/17/5ways/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:27:38 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/17/5ways/ Successful websites depend on returning visitors to account for a major part of their traffic. Returning visitors are easier to convert into paying customers because the more often they return to a site, the more trust they have in that site. The credibility issue just melts away. Hence, keep your visitors coming back to your [...]]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/17/5ways/feed/ 0