http://www.content4reprint.com/profile/richard-d-s-hill-3480.xml Articles at Content for Reprint en-us http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/how-to-build-a-good-business-website.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/how-to-build-a-good-business-website.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:49:08 +0000 The UK has the most active online population of any country in Europe with around 21 million logging on every day and 72% using the Internet to make purchases According to the Office of National Statistics between 2005-2006 consumers spent £103 billion in online purchases in the UK alone But a recent survey has shown that for UK SMEs: o 23% of websites have not been updated launch o The average age of a website is four years o Only 8% of respondents had an e-commerce element to their sites o 25% of companies had no way of tracking their site o 38% had no budget at all for website updates o For those with a budget the annual spend was around £250 So, if you have built a web site and you find that your site hasn't been generating much relevant traffic and no significant sales the temptation may be to start “the blame game” but that isn’t going to help http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/seo-or-ppc.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/seo-or-ppc.htm Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:58:50 +0000 Which is better, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Pay per Click (PPC) In our opinion, the best approach is to combine SEO and PPC http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/effective-sites.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/effective-sites.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:49:21 +0000 An effective site is one that does its job It has a clear message and purpose that any visitor understands immediately http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/are-you-a-hunter-or-a-farmer.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/are-you-a-hunter-or-a-farmer.htm Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:18:11 +0000 You want your customers, potential customers, distributors, professional contacts, staff, distributors, the media, and other third parties who might be advocates for you to know as much about your products and services and your business as they possibly can And you want them to keep you fresh in their minds http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/the-feel-of-the-web.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/the-feel-of-the-web.htm Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:02:52 +0000 Have you noticed how the feel of the web is changing Perhaps you use LinkedIn - http://www http://www.content4reprint.com/computers/all-about-e.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/computers/all-about-e.htm Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:08:15 +0000 Are SMEs missing an opportunity Just 18% of SMEs are selling on-line http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/how-to-build-a-better-website-without-building-a-website.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/how-to-build-a-better-website-without-building-a-website.htm Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:17:32 +0000 The most important thing to think about, when first thinking about any website, is the user Like so much marketing websites are, unfortunately, too often developed ‘inside out’ (company focused) rather than ‘outside in’ (customer focused) http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/commercial-benefits-of-the-internet-and-www.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/commercial-benefits-of-the-internet-and-www.htm Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:05:31 +0000 We read some reports recently about SMEs and the internet / www - they make fascinating reading The internet and world wide web [www] are acknowledged as a highly cost-effective and flexible business tool, but research by Dynamic Markets for internet service provider UK Online found that small companies in the UK are not using the internet for business as much as the general population http://www.content4reprint.com/marketing/branding/successful-branding-for-smes.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/marketing/branding/successful-branding-for-smes.htm Sun, 24 Jun 2007 06:06:43 +0000 Then Branding (from Teutonic brinnan, to burn), was first a mode of punishment using a hot iron to scar the body so that criminals could be recognized It became a method of marking ownership of goods or animals with a hot iron http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/effective-email-tips.htm http://www.content4reprint.com/internet/effective-email-tips.htm Sat, 26 May 2007 07:55:45 +0000 How do you ensure that you hit the mark, rather than just becoming noise in the recipient’s in-box There more to say about effective Email than we can fit into a newsletter, but the tips below are a good start