Tangled in the net

What risks are you taking in your startup business?

Tim Read — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:44:19 +0000

Well, when was the last time you flew? When the plane was accelerating along the runway, did you wonder, maybe even briefly, whether you’d be coming down safely again? Yet, when you got into your car today did you wonder whether you’d arrive safely at your destination? Most people would answer yes to the first question, and [...]

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Cross Cultural Web Design

Tim Read — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:44:34 +0000

I recently found this very good post by Christian Amo on cross cultural web design. Its very timely since the world is getting more and more connnected, and with greater possibilities for creating designs for oversees companies, a more considered approach is needed. The post covers navigation strategy, the colours in the website, the right tools [...]

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Successful YouTube Marketing

Tim Read — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:22:09 +0000

I found a very nice blog on how to market effectively using Youtube. Can’t be bad as it got me thinking about how it would apply to me! It goes through 15 key points from putting yourself in the shoes of your customer, the type and quality of videos, to points about social marketing. Successful YouTube Marketing [...]

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34 Tips on How to do Search Engine Optimisation

Tim Read — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:13:38 +0000

I’ve been asked a number of times to get a web site to appear in the top of Google’s Search Engine Results pages, but in most cases the client is unaware that it’s a lengthy process (a few months to get a showing) and that it requires many things to be put in place. First there’s [...]

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Why you should use online coupons

Tim Read — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:21:13 +0000

The popularity of online discount coupons as a way to reward customer loyalty wins 10:1 against printed coupons in newspapers. And coupons were the fifth largest growing internet category in 2009 (see coupons.com). So coupons are a great way to reward your customers. When you give a coupon to a customer, either they have already registered [...]

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Nice web site design

Tim Read — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:52:11 +0000

Here’s a nice web site design. For artists, by artists. Prismacolor markets high quality art supplies, including markers and pencils. The site encourages interaction and forging relationships. It has a virtual art gallery where visitors can rate and comment on submitted artwork, they can trade tips and techniques and there’s a space for finding exhibits and [...]

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How many keywords for good SEO

Tim Read — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:47:14 +0000

To get your website seen in the top of the the search engine result pages (serps), you need to choose the right keywords and key phrases before you even begin creating your site. (see my article: All in one Web Design and SEO) When people make a search they will type in 2-word phrases more than [...]

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Taking Your Business to the Next Level

Tim Read — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:01:15 +0000

When you’re starting off, its a regular phenomenon that you come to a point where you won’t develop any more unless you take a risk by investing more in the business. Usually at the beginning it could be putting more time in – perhaps you need to cut down the hours on your regular job, or [...]

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How to not start link building for a site: mistakes in seo

Tim Read — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:30 +0000

The market is full of tools that promise the top 10 positions in Google, 1000 backlinks in seconds and so on. Here is a list of things NOT to do in a link building strategy. 1 . Do not submit your site to more than 50 directories in a month. These should be types of directories where [...]

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Avoid Losing Search Engine Rankings

Tim Read — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:41:52 +0000

Here are Some good tips from: The Three Golden Rules of Site Redesigns by Jon Raasch 2. Avoid Losing Search Engine Rankings One of the most important things when overhauling a site is to make sure the new site doesn’t lose any search engine ranking. Sure, any restructuring will probably cause an “awkward adolescence” as Google reindexes your [...]

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