You just contracted with the best deisgner in town and had a new website put together. You admit it looks great – just the right measure of flash and professionalism. Since you’ve changed the design though, your web sales are down. Google Analytics is showing that people aren’t just clicking on the categories and posts on your home page. What happened?
You may have developed the greatest product since sliced bread. You may even be giving it away for free. But if no one knows that your amazing business or organization exists, how will they ever make a purchase from you?
Adding opportunities for prospective customers to interact with your business in a positive way allows you to gain trust as an online entity. Trust is fundamental when doing business online because without it many prospects are unwilling to make that final step and part with their hard earned cash. By utilizing tools such as blogs and newsletters you can help cultivate a sense of trust that will encourage prospects to turn into customers. It’s something that I like to call “pre-customer service.”
We’re changing the look and feel of the website to more accurately reflect our customer base. Expect to see a few changes over the next 24 hours.
This Friday we’re improving our grammar one comma at a time.
When I started freelance writing I put zero money down. I began it as an experiement in the evenings after my day job. I knew I loved to write, I had good reviews of my writing and great success in college English classes, but I wasn’t sure how it would work as a business idea. The experiment was a success and now I’m a full-time freelance writer working in the comfort of my own home. However, if I could start over again there is definitely one thing I would have done differently – created a larger financial cushion.
It’s easy as a Freelance Writer to forget about your own blog. Just look at me. Over the past few months I’ve been back and forth with consistancy and now, looking at my end product – well, I’m disapointed in myself. Afterall, how can I prove to a potential client that I’m the best choice for their job?
We’re starting a new happy habit here at WeeWebWork. Every Friday I’ll do a recap on the most fabulous resource I’ve found on the web in the last week. Appart from great blogging, writing, and freelancing links I’m hoping to include some links outside of the “freelance writing box” that apply to what we do. To start off our new happy habit I’ve chosen :10 Productivity Tips are Better Than 101” – from Wakeuplater.com
Welcome to WeeWebWork 2009! I hope you had a wonderful New Years and you’re ready to get working on some of those New Years Resolutions. I have decided as one of my goals that I want to work a little bit everyday in becomming a better blogger. I sat down, read my notes on becoming [...]
We all have bloggers and writers who have inspired us. This week, with Thanksgiving only a few days away, I encourage all of you to give a little back. It can be a simple thanks, or just a note to say how much you appreciate their time and effort. Perhaps your favorite writer doesn’t have [...]