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Casual Articles - Do You Really Own Your Web Site?
How To Sell Anything (For Anyone Who Feels That They Are Not A Natural Salesperson)There is a fundamental to sales, which if you know it, allows you to relax and do the job without nagging doubt that there is something unethical about selling. It's this;"The more people know what you do and where to find you, the more business you will get"'Out there' are potential customers waiting to hear your sales message and ready t s information and stash it away. You can rely on someone to manage it all for you, like I do for most of my clients. But if you don't have this information, you don't really own your web site! Even if you have a wonderful relationship with your service provider, stop and ask yourself the following:
- Do you know the name of the domain registration company?
- Do you have the username and password to access your domain account?
- Search Engine Submission Techniques - Search Engine Submission 101
Popular internet wisdom has it that, eventually, the search engines will find your site. It is true… but it doesn’t mean they’ll find you as fast as you’d like and it doesn’t mean that ALL of them will find your site. If an important part of your internet marketing strategy depends on being found by search engines, or if the content on your site changes frequently, better not
If you have a web site, chances are you hired someone to help you get it launched. If you did, you have three primary components under the umbrella of "a web site." There is your domain name, also known as a "URL" or your web address. There is your web hosting - the space you rent on a server out there somewhere, to put your web site on. And then there is your web site itself, which is a combination of HTML files and images which are uploaded to that web hosting you rent.The most cautious rule of thumb is that you should have three separate providers - a domain name registrar, a web hosting company, and a web site designer. The reason many web experts believe this is that if you have a problem with one, you still have control over the other two. For example, if your web hosting company causes you problems, you have your web content, and you have access to your domain, and you can easily shut off one hosting account, find another, and move your site. If your web designer goes bad, you can at least change access to your site, move it or provide the information to a new designer. Conversely, if you have all three components in one place, you run the risk of finding yourself without a web site, perhaps temporarily, or worst case, having to start from scratch. Although I'm personally a believer in keeping it all separate, the majority of business people don't think like that and a great many folks have gone for an "all in one" situation where the hosting, domain and web site are with one provider. Whatever your scenario is, there is one absolutely critical piece of information you should take from this article. You MUST have administrative control over all three components of your web presence: domain, hosting and content. You don't have to DO anything with it - except print out the access information and stash it away. You can rely on someone to manage it all for you, like I do for most of my clients. But if you don't have this information, you don't really own your web site! Even if you have a wonderful relationship with your service provider, stop and ask yourself the following:
- Do you know the name of the domain registration company?
- Do you have the username and password to access your domain account?
Selling Products Online: What's Your Story?I know that you’re excited about the products you sell online. But do you communicate that excitement to your customers? Based on the bland product pitches I see everyday in my marketing and design business the answer is clearly no.To sell your product, you need to become a storyteller. In your personal life you apply this principle everyday. You tell friends and love osting you rent.The most cautious rule of thumb is that you should have three separate providers - a domain name registrar, a web hosting company, and a web site designer. The reason many web experts believe this is that if you have a problem with one, you still have control over the other two. For example, if your web hosting company causes you problems, you have your web content, and you have access to your domain, and you can easily shut off one hosting account, find another, and move your site. If your web designer goes bad, you can at least change access to your site, move it or provide the information to a new designer. Conversely, if you have all three components in one place, you run the risk of finding yourself without a web site, perhaps temporarily, or worst case, having to start from scratch. Although I'm personally a believer in keeping it all separate, the majority of business people don't think like that and a great many folks have gone for an "all in one" situation where the hosting, domain and web site are with one provider. Whatever your scenario is, there is one absolutely critical piece of information you should take from this article. You MUST have administrative control over all three components of your web presence: domain, hosting and content. You don't have to DO anything with it - except print out the access information and stash it away. You can rely on someone to manage it all for you, like I do for most of my clients. But if you don't have this information, you don't really own your web site! Even if you have a wonderful relationship with your service provider, stop and ask yourself the following:
- Do you know the name of the domain registration company?
- Do you have the username and password to access your domain account?
- Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Handyman Franchise
A handyman business is one of the most lucrative businesses in the country, and even the world, mainly because most people do not have the means or the time to repair and maintain their houses. Even if you are a small-time handyman service provider, you are ensured of regular and consistent flow of projects because there are over 100 million households in the country.Evenff one hosting account, find another, and move your site. If your web designer goes bad, you can at least change access to your site, move it or provide the information to a new designer. Conversely, if you have all three components in one place, you run the risk of finding yourself without a web site, perhaps temporarily, or worst case, having to start from scratch.Although I'm personally a believer in keeping it all separate, the majority of business people don't think like that and a great many folks have gone for an "all in one" situation where the hosting, domain and web site are with one provider. Whatever your scenario is, there is one absolutely critical piece of information you should take from this article. You MUST have administrative control over all three components of your web presence: domain, hosting and content. You don't have to DO anything with it - except print out the access information and stash it away. You can rely on someone to manage it all for you, like I do for most of my clients. But if you don't have this information, you don't really own your web site! Even if you have a wonderful relationship with your service provider, stop and ask yourself the following:
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