Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Case Upon - Are You Really Using Your Website?
Customer service is the pits, you say. You are not alone. One of the biggest gripes from consumers today is the poor service they receive at the hand of service providers. You need not be victimized by lousy service nor do you have to move heaven and earth to get what you want. Let's take a look at four options you can take to get the results that you want and deserve!Uncooperative Telephone Personnel: Chances are if you have a complaint or a problem with a product, you will have to contact that company's Customer Service department. When calling, if you find a cooperative and caring individual, consider yourself fortunate. If you do not succeed in finding a cooperati
We handle the website Mission Nicaragua, which is for a missionary couple living in (you guessed it) Nicaragua. Wi
When I first began looking to earn money on the web, I was curious about everything! I joined one program after the next because everything looked interesting. Like a lot of people I searched for an easy way to earn money from the net. If I saw the word "easy" I went for it.It didn't take long to find out there is no easy way to make money on the net. No matter what I decided to promote, if I wanted to make it work, I'd have to commit to it for the long haul.That meant advertising CONSISTENTLY. Consistency builds trust. When people see your ad again and again they will recognize someone who is serious about their business.Advertising also involves trying d
Thinking about how your business is currently working with no or minimal website involvement can help you see where a website can alleviate some of the work, speed up certain processes or just get you tons more customers.
When I first sat down to meet with two pool cover salesmen, I had them describe the whole process for me, from how customers first found out about them to how the customer ended up with the final cover. From this example alone, I discovered two major categories to have the website help the business.
Informational
This one is almost a no-brainer. Even the simplest website is, at core, a source of information. The simplest websites are often referred to as "brochure sites." This is, of course, because the simplest site can (sometimes literally) be nothing more than an online brochure.
Even this level of simplicity for a website is still better than the traditional offline brochure. This is primarily because of the flexibility. Unlike a brochure that is printed up and then is unchangeable, a website can be tweaked and modified to correct things that are no longer accurate. Things can be added to it. It also is not limited to a specific amount of page space, as a traditional brochure is.
Aside from traditional "brochure sites," often clients of ours will have other information that changes fairly frequently that their customers would like to know. It may be that right now their customers have no way at all to get this information, short of calling them on the phone. The information may be different for each client, it may be the same for each client. Regardless of the specifics, information that is constantly changing is one of the single biggest reasons to have a website.
We handle the website Mission Nicaragua, which is for a missionary couple living in (you guessed it) Nicaragua. Wi
When you want something, the best way to get it is to make your request in a straightforward and positive way. You should not expect your boss or co-workers to read your mind and know what your expectations and desires are. Nor should you brood about the fact that someone else has not recognized what you think is obvious to everyone.If it is important to you and you really want it, then bring it to your boss’ attention. Here are 8 steps you can take to get your requests granted at work.How to Succeed at Getting What You Want at Work Think through your request. Spend some time planning and/or writing what you will say, how you will say
When I first sat down to meet with two pool cover salesmen, I had them describe the whole process for me, from how customers first found out about them to how the customer ended up with the final cover. From this example alone, I discovered two major categories to have the website help the business.
Informational
This one is almost a no-brainer. Even the simplest website is, at core, a source of information. The simplest websites are often referred to as "brochure sites." This is, of course, because the simplest site can (sometimes literally) be nothing more than an online brochure.
Even this level of simplicity for a website is still better than the traditional offline brochure. This is primarily because of the flexibility. Unlike a brochure that is printed up and then is unchangeable, a website can be tweaked and modified to correct things that are no longer accurate. Things can be added to it. It also is not limited to a specific amount of page space, as a traditional brochure is.
Aside from traditional "brochure sites," often clients of ours will have other information that changes fairly frequently that their customers would like to know. It may be that right now their customers have no way at all to get this information, short of calling them on the phone. The information may be different for each client, it may be the same for each client. Regardless of the specifics, information that is constantly changing is one of the single biggest reasons to have a website.
We handle the website Mission Nicaragua, which is for a missionary couple living in (you guessed it) Nicaragua. Wi
Internet marketing promotion serves two main purposes: 1) Driving traffic to a website; 2) Ensuring that the traffic is targeted traffic.It is really crucial that your promotional efforts fulfill both of these purposes. Without traffic, a website is nothing more than a piece of art that is taking up space on the World Wide Web.Like an incredible, decked out building that is vacant, it is simply decoration that accomplishes nothing. On the other hand, a website that has loads of traffic and tons of unique visitors per day is no more effective than the website that has no traffic if the traffic visiting the website is not targeted
Informational
This one is almost a no-brainer. Even the simplest website is, at core, a source of information. The simplest websites are often referred to as "brochure sites." This is, of course, because the simplest site can (sometimes literally) be nothing more than an online brochure.
Even this level of simplicity for a website is still better than the traditional offline brochure. This is primarily because of the flexibility. Unlike a brochure that is printed up and then is unchangeable, a website can be tweaked and modified to correct things that are no longer accurate. Things can be added to it. It also is not limited to a specific amount of page space, as a traditional brochure is.
Aside from traditional "brochure sites," often clients of ours will have other information that changes fairly frequently that their customers would like to know. It may be that right now their customers have no way at all to get this information, short of calling them on the phone. The information may be different for each client, it may be the same for each client. Regardless of the specifics, information that is constantly changing is one of the single biggest reasons to have a website.
We handle the website Mission Nicaragua, which is for a missionary couple living in (you guessed it) Nicaragua. Wi
In case you haven't seen the news, three Coca Cola employees attempted to sell the formula for an up-and-coming drinkto the Atlanta-based company's rival, Pepsi. The blogs are popping with the subject; a simple search will show you what I mean. However, I think Jeremy at Ipkat nailed the crux with his blog, It's Not Secret, Silly. I quote: (H)ow silly to try to steal product secrets - the real treasure is the Coca-Cola brand itself. Anyone with access to a reasonable laboratory can analyse and replicate Coke's products, but the brand is literally irreplaceable. That is, it's the brand that sells the product, not the product itself (a fact you could actually question w
Aside from traditional "brochure sites," often clients of ours will have other information that changes fairly frequently that their customers would like to know. It may be that right now their customers have no way at all to get this information, short of calling them on the phone. The information may be different for each client, it may be the same for each client. Regardless of the specifics, information that is constantly changing is one of the single biggest reasons to have a website.
We handle the website Mission Nicaragua, which is for a missionary couple living in (you guessed it) Nicaragua. Wi
With Singapore’s desire to become a regional business hub, it plans to attract a good number of entrepreneur minds into the country from overseas. The EntrePass is a type of Singapore Employment Pass that is designed to facilitate the entry and stay of foreign entrepreneurs who are ready to incorporate and launch a business in Singapore. EntrePass was introduced in 2004 and is aimed at attracting foreign entrepreneurs into the country.Two categories of foreign nationals are eligible for the Singapore Entrepass:• A foreign national who is an entrepreneur ready to start a company/business and be actively involved in the operation of the company/business in Singapore. know. It may be that right now their customers have no way at all to get this information, short of calling them on the phone. The information may be different for each client, it may be the same for each client. Regardless of the specifics, information that is constantly changing is one of the single biggest reasons to have a website.
We handle the website Mission Nicaragua, which is for a missionary couple living in (you guessed it) Nicaragua. With hundreds of miles between them and their sponsoring congregation, they needed to be able to update their sponsors and other interested parties with the latest information and developments on the mission field. We set up a blog for them, which is a current very popular method of getting information out there. Since their intended audience might not be familiar with the term "blog," we called it a "newsletter." But the end result is the same thing. It can be updated by our clients and instantly be online.
If there are any pieces of information that are updated constantly that your customers need to know, you can probably benefit from this information being put on your website.
Interactive
Customers often need feedback. And with the web, they have come to expect it, often instantly. From live shipping calculations to job estimates to chat rooms, web communication is out there and greatly benefits the customer.
The simplest example of an interactive site is one that has a feedback form. We offer this to all of our clients. It's better than a simple email link because the email address can't be stolen by spammers. Also, the information can be formatted and customized into some standard form that's easier for the final recipient to review. We let any clients that want it have one of these forms on their contact page.
A good example of this is on a site we do the webmastering for, UR Special. In addition to a normal feedback form, they have a form specifically for volunteers, where the volunteers can go through and check the items they're interested in volunteering for. This information is then formatted to be easier to read before it's sent to the UR Special staff.
Another interactive item is a virtual tour. With today's web technology, one of the things that you ca
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.answerupon.com/article/85642/answerupon-Are-You-Really-Using-Your-Website.html">Are You Really Using Your Website?</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.answerupon.com/article/85642/answerupon-Are-You-Really-Using-Your-Website.html]Are You Really Using Your Website?[/url]
Related Articles:
New Business Development and a Change in Style
Guide to Small Business Factoring
Bookmark it:
|