Internet Help for Small Business

Info for Small Business Websites

So I have tried to limit the number of references, but even these will lead you to many others.

Below is a suggested itinerary to get you started on your journey of e-commerce exploration.

However, if you're serious about putting up a business website and don't have time to squander, I suggest you bypass all the reading and tutorials and check out Site Build It!

Don't let the thought of building your own website overwhelm you - Site Build It! is an exceptional product that will guide you in building not only your own website, but your own web business.

It can only be described as "the whole caboodle" - a take-you-by-the-hand journey in which you're guided every step of the way in:

• Researching the topic of your site
• Finding a suitable niche
• Choosing the most appropriate domain name
• Writing the content
• Designing your site's look and feel
• Building your site, block-by-block
• Submitting to search-engines
• Creating a newsletter or e-zine
• Analyzing visitor statistics
• Checking progress on search-engine listings

There has recently been a surge of awareness that millions of small businesses, particularly those offering services, do not have websites, even though this should be an essential ingredient of their marketing mix.

Site Build It! Is specially suitable for small business owners, particularly service sellers, whether their customers are global or from around the corner, and is tailored to help local businesses with local clients succeed on the Web.

I speak from first-hand experience, as am using Site Built It! to develop my wildlife photography website, Wildlife-Pictures-Online.com.

Site Build It's page analysis tools have helped me optimise my pages for the search engines, giving me good rankings in Google for popular search terms related to my site.

Increasing Your Knowledge - Suggested Reading

1. There's a detailed course, called Access Minnesota Main Street, that's co-ordinated by the University of Minnesota Extension Service.

The online material is freely accessible for educational purposes. Anyone reading it thoroughly and studying the examples will be rewarded with an excellent grounding in e-commerce.

2. In Britain, the Government's Business Link website provides small businesses with valuable IT and e-commerce advice.

Web Design

For insights on what makes websites work and how they're likely to evolve, look no further than Jakob Nielsen's Web site.

If you're thinking of employing someone to design your Web site, first visit Jakob's Alertbox and read his Top ten new mistakes of Web design

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