Posted by Damon on August 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Who doesn’t love candy as a gift? Wouldn’t your employees love candy wrapped in a bag for the holidays?
Personalized candy with your company logo, slogan, or both make for great gifts to potential customers, current customers, or your employees for special events or the holidays.
There are a number of companies that you can get your logo and slogan imprinted on promotional items for marketing your company, but there are only a few that that offer personalized business candy or personalized chocolate for special events.
If you’re looking for a new way to promote and market your business, look at getting personalized candy as a sweet choice!
Posted by Damon on August 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Your business website should be viewed as your virtual storefront or office space. If your website is outdated, broken, or just plain ugly, few people are going to want to do business with you. This is just like the physical store or office space that you’re sitting in right now.
Perception is reality. And it does make a difference!
If I was to walk into your store looking to make a purchase, but the interior colors were horrendous or it was hard to find what I was looking for, I would walk out pretty quickly.
This is true of your website as well. A beautifully designed and customized website can make all the difference in online shoppers deciding to make a purchase or not.
I have seen old and outdated websites receive few conversions and then afterwords with custom website design services redesigning the site having sales skyrocket!
Even with all the SEO tactics and strategies used on a ugly site, it doesn’t mean that it’s going to convert more. Being ranked number one for a primary keyword may bring in hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors a day doesn’t mean that the website is going to convert.
For the site design, this is where getting user feedback would be beneficial. And to help convert those potential buyers on your website having heat mapping software installed such as Click Density or CrazyEgg can help you analyze where users are clicking on the website and how you can update the layout so more conversions happen (and they happen with fewer clicks).
Okay, you’re thinking to yourself “enough already, I know I need a website redesign…but where do I start and I have so many questions.”
There is a lot that goes into a website redesign to make sure your business needs are being met and your ideas for what you want get though. You can make it easier on yourself and the web designer by reviewing a website design FAQ and get most, if not all, of your questions answered.
Whatever you choose to do, you have to trust in your web designer! A good web designer who has been around a while will no what works and what doesn’t. You don’t want your ego to get in the way of hurting your online presence! Otherwise, you’ll make some web designers list of clients who they make fun of like “How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell” or “the stark reality behind most designer/client relationships?”
Posted by Damon on August 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The entertainment industry in New Mexico has seen a rising in projects and engagement in the state due to New Mexico film incentives passed by the state years ago.
For those interested in acting in New Mexico or working in the film industry, they can check out the new site of NMFA which has a job directory of New Mexico’s film and production industry.
States that offer the highest tax incentives are seeing more production companies coming and and filming their movies in the state. This is not only true of New Mexico, but other states such as Texas and Michigan as well.
Posted by Damon on May 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Yola.com is a company that provides easy, simple, small business website solutions.
If you’re small business is looking for a sharp redesign to the current website, check out Yola.com.
Posted by Damon on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Have you been trying to figure out a niche for your business? Are there areas that your business would like to explore but haven’t had the resources to evaluate how successful it would be for you company?
A new organization is helping as a niche finder for your business to innovate new products and services for increasing profits.
Finding profitable niches can make or break your business. From the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, Apple computer is a master at finding niches and because of that they are considered by many to be always a niche player.
That may not be a bad thing either considering how well Apple has done over the last two years.
