Million Dollar Website: Simple Steps to Help You Compete with the Big Boys - Even on a Small Business Budget

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Penguin, May 5, 2009 - Business & Economics - 288 pages
The only guide for the small business owner to create a revenue-enhancing website that lets them compete with the "big boys."

Award-winning website consultant Lori Culwell demonstrates how to create a website that will increase sales and generate repeat customers on a small business budget. Not just another "graphic design for the web" book, Culwell offers invaluable insider advice on what it takes to build a high-profile website, including dozens of guidelines to avoid the pitfalls of bad usability, with invaluable tips on:

? Enhancing brand awareness
? Creating graphic designs that keep customers engaged and not confused
? Writing web-savvy content
? Capitalizing on user feedback
? Making the most of search engine optimization
? Using blogs and social networking sites to increase traffic and get the word out
 

Contents

How to Make Your Website Compete with the Big Boys
xi
The Big Picture
1
What Makes a Good Website?
3
Define Your Audience
15
Make Your Keyword List
31
Research and Discovery
37
Borrow from the Best
39
Find Your Stats
51
Write Killer Content
113
Design to Please
130
Get Personal
156
Add Revenue with Ads
176
Home Your Homepage Test Your Site and Go Live
185
Marketing Search Engines and Advertising
199
Rev Up for Search Engine Optimization Beginner
201
Advanced SEO
210

Gather Up Your Feedback and Do Some Tests
60
Triage
79
Re Design and Re Development
97
Nail Your Sites Structure
99
Start Your Search Engines
215
Get the Word Out to Drive Traffic Up
225
Web Development Toolbox
238
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