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     I am really unlucky these days.As is known to us that Google has updated the pageranks for websites,the pageranks of my websites are all 2 now! In fact,I have 6 websites now.Generally,it could bring me more than 300 dollars.First,my Google Adsense account could give me about 150 dollars.Second,I could write reviews for some advertisers.They could pay me $50 every month.Third,selling backlinks is also a good way to make money.However,I am not very lucky this month because the pageranks of my websites are not good as before.

     That is why I decide to sell 3 websites.Although I do not want to do that,I have no choice.That is a good way to reduce my lose.

     The next step is to find a good agent which can help you to sell my websites.With the help of Google.com,I choose websiteproperties.com.They are business brokers who sell domain names and provide businesses for sale. People use their service to do broker transactions for both buying and selling websites. They also carry many premium domain names. They are known as one of the most trusted and respected internet brokers around.

     Ok,that is all.If you have the same need with me,you may just follow my experience.In my point of view,it surely will satisfy you.

     Your website is a reflection of your business, and hence make sure you have a clean and simple website with concise and quality content. The key to having a great website starts from the url itself, which is the name of your website. Pick a url that will attract attention and yet will not sound like a hoax. A well designed website will obviously and advantage, but is not a prerequisite, you can get your basics right and still be successful over the Internet. This is the age where everyone is looking for simple and straight things, if you complicate your website too much and add unnecessary embellishments, it will definitely be a turn off for the visitors. Use an appropriate color scheme and graphics for your website. Marketing is all about building relation and enhancing communication with your audience. Give all the details about your business, starting from the history, the achievements and benchmarks and current credentials and clientèle. It is always wise to categorize the information in separate tabs, which gives a clear and systematic look to the website.

     Do not make your website look boring with the use of extensive text, always use interesting graphics and photographs to illustrate the text messages and bring harmony to the website. Add detailed information about all the achievements and successful business projects undertaken and completed so far. Always provide a feedback option wherein people who are interested can revert back to you with their queries. Provide links to other related web pages like your recent press releases, your blog sites etc to pique the interest of the readers. Try and conduct various polls and contests on your websites and announce prizes for the winners. Increased readership often translates into increased profits and hence acts as a major boost to the business.

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      Your website is your company’s face on the internet, and needs to be treated as such. Here are a few things that will help you.

     Analyze the following before embarking on this mission: What is the aim or goal of getting your website on the net? Who is your target market? What is their age group and gender? What are their preferences in terms of colors and content? What is their spending capacity in relation to the product / service that you plan to sell on your website? Will your website make it easy for them to ask questions / place an order / access customer service and how? Who are your competitors? What makes them your competition? Why are you better than your competitors? What do you want to convey to the world via the website?

     Be very specific when you answer these questions, because these are going to be your guidelines for designing the website and writing its content.

     The website design must be in line with the overall ‘look and feel’ of your company’s marketing collateral (logo, brochure, letterhead etc.). At the same time, the design must not be “too heavy”. A rule of thumb is that the webpage should load in 12 seconds. Bear in mind, that not every person in the world has a broadband connection. There are still some people out there with dial-up connections, who might be your potential customers. The average website viewer is not going to wait for hours on end for your page to load. He will move on.

     The website content should give out all the relevant information to the viewers, without being too prosaic. The average website viewer is not going to stick around on your website reading reams of data, unless he is writing a thesis on it. On the net, people want to see the information right away, in one sweeping glance. Make sure the content is short and sweet and to the point. Read the rest of this entry »