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Apple to Launch New iTunes Website

webwisebusiness — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:00:59 +0000

Web Wise Business discuss some of the rumours surrounding the announcement of the new Apple tablet computer (iSlate) and the apparent plan to launch a web-based iTunes.

Tagged: Apple, iSlate, iTunes, tablet computer, web-based, website

Online Markets set for Growth in 2010

webwisebusiness — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:46:23 +0000

Web Wise Business’ take on the online markets to watch in 2010 based on current indicators and trends from 2009.

Tagged: 2010, market, mobile marketing, online, online news, social media marketing

Why 2009 Saw Google Move Closer To Monopoly

webwisebusiness — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:30:24 +0000

A review of some of Google’s most significant moves in 2009 that saw the search giant spread it’s roots into new industries such as mobile communications and navigation among others. The article also looks at what appears to be on the cards for Google in 2010, including the expansion of information provided in search results and the development of product search functionality.

For the full low down, read the article here – Googleopoly – 2009 Another Step Towards A Google Monopoly

Tagged: 2009, 2010, google, Google Goggles, mobile communications, Monopoly, navigation, product search, search results

3 Free Tips on How To Market Your Business Using YouTube

webwisebusiness — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:35:24 +0000

A handy article from Web Wise Busness including 3 free and easy to action tips on how to market your business using YouTube.

Tagged: business, online marketing, Scotland, video, websites, YouTube

Pay Per Click Marketing – Test The Water

webwisebusiness — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:49:11 +0000

Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing, while a potentially very effective online marketing tool, is not necessarily guaranteed to work well for every business. Therefore, it is worth trialing on a sample of keywords related to your business in order to determine it’s effectiveness.

Obviously, the sample you test on should be terms that you do not currently rank highly for in the organic search results. After a month, you should be able to determine how successful PPC is likely to be for helping bring traffic to your website.

It is worth bearing in mind that, while PPC may bring high volumes of traffic to your website, it is unlikely to improve conversion to sales for your website. Ultimately the quality of the page that your PPC advert directs visitors to will determine whether or not a visitor decides to act. These landing pages therefore need to make it absolutely clear to the visitor the action which you wish them to take, whether that be to make a purchase, register for a competition, provide contact details for a call back form etc.

For more advice on PPC, and online marketing visit the Web Wise Business website.

Tagged: Pay Per Click, pay per click advertising, pay per click landing pages, pay per click marketing, PPC, website conversion, website traffic

Pay Per Click Marketing – Landing Pages

webwisebusiness — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:34:57 +0000

When creating you Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing campaign it is worth putting some careful thought into which pages you want the adverts to send traffic to, what those pages will look like and what you want the visitors to do once they are there. As these pages will have a large impact on the conversion rate of your traffic with regards to the desired action you want them to take, it is important to make sure that the page makes the right first impression by looking good. It is also important to ensure that the page provides the visitor with roughly what they were expecting. There is no point targeting the term “florist” with your PPC only to try and sell recruitment services!

Finally, make sure that it is as simple as possible for the visitor to achieve your desired action, whether that is buy your products or provide you with contact details.

Tagged: Pay Per Click, pay per click advertising, pay per click landing pages, PPC, PPC advertising, PPC landing pages, PPC marketing

Pay Per Click Marketing – Conversion

webwisebusiness — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:24:36 +0000

An important part of making sure you get value for money from your Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing is ensuring you get a good conversion rate from the traffic it drives to your website. Whether your aim is to have people sign up for your e-newsletter, or to have them buy your product or services, in order to maximise your Return On Investment (ROI), you want to make the page the advert sends them to make it as easy as possible for the visitor to carry out the desired action. Therefore, the appearance and functionality of your website is equally as important, if not more so, in ensuring the money you invest in PPC advertising is well spent.

Tagged: e-newsletter, Pay Per Click, PPC, PPC advertising, PPC marketing, web design scotland

Pay Per Click Marketing – Brand Name Targeting

webwisebusiness — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:11:28 +0000

An important tip to remember when it comes to Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing is to determine what you gain by targeting your own brand name. If you already hold the first spot in the natural search rankings for your brand name, then spending money on PPC for the term is a wasted effort. Since visitors are already searching for you (they’ve entered your brand name), you will simply end up paying money to get people onto your website that were going to visit it anyway.

Targeting your own brand name should only be done when you do not hold the number one spot in the natural search results for the term, or if your brand name is a commonly used term or name, such as Web Design Scotland.

Tagged: online marketing scotland, Pay Per Click, PPC, PPC marketing, web design scotland, websites scotland

Pay Per Click Marketing – Keyword Targeting

webwisebusiness — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:11:09 +0000

When setting up your Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising campaign, it is important to do some thinking and research on keyword terms you wish to target. The best place to start is by taking a look at the Google Adwords Keyword Tool to get an idea for which terms are well searched for already and how competitive they are in terms of people already targeting those terms.

Tagged: Google Adwords, keyword targeting, keyword tool, Pay Per Click, PPC, PPC advertising

Website Marketing – community

webwisebusiness — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:05:58 +0000

Establishing a community on your website can be a great way to encourage visitors and develop visitor and user brand loyalty. If, for example, you sell cars on your website, then it stands to reason that the people who might buy cars from this website probably also like to talk about them too. Providing a space for these users to do so and regularly encouraging and steering discussion can not only be a good way to foster an active community under your own brand, it can also allow you to further promote your products and influence potential buyers.

However, establishing a strong community is not something that can be done easily, it requires a lot of time, effort and hard work to create a site with which users will want to interact with. If you think it is worth doing and could work for you, make sure you have something slick that meets visitors expectations when they arrive. If it doesn’t, they are potentially lost forever.

If you’d like to discuss developing a community website, as web designers Scotland, we would be happy to help.

Tagged: community website development, online marketing scotland, web design scotland, web designers scotland, web developer scotland, website design scotland