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What You Really Need To Be Looking For In A Website

Posted by Adam Barger on September 10th, 2014

In my last post I shared about how looks aren't everything when it comes to creating a website. Again, it doesn't do any good to have a great looking website that doesn't achieve it's goal. In this article I'm going to be sharing on what you really should be looking for in a website. Almost fifteen…

Why Having A Great Looking Website Isn't as Important as You Think

Posted by Adam Barger on September 7th, 2014

Berkshire Hathaway made a record $6 billion last quarter. Have you seen their website? If not, you can see it <a href="http://berkshirehathaway.com" target="_blank">here</a>. Berkshire Hathaways's website is a terrific example of how you don't need a great looking website to be successful. Yes, there are some industries where it would help to have a great…

How To Add A Pinterest Board Widget To Your Website

Posted by Adam Barger on September 2nd, 2014

Pinterest is fast becoming one of the world's largest social networks and most popular websites. For this reason having a presence on Pinterest is an important part of your marketing efforts. Adding a Pinterest widget to your website is a great way to build your Pinterest audience. That audience in turn is likely to share…

How To Add A Twitter Feed To Your Website

Posted by Adam Barger on August 30th, 2014

Adding a Twitter feed to your website is a great way to let site visitors know there are real people behind the scenes. A Twitter feed displays the most recent tweets you've made on the social network. Here are step by step instructions on how to add a twitter feed to your website using WebStarts. Step…

WebStarts, Free Web Hosting and Whole Lot More

Posted by Adam Barger on August 28th, 2014

One of the many great things about WebStarts is our free web hosting. When you create a website with WebStarts there's no need to sign up for a hosting account. Your hosting is included with all plans and never runs out. Normally hosting companies charge you from $8 to $30 per month but what makes…

How To Get More Youtube Subscribers

Posted by Adam Barger on August 27th, 2014

Youtube is a great placed to promote your website. If Youtube was it's own search engine it would command about 15% of all search traffic. That makes it the second biggest search engine next to Google. There's more traffic to be had from Youtube than Yahoo and Bing combined. So how can you get traffic…

How To Get Web Traffic Using StumbleUpon

Posted by Adam Barger on August 25th, 2014

We all want more traffic to our websites. After all more traffic means more leads and customers for our businesses. Here's how you can get more web traffic to your website using the social bookmarking service StumbleUpon. We all know about social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter and you should definitely use those to get…

3 Reasons Small Business Websites Fail

Posted by Adam Barger on August 18th, 2014

I hear the story all the time... "I have a friend who's doing my website", "I have a cousin who's doing my website", "I hired a web guy to do my site". Small business owners know in this day and age they need to have an online presence but all too often they entrust it…

Why Your Website Needs To Accept More Than PayPal

Posted by Adam Barger on August 14th, 2014

PayPal may seem like the way to take money online at first glance but there are some problems. Here are three reasons your website needs more than just PayPal when taking payments online. 1. Consumer confidence When PayPal is the only option for payment on your website it tells would be buyers you're small time. Anyone can…

Win The Confidence of Your Site Visitors

Posted by Adam Barger on August 11th, 2014

There are so many websites on the internet and many of them are ghost towns. That means websites that don't get regularly updated. There are so many of these it's become entirely common for people to zone out and click the back button if they don't see something of interest or that's up to date…

Add Slide.ly Slideshows and Photo Galleries To Your WebStarts website

Posted by Adam Barger on August 7th, 2014

I recently stumbled across a photo slideshow tool called Slide.ly. Slide.ly is a clever photo sharing tools that let's you easily link your Facebook, Instagram, and other photos to your Slide.ly account to create great looking slideshows and photo galleries. You can even add a music track from Youtube to play while your photos are…

This Feature Makes Facebook Ads Incredibly Powerful...

Posted by Adam Barger on August 4th, 2014

The most important rule of thumb when it comes to advertising and marketing is take care of your list. Your customer data is not just part of your business - it is your business. So hopefully you've been doing a great job of capturing and storing plenty of contact data from your customers. One of…

How To Build Value When Selling A Product

Posted by Adam Barger on July 31st, 2014

One of the biggest reasons people make purchases is because they perceive them to be a great value. On the flip side if a potential customer doesn't see value in your products or services there's little chance you're going to close the sale. So how can you help people see the value of your products…

5 Things That Will Make Your Website Conversion Rates Skyrocket

Posted by Adam Barger on July 24th, 2014

The internet is now the most powerful tool in your marketing arsenal... but let me ask. Are you doing everything you can to take advantage of it? Here are 5 things every website owner can do to increase the number of sales they get from their website. 1. Create A Captivating Headline To win more customers you…

Don't Believe The Hype When It Comes To Web Design

Posted by Adam Barger on July 21st, 2014

I just read a blog post on one of our competitors websites and it's inspired me to write a little blog of my own. The blog was about thinking like a designer and went on to provide tips on how to make a website like a designer. After reading the article it's abundantly clear to…

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