Improve Your Campaigns with Good Site Prep

| by Diana Barnum | August 29, 2006
If you are going to start a new marketing campaign or would liketo improve an old one, start by checking out your website. Bypreparing your site with a few basic techniques before you spendmore time, money and effort on the campaign that promotes it, your chances of success can improve.

Basic site prep should include:

Loading Time – Test to make sure that your web page will loador come into view online within 12 seconds. Internet viewerstend to get bored or anxious, and like to move on quickly,avoiding technology issues like slow downloads.

Meta Tags – These are still important for some search engines.So make sure to include these on your website pages. Search fortips on maximizing these, if you like, but at least mention yourbasic keywords in your tags.

Animations – On important sales pages, leave off animatedgraphics that can pull reader attention away from your salescopy and call to action.

Images – Set up all images for maximized fast loading. No needto skimp and leave these off, as images do help sell products.Even if you are selling an ebook or other electronic-deliveredproduct, a nice graphic image can definitely increase yourreturn on investment (ROI). Just test and make sure to use thesmallest image possible or adjust the dimensions and tags forquick loading.

Spelling and Grammar – Make your site sing with professionalism.Have someone in the native language of your target audience lookover your site; conducting a spell and grammar check, andreading the sales copy for a smooth flow that makes sense.

Menus / Ordering – Test and make sure you can order from yoursite. Make sure the navigation makes sense and is easy to usefor all levels of Internet users.

Skip these steps by taking advantage of super online companiesthat offer convenience and loads of help with site set-up like:

Content Desk Systems

For help learning more about the latest multimediaand website techniques and strategies today, head toJack Humphrey’s Content Desk and Content Propulsion Lab. These sites are for “Do It Yourself” companies who would lovethe benefits of easy step-by-step content sitebuilding, monetizing and promoting systems for thebest ROI, and high-end Public Relations firms withlow-end budgets, online athttp://www.ContentLabInfo.com andhttp://www.ContentDeskInfo.com.

Easy Net Marketing Profit System

For a plug-in system with all the above and more,head to Keith Baxter’s Easy Net Marketing Profit System athttp://bplansite.com. Get a business plan of actioncomplete with website, products, splash pages, followup ezine for each product, Adsense, Clickbank andother opportunities all rolled into one with onlyabout a one- to two-hour learning curve to get allset up.

In closing, make sure to prep your site before you begin a new or revised campaign. Use some helpful tools, tips, training and technology, and increase your chances of success in just a couple of clicks!

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By Diana Barnum, president of http://MovingAheadCommunications.com. Get tons of freebies, tips and help at http://www.OhioHelpGroup.com & http://presssuccess.com/bookstore or call: (614) 529-9459. » Read more articles by Diana Barnum
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