Website Owner's Manual: The Blog

An RFP, is an invitation or a document, which contains your requirements written in detail, and is used to urge vendors to make a bid in order to work on your project. Now, there are a few guidelines to follow when writing an RFP. Suppose you have decided to redesign your website. Your RFP is going to be a blueprint for the vendors. 

Generating inbound links to your small business website is one of the most effective ways to build up your search engine profile. It's also one of the most tedious, time-consuming, and difficult. In fact, it's probably that part of link building that makes it such an effective form of SEO; not only does having other companies linked to you show Google, Yahoo, and Bing that your site is valuable, but it isn't that hard to overtake your competitors who probably gave up after a few attempts.

By the latest numbers, Google currently holds more than 85% of the market share for search traffic in the United States, registering more than 2 billion hits per day. What makes those numbers even more impressive is that they've been steadily rising for years, with no serious competitor in sight.

In case you haven't heard, or figured it out on your own, a winning search engine optimization campaign can be a little bit difficult to execute. That's not to say that it's hard, exactly, just that it takes a lot of time, work, and especially patience. Who has a surplus of those these days?

For savvy business owners and marketing managers, the most important thing about a proposal for a new (or redesigned) small business website isn't the fee listed at the bottom – it's what kind of value they're really going to get for their investment. But how can you figure out whether you're about to pay for something that's going to help you grow your business, or an expense you'll wish you could get back in a few month’s time?

In recent years, web design – even for small and medium-sized businesses – has gotten to be a big business. For business owners and marketing managers, this means more choices than ever when it comes to vendors and personnel, not to mention a very wide range of fees. Given that two small business web design teams in the same city could vary on what they charge from a few thousand dollars to what you'd spend on a luxury auto, how can you tell how much a small business web design, or redesign, should really cost you?

If you've ever attended a martial arts school, then you probably already know that one of the very best ways to website is to not actually be in one in the first place. If you're not hanging around in the kinds of places where fists tend to fly or can quietly remove yourself before they do, then you aren't very likely to be injured, get thrown in jail, etc.

Virtually all of today’s websites are built using a web content management system (CMS). A common approach is for organizations considering updating their web presence is to take greater control over the content updates and maintenance a requirement solved with a good CMS.

Not sure how to start blogging? Here is a collection of 6 simple best practices for crafting search engine friendly blogs. For this blog we recruited Sean Hurley, SEO Consultant and President of 96Robots. 

Every association is unique in the way it operates. That's why standard systems often don't work. Over the years of working with a variety of associations and non-profits I've come to understand each organization has a unique process of managing new members and renewals.

There’s already more than enough reviews and summaries about this book but I did want to add to the cornucopia of info by saying what a great and inspiring read this is. It’s really a Business 2.0 approach based on the similar rules of Web 2.0.

"Many of the people responsible for a website don''t have a clue what''s required to build one and keep it up and running. The job of planning, launching, and managing a site often falls to people who have little or no experience in web design or development. Website Owner''s Manual is for the thousands of marketers, IT managers, project leaders, and business owners who need to put a website in place and keep it running with a minimum of trouble."

 

The following are a few fundamental mandatory guidelines to communicating by email here at Inorbital. Clear effective emails are essential to make it easier for recipients to fully understand your message the first time. We all receive mounds of emails (our clients get even more) so ensuring your email is clear and easy to understand is fundamental to getting the response back you want.

Considering using the latest CSS3 and HTML5 features but not sure if they are widespread browser accepted? Well we've tested a few cool and useful styles that work today. No need to wait until 2012 when HTM5 is to be approved.

The following list summarizes some of the essential project planning elements for any healthcare related website, be it a major metropolitan hospital or a local medical clinic website. We have assembled 6 key facets that are specific to our approach in planning these types of projects. This article will act as a guide when dealing with common needs and goals for your healthcare organization’s website design and development.

How do you determine if SharePoint is right for you? What are some of SharePoint’s (SP) strengths and weaknesses, and how do these attributes match up with a business’ needs and objectives? 

Do-it-yourself SEO basics: SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization which is the science behind how to rank better in search engine results. Generally search engines like content rich websites. The more relevant information pertaining to your topic and keywords the more likely your site will get indexed by the search engine.