Marketing a New Web Site

So you’ve registered your domain name, bought a shared web hosting plan and are ready to leap into opening up your web site.

How do you get your site ready and change it from a site with no traffic to a site rolling in with visitors?

You must start of with the design of the site. Without a visually appealing site that reels in your visitors, you will lose them faster than they came to the site. A good site design that stands out is crucial to get them to stick around for those first few seconds and find out what your site is about.

After the design and content implementation of the web site, you need to focus on marketing your web site to the world.

Follow the following ways to market your web site:

• Start posting on Forums related to your web site topic.

  Post a link back to your site in the forum signature and make quality posts on the forum. People will read your post and click your signature link after warming up to your quality post.

• Update your web site frequently with fresh content.

  The best way to make quick and frequent updates is through the Blogging medium, such as the one you are reading right now. Quick Blog is a fast, convenient and easy way to set up a Blog and deliver fresh content to your customers.

• Create a newsletter subscription list

  Keep your visitors in close connection and to be able to notify them of important updates on your site. Express Email Marketing is a great choice for gathering subscribers and to turn around with sending targetted e-mail campaigns.

That should get you started with getting web site visitors and traffic to your site. Keep checking the marketing section of our blog for more in depth information of the topics above.

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Selecting the Perfect Domain Name

When building an e-business, one of the most critical steps is choosing and registering a domain name that will be the home of your business on the Internet. People know and remember many companies by their domain name alone.

The domain name should reflect the business you are in or its message. You want it short enough to remember, and long enough to identify your business. You ideally should register a domain name that relates directly with the business name.

What issues should you consider when registering a domain name?

• Length

The shorter the better. You want people to be able to remember it and type it in quickly. Have you ever tried dictating a long domain name to someone with hyphens or other characters. Chances are the person will forget it or mistype it.

• Keywords

Search engines love to index you based on keywords. Have those keywords in your domain name? Then it should help you slightly with search engine rankings.

• Brand Name

If you have a brand name, like Google, then you will want to register the “brandname.com” domain name. Keep up your brand awareness.

• Top Level Domain

.com domains are the most registered domain names out in cyberspace. People will always put in “CompanyName.com” as they try to find your site. It’s just natural. Since .com domain names are harder to find, you may look into alternatives such as .net, .info, .gov, .biz and more. For a complete list of domain names to register, visit our domain name registration page.

• Multiple Domain Names

In the world of cybersquatting, where people want to make a quick buck off your hard earned brand name,you will want to ensure you register the .net, .info, .biz, .us (if in the us) domain names to avoid cybersquatting, where users will try and sell you that domain name later for thousands of dollars. It makes sense to register the multiple domains. If you don’t, its possible someone may register the domain name and put a site up that goes against your company image.

Keep in mind these issues before registering your domain names.

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Podcasting at Domains at Retail

The craze of podcasting (or audioblogging as some call it) has had a huge following. Rather than simply read what the owners of blogs are writing, the option is available to listen to the voice behind the computer.

With the invention of the iPod and many other devices, podcasting is something that can become portable. Users can download the Podcast and listen to it on their hand held device while on the Train or Bus to work, school or wherever they may be going. This flexibility has caused a surge in customers wanting web sites to have their own Podcast.

Are you satisfying the need of so many users and potential customers who might be looking for such features? Are they leaving when you don’t have it?

You might say it’s too hard to learn and you don’t know the requirement to start up your own Podcast. Don’t alienate potential customers. We make it easy for you to start your own podcast with our Quick Podcast product.

Take a look at the features:

• Podcast Recording Tool - Our recording tool offers one-click install capabilities, real-time audio compression, and CD-quality recording (prior to MP3 compression).
• On-Site Player - Play podcasts directly from your published web page.
• Multiple Podcasts - It’s a snap to create and manage multiple RSS files and mini-Web sites.
• Multiple templates and themes - Stand out from the crowd with a look that says “YOU.”

You can even set up Quick Podcast with iTunes. If you select to upload directories automatically, Quick Podcast automatically uploads your new episodes.

Note: To upload to podcast directories, you may need to set up an account with the directory first.

As a Podcaster, you can take comfort in the fact that you are connecting with your clients in the modern world with your Podcast.

So what are you waiting for?

Keep your customers visiting your web site over and over again.

Click to go the Quick Podcast section, or go directly and Purchase a Quick Podcast.

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