Tag Archive | "Traffic"

Your Website on an iPad?

Friday, April 16, 2010

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

Your Website on an iPad?

I wrote about mobile devices a few weeks ago in a post called Should Mobile Search Be on Your Radar? In my opinion mobile devices are not yet making a big impact on website traffic to non-local business-to-business sites. But the iPad may change that. We’ll be keeping an eye on it. Meanwhile, aren’t you curious to [...]

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7 Reasons You Should Be Using Pay-Per-Click Advertising

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

1. Pay-Per-Click Advertising Is Profoundly Measurable Having long ago paid my dues in a marketing world where we spent money – big money – based on the loudest (or highest paid) person’s opinion, I have learned to embrace any marketing tactic whose cost and contribution to sales I can measure. Pay-per-click advertising is as measurable as [...]

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Are you getting enough?

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

Are you getting enough?

Are you getting enough? This may not be the most startling statement you read today, but it’s still worth making: The number of people who buy your product is mathematically related to the number of people who visit your website. More visitors = more sales. Well maybe it’s not entirely that simple. You could drive junk traffic to your site [...]

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Forget about leads – worry about traffic.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

Forget about leads – worry about traffic. Lately the technology business leaders I talk with tend to be in one of two camps. They either want to generate more leads or they want to generate more traffic. The traffic guys tend to be those who sell online. Those who don’t sell online still think in terms [...]

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Are Keywords the Only Ranking Factors?

Friday, November 6, 2009

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   Written by: Eric Gerds

Are Keywords the Only Ranking Factors? I’ve spent six articles talking about keywords for websites; however the question needs to be asked: are keywords the only factor that impacts the ranking of a website? The answer is no.  Keywords are the foundation for getting a higher ranking on search engine results pages, but they are not the [...]

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High Tech Marketer’s Fast-Start Guide to Pay-Per-Click Advertising

Friday, November 6, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

High Tech Marketer’s Fast-Start Guide to Pay-Per-Click Advertising Okay. This isn’t really a guide yet. It’s more like a list of steps. But if you’re a technology marketer who wants to increase website traffic and you’re not currently using pay-per-click advertising, this article will get you started. What’s so great about pay-per-click advertising? Two things really. First, these [...]

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Getting Starting in Pay Per Click Advertising? Go with Google

Friday, November 6, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

Getting Starting in Pay Per Click Advertising? Go with Google Once you’ve come to the realization that – for traffic building purposes – every software or technology marketer needs to be active in paid search marketing, the place to start is with Adwords – Google’s massive advertising program. Yes, there are other search marketing options – notably [...]

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3 Essential Marketing Strategies for Increasing Sales.

Friday, November 6, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

3 Essential Marketing Strategies for Increasing Sales. Marketing’s job is to help increase sales. That’s all. I’ve said this so many times & lived it so long, it surprises me to run across people who don’t get it. Understanding – and remembering – this admittedly simple concept can make a huge difference in the success of [...]

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Add User Reviews to Your Website.

Friday, November 6, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

Add User Reviews to Your Website. You have a great software or technology product, right? You’ve built much of your business on customer referrals. You use testimonials and case studies in your marketing program. So why not post customer reviews on your website? Consumer reviews have been big with online retailers for years. A variety of research indicates [...]

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Bulk Email Lists – No, No, No

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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   Written by: Susan Tatum

Bulk Email Lists – No, No, No I’m having a battle with one of our clients over email marketing. He wants to buy a list of 50,000 business people and I think he’s nuts. Actually, Steven (not his real name) isn’t nuts at all. He’s a very bright software company owner who has a real knack for [...]

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