Archive for September, 2011


Sep
28

How to use Leads to Grow your Business

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

When you run a business from home it’s important you grow whenever it’s possible. Using the internet is one of the best ways to make that happen, but it won’t work if you don’t try every day to make it happen. You can use your website to make it all happen, but it’s important to know nothing will happen if you don’t promote your website.

Promoting your website can be done through social networking, online parties, and advertising through buttons, banners, and text ads. While those are traditional ways to grow your business, one non-traditional way to grow is to use leads. It’s becoming more and more popular and easier to use.

A lead is a person that is interested in what you offer. There are a number of ways to gather these leads, but it’s important to know how these leads are gathered and how they work before you use them. One of the most important things to understand with leads is unless you spend a large amount of money on them, you’re not the only one to purchase them. read more

Sep
17

How Important is your Website when you run a Home Based Business?

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

When you run a home based business your website is your store front. It’s the only way people know what you offer and what your prices are. This is the main reason it’s important to have it look as professional as possible.

If you’re series with your business you must be series about your website and that means you must have a site that looks professional. The best way to do this is to pay for your website each month. You’ll want to pay the yearly fee for a domain name and a monthly fee for your hosting. Free sites often times have ads on them that you have no control over and the domain in the address bar will include more then the domain you choose. For example, if you use blogger for a blog your domain will read “yourdomain.blogger.com”.

Another thing you need to keep in mind when it comes to your site is the open time. If you have too many images or video’s on your site, the open time will be lengthy and this may cause people to close it without seeing what you offer. It’s important to test this when you add these types of files to your site. You should check these in Internet Explorer and FireFox just to be safe. read more