Running an online business is more than just putting up a website and waiting for the sales to start pouring in. Chances are slim that people will make a purchase from you the first time they visit your website when they don’t even know who you are. Getting visitors to come back to your website in the crowded internet marketplace can be […]
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Supercharge Your Website with These Free Vector Graphics and Icon Packs
Using pictures and icons on a website can make it look more interesting and easier to understand. These visuals help break up long blocks of text, making it more pleasant to read. Icons can be effective when they are used to improve visual interest and grab your users’ attention. They are best used when explaining a process or a list of features, […]
The 16 Buying Triggers You Need to Know for Marketing Success
The ability to view things from the perspective of your audience is a powerful tool for copywriting and marketing. The more sensitive you are to people’s frame of mind, the more persuasive you can be. […]
13 Mind Hacks to Drive Website Engagement
The best content is built on proven emotional drivers such as anger, exclusivity, fear, greed, guilt, and salvation. Check out this list of several psychology tricks you can use in your content to increase engagement and boost sales on your website. […]
Domain Name Appraisal: A Beginner’s Guide to Uncovering Value
Domain names are an integral part of any modern business. Whether used for a company website or part of a marketing campaign, anyone looking to start a business must consider securing a quality domain name. Premium domains are short, catchy, memorable names that are already registered to a person, entity or organization. Many premium domains can sell for around $5,000 to $20,000 […]
How to Configure Amazon SES DKIM on Namecheap DNS
Moving website assets to a new DNS host requires that you configure your domain records, but not all hosting providers are configured the same. Amazon SES DKIM supplied keys may need to be modified to successfully complete authentication when hosting on Namecheap. After completing the easy DKIM setup with Amazon SES, the supplied keys must not include your domain in the record, […]
Internet by The Numbers: Cool Facts and Figures
The internet has been growing at an astounding rate since its inception in the late 1990’s. Its estimated by Internet World Stats that there were only 16 million users online at the end of 1995 (0.4% of world population) and this number has since grown to 5.3 billion as of 2022. There are around 1.14 billion websites in the World, according to […]
Boost Your Website Performance with These Content Creation Tips
Its estimated that about 80% of internet users skim web pages quickly, only stopping when something stands out and catches their eye. Very few people actually read everything on a page word for word. People don’t read websites. They scan them. Short sentences and simple words make your website content more inviting. They also help to cut up huge blocks of text […]
How to Establish Trust and Build Value Online
Trust is one of the most important factors when trying to make sales online, and finding ways to build trust on the internet is big businesses. Most sales, whether online or offline, are based primarily on solving a problem for someone. On the internet, people buy from people they like and trust. They like people who provide them with information they need […]
Domain vs. Website: What’s the difference?
You can think of an internet domain as your street address, while the actual website is your office building where customers visit. After buying a domain, you have purchased the name for your site, but you still need to build and host the website separately. Domain names exist to make a web address easier for humans to access When choosing a domain […]