Internet law in America can seem like the Wild West. A vast metaphorical landscape where laws are either flimsy or rarely enforced. In the United States at least, the enforcement of copyright law has always been flimsy. Individuals are rarely taken to court or fined over their decision to illegally stream movies, download music, or utilize other people’s material on their … [Read more...] about Business Websites and Copyright
How to Create a Website
10 Basic Steps for Building an Effective Web Site
Thinking of starting an Internet business? Here are ten basic steps to help you create an effective web site. 1. Start with a Website Plan Assemble a website development plan that is integrated with your overall marketing processes; the content should be consistent with offline materials, the graphics/images don't have to be identical with traditional media, but should be … [Read more...] about 10 Basic Steps for Building an Effective Web Site
4 Steps to Selling More With Your Web Site
Most web sites are more like stage sets than real buildings; they make a good impression and they look substantial at first, but when you open a door, you end up back stage in the dark. They don't generate large numbers of leads, help build relationships with prospects or generate the desired volume of sales. Is your web site helping you get attention for your … [Read more...] about 4 Steps to Selling More With Your Web Site
7 Steps to Successful Website Development
Thinking of starting a web site but don’t know how? PowerHomeBiz.com prepared a complete methodology for developing a successful Web site. Below is a checklist of questions to guide you through the decision-making process needed to create and maintain a successful Web presence. Here are the steps for a successful website development: Set Your Website Goals Develop Your … [Read more...] about 7 Steps to Successful Website Development
How to Set Up Your Website
Part 3: 7 Steps to Successful Website Development STEP 3: Set Up Your Website 1. What name will you give to your site? The most successful websites have the most recognizable names. They have become brands; and people remember them instantly at the top of their heads. The domain name of your site is critical to the success of your business: it is what users … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Your Website
Operational Requirements of Setting Up a Website
Part 4: 7 Steps to Successful Website Development STEP 4: Operational Requirements of Setting Up a Website 1. Do you have a logo? The logo creates a feel, an image, and a brand for your site. The Web is a visual medium, and an eye-catching logo is the first impression that you will send out to your visitors. A well-designed logo showcases professionalism and … [Read more...] about Operational Requirements of Setting Up a Website
How to Get Your Website Ready for Launch
Part 5: 7 Steps to Successful Website Development STEP 5: How to Get Your Website Ready for Launch 1. Have you loaded your site with your chosen web host provider? When you are ready to publish your Website and make it live on the Internet, you can upload files from your computer to the your web host’s server. The process of uploading files can be done in … [Read more...] about How to Get Your Website Ready for Launch
The Elements of a Successful Business Website
Walt Disney’s success is solidly based on his belief in imagination. In the same manner, in the Internet, you have to have the vision or foresight how to succeed in a virtual environment. Since we have chosen to start a business in a virtual environment, we have to think of a way that everyone will know about our presence in this virtual community. Here are some elements … [Read more...] about The Elements of a Successful Business Website
Establishing Your Website’s Objectives and Purpose
In the first article of this series, "How to Write a Web Site Marketing Plan", I discussed the elements of a marketing plan - objective, strategies, and tactics. In this and the remaining two articles in the series, I will take a closer look at your website's objectives, strategies, and tactics you can consider for your website. In this article, I discuss the Web site … [Read more...] about Establishing Your Website’s Objectives and Purpose
Simplicity Rules in Designing Your Online Store
Forget about the flash intro page. Skip the rainbow colored background that clashes with the font colors. The quintessential rule of e-business is: the simpler, the better. Trying to cram a store's worth of material onto a few virtual pages is hard enough, with some established e-stores offering as much as 500 or more products. If you add a cornucopia of unimportant … [Read more...] about Simplicity Rules in Designing Your Online Store
