In: Web Help

Begin with Conversion Missioning in Mind

This article appears in our “Online Business” department, but also ties in nicely with a recent article on how “Website Goals Increase Online Success” . Here, we look at a step by step formula to increase the business results at your websites.

by Scott Frangos
There’s an old saying, popularized by author Stephen Covey:  “Begin with the [...]

In: SEO Matters, Twitter, Web Help

SEO Matters: Website Goals Increase Online Success

This is another article from our SEO Matters series, where we’ll consider setting Goals using Google Analytics and how that can really take your game up a notch. Note carefully that setting goals not only helps you increase “conversions” (get visitors to take a certain action at your site), but also helps you learn and [...]

In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Twitter

Find New Readers: 10 Blog Traffic Tips

Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers. These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who have next-to-no audience at the moment and want to get the ball rolling.
Most blog commenting systems allow you to have your name/title linked to your blog when you leave a comment. This [...]

In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Copywriting Matters, Twitter, Web Help

How NOT to Write a Business Blog

Are you thinking of your business blog as a Conversation (with a capital “C”) with potential customers? Why not? That’s the strength and advantage you have over your competitors who either don’t have a blog, or have one but don’t converse with it. In this installment of our Copy Writing Matters series, [...]

In: Blogging Help, Twitter, WordPress CMS Help, WordPress CMS Reviews

WordPress as a CMS: Fifth Avenue Advisors

by Scott Frangos
Fifth Avenue Advisors, is a “B2B” (Business to Business) website for a company that helps other business people decide if it’s time to sell their company, and learn what it’s worth. The company wanted the advantages of a good, dynamic CMS — Content Management System — and one that was simple to [...]

In: Learning CSS

CSS Concepts & Design Principles in the Zen Garden

by Scott Frangos

Learning about CSS at WebHelperMagazine.com

In this Lesson we’ll look at the CSS structure of an excellent site design in the CSS Zen Garden. You can follow along using the Web Developer Firefox extension which will help us reveal the hidden structure of the design.

In: Blogging Help, Twitter, WordPress CMS Help

Launching Your WordPress 2.5 Upgrade

by Scott Frangos
It’s here — WordPress 2.5, which you know if you pay attention to the notices in your admin. area. Should you upgrade now? Yes… if you want to enjoy a reorganized and streamlined new administration interface. No… if you want assurances that all of your plugins will work. You [...]