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Branding – It’s More Than Just Your USP
by Karon Thackston © 2002 http://www.ktamarketing.com When you mention the word “branding” most people automatically think of USP (unique selling proposition). The overall – and incorrect – perception of a brand is that it simply consists of the...
Cosmetic & Toiletries Global Outsourcing & Private Label Manufacturing
Hi, My name is Rasik Botadra, am currently working as an Analyst with business news magazine & new papers.
I am writing this article in view of India emerging as Highly potential Global Outsourcing & Solutions Provider for finished Consumer...
How To Start a New Business
While it is tempting to just leap into a new business because of it’s exciting possibilities, a few key planning points will vastly increase your chances of success. These steps aren’t difficult, but they’re easy to skip. Many businesses ultimately...
Lessons From the Olympics for Your Business
Are you all caught up in the Olympics for the last week and a half? If so, you aren't alone. Did you know there are lessons to be learned for your own business, when you watch the events? Businesses are doing great with an association to the...
Marketing Revolution with Blogs and RSS
Do you know that there is a marketing revolution happening online this very moment? Before that, let's go back in time and take a look at the major revolution or 'waves' that has occured when the Internet became a business or marketplace. First...
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Be a Web Site Reviewer
---------------------------------------------------------- Permission is granted for the below article to forward, reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website, offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and the resource box below is included. ---------------------------------------------------------- Be a Web Site Reviewer
By Stephen Bucaro
I don't have to tell you that there are millions of sites on the Web that - to be blunt - stink! The owners of these sites either don't have the time or skill to fix them, or they don‘t understand why their site is not working. They are losing money, and they don't know what to do. Ah - an opportunity!
You can be a Web Site Reviewer. Contact the owner of a poorly designed Web site, and offer to analyze it and provide a detailed report of problems and suggested improvements. This will improve the effectiveness and increase the revenue from the Web site.
The fees charged for this service range from free, to over $10,000 depending upon the size of the Web site. You could review a Web site for free, if you also just happen to provide the services required to fix the reported problems, and you expected to profit from that.
You could form partnerships with Web designers and programmers, and let them handle some parts of the job. They could implement solutions, or they could even assist in the initial review. Use a checklist to review a Web site. For each item in the checklist write your findings in a report. Report the good features of the site as well as the bad. State the problems you find in a
factual, non-critical manner. Below is an example checklist.
[] The site's objectives [] Target audience [] Branding features [] Navigation [] Bad links [] Load time [] Browser compatibility [] "Above the fold" interest [] Readability - color clash, font, layout [] Poorly written copy [] Typos and misspelled words [] Forms don't work [] Trust features. [] Provisions to accept feedback [] Reason for repeat visits
One warning note: Don't make a free review offer to a contractor that designed the site. First, you will be insulting their work, and second, they will fix the problems themselves, and charge the owner. Try to contact the owner of the Web site, not someone who had been hired to design it.
Remember, a large part of your work will be marketing. Contact the owners of web sites to inform them of the benefits they will receive as a result of your analysis. The more of an emotional slant you can put on the benefits, the better. Don't expect them to buy on the first contact.
Here are a few examples of people/companies profiting by reviewing Web sites: http://www.mysitestinks.com http://eons.com/_Web_Site_Review.asp http://internetsuccesscoach.com/webfix.html ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on the Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------
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