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Weekly Links Roundup – Testimonials, Product Reviews, GDPR, Analytics Alternatives

The top website and marketing links of the week. I always encourage clients to display testimonials on their site, if their industry allows them. Testimonials are a great way to influence prospective customers toward purchasing your products or services. And reviews let your customers speak – even if they are not always positive, how you…

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Weekly Links Roundup – UX, Google and Trust, Scene Generators

The top website and marketing links of the week. Does your website delight your users? Or does it leave them with a less-than-satisfied feeling? Read this article about UX (user experience) and find out how poorly designed websites are a lot like having a cranky receptionist with a bad attitude. Did you know that Google…

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Friday Link Wrapup – Font Size, Popups, Twitter, Trello

The top website and marketing links for this week. How easy is your site to read? Does it have tiny text that makes it tough for some users? The 12px font size became a norm in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s because Mac OS adopted the 12pt font as its default base size. 9-14px fonts were…

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Friday Link Wrapup – Keywords in Domains, Hosting Moves, Online Mistakes

The top website and marketing links for this week. Verisign researchers published some interesting info about keywords in domains in May… their study shows that domains that have keywords matching a given search query received more clicks than those with no keyword. By the numbers: No search keywords in domain: 12.44% click rate 1 search…

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Friday Link Wrapup – Ideal Customers, Missions, Conversions

The top website and marketing links for this week. Creating user personas is something done often when designing a website, but it can also be very useful for business owners. Here are 6 steps to identifying and targeting your ideal customer that walk you through it. Considering a redesign of your site? Before you do it, clarify…

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Nearly Half of All U.S. Small Businesses Don’t Have Websites

I read this the other day and found it surprising – here’s the original article on Entrepreneur. the number of small businesses that don’t have websites is about 46%, and 22% of all small businesses said they never planned to get one. That resolve will probably come back to bite them. Even if their business seems…

Friday Link Wrapup – Free Photos, Storytelling, Reputation and Virtual Assistants

The top website and marketing links for this week. Looking for some new sources of high-quality photos on the cheap? Here’s a big list of free photo sites. Don’t just talk at them… How to really connect with your customers by telling stories. Get up to speed with these online reputation management tips for your small business. And…