Unique Content and Legitmate Online Businesses

Is unqiue content important for your legitimate online business? Many blogs about blogging will say YES it must be unique! Google loves unique content – it won’t rank anything else – well yes and no. So lets look at the case for unqiue content in the post and then look at the others options later. Content to Promote Your Real World Business If your business website is supporting a consultancy or a real-world business then your site should be well written and the content should be unqiue – you are after all trying to differentiate yourself from your competition.  The...

What’s the Easiest Way to Setup a Website for My Business?

How can I setup a website for my business is a question I get asked a lot. If you have a real world business you may know that you need to have an online presence, you may even realise that its the cheapest form of advertising you can buy. If money is no object then I can assure that you can spend thousands on getting a custom designed website. A website that may not rank well in the search engines, so your potential customers will never find you. I strongly suggest that instead you invest a little time and a lot less money and setup your own website.  There are three steps: buy your domain...

Hosting and Domain Names – Make the Right Choices

If you decide that you do want to move beyond ways to make residual income without a website and want to setup your own website – you need two very important things: you need to register a domain name and you need to get some hosting for your websites. If you read nothing else of this post nad remember less – remember this: DO NOT EVER HOST YOUR WEBSITE WITH THE SAME COMPANY WHO SOLD YOU THE DOMAIN NAME Sorry for shouting but it really is that important – why – because quite simple if something goes wrong with your hosting arrangement they can hold your domain to...

SEO and Design – Are they Mutually Incompatible

Its tough being a small business owner and trying to get your SME online without being ripped off. Its the classic problem of not knowing what you don’t know. You think you need a website – and they guy who designs your brochures offers websites as well – that’s logical right? Or you nephew is a wizz and design and said he’d come up with a cool flash-enabled website for you for – for free. Well – probably not. A website isn’t just an online brochure. Well it shouldn’t be anyway. No I don’t mean you need a fancy online shopping site...