web strategies annette marquis gini courter triad consulting, llc
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Web StrategiesWeb Strategies
Annette MarquisAnnette Marquis
Gini CourterGini Courter
TRIAD Consulting, LLCTRIAD Consulting, LLC
Workshop goalsWorkshop goals
Identify key elements of site design Identify key elements of site design that encourage visitorsthat encourage visitors
Know how to create user-friendly Know how to create user-friendly screen and print contentscreen and print content
Understand how search engines Understand how search engines affect site trafficaffect site traffic
Be aware of other Web marketing Be aware of other Web marketing toolstools
Steps to encourage visitorsSteps to encourage visitors
Be clear on your objectivesBe clear on your objectives Design your siteDesign your site Get the word out!Get the word out! Track your results to identify areas Track your results to identify areas
for improvementfor improvement
Be clear on your objectivesBe clear on your objectives
• Define your site’s purposeDefine your site’s purpose• Understand your roleUnderstand your role• Know your customersKnow your customers
Define your site’s purposeDefine your site’s purpose
Public or private?Public or private? Sales, promotion, entertainment, Sales, promotion, entertainment,
information, or organizational information, or organizational transparencytransparency
Internet Site
Intranet Site
Intranet Site
OR
Understand your roleUnderstand your role
Major site developer Major site developer
Content Contributor Content Contributor
OR
Know your customersKnow your customers
Who do you want to attract?Who do you want to attract? Why do you want them there?Why do you want them there? Are they from within your company Are they from within your company
or outside your company?or outside your company? Are they local or global?Are they local or global? Do they already know about you or Do they already know about you or
are you a new player?are you a new player?
Design your siteDesign your site
Find a great domain nameFind a great domain name Design your site with traffic in mindDesign your site with traffic in mind Deliver valuable and usable contentDeliver valuable and usable content
Find a great domain nameFind a great domain name
Company nameCompany name Product descriptorProduct descriptor Easy to rememberEasy to remember Easy to spell when heardEasy to spell when heard Have multiple names that point to Have multiple names that point to
your siteyour site
Design your site with traffic in mindDesign your site with traffic in mind
Optimize or pack your site with Optimize or pack your site with keyword phrases and meta-tags keyword phrases and meta-tags
Add a Site MapAdd a Site Map Develop unique and descriptive page Develop unique and descriptive page
titles, including keywordstitles, including keywords Don’t use framesDon’t use frames Add useful Web partsAdd useful Web parts
Deliver valuable contentDeliver valuable content
Keep information up-to-dateKeep information up-to-date E-mail links to documents on your site E-mail links to documents on your site
rather than the documents themselves. rather than the documents themselves. Post:Post:• Agendas and MinutesAgendas and Minutes• Reports and PresentationsReports and Presentations• Charts and dataCharts and data
Post documents in various formatsPost documents in various formats• Onscreen and downloadOnscreen and download
Adobe AcrobatAdobe Acrobat PowerPointPowerPoint
Get the word out!Get the word out!
Publicize your site addressPublicize your site address Make search engines work for youMake search engines work for you Go find your customersGo find your customers Explore other Web marketing toolsExplore other Web marketing tools
How Visitors Find YouHow Visitors Find You
Direct Navigation64%
Search Engines36%
Publicize your site addressPublicize your site address
Include URL in other communications:Include URL in other communications: Business cardsBusiness cards E-mail signaturesE-mail signatures Publicity materialsPublicity materials LetterheadLetterhead Printed documentsPrinted documents Radio and TV adsRadio and TV ads Local newspaper web siteLocal newspaper web site
Make search engines work for youMake search engines work for you
List your site with search engines List your site with search engines and directories and directories 95% of traffic comes from Google and 95% of traffic comes from Google and
Yahoo!Yahoo!• bCentral.combCentral.com• WebTraffic.comWebTraffic.com
Go find your customersGo find your customers
• eBayeBay• News groupsNews groups• Chat roomsChat rooms
Explore other Web marketing toolsExplore other Web marketing tools
Pay for search engine placementPay for search engine placement• Overture.com Overture.com
Pay for ad clicks (PayPerClick)Pay for ad clicks (PayPerClick)• Google’s AdWordsGoogle’s AdWords
Lead generation and capture toolsLead generation and capture tools• W5.comW5.com
Track your traffic rankTrack your traffic rank• Alexa.comAlexa.com
Improve your link popularityImprove your link popularity
Track your resultsTrack your results
• Web hosting company statisticsWeb hosting company statistics• Commercial web analytic toolsCommercial web analytic tools
WebSideStoryWebSideStory bCentral’s bCentral’s Site Traffic AnalysisSite Traffic Analysis
SummarySummary
Be clear on your objectivesBe clear on your objectives• Define your site’s purposeDefine your site’s purpose• Understand your roleUnderstand your role• Know your customersKnow your customers
Design your siteDesign your site• Find a great domain nameFind a great domain name• Design your site with traffic in mindDesign your site with traffic in mind• Deliver valuable and usable contentDeliver valuable and usable content
SummarySummary
Get the word out!Get the word out!• Publicize your site addressPublicize your site address• Make search engines work for youMake search engines work for you• Go find your customersGo find your customers• Explore other Web marketing toolsExplore other Web marketing tools
Track your resultsTrack your results
Questions?Questions?
For handouts, more info:For handouts, more info:• www.triadconsulting.comwww.triadconsulting.com
Or try our web site:Or try our web site:• www.triadconsulting.comwww.triadconsulting.com
Or, perhapsOr, perhaps• www.triadconsulting.comwww.triadconsulting.com