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Good Website Design Really Does Matter

According to a recent poll done by Webcopyplus, the aethetics of a website design has a significant effect on how long users stay on your website. Almost 25% of web users indicated “poor visual presentation” as the number one element that drives them away from websites, up from 6.6% in 2007.

When users were asked what’s most likely to drive them away from a website they said:

• 50.9% indicated “slow load times”
• 24.8% noted “weak web copy”
• 24.2% specified “poor visual presentation”

This trend seems to indicate that as the web continues to mature, simply having a web site is not enough. To compete you must have a website that stands out from the rest and focuses on what you need your visitors to do, IE: sign up for your newsletter, buy a product, fill out a contact form, etc.
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New Blog Post: Tasks: My Favorite Google Apps Addon Now With Calendar Integration:
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New Blog Post: Google Apps Outlook Sync:
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Another Good Site to Syndicate Articles

One of the best ways to market your website and get more traffic and links pointing to it is by writing great articles about your field and then syndicating them. We're always on the lookout for good places to syndicate content. But there's so many sites to choose from...how do you know where your time is being well spent? Read on to find out!

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Google Apps Outlook Sync

Google has just released a new product called "Google Apps Sync for Outlook" that allows people on Google Apps to continue to use Outlook, but not need a Microsoft Exchange server. See the details here. That is a great new addition as this could save businesses a lot of money by not requiring an Exchange server anymore to sync up company contacts, email and calendars.

The only bummer is you have to have the Premiere Edition of Google Apps and not the free, "Basic" edition. 

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Tasks: My Favorite Google Apps Addon Now With Calendar Integration

Google recently added an addon feature for Google Apps called tasks which shows a list of to-do items in your mail view. You can turn it on by going to Settings --> Labs and look for "Tasks." I love this addon because it puts a list of to-do reminders where I spend a good portion of my time - in email. Tasks can even be viewed on your phone.

Even more recently, Google added task integration with Google Calendar, so you can schedule tasks and easily refer to them when in Calendar view as well - here's more information from Google about it.

Did I mention Google Apps is free for 50 accounts or less? Once you see what it's capable of, it will revolutionize your workflow.

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5 Ways to Market Your Site Using Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking is a relatively new concept that allows people who visit a website to share information that they find with their friends or associates that they are connected to in a variety of social websites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Delicious and more.

This post will cover 5 ways that you can get more traffic to your website using social bookmarking as well as bleed over into link building in general as the two are closely related.

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Page Progressive Now Offers Internet Marketing Writing

Page Progressive is now offering article and press release writing specifically geared towards drawing more traffic to your website. This is accomplished by writing interesting articles and press releases that include key search phrases that you want to build an association with your website and then syndicating that content on the internet in order to get as many incoming links as possible to your site.

"Well-written press releases and articles are one of the best ways to build quality links to your website," says Daniel Trimpey, CEO of Page Progressive.

For a limited time only, Page Progressive is offering 10 articles or press releases for your company for only $500! This new service adds to the list of several services available for small businesses in Raleigh, NC who want to use internet marketing to acheive better exposure for their company.

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For more details, you can contact Page Progressive online here or call at 919-374-3014.

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Local Internet Marketing Firm Provides Workshop for Helping Small Businesses Leverage the Web

On June 30th, at 9:30 AM at the Capital City Club in downtown Raleigh, Daniel Trimpey, CEO of Page Progressive, will be providing a workshop geared towards orienting small businesses in Raleigh, NC to the importance and capabilities of using the internet to market your business.

The workshop will run for approximately two hours and there will be a lunch afterwards at the club for attendies. The topic will be "The Basics of Internet Marketing for Small Businesses" and will address very broadly the aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), link building and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising in the efforts to generate more traffic and business. "All three aspects of internet marketing is key to getting the best results," says Daniel Trimpey. There will be plenty of time built-in for questions, since this has been a very hot topic for people in the past.

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If you'd like to RSVP for this event, please contact the Capital City Club at (919) 832-5526‎. The event costs $15 and includes lunch.

 

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Yay! We're Upgrading Our Hosting!

We have recently added a new server for web hosting clients and we are happy to announce that there will be several perks of this upgrade:

• Twice the bandwidth allocations for both Basic and Advanced Hosting plan users
• A much faster processor with way more RAM (memory)
• Unlimited domain aliases (Registration fees still apply)
• More email accounts, with a new and improved webmail interface
• Support for IMAP as well as POP - both utilizing secure encryption
• Support for Secure FTP (SFTP)

Things you should know:

1. We are encouraging all clients to consider moving their email to Google Apps. This will allow you to transition your email easier, not to mention provide you with other great features like Google Docs and Google Calendar. For more details on Google Apps click here or call us at 919-374-3014.
2. The transition should not affect your website downtime.
3. If you have a static IP address - (Ecommerce clients mostly) your website IP address will change. This should not have any lasting affect on your website, and we will contact you specifically if your IP will change and address any concerns you may have
4. If you stay with our email system, rather than Google Apps, you will need to update settings in your email client to connect to the new server. We will contact you specifically with these settings if this applies to you.

Again, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know by filling our out online contact form here or calling us at 919-374-3014!

 

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