<p><a href="http://webstarts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Target.jpg"></a></p> <p>Everyone wants their own online business. But how many people really know what it takes to succeed online? In this article I'll share with you 5 things a business needs to be successful online.</p> <p><strong>1. A website you can edit yourself.</strong></p> <p>Do a search on Google for just about anything and you'll find millions of search&hellip;</p>

<p>For your website to be successful you'll need web traffic. Here are three easy ways to get people to start visiting your website.</p> <p>1. Put your web address on your print publications.</p> <p>Do you have a business card or brochure? If so, be sure to include your web address on them. And when you do, don't make&hellip;</p>

<p>In my last post I shared about how looks aren't everything when it comes to creating a website. Again, it doesn't do any good to have a great looking website that doesn't achieve it's goal. In this article I'm going to be sharing on what you really should be looking for in a website.</p> <p>Almost fifteen&hellip;</p>

<p>The internet is now the most powerful tool in your marketing arsenal... but let me ask. Are you doing everything you can to take advantage of it? Here are 5 things every website owner can do to increase the number of sales they get from their website.</p> <p><strong>1. Create A Captivating Headline</strong></p> <p>To win more customers you&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="http://blog.webstarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/5-Musts-Internet-Marketing.jpg"></a>The average person is bombarded with over 3,000 marketing messages a day. That's up from 300 in 1993. And on the web it's even worse.  You're dealing with super short attention spans, a whole lot of noise, and competition is just a click away. So how do you cut through all the clutter and&hellip;</p>

<p>Have you ever heard of a squeeze page? A squeeze page is a term coined to mean a page that requires a site visitor to opt-into a mailing list before letting them brows the rest of the website. Squeeze pages are used to capture email leads. As an internet marketing it's important to capture leads&hellip;</p>

<p>It's so tempting to want to hire someone to do all the work for us. After all most of us can only maintain a few core competencies at a high level. So why not hire someone to do the things in an are where we don't believe ourselves to be an expert? This train of&hellip;</p>

<p>I'm going to be starting a new question and answer segment where I'll be taking some of your questions and posting answers to them as they pertain to web design, internet marketing, SEO, and more. In the first installment I have a question from a guy named Billy. Billy wants to know where he can&hellip;</p>

<p>The days of small businesses running yellow pages ads and expecting the phone to ring are over. If you've got a business, you need a website. The internet has opened up a whole new world of marketing channels but your website needs to be the pillar of your online marketing efforts.</p> <p>Unfortunately getting your own website&hellip;</p>

<p><a href="https://static.secure.website/wscfus/10235279/4123037/6rtgsrvajnyn5bkybxqu-w468-o.png"></a>Too often I hear people who think they need to hire a web designer to work on their website. I understand the temptation. Most business owners are too busy doing what they specialize in to learn a new skill like building a website. What they don't know is by not managing their website they&hellip;</p>

<p>All good search engine optimization starts with keyword research. After all - "If you aim at nothing you're bound to hit it". It's important to know the keywords people who are looking for products and services like yours are entering into Google. Not just for SEO purposes but for internet marketing in general. To date&hellip;</p>

<p>Today I'm starting a new segment here on the WebStarts Channel that's all about adding fun little tidbits to your WebStarts website. I'm calling the segment "WebStarts Hacks".  Normally I write a lot of blogs about how to build a professional looking website, driving traffic, and marketing yourself on the internet. WebStarts Hacks is all&hellip;</p>

<p>When it comes to building your very own website there are plenty of choices. Especially if you know how to write your own code. But the fact is most of us that need a website don't know how to code and as you know from one of my previous articles <a title="web designer " href="http://www.webstarts.com/blog/internet-marketing/why-hiring-a-web-designer-will-never-work/">hiring&hellip;</p>

<p>If you're into internet marketing maybe you've heard the term "squeeze page" but you're not quite sure what that is. In this article I will explain what a squeeze page is and you can make it a part of your internet marketing arsenal.</p> <p>Typically when someone comes to your website they take a look around and&hellip;</p>