People, Products, and Processes. These are the things it takes to run a successful business. Whether you're a ma and pa or a fortune 500.
People
We've all heard we need to hire great people, but what does a great person look like? Simply put a great person or hire will make your life easier. You'll spend…
1. Website Builder.
Of course the WebStarts website builder is our bread and butters. The true drag and drop editor lets you create unique designst that convey the value of your products, services, or information. There's no code to write, and adding a domain name happens automatically. So all the techncial parts of making your…
Shopify is probably the most popular online store builder. It's great if you need a lot of features and want to be confused.
The number one requested feature on Shopify is the ability to create layouts without code. That's where WebStarts comes in. With WebStarts you can create a home page for your Shopify store that…
Sales funnels are a critical part of your online marketing strategy. When people come to your website they're usually not going to buy from you on your first visit. A sales funnel help you capture some contact information from the site vistors and follow up with them. Following up with your visitors and staying top-of-mind…
It's 2019 and search ranking is just as important as ever. Getting your business found when people who are looking for your products and services type a keyword in to Google is a bonified way to drive people to your business but some of the rules of traditional SEO have changed. In this article I'm…
Pinterest is a great place to go for visual inspiration. And since people using Pinterest organize their pins onto boards it's highly organized. Think of it as a visual search engine audited and organized by real poeple.
The audience on Pinterest is primarily women and some of the most popular categories are things like recipes and…
1. They make things people want.
This is probably the most important thing to consider when starting a business. Do you make a product or provide a service people actually want? Too often people come up with an overly creative idea, they assume there's going to be a niche for their product. It's much easier improve…
Despite the emergence of social networks and local listings websites have continued to be the cornerstone of the internet. Here are five reasons why having a website is more important than ever in 2019.
1. You need to be in control of your own data.
If you've been paying attention to the news the last year than…
The cost of a website depends on a number of things. For people using do-it-yourself website builders like WebStarts the cost is very minimal. In those cases you can expect to pay less than $10 per month or about $100 per year. For example: The current price for a one year WebStarts subscription including…
With so many "ghost town" website on the interent it's important to keep your website looking fresh. You don't want the people who visit your website to mistakenly think you're out of business or your website isn't up to date and important. Here are 5 ways to keep your website looking fresh.
1. Create a blog
Blogs…
We've all heard how the majority who try to start their own business, go out of business. But what are the reasons? In this article I'm going to share with you the 5 things that put most people out of business.
1. Lack self-discipline.
If you're the type of person who needs to be told what to do,…
To look professional you need an email address that matches your domain name. Using a free Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail email address just looks fly-by-night.
With WebStarts there are two easy ways to get an email address that matches your domain name. The first, and the easiest is simply to register a new domain name with…
Have you ever wanted to add recurring payments to your website? I recently discovered this fantastic service called Pay Here. Pay Here is a simple way to add recurring payment capability to your website. What makes it unique from other solutions is it's simplicity.
Pay Here uses Stripe as your payment processor. So to use…
Today we released an improvement to the Store Application. Now instead of scrolling through endless pages of products in your backend to make an edit, you can use the search and sort functions. You can search your products by name or sort them by newest to oldest, high to low price, or by the way…
In this article I'll be providing a complete guide to website forms. I'll be covering what forms are and why they are so important when it comes to your website. Let's jump right in.
Forms are one of the most important things you can put on a website. They're used for people to communicate with you,…
