Planning a New Website – Part 2
Published October 31st, 2007 in Design - 21 Comments
Read Planning a New Website – Part 1 After you’ve completed the first part of the planning process you now have a good understanding of what you really want out of your website and what content you want it to contain. At this point you’re already doing better than most people that launch a new [...]
A Call for Your Articles About Social Media
Published in Social Media - 25 Comments
I’m compiling a list of blog posts about social media and I’m asking you, my readers and visitors, to submit your work (if you cover the topic of social media). I’d like to work together to create a great list of resources that can benefit everyone. Here’s how it will work: – Submissions will be [...]
Planning a New Website – Part 1
Published October 30th, 2007 in Design - 17 Comments
Businesses that are building a new website or redesigning an existing one should allocate the proper time and resources into planning. By just jumping into the project without the necessary planning, there may be any number of ways that the final product does not maximize its potential. Planning is common for large-scale corporate projects, but [...]
13 Ways to Earn the Trust of Online Purchasers
Published October 29th, 2007 in Make Money - 22 Comments
If you are selling any type of product or service that involves online payments, one of the biggest barriers you will have to overcome is gaining the trust of potential buyers. Here are 13 things you can do to increase their trust in you. 1. Offer Your Contact Information. Providing your contact information helps visitors [...]
My Experience With StumbleUpon Paid Ads
Published October 28th, 2007 in Marketing - 30 Comments
StumbleUpon is known by most website owners and bloggers as one of the best sources of free traffic available. However, SU also offers paid traffic and it’s advertising program is a lot different than other alternatives. With StumbleUpon you can pay $0.05 per visitor and you can choose to target visitors that have selected certain [...]
Weekly Links – October 26th
Published October 27th, 2007 in Links - 21 Comments
Google PageRank: Joke of the Blogosphere? from Andy Beard. 7 Can’t-Miss Ways to Kick-Start the Writing Habit from Freelance Folder. How to Get 1,261 RSS Subscribers In Less Than 3 Months from Smart Wealthy Rich. The Economics of Blogging: Minimum Cost and Maximum Benefit from Dosh Dosh. The Secrets to a Successful and Outstanding Blog [...]
What is Your Social Media Plan?
Published October 25th, 2007 in Social Media - 16 Comments
If you are a blogger or website owner, chances are you’re getting traffic from, or at least hoping to get traffic from, social media websites. Have you developed a plan to use social media to help you achieve your goals, or are you blindly using these sites with no real direction? If you don’t have [...]
10 Realities of Search Engine Marketing
Published October 24th, 2007 in SEO - 24 Comments
If you’re new to search engine marketing you may be confused by the contradicting information that you see online. If you’ve attempted to optimize and market a website you’ve probably learned from experience who is providing valid advice and who is pushy hype. Although this is by no means a complete look at the subject, [...]
25 Beautiful Minimalistic Website Designs
Published October 22nd, 2007 in Design - 394 Comments
Thank you for visiting the Vandelay Design Blog! Inspirational mini-galleries like this one are a regular feature of our blog, so if you would like to receive more inspiration from us, please consider subscribing to our feed by RSS or by email. It seems that everyone has a different opinion of what qualifies as a [...]
The Pros and Cons of Writing for Other Blogs
Published October 21st, 2007 in Blogging - 21 Comments
One of the best ways for new bloggers to get some valuable exposure is to write guest posts for other blogs . A few months ago I was writing 3 to 5 posts each week for other blogs. While I think it is one of the best free promotional methods available, there are certainly some [...]
