The Small Business Web Guru

Do you have a website? Does your current website stink and you need to start over?

Over the next few weeks I’ll be going through each of the following steps one by one. This series of posts will be a guide to creating a successful online presence. Think of this as a quickstart guide to getting up and running on the web. Even if you already have a website you can plug in on the step where your business is currently at. Here’s the topics we’re going to cover:

The Essential Steps

1. Create a Local Business Listing on Google, Yahoo, and MSN
2. Determine Why You Need a Website
3. How Much Money to Spend On Your Website
4. Choose a Domain Name
5. Gather and Create Content
6. Plan Information Architecture
7. Research Web Development, Hosting Companies and Freelancers or Do-It-Yourself
8. Install Google Analytics
9. Create Online and Offline Marketing Strategy
10. Maintain and Grow your Web Presence

Extend Your Success

1. Setup Google Apps or Zoho
2. Setup a CRM software
3. Engage with Social Networking and Media

Now is a great time to subscribe to this blog and get updates automatically in your feed reader. You can also bookmark this page if your interested in this series as I’ll be linking to each topic from this post. Please give me some feedback by leaving a comment or contacting me. I’ll gladly answer any questions you have!

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