This leads us to the broader category of off-page optimization. As you review your Google Analytics results and keyword rankings, you may find that you perform better on Yahoo! and Bing than Google for certain keywords. Your keyword rankings depend on several broad factors. The most important factor is the competition you face. Continue reading “A Practical Guide to Developing Effective Web Sites: Part III”
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A Practical Guide to Developing Effective Web Sites: Part II
Your navigation scheme should include a form to sign up for your e-newsletter and free available downloads, or requests for a free report, analysis or consultation. Your pages with regular updates should also include an RSS subscription so that visitors will receive updates either by e-mail or in the RSS feeder when you update your site without having to come back and visit again. RSS feeds, which can include Twitter posts, are another way to regularly update your site. Continue reading “A Practical Guide to Developing Effective Web Sites: Part II”
A Practical Guide to Developing Effective Web Sites: Part I
If you are starting a new business or organization, you realize that developing your web site is one of your top priorities. In today’s online world, those organizations that do not have a web site, just don’t seem like legitimate businesses or ones that prospective buyers, clients or supporters have confidence to do business with. Increasingly, as traditional marketing approaches become less effective, perhaps led by the phone book, it has never been more important to concentrate your marketing efforts in your web site and to effectively implement an online communications strategy to build your business. Continue reading “A Practical Guide to Developing Effective Web Sites: Part I”
Guide to the Hamptons Independent Film Festival
The Independent, a free weekly newspaper published specifically for the East End, is placing ads in its 18th Annual Insider’s Guide to the Hamptons Film Festival. The guide, which will be inserted in The Independent’s October 6th issue, will be distributed to festival goers at hundreds of East End locations. Continue reading “Guide to the Hamptons Independent Film Festival”
Community Welcome Packets Greet New Homeowners
John recently moved to a new home with his family. One of the first pieces of mail he received was a Welcome Packet from Community Survey, a corporate outfit with a local franchise in Smithtown. The packet included coupons and gift certificates from a host of local retailers and service providers, as well as a welcome message from Community Survey. Continue reading “Community Welcome Packets Greet New Homeowners”
Unique Opportunity in Mall Food Courts
Look Media is promoting a new campaign to get your message in front of diners at mall food courts, nationwide. You can now have your ad created as a table-top, edge-to-edge sticker to be plastered on every table in the food courts of your local malls and shopping centers Continue reading “Unique Opportunity in Mall Food Courts”
Long Island Business Journal subscription
Today we were contacted by the Long Island Business Journal to renew our subscription. The sales rep shared some information with me that I thought might interest our readers. Continue reading “Long Island Business Journal subscription”
Long Island Souvenir
Geared toward tourists and travelers, the Long Island Souvenir will serve as a high-end resource guide to Long Island visitors, staying at Suffolk hotels. The Souvenir is in the process of obtaining contracts from hotels and bed & breakfasts across the county that will allow their guide to be placed in every room in these establishments. Vacationers are ready and willing to spend money, even in tough times. The Souvenir will provide original content about local towns and points of interest, as well as ads and reviews for advertisers. Continue reading “Long Island Souvenir”
NFL Football Advertising on FiOS
Advertising during NFL Football games on FiOS is an excellent way to leverage your advertising dollars in these highly rated programs. New York DMA (approximately 400,000 households) at $600 per 30 second commercial for ESPN and $300 for the NFL network. Long Island only at $300 per spot for ESPN and $150 for NFL network. Packages also available for i networks. Cable ads on these games often sell-out and the prices rise as the season progresses, especially for Jets/Giants games. See schedule: Continue reading “NFL Football Advertising on FiOS”
WALK FM Back-to-School Safety Announcements
WALK FM is looking for organizations to sponsor their back-to-school child safety public service announcements, which will run September 7th through 10th (Tuesday – Friday after Labor Day). Sponsors will receive one 30 second mention on the air during the morning or afternoon commute and their name and logo on WALKradio.com. Continue reading “WALK FM Back-to-School Safety Announcements”