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5 Ways You Can Use Your Website to Speed Past Your Competitors Bloomington Business Expo - April 17, 2008
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Why You Should Use Your Website To Speed Past Your Competitors
Who Loves ?
What Are the Stats? Percentage of Americans using the internet on a daily basis: 1995: 9% 2000: 57% 2005: 74% 2007: 79% In 2007 that is  178 million  daily users in the US.* *Harris Interactive Case Study: Nov. 2007  **PEW Internet & American Life Study: April, 2006 45%  of users say the internet  helped them make a big decision in the last 2 years.**
What Are the Stats? Online Retail Spending Continues to Increase CNN Money, Jan. 2008
What Does This Mean? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What Does This Mean For You?
Ask the same questions for your website. You are your website. Your website is you. How Do People See You? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
5 Ways You Can Use Your Website to Speed Past Your Competitors
1 st  Gear:  Audience 2 nd  Gear:  Design 3 rd  Gear:  Navigation  4 th  Gear:  Marketing 5 th  Gear:  Site Analysis Let’s Gain Some Speed
1 st  Gear:  Know Your Audience & Your Site
1 st  Gear What are the actionable items that you expect your customers to take on your site? Hold Your Website Accountable What do you expect from your website? How will you convince them to take that desired action?
They are impatient. Internet User Behavior They make quick decisions. They scan pages instead of read them. You Have 4 Seconds 1 st  Gear
2 nd  Gear:  Design, Messaging Simplicity Keep it simple stupid. Don’t make me think. Messaging Speak directly to your customer. Use the proper language, terminology. Communication Don’t just decorate! The core function of your site.
3 rd  Gear:  Usability, Navigation
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3 rd  Gear   Bad Good Your Website
4 th  Gear:  Attracting Your Audience If you build it, that doesn’t mean they will come.
4 th  Gear How To Drive Traffic To Your Website
4 th  Gear ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
4 th  Gear
4 th  Gear When should you start being more competitive and drive more traffic to your website? NOW
5 th  Gear:  Reporting, Site Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Use this information to make your website better!
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5 th  Gear
Overdrive! Tools that allow you to review  (or spy on!) your competition: www.Compete.com www.Quantcast.com www.Spyfu.com
Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Helpful Resources Paid Search Advertising The Adventures of PPC Hero www.ppchero.com Search Engine Optimization SEOMoz www.seomoz.org Website Design Basics Designs from Scratch www.webdesignfromscratch.com General Website Marketing/Development Search Engine Land www.searchengineland.com
Want to do more, faster? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thank you! Joseph Kerschbaum [email_address] www.HanapinMarketing.com  812.330.3134

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5 Ways You Can Use Your Website to Speed Past Your Competitors

  • 1. 5 Ways You Can Use Your Website to Speed Past Your Competitors Bloomington Business Expo - April 17, 2008
  • 2.
  • 3. Why You Should Use Your Website To Speed Past Your Competitors
  • 5. What Are the Stats? Percentage of Americans using the internet on a daily basis: 1995: 9% 2000: 57% 2005: 74% 2007: 79% In 2007 that is 178 million daily users in the US.* *Harris Interactive Case Study: Nov. 2007 **PEW Internet & American Life Study: April, 2006 45% of users say the internet helped them make a big decision in the last 2 years.**
  • 6. What Are the Stats? Online Retail Spending Continues to Increase CNN Money, Jan. 2008
  • 7.
  • 8. What Does This Mean For You?
  • 9.
  • 10. 5 Ways You Can Use Your Website to Speed Past Your Competitors
  • 11. 1 st Gear: Audience 2 nd Gear: Design 3 rd Gear: Navigation 4 th Gear: Marketing 5 th Gear: Site Analysis Let’s Gain Some Speed
  • 12. 1 st Gear: Know Your Audience & Your Site
  • 13. 1 st Gear What are the actionable items that you expect your customers to take on your site? Hold Your Website Accountable What do you expect from your website? How will you convince them to take that desired action?
  • 14. They are impatient. Internet User Behavior They make quick decisions. They scan pages instead of read them. You Have 4 Seconds 1 st Gear
  • 15. 2 nd Gear: Design, Messaging Simplicity Keep it simple stupid. Don’t make me think. Messaging Speak directly to your customer. Use the proper language, terminology. Communication Don’t just decorate! The core function of your site.
  • 16. 3 rd Gear: Usability, Navigation
  • 17.
  • 18. 3 rd Gear Bad Good Your Website
  • 19. 4 th Gear: Attracting Your Audience If you build it, that doesn’t mean they will come.
  • 20. 4 th Gear How To Drive Traffic To Your Website
  • 21.
  • 22. 4 th Gear
  • 23. 4 th Gear When should you start being more competitive and drive more traffic to your website? NOW
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26. Overdrive! Tools that allow you to review (or spy on!) your competition: www.Compete.com www.Quantcast.com www.Spyfu.com
  • 27.
  • 28. Helpful Resources Paid Search Advertising The Adventures of PPC Hero www.ppchero.com Search Engine Optimization SEOMoz www.seomoz.org Website Design Basics Designs from Scratch www.webdesignfromscratch.com General Website Marketing/Development Search Engine Land www.searchengineland.com
  • 29.
  • 30. Thank you! Joseph Kerschbaum [email_address] www.HanapinMarketing.com 812.330.3134

Editor's Notes

  1. Introduction: Me, Senior Search Consultant @ Hanapin Hanapin: Web Development & Internet Marketing Firm What a great day for the Expo? I’ll be going out after this. Any particular booth that was your favorite (besides your own)? We are a results driven firm.