Here are my top 10 things people won’t tell you about your website:

1. Your website looks home-made.
2. Your website does not speak to your market
3. Your website has many spelling and grammatical errors
4. Many links on your website aren’t working
5. The images on your website are not of great quality
6. Your website is difficult to navigate
7. Your website does not have any “call to action”
8. Your free gift is not set up correctly
9. Your website is too cluttered
10. You should take down empty pages

The reason why people won’t say anything is because you haven’t asked them to. It’s so much easier to give positive feedback than negative feedback especially when your opinion has not been solicited.

You might almost have a panic attack when you ask for feedback about your website/business from someone that you value their opinion and know that they would give you honest feedback. But ask all the same.

A while ago, someone mentioned that I had a stock photo on my site that had a watermark on it. I was so glad that she said this because I had asked for feedback. The watermarked photo on my site had been on my home page for almost a year and I’d missed it! We had put some text over the photo instead of the purchased version, so you could easily miss seeing the watermark if you didn’t look at it long enough and I saw the photo almost everyday! This is one of the reasons why you should ask more than a few people to review your website because everyone sees some different.

You have my permission to review my website but please be kind in your feedback delivery. I would rather have feedback that would be helpful than bury my head in the sand. We should use feedback as opportunity to correct errors, enhance our brands and grow our businesses.

Also don’t hesitate to ask me for feedback about your business website…I would be kind in delivering my constructive criticism and better yet, positive feedback if that is the case – won’t you love that!  I won’t just be giving  feedback but would also work with you in fixing the problem areas…only if you Ask.

Contact me for your complimentary website review and don’t hesitate to schedule a Branding and Marketing Discovery Session for your business.

Also don’t hesitate to download my free gift to you, a blueprint/guide Is Your Website Holding You Back? 7 Easy Ways to Attract and Retain Customers on Your Website. This guide is jam packed with valuable information that you can use immediately to enhance your website and business.

Step 1: login to your Facebook account.

Step 2: Click on the Home tab, find it in line with Profile and Account.

Step 3: On the left hand side column, click on the more link to extent it.

Step 4: Click on Ads and Pages link

Step 5: This takes you to the Pages panel and you create your Facebook Fan Page.

A really simple way of putting featured posts on your website.

Description:
This plugin let’s you add – to any spot on your blog’s sidebar – a section dedicated to the articles you’d like to highlight. How it works is very simple: once it’s installed and activated you can decide which articles to add to the highlights section, how many to display, the display order mode and the size of the image retrieved (it takes the first image in the article and automatically resizes it using the “timthumb.php” script).

Some Features:

• Specify a title to be shown on the sidebar.
• Choose the number of articles to display in this section.
• Choose the way in which the articles will be ordered.
• Define the dimensions of the image that will be created.

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Download: Click on the link to download

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Have you really looked at your content? Have you really really read through your website with a fresh pair of eyes? It would be worth your while to ask for a second opinion.

Your website might just be what is holding you hostage.

Here is my litmus test for you. If you answered Yes to 2 or more of the questions below, you need to connect with a professional copy writer to write fresh, targeted website copy for you.

1. Are you a professional website content writer?
2. Did you write your website copy yourself?
3. Are you afraid that hiring a copywriter would be more than you can afford?
4. You are not getting the right kinds of projects from online prospects?
5. You are afraid to ask someone to review your website content?
6. You spend too much time during your consultation explaining exactly what you do?

Here are some things to look out for when searching for a website copy writer:

Look for someone who writes using clear, easy-to-understand language while also incorporating keyword phrases that satisfy search engines without turning off readers. A copy writer that has excellent grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills, research skills, someone who understands your business and its goals also an understanding of your customers and what their needs are.

Also important, your copy writer should be skilled at writing from the point of Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing.

Remember, there is no point to having a beautiful website that does not work towards meeting your vision and business goals.

Beautiful + Functional + Interactive + Informative website= SUCCESS!

Are you ready to get a result oriented website? Contact our full service web design firm to review your website copy and design if you are ready to do something different, something that works. Doing or having the same thing always gets one the same results…nothing more.

In these latter parts of the year, a lot of business owners are working on revamping their websites and I do know that a lot of the websites that I use for various reasons are rolling out their new sites instead of waiting till the start of the upcoming year.

Are you thinking about rolling out a new dynamic website for 2011? Here are some questions on an important aspect of having a business website:

• Is your website going to showcase your products and or services effectively?
• Will you be offering quality real life examples for potential and existing clients to review?
• Will you be putting on display rave reviews, projects, services and products you have completed?

If you are not highlighting your expertise, demonstrating the value that your potential clients and customers need….then STOP! And get back to the drawing board.

Your website is the one place where there are no restrictions to showcasing what you have to offer.

I provide a FREE 30 minutes consultation, use this opportunity to chat about upgrading your online marketing presence and how to strategically showcase your products and services.

Other forms of search engine marketing (SEM) target paid listings. In general, the earlier (or higher on the page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search and industry-specific vertical search engines. For more information on the history of SEO, visit the SEO Wikipedia page.

Our SEO activities at AIVS include:

• Site Activity Analysis
• Keyword Analysis
• Search Engine Analysis
• Link Building Campaigns

We believe firmly in link building activities and for a huge part it involves web directory submissions, because it works for us and our clients. Which is also the reason why we also own two quality business web directories: Sengalist.com and GreatCoachesDirectory.com.

Web Directory submission is the process that involves submitting websites to web directories. Web Directory submission is important because it helps increase websites rankings on the search engines. The higher a website ranks on the search engine, the more sales a business owner gets as their websites come up higher in search results.

Web Directory submission enables websites to get a lot of backlinks. When a site has a high amount of quality backlinks, the website gets to rank higher in the search engines. Backlinks are neccesary in ranking websites on the search engines. Without backlinks, websites will not appear in the search results.

As business owners, we know the importance of having an attractive, functional, informative and interactive website. But not having an optimized website defeats the purpose of having one at all; as no one will find it when they do their Google, Yahoo, Bing or any other search engine inquires.

We have various SEO packages and customized solutions to meet your business needs and budget. Contact us about how we can strategically and effectively make you websites visible in the major search engines, attract the right customers and grow your business.

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Links and Relationship Building should be a labor of love and be done with the utmost integrity. Blog owners see through these automated and generic SEO activities…we will not be fooled!

To Readers: Do share with us some of the ridiculous comments that you’ve been getting on your blogs.

To Business Owners: Are you thinking about Search Engine Optimization for your websites? Are you looking to have quality ranked relevant websites linked to and from your websites? Let us work with you to strategically develop an SEO campaign that would effective promote and grow your business.  Contact us to get you on the link building path to success.

I purchased 2 ShareO licenses for both myself and my VA and we used it for two months to manage my emails and have had many issues. Our emails weren’t syncing, attachments were getting corrupt, etc. I got fed up with these issues and have migrated to Google mail. I have a Virtual Assistant business and  99.98% of my communication is done via email, I needed something that would WORK!

In the first month, my assistant wasn’t getting new emails, we were also getting multiple folders issues where we could end up with 3 0r 4 of the same folder. In the end I realized as my inbox continued to get fuller, that we weren’t seeing the same things. Basically we were not seamlessly synced!

I just asked for a refund and didn’t get one. They would rather hang on to my $69.90 than do the right thing! So now there is the question of standing behind your policies and customer satisfaction. But who am I to say anything?, I don’t also run a business.

NOTE: When I spoke with Don, I said that I had had tech support for 2 months. I was trying to say that I had had support from their tech department. We dealt with tech support in a 2-3 weeks period.

I had a livechat with ShareO sales support team member, Marlow. Below is our full conversation:

Chat InformationPlease wait for a site operator to respond.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with ‘Marlow‘

Chat InformationYour Issue ID for this chat is LTK146042066807X

Marlow: Hello.  How may I assist you?

agnes: hi, I purchased 2 shareo licenses for both myself and my assistant and we’ve had issues with email management and I now just starting using gmail for email management purposes. I made my purchase in Feb and my assistant’s in march. I would appreciate a refund as we weren’t able to work with shareo for outlook.
Marlow: Have you contacted our tech support via LiveChat?

Marlow: According to our money-back policy we only give a refund if our technicians are not able to make our software work on your computer during 14-day money back performance guarantee period.

agnes: yes, your tech support guy helped on several occassions, with my assistant and finally with myself. he accessed my computer, did some such and also my assistant’s but we still weren’t synced and I still ended up doing my emails.

Marlow: Ok. Our technicians can solve your issue.

Marlow: I will transfer you to them.

Chat InformationPlease wait while I transfer the chat to ‘Don‘.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with ‘Don‘

Chat InformationYour Issue ID for this chat is LTK146042066807X

Don: Hello.

agnes: Hi Don, I don’t want any more technical help. I’ve imported all my emails, calendar, contact to gmail. I just want to get a refund. Another technical guy has tried to help but we still have issues.

agnes: Marlow was too quick to transfer me…

Don: Please note that refund is not possible if you refuse our tech support. Sorry, it is our sales policy. You can check our money back policy at: http://www.4team.biz/TRIAL_moneyback_policy.asp

agnes: I’ve had technical help for 2 months. Many online chats and remote access on both my assistant’s and my computers. I patiently did all this. Its taking time away from my work. I do all my work via email.

agnes: I’m sure there are records of all our communications

Don: Ok, in that case I will transfer you back to Marlow if that’s OK with you and you can proceed with your refund request.

Don: Yes, there are.

agnes: thanks

Don: One moment please.

Chat InformationPlease wait while I transfer the chat to ‘Marlow‘.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with ‘Marlow‘

Chat InformationYour Issue ID for this chat is LTK146042066807X

Marlow: Hello, again.

agnes: Marlow, you were too quick to transfer me.

Marlow: Yes, we have records of these communications. However our tech support department states that all issues were solved.

agnes: I have communicated with your tech support on many occassions. I work virtually, so I need my email management to work perfectly.

Marlow: We can not issue a refund if you refuse our support.

Marlow: This is our refund policy.

agnes: I’ve already had your support. Chats and remote access on our computers.

Marlow: Yes and all issues were solved.

agnes: I reloaded new versions and such as well.

Marlow: Now you have encountered other issues. Please let our tech support to solve them.

agnes: its the same issues, not new.

Marlow: They can make ShareO work on your computers.

Marlow: If they will not be able to solve your issues, we will issue a refund.

agnes: I’ve used shareo for 2 months and now gone to google mail. it takes time trying to continue to do this. my whole work is dopendent on email.

agnes: It’s feels like you are strong arming me.

Marlow: Refund is possible only if you visit our technical support and they are unable to fix the issues you have encountered.

agnes: I’ve already done that many times. when should I say no more.

Marlow: Refund is not possible in such case.

Marlow: Do you have any more questions for me?

agnes: Your tech support has tried many things…nothing has worked. Now I’m using google mail.

agnes: why are refunds not possible??? I’ve being very patient and dealt with tech support. Now you tell me that I can’t get a refund when I can’t use your product.

Marlow: Our technicians can make our product work, but you refuse our support.

Marlow: In such case refund is not possible.

Marlow: You can check our refund policy at: http://www.4team.biz/TRIAL_moneyback_policy.asp

agnes: I didin’t refuse your support, I’ve already used your support and now migrated to google mail.

Marlow: You are now refusing our support.

agnes: You are trying to strong arm me.

Marlow: You should have contacted our support before you moved to google mail.

agnes: I have already started using google mail.

agnes: I no longer had the luxury of time to continue with my daily email issues.

agnes: I’m waiting.

Marlow: Each time you have contacted our tech support, your issues were solved.

Marlow: We can solve issues this time as well.

agnes: No one contacted me to ask if the problems were resolved.

Marlow: You should have contacted, if they were not solved.

agnes: All i need now is my refund for both licenses.

Marlow: Have you checked our refund policy?

Marlow: It is written in bold: We will only refund your money if our technicians are not able to make our software work on your computer during 14-day money back performance guarantee period. There is no refund after that.

Marlow: Do you have any more questions for me?

agnes: I will be posting this conversation on my blog as a review of your product and customer service. Thanks. Agnes Ikotun

Marlow: I do regret for inconveniences. My pleasure to help. Goodbye.

agnes: Enough said!

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I hope this review helps other people deciding to use ShareO.

Note to Corporation 4 Team (ShareO):  I also welcome your comments.

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