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Roger Ellman

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Helping small companies ensure their website has the right approach for greatest success in appealing to visitors, customers. Promotion effectively via the internet (but can answer only 1 or 2 specific questions at a time, here!). We know what works and what does not. We need a description of the website and the business it is serving (or intends to). I will try to proffer advice that bridges the gap between the "tech" or "IT" people and those with less of a technical approach. If you have the idea and are business-savvy - but the "newspeak" of high technology gets you down, you`ve come to the right place!

Past/Present Clients

Virgin; Leisure complex in Crete; High desert retreat - Arizona,USA; Consumer shopping website - UK and Europe; Legal services company - HI,USA - More

What do you like about this subject?

The Internet: It's a great arena for everyone, operations of all sizes, to put flair and business ideas to work - the satisfaction of helping people understand appropriate ways of making it all work is enormous. It also provides healthy business revenue. Usability and customer-friendliness of websites is a main interest.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

More, More, More. How to do it better, how to improve communications and how to help others fully understand the processes of getting their message across - successfully!

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

You never know what interests others - unless you let them tell you! You CAN do that on your website; you'll benefit from it too.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

There is no ONE way that's the right way - but there are several that have REASONS to work and some that push everyone away (from your website). I know some of each.

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UserDateKCPComments
Ciaran03/06/12101010Thanks for your help Mr.Ellman much .....
Boake02/05/121010Thank you for your advice.
Matt12/30/11101010Thanks very much for the great information .....
marv alpert09/27/11101010GREAT ANSWER! if you are in BOlogna .....
marv alpert09/27/11101010great job..

Recent Answers from Roger Ellman

2012-01-31 Web Site Marketing:

Boake    As i mentioned a service such as Jill Whalen's would be best. I see this now.    The site looks great...I have no idea, but you know, about the degree to which these are good prices for tires

2012-01-30 Web Site Marketing:

Boake    Hope I can help you.     First of course...could you let me know in a follow-up question the address of your website (www.mywebsite.com ...)     I would suggest looking at the works and indeed

2011-12-29 Growing an online service business?:

Matt    I really understand the quandary.     I do not know any business coaches (sometimes I end up in a micro-momentary-role of that sort though!) so cannot advise.    In case it may help, a few fire-them-out

2011-09-27 someone said it is good to make the name of your website the key phrase people would be searching for..is this correct so if you owned a restaurant in Rome, Italy your domain name would rank high if you bought the domain name: bestrestaurantinrome.com o:

Mary    You could indeed forward the trattoria site.   It is always best to promote and have most people use the one main domain name of your website.     It is unlikely that just having the long reviewsbologna

2011-09-26 someone said it is good to make the name of your website the key phrase people would be searching for..is this correct so if you owned a restaurant in Rome, Italy your domain name would rank high if you bought the domain name: bestrestaurantinrome.com o:

Marv    Bestrestaurantinrome.com or with Italy in the middle is hard to type.     It would first be a good idea to look on www.wordtracker.com to see the key words used and also take a look around google

 

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