Thursday 29 August 2013

Run A Popular Coupon Website Like You've Never Done Before

By James Barn


Think you're done working now that your discount coupon information website is up? Your traffic numbers certainly don't look like you've done enough, do they? You need to learn how to market your site and your content. That's the only way you're going to bring in the kinds of traffic that you need to start making money. Not to worry, we have a series of suggestions put together to teach you how to sell your website to the public and bring in the hits.

Smartphone users are a rapidly growing population of internet users, so you want to cater to them in any way you can. Apps are generally how a smartphone user accesses web content, so you may want to give serious thought to creating an app of your own. Keep in mind, however, that creating apps is very different from creating a discount coupon information website, so you may want to hire a professional if you're unsure of how to do it.

Providing contact information such as your name (or the business' name), e-mail address, telephone number, street addresses and hours of operation lends more credibility to the webpage. Without this information, users are hesitant to provide personal information to the discount coupon information website. Also, by providing the information up-front you will save yourself time spent answering users' questions.

You know the old saying: You get what you pay for. If you decide to use a free hosting service, expect from them what you're giving them: Nothing. No technical support, and probably a whole lot of ads you won't have any control over. Purchase a web-hosting plan that gives you the flexibility you need to build your dream discount coupon information website.

Blogs are rarely sustained entirely from one person writing all the content, so find a popular blog in your niche and offer to write guest posts for them in exchange for allowing you to post your link. This will give you more exposure and send additional traffic your way while providing a service to a fellow site master, and additionally giving your target audience the information they want.

All of the pages on your discount coupon information website should have the same theme. You visitors can be confused by too many images and colors on your site and forget the reason they are at you site. Avoid the temptation to use these to liven up your website so it stands out. You want them to pay attention to the sites most important parts so do not complicate it.

Any successful site will have its own domain name, no matter how new they are. Invest in one immediately, and make sure you've given adequate thought to it, making it short but easy to remember. Keep your domain name relevant to your brand or field, and incorporate one or the other into your address if possible.

Online security is important to your visitors - so it should be downright fascinating to you. If you're selling anything online, you must secure your site with a SSL certificate that encrypts all communications with your customers. If you don't have SSL, many potential customers won't buy from you.




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