Web Presence 101 - Part 1

Q: “Hey! I have been reading your blog and your last one about web presence really sparked my interest. I am not a business owner, but having a web presence (from what I have read for employers hiring) is just as important on the personal level. Do you have any more tips for increasing your web presence?”

A: I sure do! Web presence is extremely important on both the personal level and the business level. Now, like I said in Friday's post, having a website is a huge help. This is in case anybody ever wants to look you or your business up, and although we all love Facebook, it isn’t that professional as your only means of people learning about you. Now beyond that, here are a few things which I have done and seen success.

1) Get a Facebook, Twitter, and blog….. all of it. These items are great but have the potential to be detrimental if used incorrectly. Remember, that these are your personal sites you are using them to market you! So don’t write anything that a whole PR team would take a month to clean up. Also, once you write it, IT IS THERE FOREVER.

2)Retweet, write on walls, leave a comment, and WRITE BACK! That’s right everybody you are going to have to interact with the internet. The internet has become an engaging medium that you should take advantage of in this day of age. I try and comment on at least one blog a day and a few Facebook fan pages everyday, either backlinking (placing my personal link in the comment) or just simply commenting. As for twitter, I am a tweet-aholic, be it tweeting, retweeting, reading, or posting twitpics.Twitter haters, you are going to have to get over it. Twitter is a great way to share quick thoughts, talk to other people, and network quickly all from your computer or cell phone.

3. Post pictures and videos. I think this is instant gratification at its best. A lot of people will choose to watch a video or look at a picture instead of read, so use that to your advantage. Once again, if your mother would squirm because of a picture or video, you should probably not post it.

This list is much longer, but I will wait to continue it till tomorrow. Remember that we are offering $125 special to get you a website and start your way on to a better web presence. Call 706.373.8688 to start today! If you have more questions Facebook us!

Find yourself on Google - $125 Web Design Special

I love Google. I love how it answers any question I have at the press of a button. Google is a huge search engine that a lot of people choose as their primary source to find out more information. With all of this information at the tips of our fingers it is sometimes hard to get your message heard. This can be a huge problem especially for small businesses. One way in which you can defeat the Google burial ground is by increasing your web presence. Web presence, or online presence, is simply the presence a business or a person has on the World Wide Web. Web presence is crucial in today’s society where obtaining information is usually through a search engine.

There are a few steps to web presence, but we are going to focus on the most basic.

1) The first step to any successful web presence is actually having a website. Without a website you are missing out on the chance for future customers to even hear about you. The website allows people to read more information about whatever you sell which makes them more apt to do business with you.

2) If you already have a website this next step is for you. The next step is optimizing a website you may already have. The old saying “there is ALWAYS room for improvement” is definitely true in the scenario. Just like fruits and vegetables you have to keep your website new and fresh to keep up with the changing times.

Don’t let your business slip through the cracks of the media age. Jonae Media is offering a special on one page web designs for only $125. For more information call 706.373.8688 or email us at cshelley@jonaemedia.com.