B2B Website Profits

Trying to sell on the Internet

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:01:36 -0500

You can hear it in his question; he's stalled out, frustrated, and doesn't know where to get started. He's in the same place as many, looking at the Internet as sales salvation. It's easier to get started than you think ...

Why e-mail open rates don't matter

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:31:41 -0500

Often new technology leads us in a direction away from underlying fundamentals. For example, the tracking of open rates in e-mail marketing (and other digital marketing mediums.) Do e-mail open rates they really matter?

Hard Cost of Website Outages

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:30:59 -0500

If as a information publisher, web hosting services provider, or technical services company you may think outages are no big deal, then you'll want to read every word of todays post. I don't mean to be dramatic over this, but outages are some serious as serious as a heart attack ...

Burning time with Twitter?

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:56:16 -0500

Are you burning valuable time with social media? Clients lately are asking about automating Tweets because they find so much of each day sucked into social media. Technology changes, but time challenges are still the same.

Using social media automation

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:33:43 -0500

"I'm reading about Twitter automation tools that save me time with social media. What are your thoughts about social media automation?" -- John

If you're asking about the kind of social media automation that saves selling professionals time, then I'm for it. But if you're talking about social media automation that broadcasts garbage, then I'm against it. Here's why.

Blog Posts from Public Content

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:53:00 -0500

There is nothing wrong with using public content on your business blog, but you've got to think about your visitor. It's a great niche content strategy, unfortunately so many do this wrong. Here are some tips to leverage public content for business gain.

Humanistic article linking strategy

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:26:43 -0500

Many marketers today want links to their affiliate and lead generation pages, they want links so bad they will find any reason to shove in their web address. Unfortunately, many bad links hurts value for readers. Here's a lesson that will improve article marketing and your sales bottom line.

How to prioritize website changes

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:54:44 -0500

With more than a decade of systems administrative and software engineering experience, specializing in the support of high-traffic Internet publishers; I get a few questions. A common question is "How do I prioritize site changes for maximum business result?"

Faster business website now

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:23:54 -0500

Speed matters from end-user experience through to your ability to generate revenue. There are three sides to any business website performance, and it doesn't just help to throw hardware at the problem. Let's look at how "slow" hurts your profits and what to do about it.

How to handle a site outage

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:59:52 -0500

Anyone in the hosting business knows that websites go down. Sure, there are ways to keep them from going down for the end user, but just one wrong line of code or a power outage can make your system dead. Here are some tips to handle it right:

How to measure business website success

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:56:39 -0500

While some marketers fantasize about reach, brand, and exposure, if you really want to know what defines business website success then you are in the right place. It's truth that bounce rate is important, number of visitors contributes, but your bottom line measure of business website success is summed up in two formulas:

Page speed is a user benefit

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:57:48 -0500

While Google doesn't currently put priority page speed as a factor for ranking, they agree that speed is a huge benefit to users. After watching the video below of what Matt Cutts of Google says, I'll share a few points I've found in website management.

[Podcast] Truth About Getting Rich with Internet Marketing

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:20:29 -0500

Answering a listeners question about an Internet marketing program purchased, including how to recycle disappointing information products. Plus, learn a few new tricks to increase sales at your website.

Optimizing Content Web Pages for Greater Profits

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:36:45 -0500

Here's what I use on top traffic catalog referring pages and key landing pages. There is a careful balance between improving sales and messing up a good thing. Ask these questions before tuning high traffic pages if you want maximum profit:

Guest Blogging to Build Website Traffic

webmaster@b2bwebsiteprofits.com (Justin Hitt) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:53:43 -0500

Do you want qualified traffic for your business website or blog? If you have something of value, you can be seen by a hungry stream of buyers if you know how. Here is one business blogging strategy sure to bring you visitors.