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Feedback From A Recent Client

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:35:14 +0000

“I had a ton of ideas, but had no clue what to do with them.”

A lot of clients can understand this!

I have enjoyed working on this project with Michaela:

Her feedback is great too!

“I would like to thank you for designing my blog and giving me a professional looking site. Before I hired you I tried to create my own blog, but truth be told, I just did not have the experience and insight that you brought to the table. I had a ton of ideas, but had no clue what to do with them. You helped me weed through all of those ideas and created a professional looking blog that reflects where I’m going with my business. You offered great advice for what works and what doesn’t and I learned a lot from working with you. I now feel more confident about directing people to my site and am excited to start building an online presence. Thank you again for your help.” – Michaela Sibanda, SelfBosser.com

The Promise of 2010

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:42:55 +0000

Freshnets is celebrating another great year in business and we are looking forward to everything 2010 has to bring.

This blog has been quiet but business has been anything but! We’ve helped build and improve websites for so many great home business and small business owners that we haven’t had time to keep our client gallery up to date, but we did add a few new sites this week and will try to to better in the future. (We need to set a good example, right?)

If you’re thinking about updating your website soon, why not give us a call to claim a free twenty minute consult? Ask us questions and find out how we can help you achieve more of your business goals this year.

The number to call is 517-376-3247. If we’re not here, go ahead and leave us a voicemail – we promise to call back.

Swirly Fun on a Blog Header

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:43:37 +0000

Our client wanted something light and airy with images from the English kitchen and outdoors. We delivered!

Site Builder Header Adaptation

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:27:20 +0000

One of our newest clients needed to adapt the generic header graphic that came with their site builder template. She wanted something fresh and we delivered

Boost eBay Traffic with a Blog

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:54:32 +0000

We customized a free Wordpress theme for eBay Mom, Jenn Cangelosi.

When Jenn started blogging about her auctions she saw an increase in traffic to her eBay Store – both from the blog and from Google.

Following our advice, Jenn has written blog posts that include descriptive text and pictures of the auction and store items she wants to highlight. She created links on her side bar from the blog to the individual categories of her eBay store so that visitors could easily browse ‘what else’ she had to offer.

Jenn is enthusiastic about her results so far and has even done some interesting tests where she paused her product blogging for two weeks to see what changed. Sure enough, traffic slowed back down. The lesson is clear – keep on blogging!

Does Your Small Business Website Look Dated?

admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:53:12 +0000

The internet is young but it’s age should be counted in dog years. The look of a website can grow old a lot sooner than you realize.

A dated look on the web sends the unfortunate message that your small business is not in tune with current business trends and technology. Not all businesses rise and fall on technology, but a fresh look conveys that you’re ‘on the ball’ and that speaks volumes to potential clients.

Giving your site a fresh look could be as simple as creating new graphics or as comprehensive as changing how you build and control the website and how many changes you tackle will depend on the current condition of your site.

It’s no secret that we are Wordpress Evangelists here at Freshnets. Creating a site in Wordpress gives it amazing flexibility. Once your site has been moved into Wordpress changes to look and layout are so simple to achieve there are no excuses for your web presence to end up looking dated.

Contact us for a free 20 minute consultation to see how Freshnets can help you achieve the up to date look your site needs.

designer@freshnets.com
517-376-3247

What Can Your Small Business Blog About?

admin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:35:44 +0000

Having a static website is tantamount to posting a brochure on the web for people to read. It’s better than nothing but it falls far short of utilizing the internet to it’s full potential.

A good business website will be fresh, not stagnate. It will offer up the basic information that potential customers need which may not change all that often, but it will also offer up content that says ‘This website was not built and left to gather dust in 2002.’

How can a small business keep it’s website fresh by blogging?

Here are just a few quick ideas:

Post seasonal tips that relate to your products or services.
Post consumer news that relates to what you have to offer.
Post advance notice about sales and new products.
Post announcements about new staff members, promotions, awards and special recognition, etc. (This will be appreciated by staff members as it sends a message about their value to the business and it will draw local traffic as they share the post with friends and family.)

Do you worry about having time to post to a company blog? Any staff member with personable writing skills can serve as a company blogger within a minimal weekly time investment.

Want to start or refresh a small business website with a blog? Contact Freshnets (designer@freshnets.com) for a free 20 minute consultation.