I have a passion for the inner workings of the Internet. I have been creating websites for the Internet for more then a decade now. The last four years I have been working on creating a product that will help make people's dream of owning their own business a reality. The product ended up turning into a business that I basically run on a part time basis. Allshouse Designs is a #digitalmarketing agency that promotes small business to gain more exposure on the internet.
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It’s no secret that starting a business is not easy. Many business consultants that I have talked with have mentioned that the biggest problem with failed businesses is a lack of planning and or the founder just gives up too soon. Do you want to have a successful business? Well, I have put together 8 steps that will help you create a business. These 8 steps are important and should be taken in account before you open your business. See the 8 steps on the tips and updates section on our website.
These days it is important to have a website for your business. Now you may already have a business website, but is it a responsive design? It’s got to be responsive. The ever growing mobile use by Internet user becomes greater everyday. You can read more why it’s important to have a responsive business website in our Tips and Update section.
A press release is a perfect tool to show the world what your business is doing and how you can solve people’s problems. If you think you have something that will change someone’s life in an exciting way. You should consider writing a press release for your business or idea. You never know what will happen if you tell the world your idea. Don’t know how to write a press release? See the 4 elements of a successful press release. 
WordPress is a great CMS platform and I have managed and designed plenty of WordPress sites in my day. Over the years, I learned quite a bit. The one major lesson that I learned is that it is better to host a WordPress site on a WordPress owned server. Now it does cost a bit more then hosting it on a private server, but the chances of being hacked becomes a lot less. Once a WordPress site gets hacked it can be very difficult and costly to fix. Last time I checked it was around a $100 per year to have a WordPress site hosted on wordpress.com and it can be between $250 to $1000 to fix a hacked site. Do the math and decide. WordPress is awesome, but it may not be the right fit for your business. There is a great pros and cons of WordPress post located in the Tips & Updates at allshousedesigns.com that you should check out. It should help you decide. If you have more questions about WordPress. Please feel free to post them in the comment section.
Sometimes it can be difficult to decide where to list your business on the internet. Yelp.com is one of the largest review sites for business. Through the years I have heard a bunch of mixed reviews about Yelp. The cool thing about Yelp is that it is still free to have a profile that features your business and a ton of people still use the platform. Yelp does provide a paid service to put your business in front of more of it’s users, but it’s a little old school. Basically the contracts and commitments are hard to swallow when you have so many other choices that are more controllable and cheaper. It’s sad to see they still can’t see the disadvantages of their contracts. Anyway before you put your business on Yelp read the Pros and Cons on my Tips and Update section on Allshouse Designs.
We are about two weeks into our experimental SEO program for allshousedesigns.com and it appears that it continues to show good results. The program continues to bring in new users to the website on a daily basis. Read more about it -https://goo.gl/xZpP8h
Do you think PPC ads don’t work? Do you know why majority of campaigns are stopped before they should be? Well, I read that 96% of people that click on ads for the first time do not buy anything. It’s no secret we all research on product before we buy. I can admit that I have click on ads and have not acted on them until 6 months later. With that said, how long do you think you should run your click ad campaign? Also remember, it’s not about making a sale. It’s about letting people know your business exists. Check out the Pros and Cons that I came up with for pay per click ads.
I have been running Google’s Webmaster Tools forever and it has really helped me through the years. I think it is a great free product from Google to help create websites for Google’s search platform. As usual you can read more about the tool on my Tips & Updates section at Allshouse Designs .
Blogger outreach is marketing concept and or practice that can be very powerful if used correctly. It reminds me of the product placement concept. Which is my favorite method of advertising. If you are not sure exactly what Blogger out reach is. You can find out more information on our Update and News Section.
It is funny how many new business owners forget to get listed with Google’s free business listing database. It is free you know and really it is in Google’s best interest to have businesses list themselves with in their network. You can find out more about Google My Business in our News and Update section.
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