Technology is moving so rapidly these days that, as I'm sure you've realized, you need a website to stay relevant no matter what industry you are in. So how do you get a website? The two most common options are to pay for a custom website or build your own website. I'm going to tell…
If you have built a free website with WebStarts or are using a pro or pro plus website, no doubt you are looking to increase traffic to your site. The very first thing you need to do is optimize your website's pages and content. WebStarts has tons of resources for getting you listed on the…
Did you ever want to analyze how fast your free website is loading for others? Did you ever want to see how large your files are relative to each other? This tool is going to help you do just that.
Head over to http_//tools.pingdom.com/fpt/.
This tool will allow you to quickly see how fast your page…
The WebStarts Shopping Cart has always been a great tool for selling products online. Now its even better!
Using a free website built with WebStarts and your free shopping cart, you can now sell a product ONLY when it is in stock. This will allow you to sell certain amounts of your unique products without overselling.…
It is a common belief that free website builders somehow deteriorate your online reputation. There are several common myths that follow this belief and I'm here to debunk each of them.
Myth #1. Your website will look like a cookie cutter website.
While I can't vouch for the other guys, WebStarts website couldn't be further from…
When you make a free website, you may find the need for some stock imagery. Whether you make a website for your local business, your ecommerce business, or anything else, having a source for free, high quality images will always come in handy. That's why I've found this free stock photo site.
Here's the link_…
Today we're launching a new feature. You now have the ability to create multiple free websites within one account. You can create up to 3 free websites under each account. When you upgrade to a Pro Plus account you'll be able to create yet another free site. In other words you'll always be able to…
Keyword research and keyword placement are two extremely important things regarding your website's search engine placement. Search engines are looking for content rich pages. When you are trying to get higher on the search engines for specific keywords, you absolutely need to have those keywords on your site.
So what is keyword density? Keyword density is…
Broken links are hyperlinks on your website that lead to nowhere. You click the link and find nothing. This could be a blank page, a 404 error, or anything else. Basically, these links are bad.
Broken links are bad for a couple of reasons. Of course they are bad for your website visitors because they cannot…
By popular demand you can now see your entire website including the background in the editor view. This means you can see your entire website on your page while editing your site. Previously we only displayed the editable region. Now when you click to drag an object you'll notice the non-editable regions will become shaded.
You…
No matter what you are selling or marketing, you can always use more eyes looking at your website. Of course there are ways to pay for traffic to your website and those methods are great but you can still get pretty far on a budget. In some cases, free website traffic is even better than…
Advertising online is a great way to drive new customers to your business. There are two primary types of online advertising CPM and CPC. CPM advertising is when you buy a certain number of advertisement impressions and is typically associated with banner ads. While CPC (Cost Per Click) advertising allows you to pay only when…
It's becoming harder and harder to win new customers. So what's the solution? Easy, keep the customers you already have. Here are 3 ways you can keep your existing customers happy and keep them coming back.
1. Be Observant
Notice who your customers are? How frequently they do business with you and the things they're buying? To…
The hardest thing to do in business is win customers. The competition in the marketplace can be ferocious. The number one way you can get more customers is by taking care of the the customers you already have. Happy customers refer their family, friends, business colleagues and so on. A customer who is referred to…
If you're wondering about Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system you can now download it for free. Please remember this is the developer preview. None the less if any of our users would like to download it and build a free website with our website builder using the new Windows 8 please visit…
