Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Happy New Year! You've had a look at your website reports, and
now it's time to plan your online marketing strategy for the
upcoming year.You may be looking at a morass of numbers and charts
and graphs, some of which don't mean that much to you.

How can you use the information from your reports to determine
the best strategy for your website?
- Do you like what you see? If your traffic is
increasing, your rankings are where you want them, and business is
good, then it makes sense to do more of the same. If your strategy
doesn't seem to be getting the results you want, then it's time to
think about doing something different. Too often, decisions about
updating your web site are based on emotional responses. Onsharp's 3-D process
can prevent that by making sure the Discovery phase, using
measurable data, precedes the decision making.
- What's working, and what needs work? Your web
analytics can tell you a lot about your visitors. In order
to fine-tune your strategy, you should look at things like the
conversion rates of visitors arriving from different sources, the
cost per conversion of different Adwords campaigns, and the bounce
rate (the percentage of people leaving without exploring your site)
on different pages. Then you can do more of the things that work
best, and less of the things that don't work as well. Streamlining
your web strategy, and responding to changing conditions, can
maximize the return on your investment.
- Success builds on success. Increased
user-friendliness at your website, more valuable content for your
visitors, and updated design or development when you need them --
all of these things not only make your website better and more
appealing to your visitors, but also increase your website's
success with search engines. If you have an inspiration, let us
make it a reality.
Onsharp can help you understand your analytics and make SEO
decisions. We can also help you get from a strategic plan to a
successful website. Contact us at info@onsharp.com or
701.356.9010.