Using the Internet

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Using the Internet

• What are you using the internet for?
• Examples
• How to develop a website
• Marketing

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Why use the Internet?

• Increase Sales
• Reduce Expenses
• Broaden Market Area
• Improve Customer Service
• To Compete your competitors are online.

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Problems with using the Internet.

• Poor Design
• Poor Functionality
• Spending too Much Money
• Poor Customer Service
• Poor Maintenance
• Downtime

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Examples

• Too much copy? http//www.helgadesign.com/
• Staging biz
• http//www.ednabishop.com/
• http//www.saffroniadesign.com/
• http//www.seattledreamhomes.com/Nav.aspx/Page2f
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• Niche Marketing
• http//www.1earth1design.com/
• Too much below the fold
• http//www.wonderlane.com/interiors.html

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Examples

• Bells whistles flash intro
• http//www.willeinc.com/
• http//www.bcdginteriors.com/

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How to Develop a Website

• Website Development Tools
• http//www.fortunecity.com/
• http//smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/
• https//www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp?iscgpp
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How to Develop a Website

• Website design firms
• http//www.thorloki.com
• http//www.jesseyoung.com/
• http//www.visualscope.com/
• http//www.electricsage.net/

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Marketing

• YouTube
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vY7-lnYSdQow
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vBbZJPRyZcbEmodere
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v_A68RvIRlhU

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Marketing

• MySpace
• http//profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseactionus
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• http//profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseactionus
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• http//profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseactionus
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Marketing

• Getting Publicity
• http//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2
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