Huh? Explanation please?! If you have visited my “main” website lately, you will have read my message about closing down April 1st. That’s right folks, my beloved LWD is closing down forever.
I started my web design business officially back in 2001 (non-officially in 2000). Thanks to all of my wonderful clients (truly, I love all you guys - and girls! lol) - I have managed to stay in business all these years. I never thought it would be possible. So why close?
Well, first of all… I am not closing completely. I will still be doing maintenance for my regulars, and you know who you are! And I will also accept a limited number of new clients as I am able to take on new projects.
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I have seen an increase in blog install requests from my clients since the new year. After installing their blogs and customizing the template, I send out instructions on accessing the blog, creating categories, writing posts, and so forth. On occasion I also include some ideas for getting traffic to their blogs. Afterwards, a client sometimes will email me asking - what should I blog about? It’s a common question, one I often find myself asking.
Obviously my responses are tailored specifically to their particular industry (for example, I tell my candy wrapping clients to write about party favors, planning baby/wedding showers, general party planning, etc.) but here are some generic ideas to help get you started with writing blog posts.
- Write a product review. If you sell actual products from your website, this will be an easy task as you can feature your own products and link right to your own shopping cart. Highlight the products features, how to use it, etc. If you don’t sell products, review products related to your website content. As a web designer, I reviewed many web design programs and included them on my web design site. Be sure to include your affiliate link if possible.
- Write tutorials for your products and/or services. This is a great way to add content - both to your blog and website. I have a client who sells adult toys and she has written articles that tell her customers how to use the toys she sells. She linked the articles to the product in her shopping cart. I provided clients with short tutorials on my old web design site, like how to set-up web hosting, registering a new domain, etc.
- Announce sales and promotions. It’s your blog, use it to your advantage. If you are offering a discount on something, write about it in your blog.
- Ask for suggestions from readers. Involve your blog readers by asking questions in your blog. For example, find out what products they would like to see available in your online store.
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I am working on 2 new WordPress installs and came across these free blank WordPress themes by refueled. These themes “blank” making it easy for anyone to add their own logo and match their blog to an existing website layout. The theme is available in both 2 and 3 column layouts.
Very simple themes, very easy to edit as well.
I saved them all for future use, very handy indeed 
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So you might be wondering - how exactly is this resolution different from the first? Isn’t writing more articles the same as adding more content? Why yes it is, IF you are adding the articles to your own website. I am referring to article writing for other webmasters to publish on their websites.
This is a two-part goal for me because I would like to:
- Convert old articles on my websites and submit them to article directories and
- Write new articles to submit to article directories
I figure removing old articles will force me to replace them with new, improved articles - fulfilling resolution numero uno. Thus killing two birds with one stone.
You might already be on to this type of marketing. But just in case, allow me to briefly explain why article writing is worthy of my time - and YOURS…
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