- How
do I get started marketing my business on the Web?
- Is
it expensive to have a Website set up?
- Is
it really practical to hire a Web Page Designer based in another state
to construct your Web pages?
- What
services does Ad Wizards provide their clients?
- Why
should I use you for my Host Site?
- How
will people find my Home Page?
- Do
I need to have a computer to take advantage of marketing on the Internet?
- Who
is Ad Wizards?
- How
long has Ad Wizards been in business?
- What
results are your clients getting?
- Who
will do my Search Engine submissions?
- Can
I have my own Domain Name?
- Can
I get a "hit counter" on my page?
- What
services does Ad Wizards offer for clients that don't host
on their site?
- How
long does it take before I can see my Home Page on the web?
Answers
1. You
have already done that by looking into it! Once deciding on which
Commercial Host Site to use, and checking their references (very important)
you have completed step # one of the process.
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2. The
answer to this is a resounding...NO! Sure, you can have all the
wiz-bang animations and custom Java applets if you want to pay for them,
but for many commercial applications we believe that this just is NOT
needed. Tell people who you are, what you do, what you can do for them,
give them some helpful information and as many ways to contact
you as possible. If you do this in a non-boring manner, with some color,
a nice layout and maybe an animation for novelty it will normally do
the job for you. A professional first impression is the main ingredient
here. We have found that the K.I.S.S. principal works very well in most
instances on the web. Examples of your products or services and legitimate
testimonials are also very helpful to prospects. Sure, things are not
as inexpensive now as they were last year or the year before due to
changes on the Internet, but it is still MUCH cheaper to do things right
on the net than a traditional brick-and-mortar business.
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3. The
short answer to this is YES...but only if you have checked out the Designer(s)
and found them to be responsive, ethical and honest. A GOOD designer
knows that it requires more than just good looks to make your website
work for you and be acceptable to the Search Engines.
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4.
Ad
Wizards can provide any of the following services:
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5. It
is common knowledge that in the business world there are many unethical
people...and the anonymity of the Internet and computers has enabled
them to flourish on the Net. ALL of our clients are happy and have no
problem being a reference for us...contact them. Our web servers currently
utilizes redundant backbone connections to the Internet with generator
as well as UPS backup power to assure you that your clients can get
into your site quickly.
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6. In
a variety of ways. Primarily through Search
Engines and Directories...
but by other means as well. Marketing your business on the Internet
should be a cooperative effort. Ad Wizards will place you in
our business directories, submit your Home page to approx. 900+ Search
Engines, Directories, Classifieds and Links Pages. You need to place
your URL (the address of your Home Page) as well as your email address
(if you have one), on any printed material you use and on any other
advertising media, radio spots etc. People also will find you by word-of-mouth
or coming into one of our other client's pages and then decide to browse
our directories and clientele out of curiosity. Additionally
we offer website marketing services using link management to accomplish
very high Search Engine Rankings. We have many happy clients to prove
it!
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7. Not
with Ad Wizards! We can assist you in the beginning by handling your
leads for you. We will have all responses to your website directed to
us and upon receipt, we will print them out and Fax them to you for
action. All you need to have is a Fax machine. When you get "online"
and feel comfortable enough to handle your email and leads yourself,
we will merely re-direct the traffic to you. In most cases this is a
low cost, affordable service for our clients. (long distance charges
may also apply)
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8. Ad
Wizards was founded by Don Allen of Austin, Texas. Don comes with over
40 years of background in sales, marketing and customer service in various
industries. After spending approx. 2 years learning the differences
of using computers in sales and marketing on the Internet vs. traditional
business, and then learning to design and create web pages...Don left
the company he had previously contracted his services and clients to
and started Ad Wizards. Don felt that if a company offered great customer
service, combined with an understanding of the goals of marketing on
the web in an HONEST atmosphere, it would eventually thrive. This attitude
towards the importance of customer service etc. has proved itself correct
in a very short period of time! Ad Wizards currently has a number of
professionals we work with that keep things moving in a timely fashion...from
graphic designers, to website designers, streaming media experts and
programmers and even SEO professionals.
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9. Ad
Wizards was founded in 1996 in Austin, Texas. Don and his people have
over 80 years combined experience in the creation, design, coding, marketing
and servicing of Web pages on the Internet. Ad Wizards encourages you
to contact any of our many clients for references, or, if you prefer,
we will send you a list of phone numbers and/or email addresses to make
it easier for you.
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10. Many
of Ad Wizards' clients receive a phenomenal number of inquiries and
leads. Because of the variety of businesses hosted by Ad Wizards, results
do vary. The Internet is best used as an additional tool in your overall
marketing "bag", as opposed to the sole method you use to market your
products or services (with some exceptions). In many cases, it takes
several months before a business new to the web sees any substantial
traffic. Usually this is due to the time lag between Search Engine submissions
and when they are actually accepted and indexed into the databases.
This can take up to 6-12 weeks due to the overwhelming volume most are
experiencing at present. Patience and persistence is the key here.
Additonally most of the larger search engines now require you to pay
a fee to be included in there databases.
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11.
We will. Ad Wizards, in addition to using some of our staff to do manual
submissions and follow-up, we utilize state-of-the-art submission software
which connects to a large, and continually updated database on the Internet
designed for this purpose. Consequently, Ad Wizards is able to submit
your Home Page to 900+ Search Engines, Directories, Classifieds and
Links Pages (depending on it's category). We include this service in
our rates. For best results we highly recommend our Advanced Link
Management Services for incredible search engine ranking results. For
additional information click here.
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12.
Absolutely! There are a number of ways this can be accomplished and
cost depends on your particular needs. The cost for the domain name
registration, is currently $25.00 per year. There are cheaper sources
around, but it is MUCH easier and ultimately less expensive if you allow
Ad Wizards to register the domain name of your choice for you. We don't
charge our clients for this service. These charges apply only to the
registration of your domain name, and not the actual USE of it
which will incur additional costs depending on what you need.
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13. Yes.
Ad Wizards offers a graphic counter. Bear in mind that counters are fallible,
can be manipulated, and actually don't mean much to most people, but
we do have them available. Most of our clients now have their own Virtual
Domain (the place where there website it housed) and their own domain
name. This comes with access to Server Log statistics of which page
"hits" is a part of.
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14. Ad
Wizards offers design, creation, coding, submissions,
custom graphics and custom animations as well as text copy and re-design
of websites. Additionally we can administer your domain for you and
are happy to discuss database contracts or "out-sourcing" contracts.
If you require other services not mentioned here, please contact
us at: webmaster@adwizards.com
as we are continually adding new services to our list.
Search Engine Ranking services and SEO consulting are also available.
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15. Once
we have received your check, signed agreement, text copy, and images
you want included on your Home Page, generally we have an initial draft
for you to proof within 2 weeks or less, depending on work load.
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We hope
this information is helpful to you. If there are other questions you
have that we have not yet answered for you...please email: webmaster@adwizards.com or call us at :
(888)
352-5161
or
(512) 715-8008