Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Does your company have a Twitter page…only it doesn’t get updated very often? Twitter is all about posting Tweets on a regular basis – if you are active and presenting interesting information, you will get more followers and your time will be put to good use.

Here are 3 ways to keep your Twitter page FRESH and ACTIVE:

(1) HOLD CONTESTS—People love the chance to win things as we all know! Your contest could be for a product or service. Get people to Tweet the details of the contest each day to be eligible to win…which has the potential to create a ton of buzz about your company!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Newly engaged and starting to plan your wedding, only to find yourself stressed and overwhelmed? If you are in Calgary or the surrounding area, count on Five Star Events to be your Calgary Wedding Planner. They will ensure that everything goes off without a hitch on your special day, enabling you to focus on your new spouse, family, and friends.

Five Star Events is also your provider for Calgary chair covers and wedding decorations.

Contact Five Star Events to be your Calgary Wedding Planner today!

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

If you are tracking your website with software like Google Analytics, you will see “Bounce Rate”. It is shown as a %. This means that on a specific page (or a general average for the whole website) that number of people who enter your website, leave without going to a second page. So, the lower the bounce rate, the better! Now, it is hard to get a very low bounce rate, but if you have one of 20% or lower, you are doing very good. This means that only 1 out of every 5 people leave without going to a second page.

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

When it comes to search engine optimization – getting websites found in Google etc. – there are many factors that come into play in terms of getting ranked. Without getting into all of the technical jargon, here are some factors that can be explained in more simple terms for those of you who are curious:

1. Age of the Domain of Your Website…in other words, how long your website has been around for. The age of your website builds trust. The longer a website is online, the more “viable” it is seen as.

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

With the Internet being world-wide, you can expect (and want) to attract visitors from your city, your province/state, your country, throughout North America, or even abroad. It all depends on your type of business and your target audience.

To make it easy for people to contact you (and increase the likelihood as well), it is very beneficial to offer a toll-free number. People love to see a 1-800 number because then they do not have to incur any costs just to ask a question or two.

Toll-free numbers can also increase trust – even if people do not want to contact you, just knowing that they can builds credibility.