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   Dave_in_Cairns | Jan 26, 2001 02:45pm | #1

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   Jim , that's the trick , getting traffic . Make sure you have ALL the meta tags , ie title , description and keywords. You'd be surprised how many sites don't have any or maybe only the title. These are imperative for search engines to index your site fully. Our site has been up for just over a year and initially we were pretty happy with the 100 visits a day , but now that we've optimised the site for SEs we're getting around 1K visits per day, with no sign of it slowing down . There are plenty of sites on the net that will give you advice (free) on doing this , but in the end it just boils down to doing the hard work and fine tuning. If you don't have a top ten ranking in the SEs you're not even in the running.
   
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   AJinNZ_ | Jan 28, 2001 11:43pm | #2

   *JimI went and had a look at your site. very nice. sure it would generate a heap of business if everyone saw it, regards aj

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   Dave_Peebles | Jan 30, 2001 07:30am | #3

   *Hi Jim,One other thing is to get linked with as many other web sites as you can. From what I have seen this helps a lot.Best wishes,Davewww.bowlturner.com

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   Madison's_dad | Jan 31, 2001 06:13am | #4

   *Has any one had problems with their bisnes name on the web. I just found out that my second name is no good because of trade mark problems in other states, I own the .coms but now their unless. Man I'm bummed

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   Mark_from_Auburn | Feb 23, 2001 03:00pm | #5

   *Hello, I have a site that has been up for a few years,and I am still fine tuning it. The site pulls in around 70,000 to 100,000 hits a month. search engines,tags, every little bit helps. though hits are not sales, the problem I find is this, they still want to touch and feel the piece.. and at the cost of handmade or custom furniture etc. I can relate to this..but as things move forword the sales rise.. there are other issues when on the net, shipping etc. the web site should be just a step to better know the maker and to provide imformation to the client...just my opinion..... good luckMark

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   Madison's_dad | Feb 24, 2001 08:38am | #6

   *Mark what is your conversion rate per visit

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   bobl_ | Feb 28, 2001 09:47pm | #7

   *Jim, Where are you? Just at your site and couldn't tell where you are. Would have to do a reverese look up on your area code.BobL

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   Ian_Barley | Mar 27, 2001 06:17pm | #8

   *If you wanna get traffic you gotta advertise. If you wanna advertise without spending the bucks you gotta get your site right.try some of the tips at http://www.bruceclay.com. These have really helped me get my ranking in search engines up and I am starting to get passing traffic because of it. A web site is not a way of doing business - it is an additional way.