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8. Make sure you accept credit cards - If you don't accept credit cards, you are making a huge mistake. The biggest percent of your customers will pay this way if
option is available. Don't take
chance that they will choose another method if credit cards are not a possibility.
9. Offer free information on your site - You will want to offer some type of free material on your site. Free material such as courses are a very good way to build yourself as an expert in
eyes of your visitor. Free ebooks are another good thing to offer. Make sure these freebies are good solid information that can help your visitors.
10. Get your visitor's email address - You can accompish this in quite a few different ways. Giving away
courses or ebooks is one great way. You can publish a newsletter or ezine that your visitors can sign up for on your site.
11. Make sure to build your site with purpose in mind - If you are trying to sell a product on your site, then sell that product. If you are just trying to get addresses and make
sale later, then make that your purpose when building your site.
12. Encourage feedback - Make your visitor feel like his opinion is important. Offer him
chance to provide you with feedback. Don't be too proud to make changes if you start hearing some of
same things from your visitors.
13. Remember that you are building this site for your customers - This is not a site to fufill some fantasy of yours. Remember
purpose of your site. Keep your customers wants and needs in your mind as you design it.
Your website is one of those things that will determine if you are a marketing success. Make sure that you make your website user friendly. Also make sure that you don't lose sight of
purpose of your site. If your sit e does not come across direct to your visitor, you are going to lose many visitors before you can even make a pitch.

Raymond Johnston Jr is a semi-retired advertising executive. He is the editor and publisher of Money For Hire Ezine. He is also a published writer and poet. You can get in touch with Ray through his website at http://www.moneyforhire.com