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4/19/2009
Michael Hartzell
Going Online? Is this what you want?
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You want to create an online presence
with your brick and mortar business. (Restaurant or
otherwise) |
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You want to connect with your community with Web 2.0, email, and
the virtual tools. |
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You want to "capture" email addresses thereby setting up a
database to do your "guerrilla marketing". |
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You want to do so without going to school to learn a new skill
set. (and yet understand the inner-workings well enough to maximize the
benefits) |
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You want to keep the costs down and avoid paying high fees for
fancy web developers. |
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You don't want to rely on someone to build your online presence
who may or may not know what they are doing. |
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You want to have SEO (search engine optimization) without knowing
how to program. |
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You want to do all of this and have it teachable to someone on
your team. |
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You want to have opportunity to duplicate the
success. |
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You want to include videos, photos and audio... again without
knowing programming. |
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You want to limit your time each week working on
this. |
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Because your time is spent working your business side by side
with your staff, time is precious and you have little or no time to do "web
development". |
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You want have easy maintenance, in house updates created, and
control over what is on the internet. |
How can you
expect to keep the costs low, not go to school to learn programming, have it teachable to someone
on your team? You want what the big companies have but are only a small to mid-size
business?
Do you truly
expect to expand your business with an online presence given these boundaries? Don't your
expectations seem a little high?.
Your expectations are not too
high.
As an
entrepreneur, your expectations must be high for both your business and
for those you rely on for products and services.
Fortunately
for you, XSitePro
website design software not only gives you want
you want, it does more.
A snapshot of my screen in
xSitePro.
Eric Holmlund introduced xSitePro2 to me last
year in his lessons on his website at www.Ericstips.com. If you are familiar with Eric, you will
know he not only has a good understanding of how things work but has good skill with
sharing / education.
Since xSitePro2 is not one of those "get it now or the piano
will fall on you" marketing
companies, I signed up for a webinar. (as
a perpetual critic, expectations were low, even
though Eric recommended it)
There was not only one webinar, there
were three. (and each one was packed full of info above expectations)
These tutorials are now part of the resources for you when you
purchase the software.
The
webinars presented not only showed how the program
worked in depth step by step, but also showed with each step the basics of SEO, the internet
and the methods to streamline going online. (The instructor actually built a website
from scratch ... including how's & why's)
I was sold
after the first. But still I had to research and found dozens of positive remarks from others
about the software.
Once I
downloaded the program, it proved to have email capturing resources, forms, affiliate tools, clip
art, templates, SEO analysis tools, and the list goes on and on. (and
on)
If you
believe that keeping your online marketing in house is the best solution for
you, xSitePro2 not only
guides you through the process step by step, but shows you
the "why" to do it. You learn as you do (which is such a familiar formula when training self
and others).
There are
a few computer software tools which had high impact for me this last year
and xSitePro2 proved to be
worth the time and an outstanding value. (TechSmith's Camtasia and Snagit are also top
of my list)
I am smarter, faster, bigger and better because of the purchase of xSitePro2
and the value grows as my knowledge grows.
OK Downside .... (for me... maybe
not for you)
My quote:
"things are not always as they appear to be".
While I
thought I was heading for gravy train, easy life and a very big shortcut
because XSitePro
website design software
is a
very powerful program. To believe I was going to boot up and begin to create something wonderful
the first day... ???
Mistake on
my part. Do I expect to get into a NASCAR racer and head around the track at 200 miles an
hour? (I teach Magic Marketing but that also takes
time.)
 EVERYTHING has a learning curve. Yep,
even xSitePro2. But only because my expectations and vision
are pretty grand and my vocabulary was somewhat
limited regarding the
internet.
It is said that every new role requires
you to learn 200 new words and once you have learned them, the rest is "cake".
 Reminder to Self: There is NO software
program that is usable without a learning curve. AND, it seems the more
powerful a program is, the tougher it gets to learn.
With all of its
power, xSitePro2 proves to be
the o pposite of the rule. It has all the
flexibility needed and includes show & tell videos, photo filled tutorials for step by
step instructions to have anyone up and running in less time than other programs I have
used.
The common sense choices it provides
leaves me moving forward without leaning too heavily on the help guides.
XSitePro
website design
software is more than a website builder, it is a complete management system which includes
tools for email, affiliates, SEO and much more. When i began I found it was speaking a
language i was not familiar with, I needed to learn new definitions. (fortunately, the help
section of xSitePro in the software allowed me to search the terms
quickly)
Plan on setting aside a "training
period" of several hours to understand how to use it as you watch the training videos and
practice.
xSitePro2 works much the same way as
your word processing program such as Microsoft Word so you will be surprised at how quickly a website will magically appear
(almost magic) under your fingers.
Note: If you are planning on only having
one website for the rest of your life, then I would not consider XSitePro
website design software nor
any other website building program. Why learn and practice a skill to use only once? If
you need someone to help you with a solution, send me an email. You can get you online in no
time.
(note: for a very basic website, the
cost of the xSitePro will be less than hiring a cheap webdesigner who builds and maintains
your site)
Last week, I created a website in less
than a day. Want to see it? It is at http://michaelhartzell.com. Send me a note and
let me know what you think. I used xSitepro with one of the many templates, inserted videos,
added my resume as a pdf and its ready to go. Of course, there will more pages added
but it shows what is possible without "programming knowledge".
The small
learning curve is worth it since it allowed me to learn more than
just XSitePro
website design software.
it enhanced
my awareness and skill level about the internet options. Don't take my word for it. Check out their
testimonials page. Still want more? Refer to Eric's comments
on Ericstips.com .
If you get stuck, feel free to connect
with me via email, twitter, inkedin, facebook .... whichever is your pleasure. Of course
the xSitePro2 team has great support and your first choice for
questions.
Want to
know more? Who can tell you better than the company who makes it, teaches it and support
it? Here is the link .
If
you do decide to check out XSitePro
website design software , be sure to watch the
video. The video tells the real story better than
I can. It shows how and why your life can get faster, simpler and easier (and funner)
for an outcome of more time, energy and profit with
xSitePro2.
May all
your marketing be magic,
Mike
P.S. I am a fan & user of xSitePro2 I
offer this testimonial and the links provided are affliate links. If you make a purchase through
these links, you help to support the resources you find on this website.... and I thank
you.
Here again is the link: XSitePro
website design software
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