Internet Web Traffic Statistics for www.georgedubec.com

I started my personal business website in December of 2007. As you can see by the statistics below that by working at SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) plus other online and offline marketing activities I have been able to increase the traffic to my site considerably over time. As I always say, “Online marketing is like paddling a boat upstream. Once you get started you can’t stop or you will go downstream real fast. You must go steady and forward to make significant progress.” It takes time, effort and money to get increased traffic to your site. There is no “magic bullet!” The next important issue is to not only get general traffic, but targeted website traffic to your site, in other words, those that want your products and services.

If you need help getting targeted traffic to your website contact George Dubec, Internet Marketing Professional, to help you at 954-481-9402 # 222 or gdubec@securenetsystems.net.

Internet Users in the USA

The Internet has long been a mass medium in the US, but it just got a little more massive.

eMarketer estimates that 63.4% of the US population uses the Web at least once per month, and that nearly seven out of 10 Americans will do so by 2013.

Are you taking full advantage of the Internet to get leads and sell your products and services? If you are not then your competition is! Contact an online marketing expert to help you get more targeted traffic to your website – George Dubec, online marketing consultant at 866-568-9402 or gdubec@securenetsystems.net.

September Search Market Share

September Search Market Share: Query Volume Leaps on Back-to-School and Economic Concerns, Google Leads Growth

Written by Jeremy Crane - October 20th, 2008

Ah, September. When leaves begin to turn, school kids doff their backpacks, the economy tanks and Google sets a new record for search market share and hits the 2nd greatest month/month query volume growth in the past 13 months.Interestingly, most of the other search engines also grew query volume, demonstrating the magnitude of students and concerned investors returning to their web browsers. MSN/Live was the only search engine that lost query volume in September, and with Club Live factored in, that loss actually became a dive.

Google continued to impress, hitting 40.3% year/year query growth, same as last month, while most competitors took big hits compared to last year. Yahoo! slipped 6.1% versus September, 2007. MSN/Live fell 12.8% or, if you count Club Live, only 5.8%. And AOL lost a whopping 18.2% of queries versus 13 months ago.

The only bright spot, other than the Google sun, was Ask, which inched 1.2% compared to September, 2007. Perhaps that “The Algorithm killed Jeeves.” advertising campaign actually did help retain Ask searchers.

If you are not properly listed on Google with your most prominent keywords and keyword phrases, that relate to your business, then you need to contact George Dubec, online marketing consultant, and find out how to get there? Call 866-568-9402 # 222 or E-mail gdubec@securenetsystems.net.

Networking Seminar with George Dubec and Mike Owen - Oct 18, 2008

"How to Network Successfully for Business"

Presented By

Mike Owen
LearnBusinessNetworking.com

Special Guest

George Dubec
Senior VP Sales and Marketing of Securenet Systems
Radio Show Personality on "The Internet Business Hour"
Presenting "How to Use the Internet for Networking"




George Dubec & Mike Owen

Learn How to Network Successfully

Join South Florida’s top business networking professionals and get an education on how to be successful in networking to increase your business.


Mike Owen has been networking in South Florida for over 14 years, met thousands of people through networking, and has successfully built a network of contacts for his businesses. During this time, he has attended or orchestrated over 1,000 business events. He has successfully applied his networking system to getting more business. Come and learn the ins and outs of networking, avoid dreaded networking pitfalls, and what to say and do when meeting business people. Mike Owen will also invite up a few guest speakers who have successfully built their businesses through networking. Right after the seminar put your newly learned knowledge to use at our networking event!


George Dubec has been an Internet Marketing Consultant for over ten years. He is also a radio show personality, national speaker, past Director of the Nightingale-Conant Speaker’s Bureau and sometimes referred to as “The Voice of the Internet.” Learn how to use the Internet to find prospects, get leads, promote your business, brand your name, and refer business to others. Find out how to use the Internet as a virtual networking tool.

Date:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
9:00 am - 12:30 pm: Seminar with Mike Owen and George Dubec
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Networking

Location:
Sheraton Suites Plantation
311 N. University Dr.
Plantation, FL 33324

Special Price - $25
Register at http://www.learnbiznet.citymax.com/HTNS.html

For more info contact Securenet Systems at 866-568-9402, or email info@securenetsystems.net.

Budgeting for your Website Project Including Internet Marketing

The following is a rule of thumb on how to distribute a budget for a web project (first year):
a) - Design, layout, and developing specifications (5%)
b) - Web development (40%)
c) - Adjustments, changes, additions and maintenance (10%)
c) - Web marketing and promoting (40%)
d) - Web hosting (5%)

Specifications:

1. You need to have your specifications developed with professionals and have a schematic design layout of the prominent pages with all the required elements displayed.

Web Development:

1. If you want a site built by a “Web Guy” who learned how to use Dreamweaver and Photoshop, expect to pay anywhere from $50 to $65 per hour and about $50 to $100 per page. Expect to have it finished whenever. They are also available to do any extra work, if you can get a hold of them, at your “beck and call.” There will also be additional cost for features, functions, backend programming and databases.

2. If you want a site built by a 5-10 person, *boutique-style agency, expect to pay anywhere from $65 to $100 per hour and about $100 to $200 per page based on elements required and optimization. There will also be additional cost for features, functions, backend programming and databases.

3. If you want your site built be a *top-notch agency, expect to pay anywhere from $100 to $300 per hour and about $200 to $400 per page based on elements required and optimization. There will also be additional cost for features, functions, backend programming and databases.


* These are experts and they deserve to be paid as experts. These companies require specifications and you will have to pay for additional work and ongoing maintenance. The work will be queued in their normal work schedules for completion.

Web Marketing and Promoting:

1. You will need to establish a budget for monthly SEO, SEM and online marketing work. That being said, much of the online marketing work can be done in house if you and your staff know what to do and how to do it? Anything you don’t want to do, know how to do or can’t do will have to be outsourced. Some companies use interns from local colleges to do a lot of the online marketing work.

If you need help in establishing a budget for your project contact George Dubec at 866-568-9402 #222 or gdubec@securenetsystems.net.

The Latest Online Marketing Trends for Business

Come visit George Dubec and Securenet Systems' staff at the ITEC Conference and Expo!

Visit us at Booth #212 for two days.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316

For more info contact Securenet Systems at 866-568-9402, or email info@securenetsystems.net

41 Percent of Adults Click Away From Problems

emarketingandcommerce.com
September 18, 2008

When consumers run into transaction problems online, 41 percent say they switch to an online or offline competitor or abandon such transactions entirely.

This was a key finding from a recent survey commissioned by Tealeaf Technology, a San Francisco-based customer experience management software provider, and conducted by Harris Interactive.

The survey was conducted online between Aug. 5 and Aug. 7, polling 2,010 adults age 18 years and older, and focused on shopping, banking, travel and insurance Web transactions.

Results reveal that nearly nine out of 10 consumers (87 percent) conducting transactions online have experienced problems. Here are some other key findings:

- 84 percent feel an online transaction should be completed on the first try;

- 84 percent have conducted an online transaction in the past year and 35 percent prefer to conduct their business online;

- 22 percent of those who've conducted an online transaction in the past year expect better customer service online than when shopping in person;

- 87 percent of respondents who experience problems when conducting online transactions get frustrated, and 41 percent said they come away feeling angry;

- 47 percent of respondents have contacted call centers after encountering problems using Web sites. Among those, 64 percent felt that call center reps weren't knowledgeable about the Web sites, while 38 percent said their issues didn't get resolved over the phone;

- Among the 72 percent of those who said they've experienced poor customer service from call centers when calling about Web site issues, 45 percent stopped doing business with those companies entirely, 37 percent decreased the amount of business they were doing with the company and 13 percent said they lodged a complaint with the Better Business Bureau;

- 84 percent who said they had problems with online transactions share their experiences with others.

If your website is that is not properly e-commerce enabled and has an ineffective or poorly structured shopping cart you will lose business. The key to making money with your website is increasing your conversion rate. As you can see by the statistics above, if you have any glitches on your site you will lose customers and that directly affects your bottom line. Contact the e-commerce experts at Securenet Systems to get your website up to speed and working efficiently and effectively to get more business. Call 866-481-9402 or info@securenetsystems.net.