It always strikes me as amazing when I see our technologies  and processes working together to create a single, finished product, especially with the level of web and marketing technology we enjoy today here at World Source Tech.  This is all the more true in my current position as Web design and Marketing Professional.  I love seeing how so many different tools and technologies are a part of this process of making a smart, effective website for our clients and our clients love seeing the results.

According to the Harvard Business Review, companies that contacted potential customers within an hour of receiving a query were nearly seven times more likely to qualify the lead as those that contacted the customer an hour later — and more than 60 times as likely as companies that waited 24 hours or longer.

Video is a big part of many online marketing campaigns. However, reaching a global audience with video can be difficult, largely because of language barriers in crucial markets. So, what's the solution?

Web marketers are still trying to discover the most effective methods for mobile advertising. Now, there is evidence suggesting that the future of mobile marketing may lie in rich media ad units.

What do you expect from your website, only a web presentation or even more? Do you even have set expecations between yourself and your webmaster or web designer?

Inbound requests to do business with us (or with our customers on behalf of them)  is why we blog, upload testimonials, add new content like articles, reviews, and videos to a site. Then, we need a supporting actor to help us get that content seen. One way to this is to use various social media accounts that link to the content we create on websites.

We all know how annoying it can get to have your email bombarded by newsletters. Why would you want to be another deleted email? As consumers we are getting really good at fine tuning our spam blockers, blocking phone calls, and weeding out the information we really want- you're good at it right? So is your potential customer to whom you want to send email to. This means you have to send things people actually want to read. This really means you can't just send ads via email- it's not your direct mail flyer replacement. Email is however, an excellent communication tool for marketing that, when providing great content and subtle call to action will result in great returns and measurable business.

Today, we implemented a new function to our blog system and new subdmission forms that integrate with VTiger CRM. Now everybody can subscribe to our blog by just entering your email address and then clicking the subscribe button. That's it! Seemingly simple, this is actually a custom module created for the Lyftin Bloggie component in Joomla 1.5. While all blogs should have this, Lyftin does not come with it so we had to create it...

So my function at World Source Tech can be kind of nebulous right, I mean what exactly does "Social Media Coordinator" mean? So to give a little insight into my world and some of the things I might do to help generate Measurable Website Results for our clients I thought I would just touch on my blogging activities from today and provide a few useful tips for writing your own blog.

What a pleasure to support and speak at such an amazing event helping Real Estate professionals and others learn about new technology, social media, and Internet marketing. Likewise what an awesome learning experience for myself and staff. The content delivered at the 2011 REbarcamp in Grand Rapids, Michigan was engaging, interesting, and relevant. The exchange of information in each discussion group was on point with what small business owners like Real Estate professionals need to know about how to promote their business and listings on the Internet. Bar Divani http://www.bar-divani.com/ hosted the event with 200 Real Estate professional attendees, most of whom stayed the entire day from 8AM-4PM.