Web Optimization Wednesday: 8 Tips for Improving Your Marketing's Effectiveness

Earlier this week, we looked at content marketing tips and analytics to improve your business. Today, let’s look at what you do with your traffic when it arrives:

1. First, here’s a round-up of 9 tips for improving your website’s effectiveness.
2. Next, take a look at these 5 common mistakes messing up your online marketing plan.
3. A guest post by Nii Ahene uncovers 4 keys to increase your e-commerce exposure this year.
4. A couple of posts from earlier this year wonders whether $18 million is too much to spend on a website redesign and asks how much a redesign should cost.
5. The right URL can help a lot in your online marketing. These two posts answer 5 questions about landing page URL’s and review
   the best URL for your business
6. These posts look at whether you need a website at all and asks why your business is still invisible.
7. A/B testing plays a crucial role in web optimization. But can you take it too far? Is testing 41 shades of blue is a good idea?
8. Finally, check out these 6 simple rules of online (and offline) merchandising.

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