THE MOVIE AUSTRALIA BOMBED ....BUT WHY?

So the big news this week was that Nicole Kidman was shocked to find that the movie Australia Bombed at the cinema worldwide!

Well i for one was not so surprised , for me it started at the first drumroll when all the television channels began showing trailers for the movie, i heard a whisper in my head saying "who is going to want to see that?"

I quickly dismissed the little voice by countering with the facts that Hugh Jackman and Nicole kidman were in it , the war ( of sorts ) was in it, Love, Oppression, struggle....YES it contained all the ingredients of a success BUT my little voice crept back saying " BUT who is going to want to see it?" and i knew it was right.

Because despite all the efforts that had gone into making this Epic of a Movie. The producers, directors and maybe even the actors ( they follow the money don't they ) its a job after all, the cinematographer, extras etc etc.

The makers had forgotten the first rule in business
IS THERE A MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCT ?

Sure they had a winning package, sure it was glossy as hell and yes it had STARS...**BIG STARS** ...BUT and its a big but .NO-ONE WAS INTERESTED!

And that my friends is the biggest pitfall in any business especially an online business, sure your websites great, and its fantastic that your getting huge amounts of traffic form your google adwords campaign but what...your not getting sales?

I wonder could it be That your NEW SHINY WIDGET might not be as great as you thought it was, iTS NOT THE PRICE, ITS NOT YOUR PAYMENT SYSTEM, ITS NOT YOUR DELIVERY TIMES, ITS NOT YOUR SEO OR PPC PERFORMANCE AND ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR NEW SLICK 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR WEBSITE because however you dress a product up if its crap then people know its rubbish and you soon find out that NO-ONE IS INTERESTED!

And like the makers of one of the biggest flops in the last 12 months you have just invested huge amounts of time , money , talent and energy on a worthless project.

SO my advice is take a good hard look at your PRODUCT and when you can honstly say .."yes i'd buy that" THEN GO BUILD A WEBSITE and not until then.

And when you make that descision do yourself a favour and contact me.

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Recession will not curb online spend

Recession will not curb online spend in 2009

By M.Francis Sheppard : SEO Expert www.intelligy.net

To back up my previous blog about the internet getting out of the recession this report came out today..heartening news indeed.

Despite the doom and gloom of the credit crunch, forecasts suggest that online ad spend will increase by 10% in 2009. Although growth will be slower than in previous years, organisations will use the net as an integral part of their marketing activities. The report by Forrester Research predicts that search marketing will be the most successful discipline this year, with the UK, France and Germany continuing to dominate online advertising, with 66% of spend occurring in those markets.

The Middle East is expected to fair even better, with expected online ad growth of 25-35%, as marketers move from print to online advertising to cope with the reduction in budgets. The region will be featured in WebCertain's Emerging Markets Webinar Series later in the year.

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THE INTERNET CAN SAVE US FROM RECESSION

THE 2ND INTERNET BOOM WILL SAVE US ALL FROM RECESSION / DEPRESSION
By: M Francis Sheppard

Article ID: 1996271
Article Submitted: February 15, 2009
Category: Internet and Businesses Online :: SEO
Article Word Count: 362


Interviewed recently by a local newspaper Mr Chris Daniels, the owner of a budget website design and seo company SEO UK stated that the Uk could be saved from the worst ravages of the recession / depression if workers who had been made redundant and other jobless people realised they could make a living online without investing huge amounts from their savings.

Simple ideas like selling old items or items such as books that had been picked up at local boot sales for pennies can easily be sold on 2nd hand books sites for pounds giving 1000% profit on thier initial outlay.

But with a little thought and planning most people can come up with an even better business idea such as a local service they could provide, such as ironing, domestic cleaning, driveway cleaning, gardening e.t.c. e.tc. and make a good livingout of these. What stops people from starting cottage industries like these? USUALLY 1 THING

ADVERTISING COSTS

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Cheap websites for only £99.00! Or they can have a package that includes SEO services that we guarantee their business a page 1 listing on google local search for only £77.00 more!

A year ago this kind of service was unthinkable with website design companies charging up to £2000 for an e-commerce enabled website without any SEO service.

"well in this climate business models have to change" sais Chris "we do not have the luxury of charging whatever suits us any more plus we feel that our potential clients do not want to pay and should not be made to pay exhorbitant website design and hosting costs", " in fact we only charge £5 per month hosting for our average 10 page website design and when customers see their site they are usually overjoyed with the professional image the £99 investment gives them.

www.intelligy.net also give new clients a free keyword rich domain name with their website

All in all an unbeatable service which is client friendly and community orientated. Just the type of forward thinking company that should indeed help would be business start-up get us out of this recession.

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M.sheppard is an internet seo consultant for the west midlands taskforce

tel: 0845-2249 746

email: instantbusiness@hotmail.co.uk

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