If you had $50K?

[Big Dave]

Oh - what should Headbanger do with it?

Then don't ask what would *you* do with it.

I suggest you drink it. For this you will need help. Mine's a double.

[Headbanger]

Oh - what should Headbanger do with it?

Then don't ask what would *you* do with it.

I suggest you drink it. For this you will need help. Mine's a double.

It was deliberately constructed to be open to both lines of suggestions.

[Quasievil]

Wife is currently running a small business which isn't yet returning anything to the budget so don't want another one at the moment.

Whats the business she has ??

[Big Dave]

It was deliberately constructed to be open to both lines of suggestions.

Lucky I ordered a double.

[Headbanger]

Whats the business she has ??

Google Opulent Nails and all shall be revealed.

Can't post a link as I'm monitoring traffic to the site in relation to advertising and a few random clicks will muck up the tally.

[Headbanger]

Lucky I ordered a double.

No problem, Yell out next time you pass through.

[Tank]

Lucky I ordered a double.

so that would be a XXXX XXXX then?

[nudemetalz]

If I had $50K spare, I would give it all to the Destiny's Church. Bishop Brian is the way of the future !!

PS Does he ride an MV Agusta?

[p.dath]

I would want to maintain maximum liquidity, so I would keep the cash in the bank and use it to cover my expenses until I had managed to establish a new line of income.

[Edbear]

What do you mean market it?

Currently nearly all turnover is going back into advertising, we have placed three big arsed features in local papers, are running constant smaller print ads, radio advertising and have hand delivered about 600 flyers in the local area, with more deliveries ongoing.

Checked the website, nice design. When marketing to the public you need to be found easily and these days when anyone is looking for a product or service they "Google it", and a website needs to be visible to generic seaches. If someone knows you or the business, a website is easily found, but if someone searches, 'nails' or 'makeup' or 'weddings/makeup/etc.' your site will be nowhere. A small amount of $$$ spent on website optimisation and SEO can do wonders for the amount of work you attract. Most websites, no matter how costly or cheap are no more than a business card that will only be found by people specifically looking for the name of your business and will never be found by the general public in a generic search.

Content writing is a profession and the words and phrases and the way content is written is critical as is an effective SEO program if you want a website to actually make money for you rather than being an attractive business expense that you can show people.

Check my post in the Webhosting thread for examples of successful sites we have done and PM or email me if you want to discuss anything.

All the best, your wife's business deserves to bring rewards for the hard work you have both put into it.

[Boob Johnson]

Checked the website, nice design. When marketing to the public you need to be found easily and these days when anyone is looking for a product or service they "Google it", and a website needs to be visible to generic seaches. If someone knows you or the business, a website is easily found, but if someone searches, 'nails' or 'makeup' or 'weddings/makeup/etc.' your site will be nowhere. A small amount of $$$ spent on website optimisation and SEO can do wonders for the amount of work you attract. Most websites, no matter how costly or cheap are no more than a business card that will only be found by people specifically looking for the name of your business and will never be found by the general public in a generic search.

Content writing is a profession and the words and phrases and the way content is written is critical as is an effective SEO program if you want a website to actually make money for you rather than being an attractive business expense that you can show people.

Check my post in the Webhosting thread for examples of successful sites we have done and PM or email me if you want to discuss anything.

All the best, your wife's business deserves to bring rewards for the hard work you have both put into it.

Spot on there Ed, sound advice. One of my brother n laws is a web guru, he has been spouting the above for a few years now.

[mashman]

Checked the website, nice design. When marketing to the public you need to be found easily and these days when anyone is looking for a product or service they "Google it", and a website needs to be visible to generic seaches. If someone knows you or the business, a website is easily found, but if someone searches, 'nails' or 'makeup' or 'weddings/makeup/etc.' your site will be nowhere. A small amount of $$$ spent on website optimisation and SEO can do wonders for the amount of work you attract. Most websites, no matter how costly or cheap are no more than a business card that will only be found by people specifically looking for the name of your business and will never be found by the general public in a generic search.

Content writing is a profession and the words and phrases and the way content is written is critical as is an effective SEO program if you want a website to actually make money for you rather than being an attractive business expense that you can show people.

Check my post in the Webhosting thread for examples of successful sites we have done and PM or email me if you want to discuss anything.

All the best, your wife's business deserves to bring rewards for the hard work you have both put into it.

thirded... just had a quick look and your keywords and descriptions don't change from page to page... whilst they're not the be all and end all these days, they will help with your ranking. Might be worth canvassing the ladies on KB and ask them what they would search for when googling for getting their nails done... then adjust the wording on the pages and reflect that in each of the pages keywords and descriptions... but that is just 1 part...

[Edbear]

What do you mean market it?

Currently nearly all turnover is going back into advertising, we have placed three big arsed features in local papers, are running constant smaller print ads, radio advertising and have hand delivered about 600 flyers in the local area, with more deliveries ongoing.

Spot on there Ed, sound advice. One of my brother n laws is a web guru, he has been spouting the above for a few years now.

Yup! Even the choice of your domain name makes a difference. We often refer to a website that tells you what terms are most searched for in your industry which helps in choosing the domain name and content for the homepage.

Despite that, we have been able to take a website that has no bearing on the search terms for its domain name and bring it up to page 1 and rising against specific websites. Google Auckland Plumber for instance and see where Euro Plumbing is ranking at the moment. Aukland Plumbing has the No1 sopt simply because that is their domain name, but soon, Euro Plumbing will outrank them.

Google Rheem, or Coopers, and see where Hotwatercylinder.co.nz is.

www.jamesblond.co.nz is only 8mths old and in a very competitive industry up against much bigger companies with years of SEO behind them and long established websites. He's gone up 20m places and has had to add 120 vehicles to his fleet, take on more staff and his bookings are through the roof. All done without spamming the search engines, (beware of this with some SEO companies or you run the risk of being blacklisted by Google), and his site is now starting to have its own inherent relevancy. We will shortly be able to back off the SEO and revert to a maintenance role. He's one very happy customer.

[Boob Johnson]

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Yeah as said my brother n law bombs me with it everytime I visit, on & on & bloody on about it lol. Tis pretty cool info though and as you say can/will make a HUGE difference to your business.

[Mudfart]

Robert Kiobasi will tell you the most important and first priority in this situation is to have a stable income. Use some of the money if neccessary to develope an income.
The even smarter one in me says ditch the family, mortgage and bugger off to bangkok.
The song says "one night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble", I think you need to "myth proved" the song.
Just try before you buy, or you might be banging kok......hell, maybe its what you want, I'm not King Brian, who tells you what he thinks is right or wrong, and that you must live by HIS rules.
You only get one life, and as you get older, it gets bloody shorter. Thats why I got a bike, now, at my age. Hell Im still 17 on the inside.