The "Number One" -- Most Fundamental and Essential Question --
We pose here the ultimate question for all Webmasters:
"How to attract visitors to your web site and keep their attention longer than a mere 60 seconds?"
Because that is all the time you will have to get your message across. That essential problem is fundamental, whether usage is at home or in an office environment. Internet users are impatient, and focused upon immediate gratification. How well you solve this nagging problem will have significant impact on your corporate bottom line.
Proof for the 60 second time limitation is provided below.
For Answers to the first part of the question: "How to attract visitors to your web site ?"
News pundit.net provides information on registering your web site with search engines and making use of Safe Lists (i.e. spam-free bulk Email) to encourage more visitors:
About the Search Engines:
You may register your web page for free with more than 1,500 search engines on the web site shown below. Scroll down for the magic words "Submit Free Webpages." There are links for quick
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About the all important "META TAGS:"
All search engines require Meta Tags. Meta Tags are special HTML source code that search engines like Google require to list your web page. Designing Meta Tags is Marketing Function rather than a web site design function.
Most web sight designers do not understand how to create Magic Words that will attract visitors to a web site. They know how to make wonderful gateway pages that dazzle they eye,
but they do not know how to attract "hits" via the Search Engines.
Converting "hits" into true visitors is a more daunting challenge.
The Meta Tags for NewsPundit.net were designed to attract visitors from a world wide audience. We must be good at Meta Tag research and marketing, because we have visitors surfing in from 58 countries.
Our April statistics show our Meta Tags must be working, because this site was not listed with the major search engines until March 12, 2003.
About "Push-Marketing" and "Safe Lists:"
Using Safe Lists is an established Guerilla Marketing tactic. Safe List Email is not considered spam because people volunteer to receive solicitations from other Safe List members.
Some providers of this service claim to send out two million or more Emails each day under strict operative guidelines. Some providers may actually send out as many as '30 million' or more solicitation letters each month.
Using these services may be an inexpensive way to build an Internet business. Many of these companies provide * FREE access so you may test how well their service works.
"The Informer" Has 'Ratings' by Users of 250 Safe Lists and Many are Free *
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Statistics proving a 60 second time limitation for web site visitors:
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The average activity for a Web user in January 2003, as reported by
Nielsen//NetRatings Inc.
Average Internet Usage, January 2003
at Home, U.S. |
| Number of Sessions per Month |
24 |
| Number of Unique Sites Visited |
53 |
| Time Spent per Month |
13: 17: 47 |
| Time Spent During Surfing Session |
33: 13 |
| Duration of a Page viewed |
00: 57 |
| Active Internet Universe |
110,938,313 |
| Current Internet Universe Estimate |
172,062,014 |
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, January 2003 |
The reported Internet usage estimates are based on a sample of households that have access to the Internet and use any of these platforms: Windows 95/98/NT and Mac OS 8 or higher.
Average Internet Usage, January 2003
at Work, U.S. |
| Number of Sessions per Month |
55 |
| Number of Unique Sites Visited |
98 |
| Time Spent per Month |
31: 06: 53 |
| Time Spent During Surfing Session |
33: 49 |
| Duration of a Page viewed |
00: 60 |
| Active Internet Universe |
43,830,491 |
| Current Internet Universe Estimate |
47,831,064 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, January 2003 |
The reported Internet usage estimates are based on a sample of at-work users that have access to the Internet.
Compare the current usage for NewsPundit.net to the 60 second Internet average set forth above.
Our Web Site Statistics:
First-time visitors to NewsPundit.net spend an average of 245 seconds on their initial page view. Then almost all of
of them stay logged on to view other pages for another average of 190 seconds.
Many visitors to this web site are spending over 35 minutes here reading reports, exploring our international news links and using our
language translation links.
Most people are becoming regular readers who come back again and again.
We have people from 58 different countries logging on every day and our international readership is growing rapidly.
The average amount of time spent by first-time visitors is currently in excess of six and one-half minutes.
Over two-thirds of our readers (67%) visit us during their work day. Each day we have as many as 10,000 visitors
that log onto this web site for our news reports and commentary.
You may contact me directly by Email to obtain suggestions on how to attract more visitors with Meta Tags or how to
stimulate your visitors to interact more fully on your web site.
Many simple "Marketing Questions" may be addressed without charge by Email.
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