Saturday, January 31, 2009

Using Minisites Effective For Your Online Business

By Albert Hallado

Hey this is Albert Hallado and today's article is about how grapics can showcase your products and sales pages just by making your layout stand out. Many will disagree with me, but I believe your minisite graphics needs to stand out for visitors to stop and read the rest of your sales page. Without that, no one will read your sales page regardless how good it is or how much money you paid to get it done.

I've been building minisites for the past 3 years and I've got the concept down pretty well now. In fact, a couple of months ago, I offered free minisite templates to my subscribers of my blog so that they too can enjoy the benefits of having a great minisite template.

Through it all, while designing many graphic and minisite designs, it is nice to have a well made, clean and simple generic minisite template. Minisite templates help me utilize my time more efficiently and helps me focus on other aspects of my sales page when promoting one of my products.

Don't believe me, take a look at many of the top selling guru's. All use a minisite when launching and promoting their products and wares to the world. Why? Because it simply works! Although it is not necessary to have a fancy minisite template, it is good to always have clean generic minisite templates.

This allows you to use the minisites for different projects which makes it flexible when having different niches and different themes. You can easily see the value of minisites by simply going to sitepoint.com and see how many new minisites are being sold at auction.

Here's some other some other ways you can get the most out of your minsites:

1. squeeze capture pages - really effective for MLM'ers who are desiring to get more leads but do not want to pay for their leads. Squeeze pages work well with an accompaning free offering to entice the potential customer to leave you their email address in exchange for your free gift.

2. review pages - these sites are gaining more popularity and minisites work great with these types of pages. Since they are fast and easy, you can basically write a review on any affiliate product you want, without looking like you just slapped the site together in 5 minutes flat.

3. squeeze pages - if you've ever heard of "building a list" it is usually done by creating a one page lead capture page. Again, these pages are visually attractive and they are made solely to get email leads for a particular product or service. These pages work great for MLM programs as you can generate your own leads.

4. Review pages - minisite templates are also great when creating review pages because they are easy to put together and can quickly be uploaded to a marketer's web host. Review pages work well when you don't have a product, but you are promoting someone else's product.

As you can see, minisite templates can really benefit your online business no matter what you are offering. They are easy to put together when you want to save time, and good minisites are usually pleasant looking which entices your visitors to stay. - 15615

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