Site Beat - MightyMerchant Monthly Newsletter > July 2008 Greetings From MightyMerchant.
We hope all of you are enjoying the height of summer! We've been busy, and are pleased to announce that our marketing services continue to expand. We are now offering full-service paid search campaign management. It can be a daunting task to enter the world of paid search and time-consuming to manage, even if you are comfortable with bidding on your key search terms. If you've considered paid search but didn't know where to start, or don't have time to effectively manage your current campaigns, let us know. Our Director of Internet Marketing, Max Keele, has years of experience managing paid search and we are pleased to be able to offer this service to our clients.
We also are glad to share with you our newly redesigned MightyMerchant website. When you have a moment, check it out at MightyMerchant.com. We believe the new website looks great, is easier to navigate, and puts important information "at your fingertips." Our new mascot, "Mighty Green," represents our commitment to environmental conservation. Find out how we put our beliefs into action in the HEROWeb/MightyMerchant office, and how you can too.
In industry news, people are celebrating the release of the updated Firefox browser. Firefox has proven itself to be a safe, reliable, and highly customizable way to surf the web. Read our news bit if you're not sure what all the fuss is about.
One other idea we would like to share with you is a site called NeatOStuff.com. The site rotates unique products on its homepage. You can submit some items that you sell that you believe fit the criteria they are looking for, and if they select your item, it will be featured on their popular homepage, getting possibly thousands of views.
And finally, we have a helpful Tech Tip regarding how to add gift messages to the PDF receipts and packing slips generated in the Order Manager.
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In This Issue:
· MightyMerchant Announcements
-- Now offering HERO Paid Search Management
-- Redesigned MightyMerchant website
-- Be a "Green HERO"
· Industry News
-- Firefox 3 released
· Tech Tip
-- Adding gift messages and notes to the PDF receipts and packing slips generated in the Order Manager
· NeatOStuff.com
-- Get your unique merchandise featured on this popular homepage
· Welcoming New MightyMerchant Clients
· MightyMerchant Announcements
-- Now offering HERO Paid Search Management
Let us take your Google AdWords or other paid search account to a whole new level!
Whether you've been running your own AdWords account, or think you'd like to start one, HEROWeb is here to help. We can take over the management of your existing campaigns or start you off from scratch. When you sign up for a paid search program, here's what we'll do:
- Create and/or expand keyword lists and ad groups in order to get the most effective coverage
- Monitor and carefully adapt campaigns for maximum client benefit using click-through rates and return on investment metrics
- Create and test ad content, through split delivery and other methods
- Adjust bids daily to reflect best-use of campaign needs and limits
* Determine and adjust target pages by conversion-to-sales rates
- Create new content pages designed specifically as AdWord landing pages
- Select keywords, modify, and/or remove them based on performance criteria
- Recommend monthly spending adjustments based on program success metrics
* Supply weekly reports detailing web traffic, ad performance, and conversions
- Schedule regular phone conferences to discuss campaign directions and performance
Pricing varies by the number of products you sell and by the amount you can budget for visits. Contact us today for a free quote.
-- Redesigned MightyMerchant website
MightyMerchant released a major redesign of our website on July 1st. The new MightyMerchant site contains helpful and easy-to-find resources and information that explain many aspects of eCommerce, web site development, shopping cart features, and SEO strategy. The site has grown quite a bit over the years and we reorganized in order to update the services we offer and to make the information more accessible.
We added drop-down navigation menus and a search feature to help visitors quickly find the information they are looking for.
We also polished the design, incorporated a lot more CSS, and just had fun building in some new features and adding quite a bit of content as well. Check it out at MightyMerchant.com, and let us know what you think.
-- Be a "Green HERO"
Allow us to introduce the newest member of the MightyMerchant team: Mighty Green! An environmental super hero with powers of Green Persuasion, Mighty Green promotes ecologically responsible business practices and a carbon-neutral lifestyle. He is the creative embodiment of HEROWeb/MightyMerchant's
Green Philosophy, and a metaphor for Green teamwork and cooperation on the World Wide Web.
Although Mighty Green is an environmental super hero, he realizes he is not a surefire solution to the world's ecological problems. He stresses that, as individuals, we must accept responsibility for the future of our planet. This is exemplified in his motto, "Be a Green Hero!", which is a reminder that everyone has the power to bring about change.
The owners and staff of HEROWeb/MightyMerchant are committed to minimizing the impact our business has on the environment. We believe setting a positive example for our clients and other eCommerce sites will encourage other web-based businesses to examine their own environmental policies.