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Upscale Magazine July 2009

web wealth

Use expert advice to improve your business's homepage and increase profit

Business was good for Bany Wells, but he wanted to make the Web site for his Texas~based company, Automotive facilities, more strategic. Expanding the online marketing of his car dealership services, however, required an upgrade to his Web presence. Now, his site pops up on the first page of every relevant Google search. "It's not just about clicks," shares Wells. "It's about converting those clicks into appointments or sales opportunities." Had he not improved his online advertising, Wells admits his business probably would have failed. For entrepreneurs looking to add more of the estimated $133.6 billion in e-commerce revenue to their own sales figures, Sergio Alvarez, COO and founder of Ai Media Group, points to search engine marketing, which advertises Web sites by making them more visible in results pages. "By using a combination of keywords, ads land] geographic targeting," he advises, "a business can focus their advertising dollars on the search phrases and locations that generate leads [back to their Web sites] instead of wasting them on generic ads."

-Janelle Harris