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Tips and tricks to create a website

How to identify your target audience

October 18, 2017
By Elisabeth

How to identify your target audience

One of the biggest mistakes you can make when you start your own business is to waste time targeting a population that is too large. As a small business owner, you need to understand that you are selling a product/service to a very specific niche. The goal is not to waste time convincing people who aren’t interested in what you are selling but to focus on those who have more chance of becoming potential buyers.

Your target audience will be specific to you, it may change over time, expand or become smaller, but you must always keep it in mind when you are trying to gain visibility.

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Great news: The HTTPS protocol available on all WebSelf websites

October 18, 2017
By Elisabeth

Great news: The HTTPS protocol available on all WebSelf websites

Your WebSelf websites will be safer than ever! Over the next few days, we will activate SSL / HTTPS encryption for the entirety of your website and we will do this for free. This technology ensures a secure connection between your browser and your website, and protects your visitors when they are on your website. Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is the secure protocol by which your browser communicates with the sites. When using a HTTPS site, the data is encrypted and authenticated and therefore secure.

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Discover fall's newest templates!

October 04, 2017
By Elisabeth

Whether you’re new to Webself or you’ve been a loyal customer for a few years, you’ve probably noticed that one of Webself’s strengths is the quality of the templates offered. With over 150 customisable templates, it’s now easier than ever to create a real masterpiece. Those templates are only missing your content and a little personal touch!

Because we love to show you our new features, here are a few of our new fall templates! To see the complete list, here’s the link: Website Templates

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Use anchor links to improve your website's navigation

September 19, 2017
By Sarah

Use anchor links to improve your website's navigationAn anchor link is an invisible line that you incorporate into your website to highlight a position on a page. These lines are linked to a something on a page, whether it’s a menu, a call to action button or even an image. They are used to go to a specific location or section of the page. More commonly used in long-scrolling websites, they can still be used in any websites, to improve the general navigation and facilitate the navigation between the sections of the pages.

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Beginner's web lexicon

August 18, 2017
By Elisabeth

Beginner's web lexicon

Ah, the web world! So interesting but sometimes so complex. Of course, WebSelf simplifies your life by offering you a tool that requires no technical knowledge to create a beautiful website, quickly. In fact, it is possible to create a real masterpiece by adapting your style and your information to our customizable templates!​

To help you become a true web master, here’s a little lexicon of the most important words to know! You have probably seen them on our website or in our blog posts! So, are you ready to learn?

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8 tips to better organize your workload and save time

August 14, 2017
By Booxi

8 tips to better organize your workload and save time

(part 1 of 2)

As a business owner or self-employed professional, you likely have a lot of responsibilities and a huge workload. And it’s probably difficult for you to focus on just one task, or even to make changes that’ll improve your situation, whether it’s for your business, your online visibility, your customer experience, or simply to carve out more personal and family time.

So if you’re like most business owners and self-employed professionals and feel that your days are too short and you have no time for projects, here are 8 tips that will save you time and energy, and improve your daily life.

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5 good reasons to create a Youtube account for your business

August 10, 2017
By Elisabeth

5 good reasons to create a Youtube account for your business

Since the first uploaded video in 2005, Youtube has truly become a universal phenomenon. Now, over 1.3 billion users upload 300 hours of video per minute!

But why use Youtube for your small business? In fact, for several reasons. In addition to improving your SEO, it allows you to join a larger target, for free.

The following 5 reasons will definitely make you want to create an account for your business!

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Interview with Sarah, graphic designer

August 08, 2017
By Elisabeth

Interview with Sarah, graphic designer

When creating a website, there are several things to keep in mind to maximize your success! As we mentioned in an other article, to be ergonomic, a website must have rich content, be user-friendly and have a memorable design. Sarah, a graphic designer, has therefore agreed to answer our questions about design, to help you create a website that meets your expectations!

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The new Summer templates!

July 31, 2017
By Elisabeth

The new Summer templates!

For years now, WebSelf has been working hard to offer you a complete tool to help you build your dream website. New features, tool improvements, adapted templates, to give you all the inspiration you need to create a masterpiece. Because you like to introduce you to our new features, here are the newest templates, available now!

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Small business marketing tips and trends

July 19, 2017
By Elisabeth

Small business marketing tips and trends

In a world where we are exposed to more than 4000 ads every single day, if you want to create a business, you must stand out from the crowd, and especially with your marketing strategy. Contests, live videos, informative ads, we rarely spend a day without being absolutely blown away by a marketing stunt.

Today, we are talking about four popular marketing trend that will surely help if you’re having trouble determining your marketing strategy.

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