Rise Creative Group is pleased to announce the launch of Hoomancan.com. Hooman Hamzehloui is a professional life coach with expertise to help you grow both your personal and business lives.

Rise teamed with Hooman several years ago to create the Masters Realty brand and website, helping build one of Orlando’s top real estate companies. Hooman came back to Rise for his second company brand and website and shares the experience with Rise in the above video.

Hooman is a true motivator, “changing the world one thought at a time”. Check out Hoomancan.com to read his powerful and motivational stories.

Tired of your website visitors just browsing and leaving? At the end of the day if your website is not getting sales then it’s not doing its job, especially in a tough economy where you need to justify every marketing dollar.

Hiking up your conversion rate, which measures how often visitors take a desired action on your site, can be an easy fix. Below are a few tips that might help you start increasing your bottom line today.

1. Give your visitors no excuse to leave.
Repair and fix broken links, optimize the site for all modern browsers, fix slow download speeds, rewrite boring product descriptions, redesign difficult-to-use navigation, and make it possible for your customer to achieve their goals in as little as three clicks.

2. Make your customer comfortable.
Website visitors are more likely to do business with you if you have a well developed site with relevant content and easy navigation. Make their visit one they will remember and tell their friends about.

3. Go ahead ask for it.
Asking for the sale is about being persuasive. Make it clear how easy it is for them to fill out a form or make a purchase from you and how they would benefit. Then make it super easy for them to take the next step.

Optimizing your site for conversions is the easiest thing you can do to start converting more customers today.

We love feedback and comments! Tell us how you’ve optimized your website to help generate more conversions or ask us for any advice on your current website.

Blogging is becoming an instrumental part of website strategy and design. It seems that more companies are installing blogs on their websites to help generate excitement about their products, educate current and potential customers and promote two-way communication. A blog is not only a great way to sell or promote your product –  you can also sell yourself as an expert in your company’s field. Below are 10 reasons why you should start blogging if you aren’t doing it already.

1. Establish yourself as an authority in your company’s industry.
You know your business inside and out, so why not blog about your knowledge to others who are wanting your services or products?

2. Educate people.
People are always wanting to learn more about something that they  are interested in purchasing, so why not become a teacher?

3. No better way to market or promote yourself.
This is probably one of the cheapest avenues to help market or promote yourself to potentially millions of people.

4. Connect with others in your field of expertise.
Easy way to form a network and get opinions and feedback from others in your field.

5. Express your thoughts and opinions.
You have created an online network — who better to express your thoughts and opinions to than those who want to listen?

6. Make a difference.
Through your blog posts you can make a difference in someone’s buying process or opinion.

7. Stay relevant.
Things are constantly changing in your business and you must keep your customers up to date.

8. Expand your viral marketing.
Now you have information that you would like your customers, or colleagues, to push by tweeting, Facebooking or forwarding onto friends.

9. Feedback and track.
Now you have a great tool that allows your network to provide feedback, letting you track your success and make adjustments where necessary.

10. Make money.
By promoting your products, knowledge and business you should begin to see new revenue.

Get started today! Become an expert! Promote your business!

Everyone has their favorite website they like to visit, based on information it provides you, it’s easy use, it’s over all design appeal or all of the above. Websites are considered a living breathing online store front that can generate numerous amounts of traffic if they are well thought out. 

Planning and building a site that will convert it’s visitor’s into a sale or a lead or keep them coming back for more involves 4 key factors; function, information, navigation and design.

Every great website starts with a blue print or a wireframe. A wireframe helps design and implement function which makes it easy for their site visitor to use quickly and efficiently. It is also where content is developed and placed for search engines to find relevant information to pull your site up. Also the wireframe handles the navigation of the site, how many pages your site will need, the order of the pages, and the menus and interactive functions that will be built into the site.  

Once the wireframe has been completed and you have a solid blue print in place, it is time for the design. The design concept is derived from the function, information and navigation that has been put in place in the wireframe. The key is to keep the design clear, but not boring. Keep your visitor in mine, what will attract them and keep them coming back for more.

We hope you have a better understanding of what key factors to consider when building your online store front.

Rise is pleased to announce the website and business launch of Transport Magic. Rob Miller, founder and CEO of Transport Magic, sought to create a matchmaking service that gives consumers the right tools to make the best decision for their shipping needs.

At Transport Magic consumers post listings describing items they need shipped and professional transport providers provide their best price and terms in response. Consumers can then decide which transport provider to go with based upon their needs and budget.

The great news is that it is absolutely FREE to post shipment listings for the consumer. The service is also at a low cost to transport providers who wish to connect with those in need of shipping solutions.

When Rob came to Rise with his business concept we were excited to take on such a unique project. We instantly visualized Rob’s concept and followed his mission to provide a way for consumers to have their items shipped in a safe and  cost effective manner. We wish him much luck in the future and are proud to welcome him and Transport Magic into the Rise family!

As part of Rise Referral Partnership we are dedicated in promoting other Orlando based companies in hope of referring leads to help generate business.

Today, we wanted to tell you about Ryan Totka and Adam Plotkin of Athlete Promotions. Their Orlando based company has access to thousands of sports celebrities for corporate athlete appearances, motivational speaking engagements, autograph signings, celebrity golf tournaments, VIP meet and greets, satellite media tours and more. Corporations can hire sports speakers to deliver a keynote speech, motivate employees, and entertain clients. Professional athlete speakers can related to the same issues that many large corporations go through, including leadership, teamwork, overcoming obstacles and perseverance.

As celebrity booking agents, Ryan Totka and Adam Plotkin have years of experience in finding the best celebrity talent that fits the needs of their clients. They not only have experience with corporate celebrity appearances, but their expertise extends across all areas of the industry, from securing athlete endorsement deals as well as creating successful branding and marketing campaigns for professional athletes.

Please join Rise and help promote Athlete Promotions by passing their information along to others who may need their services.

We always would like to hear from our readers. If you have a company that you’d like to share with us please leave a comment below.

Rise continues to build top notch designs and has been awarded by Nerd Business a spot in their Top 100 Designs of 2008 for The Real Estate Concierge.

Nerd Business made its selections based off impressive artistic style, clean coded CSS, well organized typography, tasteful colors and creativity.

Eric Mieles, the founder of The Real Estate Concierge is a very happy Rise client and honored to have one of the Top 100 Designs of 2008. He attributes this award “to [our] team’s hard work”. Eric stated “I would like to thank you and your team again for a fantastic job. Well done.”

Check out the full list from the Top 100 Designs.