As an investor that makes a living off of closing real estate deals-Leads are Monumental! If we have no leads consequently, .we have no deals.Getting real leadsIn real estate, you want to get a pipeline of leads coming to you on a regular basis. It requires a great marketing plan and taking action on the plan will get you there. Drive the leads into local numbers even if you're not familiar with the farm area, local Sellers are going to feel...more
As a company that offers website development services, as well as internet marketing services, Web Dot Com is a firm believer in the effectiveness and necessity of social media marketing.Social media marketing simply means strategic participation in existing social media networks as part of an overall marketing plan. Participation could mean social interaction or submission of quality content such as blog posts, articles, videos, images or audio...more
All optimization is not equal. There is such a rush to optimize a website for search engines that people don't realize that some SEO techniques can be self-defeating. Either a lot of work will go into a particular type of optimization that is fruitless or it can be downright harmful for search engine ranking. A high search-engine ranking is the holy grail of search engine optimization, but make sure you put your energy in the right place.The first two issues involve web design: don't use flash or frames when designing a website. These won't get you banned by search enginesbut the site might be ignored entirely. While you can use some flash animation within a site, overuse of flash should be avoided. Search engines like text, not fancy graphics. A flash-heavy site could be passed over. The same goes for a site written with framesframe-heavy sites confuse search engines so the sites are not properly indexed. The text on a framed site is hidden within the frame, so even if there is ample content within the frame, it will not be read correctly. Verdict: avoid it.When writing content, make sure the content makes sense. In the early days of the web, people went keyword crazy. They...more
Here's the major reason that your company needs a solid SEO plan: profitability. Search Engine Optimization is just another way of marketing. If you don't market a product, you can't expect name recognition or sales to come pouring in. Most people surfing online go to search engines to find information or new products. Without a decent search...more
Research on online consumer trends has demonstrated that people are far more likely to buy from businesses they recognize and trust. In order to gain attention and credibility on the Web, you need to find the best possible ways to enhance your online branding efforts. The Internet allows businesses both large and small to reach out to a seemingly...more
It's a dog eat dog world out there on the Internet. There is the capacity for an unlimited number of storefronts on the web that you'd never be able to find on main street. The fact is that there is even more competition for business online than there is in the brick-and-mortar world. This is only going to get more intense. It wasn't so long ago that many people were afraid to use credit cards online. Shopping online was a curiosity. Now, it's a given.The battle of relevancy online is the battle of one site being more useful than another. In the growing virtual marketplace, it isn't nearly enough to just have a number of products and hope for the best. Look at Amazon.com reviewsthey are core to what has made that site grow. A glowing Amazon review can do a lot for a product's sales. Web surfers use Amazon reviews as much as they use a review in the local paper, if not more. Reviews have made Amazon a relevant and trusted resource for a department store's worth of products.Not every site can hope to have the same review structure as Amazon. A number of affiliate sites use Amazon reviews as their own content. Web surfers are getting savvy to this: they can smell an affiliate site....more
Email marketing is one of the most excellent ways of advertising your business online. Email marketing can bring great success into your business. Email marketing is a great method to market your business to global audience. What is email marketing?...more
The first and most important thing you can do to upgrade your sales results is very simple: Make your sales effort a priority.It seems obvious, but sometimes with all the ins and outs of running a business, especially when you are looking at having...more
There are so many diverse activities that go into creating, managing and maintaining a corporate reputation. The reputation of a company is usually connected to a brand. Therefore both the corporate reputation and brand are seen as high priorities to...more
It seems everyone now is watching their money and looking for ways to stretch their marketing dollar. Here are 7 Budget Friendly Internet Marketing Tips. Every tip listed can be implemented for under $200 (for the entire year) plus a little elbow...more
If you have joined the network marketing company ACN there is some things I am sure you have been told to do. Have you made a list of all the people you know - all your friends and every family member? Have you done everything to convince them that...more
The purpose of advertisements is to influence decision-making processes. Advertisements should be able to convince clients or customers to give a particular product or service a shot. That is essentially the core of advertising. So how then do you...more