subject: Online Marketing Strategies That Will Help You Get Started [print this page] Online Marketing Strategies That Will Help You Get Started
When it comes to online marketing strategies all it takes is a little consistent effort on your part. All the tools are out there for you to use. Google has tons of tools. And if you go to YouTube you can find videos for almost every niche. Search on EzineArticles.com for information pertaining to your business.
Starting a business online is not hard you just have to do your homework. Here are a few suggestions.
HONESTY AND VALUE: If you say you are going to give something free to you customer like a "How to e-book" when they order make sure you follow through with it. Set up auto responders to make your life easier. Do not ever deceive your customer.
WEB SITE: Make you sit easy to navigate. All the fancy graphics and testimonies only confuses people Tell them what to do:
If they need to fill in there e-mail address and name in a opt in box, tell them If you are sell an e-book, or a product of some kind let them know exactly what it is. And how to buy it.
Web sites are like Storefronts they are designed to get the attention of customers. The more junk you put on the window the more confusing it gets. Stay on point, keep to the facts.
If you have someone build your site. Lay it out on a piece of paper the way you want it to appear. Once the site is built, Review it; make sure all the links work correctly. The best way to test your new site is to ask one of your friends to look at it and give there honest opinion before you start marketing it. The whole idea behind online marketing strategies is that you want to make it so easy that a third grader can navigate your site.
DOMAIN NAME: When you choose a domain name make sure it directly relates to you site.
Bad Example; if your site is about Training dogs, don't use something like Mikes boarding house.com
Good Example: Mike dog-training center.com or Train dogs like Mike.com By doing this the little spiders that flow through the web looking for sites will find yours.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Social Media is going to be a big part of what you do when you start. After all nobody knows you are yet. Here are a few places you will want to start: Face book, Twitter, WordPress. All these sites are free and take just minutes to set up.
If you are going to place photos on these sites make it a good one. If you place a picture of you hanging out with your friends having a few beers and you're trying to market a professional business, well very few people will take you seriously. You do not have to be in a suit unless this is what your new Internet business is all about. Something casual. Will do fine.
Take the time daily to post something on your social media sites. And link them to each other and your site.
It is Up To You! Success online will come as a result of your hard work and determination. Staying focused on your goals and keeping distraction at bay is the biggest obstacle you will over come.
All the rest is just a learning curve. Yes there is allot learn. Starting an Internet business when you have now knowledge of the web can be overwhelming but the rewards are greater than you can imagine. Just think no more getting up a the crack of dawn to get into that tinny little car to go sit in traffic and smell exhaust then get to the office where someone is constantly watching over you.
On top of that your kids are growing up without you. Your family needs you.
