subject: Integrity Marketing - How to Build Lasting Online Relationships [print this page] Integrity Marketing - How to Build Lasting Online Relationships
Everyone appreciates free material, especially if it is something of value which can genuinely help your potential customer with their business. You can actually use relevant giveaways to increase traffic to your site, build a list, and gain a lot of potential customers.
If you have a website up and running, the first thing you need is to increase traffic to your site. With so many competing websites, it can seem very difficult to increase traffic and some people aren't sure what to do to get visitors to their site.
A simple, basic and easy first step that is guaranteed to work is to give away something of value. I'm not talking about some PLR book that a hundred other sites are offering. I am talking about a real giveaway that actually costs you something.
Do you build websites? Are you a professional at putting Word Press blogs together at record speed? Take a few hours and make some web headers that can be downloaded for free. Right now Twitter is all the rage and there are some pretty sad looking Twitter backgrounds out there. Why not take a day or two and make some killer backgrounds. Offer them in Photoshop layers so the person can adjust them and add text as they would like. Doing this type of giveaway will not only increase traffic to your site, but it will keep the traffic coming back for more.
Once your freebie is in place, advertise it everywhere you possibly can. Tweet about it or send an email blast to your mailing list. Announce the freebie on other websites or blogs that you have developed relationships with. Advertise it on social media sites and don't forget to add it to your signature in your email, along with a link to your site. Before long you will have a following of appreciative individuals.
After you have developed relationships and a following of people interested in your niche, you will be in a position to actually offer something for sale. You will be surprised at the difference there will be in your sales figures when you have taken the time to build your personal credibility and develop relationships with people on the web first.
Remember, potential customers and clients on the web are just the same as potential customers that are face to face with you. It takes some time to break down the walls of individuals; especially those who have been scammed one too many times. Once you earn trust and develop credibility, your website traffic and your profits will begin to experience the type of increase you are looking for.
You can never go wrong with giving things away that add value to another individual. The benefits will always come right back around to you. Try it today-you'll like the results.
Robin Hale is a freelance writer, blogger and the founder of Partnership Marketing, a marketing firm which helps individuals achieve their online business goals. Robin can be contacted through her newest website, which is listed below.
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