Friday, January 4, 2008

An Internet Marketing Solution Can Work for You

Your internet marketing solution should entail building a website that will generate more customers. Your website should have eye catching detail with beautiful photographs or illustrations of your products or services. This will also attract more attention. Your website should also be easy to use and have a catchy logo that is easy for people to remember. In short, keep it simple, yet smart.

Another good internet marketing solution is to use an SEO or search engine optimization. Not sure what an SEO is? An SEO works by optimizing the results of a persons search on the web to lead to your website. When people go to a search engine and type in a particular word or phrase, they get a list of matching sights. An SEO will make sure your website is one of the first ones potential customers will see when they use a keyword in the search engine.

Another internet marketing solution is to run an email marketing campaign. This can be done in many ways. The easiest way is to use an autoresponder. An autoresponder sends out a scripted text via email. This scripted text can be an advertisement or promotion of your business. It can list specials, sales, prices, and other promotions. Be sure to have URL links to your website. If you have affiliates, use them too and list their URL links. Use an autoreponder to send these out to people on your mailing lists and to any new or potential customers that have visited your website.

An internet marketing solution is generally based on advertising and promoting your business. There are many companies that can provide this service to you. In general, you should research each business thoroughly to see who has the best price and the best internet marketing solution for you. You want an internet marketing solution that can help you generate the most results. Look for a company that offers a free trial, or a promotional period. For the best route, find a company that offers a full money back guarantee if your results are not positive.

An internet marketing solution is essential for a profitable business. You do not want to start your business off on the wrong foot or you will end up in a downward spiral. Make sure you get some help from a valid company to send your business upwards. If you incorporate all of these techniques, your business is sure to blossom.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Internet Marketing Campaign - Some Guidelines

Where do you start when you get started online? What do you need? Web site, product, sales page, list, right? Sure---but how do you make everything work together?

I am assuming two things here. One, you already have a product or information to sell. Two, you have or are willing to build, buy, or otherwise obtain a web site.

Once you have a product and a web site, how do you get traffic to it? How do you build a list of potential customers that can buy from you in the future? Notice I say build here, not buy. The list you build will be far more valuable than any you could purchase online. Keep this in mind--if they sell it to you, they probably sell it to many others. Do you want to be one of 25 people mailing your list, or do you want your own, personal list, with people on it who specifically remember requesting you send them more information?

So the first thing you need is an auto responder so you can effectively build your list. The auto responder will allow you to pre-write letters to send to your list on a pre-determined schedule. This allows you to stay in touch with your list whether you are actively working at the office on your campaign, or you are relaxing on the beach (This particular article was written on my vacation).

Once you have your auto responder, set up a page on your web site where people who visit your site can subscribe to your mailing list. Notice I said page, not link. Why? If you just have a sign-up location on your site they may or may not sign up. But imagine that the only way they can enter your site is to subscribe to your list. Wouldn’t your subscription rate go up? To see exactly what I mean, click my link at the end of this article. You will get to an opt-in page, and will go no further in my web site until you have subscribed.

Next, write an orderly series of letters to your list. These letters must be informative and easy to read. I like to make mine almost chatty---I try to write them the same way I would talk if you and I were having coffee at my dining room table (or in this case, at the beach).

Now that your campaign has been set up, and you are ready to mail to it, you need traffic. My favorite sources of traffic are articles that I have written, search engine results (if you write articles, your web site should climb the search engine results rankings), and inexpensive PPC campaigns. A note on PPC--do not spend a ridiculous amount of money---bid on lower - priced words, until you have a proven response rate and rate of return. You may think that these methods will not provide as much traffic as banner ads or guaranteed traffic schemes or even buying huge lists and mailing them. But keep in mind, I am looking for long-term income, not a quick buck. What do you want? A quick buck and your web site shut down for spurious techniques, or long-term income?

Next, guard this list with your life. Do not share it, give it away, send useless information, sell it, spam it, nothing. Treat these names as though they are your very closest of friends. Only share with them information you would share with your best friend. Do not send them to some affiliate link to a product you don’t know anything about. Respect your list, and they should buy from you. Maybe not today, or tomorrow---but if you treat them right and mail them regularly, they will produce a long term income.