Its in the BLOG
If you’re looking to grow your business, then a BLOG is a great tool to add to your tool chest. In this article we will discuss BLOG basics and how you can use them in your business.
1. What’s a BLOG?
What’s a BLOG you ask? Well, let me tell you. According to Wikipedia.com:
A blog (short for web log) is a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order [newest entries are at the top].
So, its really just an online journal or diary that is written by anyone who wants to tell the world what’s on their mind. (Side note: When I say “the world” I really mean it, so be careful what you write.)
Ok, so how can this help you grow your business? Great question. To understand the answer you have to know just a bit about how search engines work.
2. BLOGs and Search Engines
Search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN and all the others use what they call “spiders.” Spiders are software programs that “crawl” the internet looking for new content, and rank it based on its contents and its relevance to a certain topic. This is all done by some very complex math, but the important thing you need to know is that if you write often and/or discuss topics that are getting searched online a lot (i.e. topics in the news), the search engines will consider your site “relevant” and if you include “key words” (popular search terms) in your content, that you know your potential customers are searching for, there is a much better chance that they will actually be able to find you.
So to recap, my 3 Principles of BLOGging for Search Engines are:
1)Write Often
2)Write Relevant
3)Write Using Key Words
3. What makes a good BLOG?
This is a rhetorical question. The only thing that really matters is the opinion of the audience you are trying to reach. So here are a few tips that will help you stay on track.
1. Know who you are writing for
a. If your audience is 13 year olds, writing about retiring next year probably isn’t going to get you a lot of return visitors
2. Keep it short and to the point
a. 100-300 words is all most people will have the time to read, so keep your articles short and to the point. Over time this will build a great deal of credibility with your readers.
3. Write actionable content
a. “How To” and “Top 10″ lists are great. It gives your readers action steps they can take to use your content in their everyday lives. Think about ways to use these to point out how you are different from your competitors.
4. Don’t be afraid to tell some of your secrets.
a. People love to hear about how to make something happen, then they love to pay someone else to do it. Let’s be honest, even though you just told me how I can edit my html code on my website to make it stick out like neon lights in a search engine, that doesn’t mean I want to do it myself. Just give me a way to contact you to hire you. After all, you just showed me that you are the expert.
5. Allow Comments
a. Consider allowing people to post comments about your BLOG. In fact, you should be the first one to post a comment after each blog, pose a question or comment to simply getting a discussion started. If visitors are interacting and writing comments about your BLOG, they are actually adding relevant content that the search engines are going to like.
Well, there you have it, BLOG basics.
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Building A Customer Database
One of the most important parts of a home business is certainty that you always have
enough work to keep the income flow steady. Doing that means that before you ever start
your business, you have to begin an advertising campaign so that you have someplace to
begin. Do not quit your job and go in with blinders on your eyes or you will fail and be
right back working for someone else. You should have a constant flow of potential
customers or repeat customers, depending on the kind of business you operate. Some
types of home businesses have guaranteed repeat business, while others are usually just
occasional jobs.
In order to assure that you always have a constant flow of work, make sure that you
always have a database of customers. You do not want to spam anyone but if you
have someone who has contacted you in the past about a project or you have worked with
someone in the past, you can drop them a short email to see if there is anything else they
need you to help them complete. The key is always keeping your contact list up to date
and staying in contact with people you assist. You may get into the habit of offering
bonuses for referrals that ultimately become one of your customers.
Although advertising is an important part of your business, some fields do not require it
simply because of the nature of the work. Transcriptionists, for example, do not require a
large database of customers since most of that work will come through the courts,
doctors, or lawyers, depending on the type of transcription you do. In most cases, these
fields will not require advertising because your credentials alone will keep the clients
coming back again.
Even if your business does not require ongoing advertising, you will need to do some
initial advertising in order to gain the momentum you need to get your business operating
efficiently. You do not have to spend a great deal of money on advertising but you must
keep in mind that sometimes the free internet sites do not afford the same success rate as
those that require a fee. Even if its a small fee, you will have more success than with a
free advertising site.
Other ways of advertising include signature lines in your email, link
exchange programs and making sure that your website is submitted to as many of the
search engines as possible within your budget. Some free submission services are
available but your site will not reach as many search engines as those charging a fee.
Remember the old saying that it takes money to make money, so you have to invest a
little of your own money if you expect to make your business the success that you want it
to be.
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Effective SEO Doesn’t Have to Cost
Search engine optimization or SEO is the hottest way to drive targeted traffic to your website. Maximizing the benefits of a well optimized website will yield lots of earnings for the marketer. However, optimizing your site might cost you thousands of dollars if you are not skilled in this area.
But to tell you the truth, you can essentially get information on low cost SEO anywhere in the Internet. But only several really show you how to work out an affordable search engine optimization endeavor. And those few that really inform include this article.
1. Link exchanges
One cheap SEO method that can get you best results is through link exchanges or linking to and from other web sites. Depending on the websites that you would like to exchange links with, this tool could even cost you nothing at all. Contact the author or owner of the web site you want to have a link exchange with. You will be surprised with the eventual spiking up of your page ranking using this means of getting your website optimized.
2. Write or acquire key word rich articles
Writing truly informative and keyword-rich articles is one surefire way to make your Internet business more visible than ever. It’s either you write your own articles or you get them from article directories that allow you to post these articles on your website as long as you keep the resource box or the author’s byline in tact. Just don’t stuff your articles with keywords that even idiots would get bore of reading them. The readability and freshness of your articles will still be the basis of whether your writers will keep on coming back to your website or not.
3. Catchy Domain Name
What better will make your target visitors remember your website but with a very easy-to-recall domain name. Something sweet and short will prove to be very invaluable. Registering your domain name is not for free. But creativity is.
4. Organize your site navigation
Providing easy steps in navigating your site is one way to make your visitors become at ease with your site. This, in turn, will improve the flow of traffic to your website.
Low cost SEO is always evolving like any other approach in information technology. There are many methods that can very well land you on the top ten rankings of Google or on any other search engines. Some may cost a lot but there are methods that can give you the same results at a low price or you can even do on your own such as those mentioned above.
Tyler Ellison is a successful entrepreneur who teaches automated marketing strategies at his site http://www.youcanworkthenet.com and encourages others to join the community at http://www.littleguyco-op.com .
Tell A Friend Scripts Drive Viral Traffic Fast
More and more webmasters have the recurring dilemma on how to increase the flow of traffic in the websites. During the past few years many methods that been developed to solve this predicament. While most of them would work there are those that would not make even a small impact.
One of the methods that have spawned many success stories in driving traffic into websites is viral marketing. Viral marketing makes use of the tendency of a person to share something to find informative, entertaining or amazing.
Many companies bank on this behavior to spread their products and increase the popularity of their company or their website. Viral marketing makes use of many mediums in enticing this behavior. It might be in the form of an interesting story, an addicting flash game, an amusing video and many others that may catch a person’s fancy.
This ingenious form of marketing is typically low cost and is a wonderful tool for any company to utilize. The benefit greatly overshadows the cost or efforts to initialize this marketing scheme. Any website would greatly benefit with viral marketing.
Tell A Friend Script
One of the easiest methods in viral marketing is using a tell a friend script. This is a simple programming script that you can attach to your website. Generally, tell a friend scripts are installed in pages where a media is placed so that a person can easily send the media to any of his friends or his family members.
The basic concept of a tell a friend script is a script wherein a person may input his name, e-mail address, the recipient’s e-mail address and send the media to the intended recipient much like an e-mail with an attachment. As the recipient receives the e-mail he wouldn’t think of the mail a spam mail because he would see the sender’s name as someone he or she knows and trust.
Tell a friend scripts greatly eliminate the chances of being blocked because they use the information inputted by the sender. This allows for wider spreading of this marketing method. It can be quite sneaky but it is very effective.
With the e-mail sent and opened the sent media will either be read, viewed or played. Also along with the mail would be a brief description of the company or site that sponsors the media sent. This allows for the introduction of either the site, company name or its products. The along with it is another tell a friend script.
Then the process begins again. As more people use the tell a friend script, more and more people will know of the existence of the sponsoring company or site. People who read the ads inside the mail who liked what they see would go and click on the link and visit the site. This drives traffic into the site resulting to great number of potential customers.
Script Availability
A tell a friend script is very simple and does not require a complicated method of programming. In fact, you can copy paste a script and simply put it on an intended page. Finding one is even simpler. All you have to do is go to a search engine and type in the search box “tell a friend script” then press enter or click go.
In the search results page you will see many links that will direct you to a site where you can get a tell a friend script. It would just be a simple matter of looking and searching for the script and copying it to your intended web page.
With a tell a friend script viral marketing strategy you can drive traffic into your site which could potentially spell profits. This is a simple harmless script that offers great benefits for low cost paired with great creativity and foresight.
It is imperative that you have patience in using a scrip like this. If your chosen media doesn’t get the mileage that is expected of it, it may take some time before it gets spread or shared. But surely many people will see your ads and there is great probability that they will visit your site increasing your traffic flow.
Tyler Ellison is a successful entrepreneur who teaches automated marketing strategies at his site http://www.youcanworkthenet.com and encourages others to join the community at http://www.littleguyco-op.com .
Digital Signage: Out-of-Home Advertising Gains Public Recognition
The concept of advertising with media outside of the home gained a good degree of notoriety Sunday in The Los Angeles Times with a major article by staff writer Alana Semuels.
The 1,000-word article, “Now showing very near you…”, makes a strong case for digital signage networks and advertising as well as other out-of-home media. In the article, Semuels identifies digital video recorders as a major culprit in diluting the frequency with which traditional television commercials are viewed. As a result, advertisers are hungry for an effective substitute, and out-of-home ads appear to be the solution.
Semuels elaborates on a major theme of several of my recent columns, namely every day more TV viewers are skipping past commercials with their DVRs, making in-store, out-of-home advertising all the more appealing.
According to the LA Times story, about 20 percent of U.S. households now have digital video recorders. The ease with which viewers in these homes can skip past the commercials has a growing number of advertisers interested in out-of-home ads on flat panel displays near the point of sale where they can influence shoppers making purchasing decisions. And, if they can’t influence a particular buying decision, at least they can elevate brand awareness.
Quoting San Francisco-based Premier Retail Networks, which has 200,000 screens in 6,500 stores nationwide, the article points out 42 percent of shoppers remember a brand they see on in-store screens, twice number for television commercials.
It’s no wonder then that a recent forecast from PQ Media Research indicates that spending on out-of-home advertising will grow 27.7 percent this year. The statistics, part of the company’s “PQ Media Alternative Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2007-2011″ report show the category to be among the fastest growing segments in the media industry.
Last year, media spending on out-of-home advertising reached $1.69 billion, up 27 percent from the 2005. In fact, spending on out-of-home advertising has grown at double-digit rates every year from 2001-2006 with a compounded annual growth rate of 22.6 percent, according to the PQ Media report.
In discussing the reasons for the growth, Patrick Quinn, president and CEO of PQ Media said: “Unlike its mass media peers, alternative out-of-home advertising is impervious to channel or web surfing and is immune to audience fragmentation.”
PQ Media identified several factors driving the growth of out-of-home advertising, including:
* advertiser perception that out-of-home ads provide high engagement, targeting options, proximity to
point-of-sale, measurable impact and cost effectiveness;
* data indicating exposure to and recall of these media are growing;
* research suggesting the vast majority of consumers view alternative out-of-home media as favorable
and educational;
* new technology enabling companies to launch digital advertising platforms that generate higher revenues than the conventional formats they replace.
PQ Media divides out-of-home advertising into three categories: video advertising networks and screens; digital billboards and displays; and ambient advertising. The research firm has found video advertising networks is the largest category, accounting for 60 percent of all out-of-home ad spending. Spending on this category grew 28 percent in 2006 to $1.01 billion with double-digit growth in four markets: in-theater, in-office, in-store and in-transit, according to the company.
High-profile news articles, like the one from the LA Times, draw the public’s attention to this market. More importantly, this sort of coverage helps busy ad professionals focused on traditional media segments to notice the out-of-home advertising market. As these ad pros have their own “Ah-Hah” moments thanks to these sorts of articles, it won’t take too much effort to back up the perception that out-of-home advertising is a growing, important new segment. Research, such as that from PQ Media, makes it easy for out-of-home advertising to be taken seriously -and more importantly for ad buyers to consider it as a new part of their media mix. As they do, out-of-home advertising and digital signage are likely to enjoy even wider acceptance and use.
David Little is a digital signage authority with 20 years of experience helping professionals use technology to more effectively communicate their messages. Keywest Technology specializes in technology for digital signage. Visit http://www.keywesttechnology.com and expand your marketing horizons.
Great Ways to Market Your Home Business
Everyone knows that marketing a home business is one of the trickiest things about having one. You have to be sure that you are doing it correctly, because no matter what your business is, chances are good that there are a lot of people who have home businesses that are going to be able to compete with yours. Because the Internet is open to everyone all over the world, you are going to find that it often comes down to people choosing the business that markets themselves the best.
Make Your Mark
So, how can you make your mark on the world and be sure that you are noticed? First of all, you have to have something that no one else does. Chances are good that other people have your same idea, unless you have come up with something that no one has ever heard of before. So, this means that there has to be something about your business that is unique, whether it is in your web site, the way that you do business, or the product that you are offering. You have to be sure that you can easily say that you have something no one else can offer, and that when you say this, you can actually mean it. If you can do this, you are going to be on the right track.
Market, Market, Market
Another thing that you have to be sure to do is to market yourself. No matter what you are doing, there is a place somewhere that is going to be able to market you. You have to rely on yourself and do your own research, and figure out where you can best market yourself. If you are just starting out, a good thing to do would be to search online for your product or service, and see what comes up. See what your competition is, and then figure out what they are doing to market themselves. Then, see where you can get your name out there and how you can make yourself known in the world where you want to be.
Another thing that you have to do is to get creative about how you market yourself. This could even be the thing that sets you apart from all the rest. If you can be sure that you really know what you are doing, you might be able to find your way to the top of something, and you might be able to be more of a success than you ever thought it would be possible for you to be. Get out there and market yourself, in the best way possible, and see if you can bring yourself to the forefront.
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Market To Them Until They Buy Or Until They Die
Your prospects are inundated with an estimated 2400 to 3000 advertising messages each day. No wonder it’s hard to get their attention. The old adage is true: “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”
For those to young to understand that old adage, it refers to when the settlers were crossing the wilderness in their covered wagons. The wheels to the wagons needed constantly greased to run smoothly. The only way the settler knew when to add grease was when the wheel squeaked. And to save time and the cost of the grease they only greased the wheel that squeaked. To get your prospect’s attention amidst all your competition you must be the squeaky wheel.
Rule # 1 of contacting prospects:
Perfect Prospect: Of course you are going to greet and try your best to sell your products and services to every prospect that comes through your front door, (or gets in touch with you in any manner. But only attempt to do extra or as I like to say, marketing outside of my normal aggressive marketing plan, to your Perfect Prospect. Your Perfect Prospect is the prospect that you can make the most money from and is most apt to purchase your products and services. the prospect that needs your products and services to solve a problem for them, that you can market to with the least amount of cost (time and money).
For example an automobile sales professional will greet and try to sell to everyone that comes on the lot, but he is wasting his time if he continually contacts, by telephone, email, fax, etc a person he knows does not have the money or credit to purchase a automobile.
A simple exercise to determine your perfect prospect:
1.Make a list of every quality you want your customer/client to possess and any circumstances surrounding that customer/client (such as distance & time of travel). Make it as long and detailed as you can.
Here is a sample of the qualities your list might include. Customize the list for your particular type and size of business.
A. Age
B. Business type product/service
C. Income
D. Education
E. Place of business
F. Number of employees
G. Need for my
H. Ability to pay
I. Competition
J. Etc.
Make the list as long and exact as you can with at least 20 items
E. Now go back through your list and delete any qualities you feel are unrealistic for your targeted market.
Every time you vary from the list, which you will have to because sometimes your perfect prospect may not exist, you will have to work harder, spend more money, and enjoy working less with the prospect. But, the closer and more often you can stay to your perfect prospect the more profitable and happy you will be.
Rule # 2 of contacting prospects:
Contact your prospect with value: You can contact your prospect as often as you like, as long as you are giving them information that will improve their business or their live. 90% of what your prospect receives from you must be of value and not a sales pitch. Look for items in newspapers and magazines that will be of interest to them. Things about their industry, their competition and about them. Send holiday and personal greeting cards, cartoons about their interest, competition’s advertisements and offers, your and other’s newsletters, and tips that will help them solve their needs and problems. People are attracted to those they like, and they like those who help them and show concern for them.
Rule # 3 of contacting prospects:
Market to them until they Buy or until they Die: If they are your Perfect Prospect, it does not make sense to stop marketing to them. Once you start investing your money and time, keep investing, unless you discover you made a mistake and they are not your perfect prospect. And don’t feel bad about yourself when that happens, because it will. You cannot be flawless in determining each prospect to be your Perfect Prospect.
Your prospects will not tell you to stop sending them information if the information is of value to them. And if they do tell you to stop, don’t. Telephone them and ask them what type of materials or what specifically you can send them that will be of value to them.
And the # 4 rule of contacting prospects:
I know I said there were 3, but the 4th rule is Give them more than they expect: It is so competitive in today’s markets that merely delivering what you promised is no longer enough. You must deliver more than the prospect expects.
It is not rocket science and it is not brain surgery. It is rather simple:
1. Perfect Prospect: Only attempt to market to your Perfect Prospect
2. Contact your prospect with value
3. Market to them until they Buy or until they Die
4. Give them more than they expect
Bob Janet uses 40 plus years of face-to-face selling and marketing experiences, combined with his unique fun-entertaining presentation audience involved style to help sellers gain and retain their most profitable customers for a lifetime of selling. See all Bob’s programs at http://www.BobJanet.com
Online Classified Ads: The Swiss Knife of Online Advertising
The advent of the Internet brought with it the invention of online classified ads. Believed to be the height of advertising and marketing, but the kiss of death for newspapers and other advertising venues. It turned out both beliefs were untrue and basically over hyped. Over time, it was learned that online classified ads used in conjunction with other forms of already established media actually made each other stronger. Then the use of online classified ads blossomed again and took on a whole new avenue for the internet marketer. Many not only added classified ads to their pages, entire sites popped up specifically for displaying online classified ads.
At first, people loved being able to not only advertise their goods and wares but they enjoyed just browsing and surfing other ads. It was a virtual flea market of goodies; city to city, coast to coast, and even country to country. Free online advertising made it possible to sell anything anywhere and with little or no risk. Besides being able to advertise a vast amount of merchandise coast to coast and the ability to find specialty items anywhere in the world, online classified ads also allowed a new venue of marketing for the masses. Those who sold products could use online ads to marketing their products without having to have a website.
The internet opened up a world of marketing for those in the start-up stage of business who could not or did not want to finance a website at the time. Online classified ads could be placed on any number of reliable sites, in the marketer’s own city or abroad. Placing ads abroad meant a business could widen its customer base at little or no cost to the business, leaving cash flow to put towards other parts of the venture. Ads could be as long or as short as necessary and could be placed in many different areas as many times as needed. As the majority of online sites offered this service for free, it became an indispensable form of advertising and marketing; akin to having a 24 hour coast to coast store front.
At first, many newspapers merely offered simple advertising options; but by following the trend of sites dedicated to online classified ads, newspapers realized being allowed to add banners or pictures only further increased the value of online advertising. Newspapers found they had better advertising success when sections such as real estate and car sales were allowed to add pictures. Customers too found adding a picture instead of having just a mere description attracted more viewers to their ads. More viewers meant more offers, which meant getting that house or car sold faster. Suddenly, spending for online advertising began to be a larger part of newspaper budgets every where.
Many sites that offer online classified ads have also seen the benefit of adding other options such as chat and forums for their customers. A number of people who may go online looking for a certain item are more than likely to click on a few ads that catch their interest. They may also be willing to stick around and pop in for a discussion and see what the general public has to say about things. It has been found that sites that offer online classified ads have the opportunity and ability to become community centers and venues for communication. A person can go in looking to find a bargain basement on wicker furniture or a vitamin health regimen and come out with a whole lot more.
Andy West is a freelance writer for CountyLoop. CountyLoop.com makes it easy to use online classified ads and directories. For more information, please visit http://directory.countyloop.com/classifieds.php.
Permission Email Marketing Tips for Offline Small Business Owners
Unless your small business is situated under a rock, you’ve probably heard something about email marketing by now, and you may have even wondered if it’s time for your small business to get into it.
In its simplest terms, email marketing means communicating with consumers through email. But there’s a big difference between trying to talk to consumers who never asked to be talked to in the first place, and talking to your own customers, who at some point have said, “Yes, I’d love to hear from you.”
That’s where permission email marketing comes in. Permission email marketing means giving valuable information to consumers who have requested to receive it. It is the ONLY legitimate way to send an email marketing campaign, and it is the only way your small business can benefit from email marketing.
But how do you get your customers to say “I do”?
If you have an online business, or if your offline business has a website that receives many visitors, compiling subscribers can be as easy as adding a subscription box to your website. You would offer users something valuable, like a periodical newsletter or emails with discount coupons and, in return, your users would subscribe to your mailing list.
Sounds great. But what if your business is primarily offline, and what if you don’t even have a website?
Many businesses think that’s reason enough to step out of email marketing altogether. But what they’re missing here is that compiling a permission email marketing list offline can be as easy, if not easier in some instances, as building a list online.
We have advised many clients on tips to collect email addresses at the point of purchase. Here are some of our favorite tactics:
- Collect business cards, Offer a prize.
This is one of the oldest, most proven methods of collecting customer information in-store. Your prize doesn’t even have to be huge. If you own a restaurant, it can be as simple as a free dinner for two. If you own a hair dresser, it can be as easy a 50% off coupon towards their next cut. The beauty here is that customers who submit their business cards have expressed genuine interest in your products or services. So when you contact them by email with further offers, you know you’re talking to people who want to buy what you’re selling.
The one thing to keep in mind here is that you MUST inform users that by submitting their business cards, they are agreeing to receive email communication from you. This can be as simple as adding a sign to the business card drop-off box saying: “We will send you an email to notify you if you have won. We may also send you periodical emails with special offers and announcements. If you do not wish to receive emails from us, please write ‘No Email’ on your business card.”
- Start a V.I.P. Club
Many consumers like the idea of belonging to something exclusive, and receiving offers that are extended only to a select group of people. The labor on your part is minimal. It’s as easy as keeping a notebook by the cashier. As a customer comes up to complete a purchase, casually tell them about your businesses’ V.I.P. Club and ask them if they would like to join. Customers will appreciate this if you position it as a rewards club, or a way to say “Thank you, we love to have you around” to your most loyal customers. Of course, you should offer V.I.P. Club membership to any of your consumers, as you may find, once you start emailing them offers, that’s a great way to build your most loyal customers. Make sure the offers you send them are, in fact, exclusive, and that you email V.I.P. Club members often enough, but not too often to become annoying (once or twice a month is usually a good interval).
Again, when you’re collecting customer emails for the V.I.P. Club, make sure your customers know they’re signing up to receive email offers from you.
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These are just some ideas to get your permission email marketing subscriber list started. The best news here is that compiling a list is actually the toughest part of managing an email marketing campaign. As long as you’re using an email marketing manager program that’s specifically designed for small businesses like yours, the rest of the process is a breeze.
Creating a campaign involves little more than selecting a professionally-designed template, typing text and choosing a few good images. Your campaigns will be scheduled and sent automatically, so you’ll never have to worry about being involved in that part.
What you will get to do (and this is probably the most exciting and most rewarding part of email marketing), is analyze your campaign after it’s been sent. You’ll be able to see how many people opened your email message, how many people clicked on each link within the message and, best of all, exactly who did what. Now that’s what we call accurate, detailed, and immediate consumer research (you actually get to track your consumers’ actions from the exact moment they happen). And while you would previously pay a fortune just to get this research data, today your small business can send professional email marketing campaigns and track detailed consumer behavior for less than it would cost you to print store flyers.
It’s the new age of marketing, and there’s never been a better time for your offline small business to get into the game.
Robert Burko is President of Elite Email Marketing, a powerful online email marketing program that lets small/medium sized businesses create professional and effective email marketing campaigns easily and affordably. Find out how you can skyrocket your email marketing at http://www.eliteemail.com.
Advertising A Network Marketing Business
Once you make the decision to start your own marketing business, your attention needs to turn to advertising a network marketing business in whatever way you feel it can be successful. Old stand bys such as newspapers, radio and television have shown limited success with the basic theory being that if you want to attract online customers, you will need to advertise online.
Online advertising is not cheap and finding the right websites on which to post your ads can be confusing, as you will want to reach potential customers who have an interest in the product or service you are selling. The shotgun approach has been used by many businesses, which involves sending out messages in all directions to enough people, hoping to hit a few. This can be a waste of time and effort, not to mention money, and the anti spam laws are limiting how you can reach potential customers without offending them.
One method several successful businesses are using is affiliate marketing. By accepting websites who are willing to sell advertising space on a per sale basis enables you to leverage your web site advertising and not pay for it until you realize results. Typically, an affiliate will place your ad on their site free of charge with the understanding that if a lead from that site results in a sale for you, he will receive a sales commission based on the sales.
Utilizing this method can put your ad in front of a diverse group of web surfers without the typical up front cost of advertising and if yours is a reputable, well know business, the affiliate gets the extra recognition as a legitimate entity by having an association with such a company. Surfers on the internet will not know the advertising is placed there on an if come basis, if the sale happens, payment will come, and believe that site must be pretty good if you are willing to advertise with them.
You can be specific about which sites your name is associate with and have great control over which sites you do not want your ads posted on. By working with an affiliate marketing company they will even track all the visits and sales coming from each of the affiliates who agree to carry your advertising message. While this may be similar to the shotgun approach of shooting your message into space, the biggest difference is the cost as it costs you nothing unless you see results. This makes this approach a true results based endeavor.
Additionally, over time you can trim the number of affiliates you associate with by rooting out the ones whose visitors never visit your site and then gear your advertising to types of sites whose visitors do show an interest in your product or service.
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