Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.seo-e-directory.info
Good Luck
Thursday, March 26, 2009
I'm starting an IT business from home clueless about marketing anyone help..?
I bascially need to work from home sick wife and two kids to look after. Won%26#039;t bore you with sob stories too much..
Anyway the local paper is a complete rip off to advertise in I have a website I manage myself so that parts ok.. But what else can I do.. I have thought about leaflets but personally I don%26#039;t even read them they just go straight in the recycling bin for me...
I will basically be doing the basic level stuff for home users... repairing... building installing PC%26#039;s etc.. However i%26#039;d really like to push business services asap installing networks etc. I have the skills its just getting the clients thats an issue for me. I despise telesales and hate the image it gives out so i%26#039;d rather avoid doing that.
I%26#039;m starting an IT business from home clueless about marketing anyone help..?
Because you are starting small and I guess not having a huge budget to spend.
You basically need to attract two types of customers:
cash cows: Little money received in everyday but adds up
stars: Generally companies that take long to pay or the work takes long to do, but money is alot!
To get the cash cows, you%26#039;ll have to go the flyer route, but make it interesting! Dress in some funny suit. Strap computer parts to your body if you must! Something to get peoples attention, that will make them read the flyer! Have something like bring in the flyer and get 20% off or something like that. It will allow you to track how effective the flyer was!
Your stars dont want some fly by night company so you have to get the appropraite branding, do research, make a list of companies you want to approach, find the person whom makes the buying decision (you dont want to go there, pitch your idea and find out later it was only the Tealady).
Dress professionally, do a company profile or design a flash presentation and give them a cd they can look at in there own time!
My advice is get some cash cows, build some money and go for the stars!
I%26#039;m starting an IT business from home clueless about marketing anyone help..?
Lets look at this way
You hav a service which you think you are good at.
We will try and simply things here. Lets go back to 4 basics of marketing, the 4Ps and the 4Cs.
The four Ps of marketing are
Product, Price, Place, Promotion
The our Cs of marketing are - Customer, cost, convenience and communication
Who are your target consumers - Homeusers and Organizations. Easy to identify them but diffcult to cater to both of them.
The 1st C - First task is to identify these 2 as separate consumer segments. Next identify needs of each of these segments. You could look at
- Who is the consumer you are going to catering to (map them in as detail as you can - for home users : by age, by profession, by family type, by income, by places which the consumers frequent, by the kind of entertainment these consumers use, by the kind of media they get influenced by, For organization: by type, by size, industry which the organization operates in, the type of IT services which the org is using or needs to use, who takes the decisions abt choosing the service providers, who influences these decisions, how are these decisions taken).....essence to go into as many details as you can, so that you know who are you going to talk to
Now comes the 1st P of marketing - your product
After understanding the kind of requirements your consumers have....look at what is being currently offered to these guys. How are they currently satisfying their needs will tell you where are the gaps which u cud enter into. After you have identified all the need gaps - try and quantify these gaps. quantification is simple arithmatic - luk at how many consumers are there in each need gap and what is kind of price these consumers will pay for that ex there cud be many Home users who want only repairs of PC and repairs might not pay you a lot individually but collectively they might be add to a gud number.....so on and so forth you quantify each need gap. After that according to the big value segments and according to your skill set match select the need gaps which you wanna cater to. Hey dont forget to decide the geographic boundaries of your business, bcoz right now you are a one man army, but if u choose to hav a team at your disposal later then u might easily increase your business.....
Price of your services must be decided according to the value the consumers are willing to pay and the price which the competition (if any) is charging.
Now for the most important part for you Communication
- by now you must have realised that if u know you consumers right to the down to their habits, yo would be able to know where to to communicate to them without ending up irritating them.
Ok let me be more focused
There are various ways in which one cud communicate.....but for a start up like yours you need to rely on word of mouth at the begining, start a referral programme for home users ( thats f u choose to cater them).
Pamphleting is a commonly used phenomenon which yield good results
Have a call me number and leave catchy messages like - Call xxxxxx (ur telephone number) for quick fix on computer issues etc, leave these kind of messages on the collars of the newspapers......or maybe stamp the news papers before they are delivered
Use your home has a store, create a signage.....glow sign outside your home, please shud know a service provider exists in the vicinity......
Local Radio interviews might be a cool idea....most local stations wud include a small spheal abt you business for a paltry amount in return......
Try local cafes, pubs and hangouts.....let people know tht there is smthg which is existing.....
For organization - an online downloadable brochure wud be great. But i wud suggest you stay away from orgs for now....build the scale and then move to them......
Brand the no parking signages, beware of dogs signages or anything which can be brandable....dont forget to leava contact number......take prior permission to do so though from the local authorities.....
Hopefully as u go along you wil figure out better ways of communication.....
Hope this helps
Reply:I can recommend Yell.com.
I%26#039;ve also been self-employed, sole trader, and have worked from home and commercial property (not dissimilar line of work - I%26#039;m into printer and copier repair at the moment).
Anyway, I%26#039;ve used the Yellow Pages paper directory for years, and to be honest, it%26#039;s getting pretty useless these days.
However, about a year ago, I started advertising on Yell.com.
As a first time Yell.com user, I got a decent discount, and an extended ad period (17 months for the price of 12). It%26#039;s customisable (unlike a paper ad which is fixed from the date of printing).
You can log in and change your ad when you feel like etc.
And - I have to say - the responses I%26#039;ve been getting from it have been much better than any other marketing I%26#039;ve tried (and I%26#039;ve done the lot - including radio ads). It basically paid for itself withing the first few calls.
This year, I%26#039;ve downsized the paper ad, and increased the Yell.com ad. I%26#039;ve also been given a unique local number by Yell, which means they can actually track useage of the ad (because thats the only place this particular number appears). At the end of the ad period, they will tell me how many people called, and how many times I actually answered (I%26#039;m not always in but the machine will pick up).
Definately try Yell.com, its coming along really nicely at the moment.
Which ever line you decide to take for marketing, make sure you ask your callers where they got your number. I know its a pain, but its really invaluable information to have.
Incidentally, I hope you have submitted your website to Google and Yahoo etc. Make sure it has all the right keywords, such as your town, business name, and services you offer.
Then - check the site in a meta tag analyser, such as this one:
http://www.hypergurl.com/form.html
Enter your site address (dont use a free hosting site, or domestic domain such as mycompany.talktalk.com etc as its very unprofessional), in the space provided at the bottom of that page, and see what results you get. Highly recommended.
And - GOOD LUCK - it%26#039;s hard work but worth it.
:-)
Reply:Hi, I have several no-cost and low-cost ideas to add to the mix:
1) Make sure EVERYBODY you know is aware that you are in this situation and that you are starting a business to support you and your family. Ask them to pass along to everyone THEY know. Put that website URL in your electronic signature at the bottom of every email you send, as a subtle reminder to everybody you know.
2) Get some business cards, and consider offering something like a $25 referral fee for any customer who refers a new customer to you (you can say it%26#039;s only for when that new customer purchases $100 or more of your services).
3) Do this yourself or ask a journalism-type friend to do it for you: write and submit a human interest story to your local newspaper editor, with a photo of you in your workroom/office. The story doesn%26#039;t have to be about the issues going on at home if you don%26#039;t want it to be - - it can be %26quot;local man launches new business%26quot; oriented. Be sure to include the URL of your website in the article.
4) Ask your customers to spread the word about your services!
Hope that helps...
Reply:Everything is about sales, and if you hate sales, you have doomed yourself.
All that marketing BS is standard textbook Acronym nightmares. Good old fashioned hoofing it works well for low cost start up.
You can get 1000 to 5000 quarter size ad cards for about $120. Punch holes with rubber bands to go around doorknobs and drop them off in targeted neighborhoods, office complexes for small businesses...
Pay some homeless people a shower, meal, change of clothes and some beer to deliver for you. Low cost labor there. Also, have some willing to stand on a busy corner with a hand held sign for the day(with biz cards). Females work better for this spot. Mondays and Saturdays are best.
I know someone doing the same thing, and most of his business comes from those magnetic signs that stick on cars. Have your friends put one on when they are driving around, back of trucks are best, and make sure none of them are in the habit of flipping people off when they drive :)
Hope this gives some ideas for you. Better start liking sales, though.
Reply:Assuming your capital is very limited, I would suggest you take a look at the web site below for free advertising. Yes, it does work, I have tried it.
This is a good web site and you should be able to save loads of money there. Food, working from home, debt, motoring - everything is included.
Wishing you the best of luck. It is hard work and I hope you succeed.
Reply:I would leave the home user to word of mouth and referral, and concentrate on service to business. Get business cards, highlighting the fact that you%26#039;re a business IT tech. Go to every business networking event you can find, socialize and give cards to everyone. When you take the kids to school, talk to the other parents, and give them a card (most people work at a company, some own the company). And to catch the attention of those looking online for network installation, etc., make sure your site is optimized for the search engines.
http://www.link360seo.com/
Reply:Hi,
There are many ways to market a small business on the web. You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC. However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.
This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail). If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.
http://www.your-i-business-directory.inf...
Best of Luck
Reply:Stay clear of Yell.com unless you have money to waste. Sign up for a Google Adwords account and you only pay every time someone goes from Google to your website. http://adwords.google.com/select/Login
When your business grows you may want to then outsource your PPC to us at www.4psmarketing.com but until then it will work a treat with you managing it. I am an advocate of all marketing channels but when you are start up all you will be interested is getting targeted leads and Google can get you these.
飪? 81% of consumers on the Internet find products and services using search engines (Forrester)
飪?98% of searchers do not look past the first 3 pages of search results
飪?The average web site gets 73% more total traffic within six months of optimisation (Marketing Sherpa)
飪?It takes 12 attempts to reach a decision maker by phone (Wendover, 2006)
飪?46% in the buying process say they never respond to tele tactics (Sirius, 2007)
Anyway the local paper is a complete rip off to advertise in I have a website I manage myself so that parts ok.. But what else can I do.. I have thought about leaflets but personally I don%26#039;t even read them they just go straight in the recycling bin for me...
I will basically be doing the basic level stuff for home users... repairing... building installing PC%26#039;s etc.. However i%26#039;d really like to push business services asap installing networks etc. I have the skills its just getting the clients thats an issue for me. I despise telesales and hate the image it gives out so i%26#039;d rather avoid doing that.
I%26#039;m starting an IT business from home clueless about marketing anyone help..?
Because you are starting small and I guess not having a huge budget to spend.
You basically need to attract two types of customers:
cash cows: Little money received in everyday but adds up
stars: Generally companies that take long to pay or the work takes long to do, but money is alot!
To get the cash cows, you%26#039;ll have to go the flyer route, but make it interesting! Dress in some funny suit. Strap computer parts to your body if you must! Something to get peoples attention, that will make them read the flyer! Have something like bring in the flyer and get 20% off or something like that. It will allow you to track how effective the flyer was!
Your stars dont want some fly by night company so you have to get the appropraite branding, do research, make a list of companies you want to approach, find the person whom makes the buying decision (you dont want to go there, pitch your idea and find out later it was only the Tealady).
Dress professionally, do a company profile or design a flash presentation and give them a cd they can look at in there own time!
My advice is get some cash cows, build some money and go for the stars!
I%26#039;m starting an IT business from home clueless about marketing anyone help..?
Lets look at this way
You hav a service which you think you are good at.
We will try and simply things here. Lets go back to 4 basics of marketing, the 4Ps and the 4Cs.
The four Ps of marketing are
Product, Price, Place, Promotion
The our Cs of marketing are - Customer, cost, convenience and communication
Who are your target consumers - Homeusers and Organizations. Easy to identify them but diffcult to cater to both of them.
The 1st C - First task is to identify these 2 as separate consumer segments. Next identify needs of each of these segments. You could look at
- Who is the consumer you are going to catering to (map them in as detail as you can - for home users : by age, by profession, by family type, by income, by places which the consumers frequent, by the kind of entertainment these consumers use, by the kind of media they get influenced by, For organization: by type, by size, industry which the organization operates in, the type of IT services which the org is using or needs to use, who takes the decisions abt choosing the service providers, who influences these decisions, how are these decisions taken).....essence to go into as many details as you can, so that you know who are you going to talk to
Now comes the 1st P of marketing - your product
After understanding the kind of requirements your consumers have....look at what is being currently offered to these guys. How are they currently satisfying their needs will tell you where are the gaps which u cud enter into. After you have identified all the need gaps - try and quantify these gaps. quantification is simple arithmatic - luk at how many consumers are there in each need gap and what is kind of price these consumers will pay for that ex there cud be many Home users who want only repairs of PC and repairs might not pay you a lot individually but collectively they might be add to a gud number.....so on and so forth you quantify each need gap. After that according to the big value segments and according to your skill set match select the need gaps which you wanna cater to. Hey dont forget to decide the geographic boundaries of your business, bcoz right now you are a one man army, but if u choose to hav a team at your disposal later then u might easily increase your business.....
Price of your services must be decided according to the value the consumers are willing to pay and the price which the competition (if any) is charging.
Now for the most important part for you Communication
- by now you must have realised that if u know you consumers right to the down to their habits, yo would be able to know where to to communicate to them without ending up irritating them.
Ok let me be more focused
There are various ways in which one cud communicate.....but for a start up like yours you need to rely on word of mouth at the begining, start a referral programme for home users ( thats f u choose to cater them).
Pamphleting is a commonly used phenomenon which yield good results
Have a call me number and leave catchy messages like - Call xxxxxx (ur telephone number) for quick fix on computer issues etc, leave these kind of messages on the collars of the newspapers......or maybe stamp the news papers before they are delivered
Use your home has a store, create a signage.....glow sign outside your home, please shud know a service provider exists in the vicinity......
Local Radio interviews might be a cool idea....most local stations wud include a small spheal abt you business for a paltry amount in return......
Try local cafes, pubs and hangouts.....let people know tht there is smthg which is existing.....
For organization - an online downloadable brochure wud be great. But i wud suggest you stay away from orgs for now....build the scale and then move to them......
Brand the no parking signages, beware of dogs signages or anything which can be brandable....dont forget to leava contact number......take prior permission to do so though from the local authorities.....
Hopefully as u go along you wil figure out better ways of communication.....
Hope this helps
Reply:I can recommend Yell.com.
I%26#039;ve also been self-employed, sole trader, and have worked from home and commercial property (not dissimilar line of work - I%26#039;m into printer and copier repair at the moment).
Anyway, I%26#039;ve used the Yellow Pages paper directory for years, and to be honest, it%26#039;s getting pretty useless these days.
However, about a year ago, I started advertising on Yell.com.
As a first time Yell.com user, I got a decent discount, and an extended ad period (17 months for the price of 12). It%26#039;s customisable (unlike a paper ad which is fixed from the date of printing).
You can log in and change your ad when you feel like etc.
And - I have to say - the responses I%26#039;ve been getting from it have been much better than any other marketing I%26#039;ve tried (and I%26#039;ve done the lot - including radio ads). It basically paid for itself withing the first few calls.
This year, I%26#039;ve downsized the paper ad, and increased the Yell.com ad. I%26#039;ve also been given a unique local number by Yell, which means they can actually track useage of the ad (because thats the only place this particular number appears). At the end of the ad period, they will tell me how many people called, and how many times I actually answered (I%26#039;m not always in but the machine will pick up).
Definately try Yell.com, its coming along really nicely at the moment.
Which ever line you decide to take for marketing, make sure you ask your callers where they got your number. I know its a pain, but its really invaluable information to have.
Incidentally, I hope you have submitted your website to Google and Yahoo etc. Make sure it has all the right keywords, such as your town, business name, and services you offer.
Then - check the site in a meta tag analyser, such as this one:
http://www.hypergurl.com/form.html
Enter your site address (dont use a free hosting site, or domestic domain such as mycompany.talktalk.com etc as its very unprofessional), in the space provided at the bottom of that page, and see what results you get. Highly recommended.
And - GOOD LUCK - it%26#039;s hard work but worth it.
:-)
Reply:Hi, I have several no-cost and low-cost ideas to add to the mix:
1) Make sure EVERYBODY you know is aware that you are in this situation and that you are starting a business to support you and your family. Ask them to pass along to everyone THEY know. Put that website URL in your electronic signature at the bottom of every email you send, as a subtle reminder to everybody you know.
2) Get some business cards, and consider offering something like a $25 referral fee for any customer who refers a new customer to you (you can say it%26#039;s only for when that new customer purchases $100 or more of your services).
3) Do this yourself or ask a journalism-type friend to do it for you: write and submit a human interest story to your local newspaper editor, with a photo of you in your workroom/office. The story doesn%26#039;t have to be about the issues going on at home if you don%26#039;t want it to be - - it can be %26quot;local man launches new business%26quot; oriented. Be sure to include the URL of your website in the article.
4) Ask your customers to spread the word about your services!
Hope that helps...
Reply:Everything is about sales, and if you hate sales, you have doomed yourself.
All that marketing BS is standard textbook Acronym nightmares. Good old fashioned hoofing it works well for low cost start up.
You can get 1000 to 5000 quarter size ad cards for about $120. Punch holes with rubber bands to go around doorknobs and drop them off in targeted neighborhoods, office complexes for small businesses...
Pay some homeless people a shower, meal, change of clothes and some beer to deliver for you. Low cost labor there. Also, have some willing to stand on a busy corner with a hand held sign for the day(with biz cards). Females work better for this spot. Mondays and Saturdays are best.
I know someone doing the same thing, and most of his business comes from those magnetic signs that stick on cars. Have your friends put one on when they are driving around, back of trucks are best, and make sure none of them are in the habit of flipping people off when they drive :)
Hope this gives some ideas for you. Better start liking sales, though.
Reply:Assuming your capital is very limited, I would suggest you take a look at the web site below for free advertising. Yes, it does work, I have tried it.
This is a good web site and you should be able to save loads of money there. Food, working from home, debt, motoring - everything is included.
Wishing you the best of luck. It is hard work and I hope you succeed.
Reply:I would leave the home user to word of mouth and referral, and concentrate on service to business. Get business cards, highlighting the fact that you%26#039;re a business IT tech. Go to every business networking event you can find, socialize and give cards to everyone. When you take the kids to school, talk to the other parents, and give them a card (most people work at a company, some own the company). And to catch the attention of those looking online for network installation, etc., make sure your site is optimized for the search engines.
http://www.link360seo.com/
Reply:Hi,
There are many ways to market a small business on the web. You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC. However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.
This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail). If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.
http://www.your-i-business-directory.inf...
Best of Luck
Reply:Stay clear of Yell.com unless you have money to waste. Sign up for a Google Adwords account and you only pay every time someone goes from Google to your website. http://adwords.google.com/select/Login
When your business grows you may want to then outsource your PPC to us at www.4psmarketing.com but until then it will work a treat with you managing it. I am an advocate of all marketing channels but when you are start up all you will be interested is getting targeted leads and Google can get you these.
飪? 81% of consumers on the Internet find products and services using search engines (Forrester)
飪?98% of searchers do not look past the first 3 pages of search results
飪?The average web site gets 73% more total traffic within six months of optimisation (Marketing Sherpa)
飪?It takes 12 attempts to reach a decision maker by phone (Wendover, 2006)
飪?46% in the buying process say they never respond to tele tactics (Sirius, 2007)
I want to download free tutorials on market reseach?
A good site for online marketing resources is http://www.kissmyebook.com
I hope I have helped.
I want to download free tutorials on market reseach?
Hi,
There are many ways to market a small business on the web. You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC. However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.
This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail). If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.
http://www.e-seo-directory.info
Best of Luck
I want to download free tutorials on market reseach?
Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.internet-seo-directory.info
Good Luck
I hope I have helped.
I want to download free tutorials on market reseach?
Hi,
There are many ways to market a small business on the web. You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC. However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.
This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail). If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.
http://www.e-seo-directory.info
Best of Luck
I want to download free tutorials on market reseach?
Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.internet-seo-directory.info
Good Luck
How do I ad adsense to yahoo sitebuilder?
When I add the code I get a box with a scroll bar on my actual site. I have had the same problem with gif%26#039;s. I can see the ads, but it looks stupid with that box.
How do I ad adsense to yahoo sitebuilder?
A good site for online marketing resources using Adsense is http://www.kissmyebook.com
I hope I have helped.
How do I ad adsense to yahoo sitebuilder?
I think what you need to do is use a smaller size adsense code. Perhaps 600 X 480 instead of a bigger size.
Look at what I have on my site:-
Reply:A very nice site, which is 100% genuine is myLot. It pays its users on a monthly basis with a minimum cash out of 10 dollars. I have got $140 in to my paypal account in just 5 months. All you have to do is write posts, and discuss. For 20 posts you will get $0.5. Your earnings are updated every 24 hours. It is 100% genuine and i recommend you to use it. It pays directly to your paypal account.
http://www.mylot.com/?ref=naaadh
Reply:Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.best-e-directory.info
Good Luck
Reply:Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.best-internet-directory.info
Good Luck
How do I ad adsense to yahoo sitebuilder?
A good site for online marketing resources using Adsense is http://www.kissmyebook.com
I hope I have helped.
How do I ad adsense to yahoo sitebuilder?
I think what you need to do is use a smaller size adsense code. Perhaps 600 X 480 instead of a bigger size.
Look at what I have on my site:-
Reply:A very nice site, which is 100% genuine is myLot. It pays its users on a monthly basis with a minimum cash out of 10 dollars. I have got $140 in to my paypal account in just 5 months. All you have to do is write posts, and discuss. For 20 posts you will get $0.5. Your earnings are updated every 24 hours. It is 100% genuine and i recommend you to use it. It pays directly to your paypal account.
http://www.mylot.com/?ref=naaadh
Reply:Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.best-e-directory.info
Good Luck
Reply:Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.best-internet-directory.info
Good Luck
Propaganda ads?
can anyone please give me a link to any picture ad that has to do with repitition propaganda which means the brand repeats a wor or phrase in their ad. and compare and contrast!!! please i need picture ads
Propaganda ads?
Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.seo-e-directory.info
Good Luck
Propaganda ads?
Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.first-internet-directory.info
Good Luck
Propaganda ads?
Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.seo-e-directory.info
Good Luck
Propaganda ads?
Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.first-internet-directory.info
Good Luck
How would I approach finding a job in SEO/PPC?
Is there certain qualifications and training that is useful? How do you get your foot through the door?
How would I approach finding a job in SEO/PPC?
First off, the world of SEO and web marketing is an exciting one, but can be very challenging at times. With that said, there is no one stop shop for learning the arts of SEO and PPC.
Getting a Job in SEO/PPC(obviously this could be different between employers) : This will be difficult (not impossible) if you don%26#039;t have any experience under your belt. This is because there is still no definative %26quot;cookie cutter%26quot; way to achieve success in SEO/PPC. While there are the basic techniques of SEO, successful SEO needs to have elements of uniqueness, creativity and good troubleshooting. These all need to apply to the specific client/project you are working with (relation to industry, competitors, etc...). Being able to sell yourself as a successful candidate for a job, means demostrating to the employer that you have these traits and that you know how to apply them. You will also need to demonstrate that you have kept up with the latest trends. SEO never ends because tomorrow a new competitor will arise.
Start off by:
1) Learn the basic rules of the major 3 search engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN). Google has one of the best knowledge bases for this: http://www.google.com/webmasters/
2) Know the basic process of SEO/PPC. Here%26#039;s a good article that outlines a pretty decently 10 Step process. Note: as you become more knowledgeable, you will likely develop your own process.
http://www.webpronews.com/expertarticles...
3) Subscribe and Read up on some of the top SEO/PPC blogs:
http://www.seomoz.org/
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog
http://www.seobook.com/
http://www.searchengineland.com/
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
(many more, but those should give you a good start...)
4) Try out all the PPC tools from the major 3. You need to know your way around (Adwords, Omniture, and adCenter). Try to find a friend who has a business and offer your service at a very low price to get them involved in some basic PPC campaigns.
Bonus: Get involved with forums (and possibly social networking). Start networking...
5) Start searching for jobs... Once you start networking, this should come easily.
Ex: http://www.seomoz.org/marketplace/jobs
Bonus: Look at university job listing sites. You%26#039;ll find some of the best there.
6) For the Interview: Research the company%26#039;s website and industry (prior to the interview). Ask about their goals. Call out some things (related to SEO) you notice that could be improved on for them.
7) Seal the deal... :-)
How would I approach finding a job in SEO/PPC?
Beth P%26#039;s got it right and well said. I%26#039;d only add that you can build a reputation for yourself as a knowledgeable SEO by posting to SEO blogs like the ones Beth listed.
Two thumbs up, Beth P.
editor@webwordslinger.com
Reply:well done beth P
CHeers !
Reply:Hi,
There are many ways to market a small business on the web. You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC. However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.
This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail). If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.
http://www.your-e-business-directory.inf...
Best of Luck
Reply:Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.first-i-directory.info
Good Luck
How would I approach finding a job in SEO/PPC?
First off, the world of SEO and web marketing is an exciting one, but can be very challenging at times. With that said, there is no one stop shop for learning the arts of SEO and PPC.
Getting a Job in SEO/PPC(obviously this could be different between employers) : This will be difficult (not impossible) if you don%26#039;t have any experience under your belt. This is because there is still no definative %26quot;cookie cutter%26quot; way to achieve success in SEO/PPC. While there are the basic techniques of SEO, successful SEO needs to have elements of uniqueness, creativity and good troubleshooting. These all need to apply to the specific client/project you are working with (relation to industry, competitors, etc...). Being able to sell yourself as a successful candidate for a job, means demostrating to the employer that you have these traits and that you know how to apply them. You will also need to demonstrate that you have kept up with the latest trends. SEO never ends because tomorrow a new competitor will arise.
Start off by:
1) Learn the basic rules of the major 3 search engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN). Google has one of the best knowledge bases for this: http://www.google.com/webmasters/
2) Know the basic process of SEO/PPC. Here%26#039;s a good article that outlines a pretty decently 10 Step process. Note: as you become more knowledgeable, you will likely develop your own process.
http://www.webpronews.com/expertarticles...
3) Subscribe and Read up on some of the top SEO/PPC blogs:
http://www.seomoz.org/
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog
http://www.seobook.com/
http://www.searchengineland.com/
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
(many more, but those should give you a good start...)
4) Try out all the PPC tools from the major 3. You need to know your way around (Adwords, Omniture, and adCenter). Try to find a friend who has a business and offer your service at a very low price to get them involved in some basic PPC campaigns.
Bonus: Get involved with forums (and possibly social networking). Start networking...
5) Start searching for jobs... Once you start networking, this should come easily.
Ex: http://www.seomoz.org/marketplace/jobs
Bonus: Look at university job listing sites. You%26#039;ll find some of the best there.
6) For the Interview: Research the company%26#039;s website and industry (prior to the interview). Ask about their goals. Call out some things (related to SEO) you notice that could be improved on for them.
7) Seal the deal... :-)
How would I approach finding a job in SEO/PPC?
Beth P%26#039;s got it right and well said. I%26#039;d only add that you can build a reputation for yourself as a knowledgeable SEO by posting to SEO blogs like the ones Beth listed.
Two thumbs up, Beth P.
editor@webwordslinger.com
Reply:well done beth P
CHeers !
Reply:Hi,
There are many ways to market a small business on the web. You can buy banner ads, text links, or use PPC. However, the best way is to get listed in a bunch of portals. Portals and directories are like phone books, and they often provide a lot of traffic because they tend to rank high on Google.
This portal is giving away a free business card holder for lising your business (I got mine a few days ago in the mail). If you want to know about some other portals, just let me know.
http://www.your-e-business-directory.inf...
Best of Luck
Reply:Hi,
I have a lot of experience marketing small companies online (I have 3 companies). One of the best ways is to sign up at business directories and protals. These are basically listings of businesses (simliar to the phone book). The advantage is that these portals usually get a lot of traffic and they%26#039;re ranked high on Google because of all the quality links they contain.
My favorite portal is called Directory Exclusive. I signed up a few weeks ago because they%26#039;re giving a away a free business card holder when a person enter%26#039;s their company info. I received it in the mail 3 days ago =)
I don%26#039;t know if they still have that promotion, but you can try to get the free card holder here:
http://www.first-i-directory.info
Good Luck
Good online traffic for small business?
I am running a website that I want it to be seen by search engines, I%26#039;ve found many services like google adwords, ect..but is there one you personaly tried and has improved traffic to your website? I need something up to 80GBP per year for uk websites.
Good online traffic for small business?
Try MSN Adcenter: https://adcenter.microsoft.com/Home.aspx and Facebook: http://facebook.com Also, a good site for online marketing resources is http://www.kissmyebook.com
I hope I have helped.
Good online traffic for small business?
Congrats on launching into internet with your small business! This can be a little daunting at first, but if this is done right, you can achieve huge success. The important part is to stay persistent in spreading exposure of your small business...and keep your patience.
While most small businesses levitate to Pay-Per-Click services like Google Adwords, Yahoo! Omniture, and Microsoft Adcenter, these can be huge money wasters with very little pay-off - obviously this all depends on your goals. To flip it back around (not to confuse), DO try these services out, but do it conservatively - don%26#039;t invest a ton of money into them and geo target your ads if possible. Yes, they will generate traffic, but getting users to buy your product (or convert) is far more difficult for a new business. You will have more success with Pay-Per-Click as your brand becomes stronger.
Biggest Struggle for Small Business Websites: Brand Awareness and Trust. Your site needs to be visible across the internet - this is also huge for search engines. Consumer%26#039;s are more likely to purchase from a recognizable brand.
Some basic techniques to generate traffic for your small business website:
- Before you start anything - you must have a measurement tool to track your visitors. Try Google Analytics (free).
- Submit your website to the major 3 search engines:
http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/...
https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/su...
http://search.msn.com.sg/docs/submit.asp...
- Make your website visible to your target audience. Submit your website URL to complimentary websites, blogs, and directories. Ex: If you%26#039;re selling cakes, request a link (or submit an article linking) to your website on some big name cake websites.
- Update your website often with fresh content. Give people a reason to comeback and tell others about your website. Use a blog to increase exposure.
- Optimize your site for SEO (search engine optimization). This is almost a whole different topic, but you can start here: http://www.google.com/webmasters/
http://searchengineland.com/070628-07414...
- Submit your site to geo-targeted services and business directories. Ex: https://www.google.com/local/add/
http://www.yelp.com/
- Submit your site to business directories and vertical industry directories. Ex: https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro/
http://botw.org/
www.squidoo.com/
www.moli.com/
www.dmoz.org
- Get involved in social networking and spread the word:
www.facebook.com
www.stumbleupon.com/
http://del.icio.us/
- Submit Press Releases to get your small business in the news.
www.businesswire.com
www.prweb.com
- Research tips on adapting your small business to the web successfully:
http://searchengineland.com/070628-07414...
- Keep researching creative and innovative ideas to increase exposure...
Reply:There are plenty of ways to promote your site.
1)Article Marketing
Really a powerful method in getting audience. Write a good article based on your niche topic and submit it in article directories. Just go to google or yahoo and search for %26quot;free article directories%26quot;. It will suggest you a host of directories that you can easily submit your writings. When people surf in that certain directory, they might stumble into your article and you got all the fame needed to be successful in Internet Marketing.
2)Blogging
This method is just like the article writing. You write what you want but good contents for your audience in blogs. The better you got, the more audience you get. You can also submit the same contents that you wrote in blogs in article directories. You get instant viewers if your article is in top 10 within your niche
3)Offer free stuffs
It%26#039;s always good to get free stuffs. Everyone likes it.So offer some free stuffs such as e-books or software for your audience. You will get a good, loyal and repeating audience. If you are looking for FREE e-books to market it in your site, check out this link.
www.abc-netmarketing.blogspot.... provides a host of e-books on internet marketing. The e-books will be updated weekly. So hurry up and get your best one soon.
4)E-mail Marketing
It%26#039;s as easy as ABC. Just promote your site to all your online contacts using e-mail.Write a good email that will attract your audience. If you got the contents right and able to convince your contacts , you are on your way to success.
5)SEO-Search Engine Optimization
Check out
www.ezinerticles.com for HOT tips on SEO
6)You Tube Videos
Use free videos from you tube and paste the links in your site. People like video tutorials better than articles or e-books.
Reply:Look http://paid2click.cybershimla.com and Advertise your website there.
I found there website through an article that specifically listed they as a good website that sells high quality traffic. I purchased 5,000 visitors to my website, and noticed the difference before I even checked my logs! I am so glad that I finally found a way to market my website that can be done quickly. I know how important SEO is, but they have to promote in other ways too. I know I%26#039;ve found a working method!
I just wanted to say how impressed I was with there service. My campaigns were set up promptly and delivered as promised. I was impressed with the results as well. I purchased traffic for two of my websites and I received over 1450 signups for the first website and over 1030 signups for the second. (That%26#039;s less than $0.01 a lead! Try finding that elsewhere!).
There advertising works great. I%26#039;m using a direct landing page for my campaign and have been tracking every ad. A very high amount of visitors have been browsing my site and my conversion rates have gone up..
Ever since I began advertising with Quality Traffic Supply, my sales have greatly increased. Since I now have a steady source of traffic which is targeted to my content, I now get a good return on investment. There traffic has worked wonders for me. I buy about 5,000 visitors a month to split up between my 2 websites, and for every $10 I spend there I bring in another $30!
Reply:Write articles about your website or ideas.
Submit your website for users to review, free!
Post Free Classifieds.
Go to Famous Pages
http://famouspages.info
Reply:There are two ways to get free traffic to your site - so excluding PayPerclick and other paid adverts.
1) Improve the layout of your web pages so that they are better organised for the search terms that you are interested in.
This accounts for about 25% of traffic in Google
2) Get other sites to link bakc to you. This accounts for about 75% of your Google traffic.
We provide SEO services to small businesses to do just that and can provide examples of sites where we have had a fantastic effect on traffic.
SEO Services and Web Design: http://www.seo-services-web-design.com/
Reply:For good online traffic, please follow these easy methods.
1) Blog Traffic
2) Article Traffic
3) Forum Traffic
4) Ezine Traffic
5) Classified Traffic
6) Facebook
7) Socialnetworking
8) Squidoo Traffic
9) Banner Traffic
10) Craigslist Traffic
11) Social Shopping Traffic
12) You Tube Traffic....................
Reply:Good online traffic comes from SEO. Here%26#039;s a good article to get you started
http://www.weboptimist.com/seo-101/2007/...
http://www.link360seo.com/
Reply:I think optimizing the site for google is a first step. There are many SEO firms that can help small businesses optimize affordably. I have linked to one below.
Depending on what your site is about and what you sell, Yahoo%26#039;s adwords program might be good to add or the MSN one also. The most important thing to do with Adwords type advertising is to optimize the campaigns by conversions and sales not traffic.
Reply:You should try some targeted traffic from http://www.trafficthatsells.com
Good online traffic for small business?
Try MSN Adcenter: https://adcenter.microsoft.com/Home.aspx and Facebook: http://facebook.com Also, a good site for online marketing resources is http://www.kissmyebook.com
I hope I have helped.
Good online traffic for small business?
Congrats on launching into internet with your small business! This can be a little daunting at first, but if this is done right, you can achieve huge success. The important part is to stay persistent in spreading exposure of your small business...and keep your patience.
While most small businesses levitate to Pay-Per-Click services like Google Adwords, Yahoo! Omniture, and Microsoft Adcenter, these can be huge money wasters with very little pay-off - obviously this all depends on your goals. To flip it back around (not to confuse), DO try these services out, but do it conservatively - don%26#039;t invest a ton of money into them and geo target your ads if possible. Yes, they will generate traffic, but getting users to buy your product (or convert) is far more difficult for a new business. You will have more success with Pay-Per-Click as your brand becomes stronger.
Biggest Struggle for Small Business Websites: Brand Awareness and Trust. Your site needs to be visible across the internet - this is also huge for search engines. Consumer%26#039;s are more likely to purchase from a recognizable brand.
Some basic techniques to generate traffic for your small business website:
- Before you start anything - you must have a measurement tool to track your visitors. Try Google Analytics (free).
- Submit your website to the major 3 search engines:
http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/...
https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/su...
http://search.msn.com.sg/docs/submit.asp...
- Make your website visible to your target audience. Submit your website URL to complimentary websites, blogs, and directories. Ex: If you%26#039;re selling cakes, request a link (or submit an article linking) to your website on some big name cake websites.
- Update your website often with fresh content. Give people a reason to comeback and tell others about your website. Use a blog to increase exposure.
- Optimize your site for SEO (search engine optimization). This is almost a whole different topic, but you can start here: http://www.google.com/webmasters/
http://searchengineland.com/070628-07414...
- Submit your site to geo-targeted services and business directories. Ex: https://www.google.com/local/add/
http://www.yelp.com/
- Submit your site to business directories and vertical industry directories. Ex: https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro/
http://botw.org/
www.squidoo.com/
www.moli.com/
www.dmoz.org
- Get involved in social networking and spread the word:
www.facebook.com
www.stumbleupon.com/
http://del.icio.us/
- Submit Press Releases to get your small business in the news.
www.businesswire.com
www.prweb.com
- Research tips on adapting your small business to the web successfully:
http://searchengineland.com/070628-07414...
- Keep researching creative and innovative ideas to increase exposure...
Reply:There are plenty of ways to promote your site.
1)Article Marketing
Really a powerful method in getting audience. Write a good article based on your niche topic and submit it in article directories. Just go to google or yahoo and search for %26quot;free article directories%26quot;. It will suggest you a host of directories that you can easily submit your writings. When people surf in that certain directory, they might stumble into your article and you got all the fame needed to be successful in Internet Marketing.
2)Blogging
This method is just like the article writing. You write what you want but good contents for your audience in blogs. The better you got, the more audience you get. You can also submit the same contents that you wrote in blogs in article directories. You get instant viewers if your article is in top 10 within your niche
3)Offer free stuffs
It%26#039;s always good to get free stuffs. Everyone likes it.So offer some free stuffs such as e-books or software for your audience. You will get a good, loyal and repeating audience. If you are looking for FREE e-books to market it in your site, check out this link.
www.abc-netmarketing.blogspot.... provides a host of e-books on internet marketing. The e-books will be updated weekly. So hurry up and get your best one soon.
4)E-mail Marketing
It%26#039;s as easy as ABC. Just promote your site to all your online contacts using e-mail.Write a good email that will attract your audience. If you got the contents right and able to convince your contacts , you are on your way to success.
5)SEO-Search Engine Optimization
Check out
www.ezinerticles.com for HOT tips on SEO
6)You Tube Videos
Use free videos from you tube and paste the links in your site. People like video tutorials better than articles or e-books.
Reply:Look http://paid2click.cybershimla.com and Advertise your website there.
I found there website through an article that specifically listed they as a good website that sells high quality traffic. I purchased 5,000 visitors to my website, and noticed the difference before I even checked my logs! I am so glad that I finally found a way to market my website that can be done quickly. I know how important SEO is, but they have to promote in other ways too. I know I%26#039;ve found a working method!
I just wanted to say how impressed I was with there service. My campaigns were set up promptly and delivered as promised. I was impressed with the results as well. I purchased traffic for two of my websites and I received over 1450 signups for the first website and over 1030 signups for the second. (That%26#039;s less than $0.01 a lead! Try finding that elsewhere!).
There advertising works great. I%26#039;m using a direct landing page for my campaign and have been tracking every ad. A very high amount of visitors have been browsing my site and my conversion rates have gone up..
Ever since I began advertising with Quality Traffic Supply, my sales have greatly increased. Since I now have a steady source of traffic which is targeted to my content, I now get a good return on investment. There traffic has worked wonders for me. I buy about 5,000 visitors a month to split up between my 2 websites, and for every $10 I spend there I bring in another $30!
Reply:Write articles about your website or ideas.
Submit your website for users to review, free!
Post Free Classifieds.
Go to Famous Pages
http://famouspages.info
Reply:There are two ways to get free traffic to your site - so excluding PayPerclick and other paid adverts.
1) Improve the layout of your web pages so that they are better organised for the search terms that you are interested in.
This accounts for about 25% of traffic in Google
2) Get other sites to link bakc to you. This accounts for about 75% of your Google traffic.
We provide SEO services to small businesses to do just that and can provide examples of sites where we have had a fantastic effect on traffic.
SEO Services and Web Design: http://www.seo-services-web-design.com/
Reply:For good online traffic, please follow these easy methods.
1) Blog Traffic
2) Article Traffic
3) Forum Traffic
4) Ezine Traffic
5) Classified Traffic
6) Facebook
7) Socialnetworking
8) Squidoo Traffic
9) Banner Traffic
10) Craigslist Traffic
11) Social Shopping Traffic
12) You Tube Traffic....................
Reply:Good online traffic comes from SEO. Here%26#039;s a good article to get you started
http://www.weboptimist.com/seo-101/2007/...
http://www.link360seo.com/
Reply:I think optimizing the site for google is a first step. There are many SEO firms that can help small businesses optimize affordably. I have linked to one below.
Depending on what your site is about and what you sell, Yahoo%26#039;s adwords program might be good to add or the MSN one also. The most important thing to do with Adwords type advertising is to optimize the campaigns by conversions and sales not traffic.
Reply:You should try some targeted traffic from http://www.trafficthatsells.com
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