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Internet
Marketing
Is Internet Marketing is new?
Not even close. What's new is probably your involvement
in it. More and more companies are taking control
of their online presence. Realizing how much their
target customers are online is making many companies
invest large parts of their budgets to online or
Internet Marketing.
Internet Marketing isn't necessarily different than
traditional marketing - it's just about "where" you are
advertising. Marketing to online users is slightly
different... but what remains the same is that effective
marketing campaigns take time, money and patience.
Yes - your Internet results will vary based upon how
much you spend. Unfortunately, throwing money at
Internet Marketing does not guarantee results.
It's a matter of having a strategy for success.
Where
to begin
First step is understanding what's important to you?
Online Marketing is a hot subject right now. And you may
get daily phone calls and emails from people who promise
to get you to the top of Google, put your company on
every local business directory, or plaster your face on
a video.
Our comment is: so what? Ok... don't get us wrong.
These are all great and integral parts of Internet
Marketing. But, before you pour your time and
money in to these individual pieces, you need to
understand what you are trying to achieve. What
results do you want?
Sound silly? Well, what's most important to you?
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Do you want to be at the top of a Google search
result?
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Do you want more people to visit your website?
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Or do you want more people to do business with you?
Gaining online presence with a Search Term, a business
directory listing or video won't make people do business
with you. These are all great tools. But we
feel it's a bigger picture than these individual parts.
If your intention is to market your company, products
and services online, then you need an Internet Marketing
plan starting with understanding these critical
questions:
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Who is your ideal client?
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Where is the best place to find them?
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What products and services are you offering?
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Are you competitive in the online market?
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Does your website offer users a way to do business
with you?
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Do you offer multiple ways for people to contact
you?
So who is your ideal client? And where is it
best to contact them?
Do you even know? And can they even find you
online? For us, Tucson is a small city... Internet
Marketing opens your company door to an global audience.
Are you equipped for that?
With nearly 200 million websites on the Internet, the
mere fact that you have a website doesn't mean it will
drive in any business.
Once we understand your target market, we need to then
establish a plan of how to reach them but moreover what
you want them to do when they find you.
The key to any Internet Marketing campaign is what we
refer to as "conversions". Driving business in to
your website is one thing... getting them to do
something while they are there is all together
different.
Some Internet Marketing tools we utilize include:
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Email Marketing
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cPanel & Google Analytics
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Custom Web Design
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WordPress
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Blogging & Survey tools
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Landing Pages
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Social Networking
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Review sites
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Link Exchanges
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Call to Action points
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Constant Contact blasts
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Search Engine Optimization
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Search Engine Submission
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Google AdWords/AdSense
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Facebook, MySpace, etc.
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Business Directories
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Craigslist & ebay listings
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And so much more!
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