TOP 10 "Beyond Search Engine"
techniques for Promotionalting your web site:
1. Set up Partnerships:
Finding ally web sites which Promotionalte a supporting
role for each other & making contact with these is also a wise move. In this way, businesses can direct traffic to
each others web sites. There are many ways to make this viable for each
business & one way is to work on a rebate/referral system.
According to a survey done by
Georgia Tech this is how people find out about websites:
Search Engines -- 87%
* Links from other Sites -- 85%
* Printed Media -- 63%
* Word of Mouth -- 58%
* Newsgroups -- 32%
* E-mail -- 32%
* Television -- 32%
* Books -- 28%
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2. Traditional
Marketing Methods:
Invest in any traditional advertising methods
you can afford. Run newspaper, magazine, TV, & yellow page ads. Radio advertising can also be very effective. These methods are costly
because they are effective. Press releases & interviews can also be
very effective & are free..
3. Provide Incentives:
Keeping users visiting site: Users are looking
for useful & relevant information that is easily found. Providing
incentives like free giveaways or free email is another idea to keeping
you abreast of competitors.
4. Create an opt-in
mailing list&
keeping your subscribers updated. We can do this for you. You
can ask site visitors to sign up for a newsletter, then distribute it
by e-mail. An e-newsletter allows you to keep visitors up-to-date on
site changes & new offerings. It also serves as a channel for delivering
valuable information related to your products that can help convert
prospects into customers.
5. Join or Create an Affiliate Program with other like minded businesses. This
Promotionaltes your site on others by use on Banners. (One banner is
automatically included with your site)As
more links appear on any given page, advertising increasingly becomes
a way to st& out from your competition. You can sponsor another site
through barter or direct payment. In either case, you can find appropriate
sites to sponsor yourself or have another company find them for you.
6. Online Search
Engines & Directories Search engines &
directories are bogged down. Placement is difficult & often slow.
Yet, in my experience, this is still an important means of generating
site traffic. Before submitting, make your site as search-engine-ready
as possible. Learn all you can about search engine placement - then,
submit your pages individually as well as through a monthly submission
service. A good one is Traffic
Magnet.
7. Existing Customers:
Don't forget to make use of the contacts you already
have by seeking new business from existing customers. Let them
all know about your new web site through a direct mailing or email.
8. Announce in Newsgroups
A newsgroup is an electronic bulletin board where
people with shared interests can communicate. There are over 20,000
newsgroups on the Internet with millions of daily participants. Done right & with care, posting to a newsgroup
can generate tremendous, almost instant, word-of-mouth. Finally, if
there's sufficient interest, you may even want to create your own newsgroup.
9. Obtain Links From
Other Web Sites
There are two types of links: 1) one-way links
to your Web site; & 2) two-way links where you provide a return link
to the other Web site.
Getting a link simply requires finding sites that
have a reason for pointing to you, then asking for the link. If a site
acts as a resource for information that resides on your site, the owners
of the site will probably want to point to you.
10. Word of Mouth
Word of mouth always works to Promotionalte a
good business. It's free, it's effective, & it's trusted. People
love to share a good experience (or a bad one). Ask satisfied customers
to help you spread the word & include testimonials from 1 or 2 happy
clients.
** Integrate Your Traditional Marketing & Sales Programs
* Start by including your Web site address on
your flyers, letterheads & brochures. If there are advantages to delivering services,
programs or information through your Web site, then provide an incentive
in your traditional materials to get customers to go to your site for
fulfillment.
** Follow up by Measuring Your Results
To measure the effectiveness of each component
of your campaign, first determine where your traffic originates. Then measure what individuals do once they get to your site to determine
if traffic generated from one source is more valuable than others. Note
that this is different than measuring the effectiveness of the site
itself. With data in h&, you can begin the process of fine-tuning
your Web site marketing programs.