The best thing to increase sales on your web site is to attract new visitors to your site. Certain people will come to your site because they are looking for you specifically, but most people in cyberspace need to be made aware of your existence. You will need to drive a consistent flow of targeted traffic to your web site.
We recommend a number of proven tools, including search engine advertising, search engine optimization, publicizing your web address, and viral marketing.
Search Engine Advertising
People Today Begin Their Search For Products & Services On The Internet! Not In The Local Newspaper or Yellow Pages!
So wouldn't it be great if your business name - and a link to your web site - was the first thing a consumer sees when searching for your products or services on Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, the Internet Yellow Pages, or dozens of other search sites? Of Course It Would!
In our experience, we have found that the only reason more businesses don't take advantage of this enormous opportunity is that setting up and managing a targeted search engine advertising campaign can require tools, knowledge and an investment of time and money that is out of reach for many businesses.
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Search Engine Optimization
Millions of web surfers use search engines to find content they are looking for on the Internet. Whether they're entering a keyword like "carpet cleaner" or "water damage restoration specialist" into a search engine such as Google or Yahoo, they are actively looking for information to make a purchase online.
Search engine optimization is the ongoing process of improving a website for the express purpose of achieving higher search engine positioning within the keyword topics you target. Effective search engine optimization requires a specialized knowledge of the current ranking algorithms of the major search engines.
Internet Marketing, Inc. realizes the importance of search engine optimization. We have search engine optimization specialists to improve the volume of Internet traffic directed to our clients' websites. We offer a full range of search engine positioning services.
Publicizing Your Web Address
The easiest thing you can do to drive traffic to your web site is to include your web address on all of your printed materials - your letterhead, business cards, brochures, direct mail pieces, yellow page ads, billboards, radio ads, etc.
Whenever possible, do more than just list your web site address. Highlight what is available on your site, or what's new. Consider incentives to visit your web site. For example, tell them they can register there for an email newsletter, or download helpful information.
Viral Marketing
Viral marketing is commonly referred to as "word-of-mouth," or "creating a buzz". But on the Internet it's called "viral marketing" because people are given the opportunity to "spread" word about your website.
Viral marketing refers to strategies that encourage individuals to pass on your marketing message to others, creating the potential for growth in the message's exposure. Like viruses, viral marketing strategies can take advantage of multiplication to expose your message to thousands.
Some viral marketing strategies work better than others. Below are three basic elements to include in your strategy:
1. Provide for effortless email forwarding to others
2. Provide an incentive to participate
3. Present common problems and their solutions
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Step 4: Convert Web Site Visitors Into Phone Calls, eMails And Sales