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Just what is online marketing?
If you are marketing your business using traditional methods such as networking, advertising, brochures, flyers and business cards that's good. To market your business online you will use another tool to get the message out to your target client or audience ~ the internet. When we are promoting our businesses we do not use only business cards or telephone ads to get our message out. We should use every method at our disposal to ensure our name and business is brought to as many people's attention as possible.
I use a combination of both traditional and online methods giving me much more of a presence both locally and internationally. Isn't that what marketing is all about?
What are your Goals?
Prior to establishing any marketing plan you must know what your ultimate goal is to be.
Do you wish to increase your client base by 50? Or do you wish to increase your sales by 10%? Or do you wish to add 500 people to your list of potential clients? Regardless of what your goal is you must be clear as to what you determine your goal to be.
Without that clarity you cannot succeed.
Reaching your goals.
Now that we have established what our goals are (you have, haven't you?) we must determine how to reach those goals. With a clear understanding of the purpose of marketing and using the tools available such as social networks, websites, blogging, email campaigns, article marketing, etc. all via the internet, reaching your target audience will be much more effective. Not all will suit your type of business but knowing who your target audience is and what your goal is will then determine which tools to use.
The 7 Steps...
1. Website
2. Blogs
3. Article writing
4. Press Releases
5. Email
6. Social Media Marketing
7. Videos
By using these 7 steps to online marketing you should have enhanced your online presence and started to establish yourself as an expert in your field. But don't stop there.
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