By Gail McLaurin, Copyright © 2005
There are hundreds of ways that you can promote your online
business or website, some more effective than others. These five
proven methods will help you to generate traffic to your site and
also to generate income into your wallet.
1. One thing that appeals to everyone is "free." If it is free
people will take it. Think of the samples of cheese given away at
grocery stores. Do you really want a small piece of cheese? Of
course not! But you take it simply because it is free and someone
is nice enough to offer it to you. The same principle applies
with information or services offered from your website. You can
send out free newsletters or offer a free trail period. One
popular thing that is being given away now are free credit
reports or free PC scans. These freebies are what we in the
marketing field like to call teasers. After running the free
credit report or PC scan we alert the customer if there is
something found on their credit record or PC and then offer to
show them what it is or repair the problem for a price. This can
be an effective way to get information to your potential
customers, create sales or to generate traffic to your site.
2. Your website contains information about a service or product
that you are very knowledgeable about. You can use this knowledge
to generate traffic to your site by writing articles in your area
of expertise and having them published in an ezine or an article
information site. The most effective way to use these articles is
to write them for free and ask in return that the publisher allow
you to include a byline. A byline is a very short summary of the
author, their credentials and their website. Your byline is a way
that readers will come to know you as an expert on the topic and
will in turn come to trust your site as a source of credible
information.
3. Some search engines will allow a website to purchase their
ranking. This is an excellent Internet marketing technique in
that it is effective and inexpensive. In the pay-per-click
programs, website are only billed for those who actually visit
the page, unlike banner ads which may be seen by millions but
only used by a few. When using the pay-per-click program you are
asked to choose keywords and when those are entered your site
will appear and if the surfer chooses to view your site, you are
billed for that click. Many pay-per-click programs will offer
other benefits as well, such as updated lists of commonly used
keywords.
4. You should remember that others are in the same boat as you.
You can choose to network with those who have similar marketing
ideas. When networking you will be able to share links and refer
customers to each other. You should always be very cautious when
choosing a networking partner as everything that you recommend is
a reflection of yourself or your product and therefore, you
should be certain that your networking partner is a reputable
source of information.
5. Simply because your website is online, doesn't mean that all
your advertising should be. Advertise in newspapers, TV, the
radio or you can even send out a press release to get your
information to thousands of people all over the country.
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Gail McLaurin is the owner of Home Biz Kid.
"Dotcomology" is The Science of Making Money Online
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