In this article we will discuss a relatively new intertnet tool – the Blog.
Blog (also known as Weblog) is traditionally a webpage where pre-surfer or a blogger “logs” all pages he/she finds interesting. In other words, it is a Web page that contains brief, chronologically arranged items of information. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.
Weblogs provide a series of annotated links to items such as news stories, and often include personal rants. They are maintained by one person, most commonly someone who is involved in Web design or some other tech-related field.
A blog is often a mixture of what is happening on a particular website and what is happening on the Web, a kind of hybrid diary/guide site, although there are as many unique types of blogs as there are people. Blogs can be used to introduce products to potential customers.
People maintained blogs long before the term was coined, but the trend gained momentum with the introduction of automated published systems, most notably Blogger at blogger.com. Thousands of people use services such as Blogger to simplify and accelerate the publishing process.
Blog as a marketing tool
Blogs offer huge marketing potential. They are highly strategic tools that can strengthen relationships, share knowledge, increase collaboration, and improve branding. Besides, blogs can represent the real voice of the website.
A weblog can take the form of a diary, a news service (or summaries of and links to current news items on a topic), a collection of links to other Web sites, a series of book reviews or products, reports of activity on a project, the journal of an expedition, and much more. Businesses can use this tool to effectively advertise their products or services.
One of the most interesting ways to use a weblog is by allowing it to function as a discussion forum for customers of your products or services. In this case, the webmaster can give posting rights to other people – visitors and customers, and their posts may or may not be reviewed before they are published to the Web page. Customers, in such a way can post favorable comments about the websites offerings. Some weblogs are set up in such a way that only the owner or the owner and certain other people have posting rights, but anyone else can add comments to the posts.
Weblogs when used with newsletters present immense marketing opportunities:
Articles within newsletters can be linked to a blog, extending life and creating a massive conversation.
You can offer a bidirectional forum to customers to get true, personal opinions on your products and services.
Company experts can start a blog and become industry experts, helping your company edge out competition and, through this interactive forum, draw customers into another exchange of information and thoughts.
The beauty of this interplay is you can layer your blog with editorial controls.
How to create a Weblog?
The majority of weblogs are now created using software or services designed specifically for this purpose. Some of the software is free - and some of the organizations that provide weblog software will also provide free server space to house a weblog so that it is publicly accessible on the Internet. There are also commercial versions of some of the free software; these commercial versions often provide more features. Some weblog software is available only as commercial software. Alternatively, bloggers can create and maintain their weblog using free software or a free weblog service, but use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to load the resulting weblog to their own Website.
There are many blogging softwares available easily on the Internet. One of the most popular weblogger is “Blogger” which can be downloaded for free at http://www.blogger.com. Most webloggers simplify the process of Website creation. However, they do require basic knowledge of FTP, Website structures and a few technical terms. Besides, creating an advanced weblog requires knowledge of HTML.
So get out there and start your own Blog…it’s free, easy and can work seamlessly with the rest of your website or newsletter. Until next time…
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Top 10 Internet Marketing Strategies
Internet marketing can attract more people to your website, increase customers for your business, and enhance branding of your company and products. If you are just beginning your online marketing strategy the top 10 list below will get you started on a plan that has worked for many.
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- Start with a web promotion plan and an effective web design and development strategy.
- Get ranked at the top in major search engines, and practice good Search Optimization Techniques.
- Learn to use Email Marketing Effectively.
- Dominate your marketing niche with affiliate, reseller, and associate programs.
- Request an analysis from an Internet marketing coach or Internet marketing consultant.
- Build a responsive opt-in email list.
- Publish articles or get listed in news stories.
- Write and publish online press releases.
- Facilitate and run contests and giveaways via your web site.
- Blog and interact with your visitors.
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Monday, 1 February 2010
Promote Your Business with Facebook - 5 Tips
Facebook with its millions of members, presents a not-to-be missed marketing opportunity for businesses and non-profit organizations. Facebook offers the marketer a number of ways to use the application for marketing. Here is the best news of all. The price is right. These marketing tools are free unless you choose to support your efforts with advertising. If you want to promote your business, organization of event, here are five tips for using Facebook to get your message out.
1. Build a Group
Facebook is all about networking. Groups provide an excellent opportunity to tap into the social networks of your group’s members. Groups are easy to create. They are simply Facebook pages where group members can interact with one another, post pictures and videos, and carry on discussions. Having a group page for your business can go a long way to creating a community of interest for your organization or brand. Groups are particularly useful for causes and non-profits with highly focused publics. Brands and businesses can also use Facebook groups. For example, a Facebook group would be an excellent extension for a software users group. Facebook offers a number of options for customizing your group pages and for communicating with group members. Facebook groups are quite flexible.
2. Create a Page
Businesses do not have profiles on Facebook. They have pages. Instead of friends, they have fans. It costs nothing to have a page for your business. These pages are less interactive than those of a group. There are advantages to having a page instead of a group. Pages are focused on the brand, business or organization; whereas, with groups the focus is on group interaction. The two can work together to give you more coverage. To create a page, you must be legitimate representative of the brand.
3. Plan an Event
Another option for businesses wanting to use Facebook for marketing is to host an event. Events must be time bound. When you set up an event in Facebook you will need to include a start and stop date. If you are launching a new product or holding an event, don’t miss a chance to use Facebook to get the word out about it. Each event invitation that you send requires an RSVP so if you want to control numbers for an event like a pre-sale open house. The events page also lets you send out waves of invitations so that you can add to your guest list at any time. You can invite your friends, fans and group members. From within Facebook events, you can send your invited guests additional information about the event to build the buzz and enthusiasm for it.
4. Go beyond Facebook
Use your other marketing communications tools to let you customers and potential customers know about your Facebook presence. Add a link to your Facebook page from your web site. Be sure to include a notice on your e-mail marketing about your Facebook pages. If you are one of the millions of Twitter users, be sure to use this vehicle in your Facebook marketing campaign. Tweet when you create your page thus announcing its presence to your Twitter followers.
5. Obey the Rules of Social Marketing
Facebook, as with any social media application, requires a different style of marketing, which, for lack of a better term, I call “social marketing.” Inherent in social media is the notion of community. Community members are real, genuine people. If you are a fake, expect the community to out you. It is expected that you will be polite to the community and respect the other members. This means you should avoid blitzing them with your marketing message.
To effectively market in social media, you have to be constantly providing value to your readers. You cannot just be blaring digital white noise at them. So, as you craft your Facebook marketing campaigns remember to be genuine in your communications, valuable in your content, and diligent in providing a steady stream of new and valuable content. If you obey the rules, you will be rewarded by your fans.
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Wednesday, 6 January 2010
The Impact of the Economy on the Web
The Impact of the Economy on the Web
On a more practical level, the question facing online businesses is how the economic downturn will affect them. Is it all going to be gloom or is there any silver lining. Well, it appears to be a mixed bag.
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Unless you’ve been hiking in the Sahara, you know the economic news is not good. The question, of course, is how does this affect the web?
Recession. It is an ugly word, but one that appears to be more and more relevant. The real estate industry is bottoming out. The dollar is down. Unemployment is up. It makes you wonder if the candidates for President really know what they are getting into.On a more practical level, the question facing online businesses is how the economic downturn will affect them. Is it all going to be gloom or is there any silver lining. Well, it appears to be a mixed bag.
The thing to remember with the web is business results tend to be pretty quick. Whereas other businesses see delays of month, you tend to see any trend on the web now. A drop in demand for your product or services is not required to snake through a supply line before you feel it.
Let’s deal with the bad news first. A slowing economy is going to lead to one distinct action – a pull back on spending. People that are not confident about the future tend to hold on to their money. This means fewer sales for many online businesses. This is particularly true if the items being sold are not functional, life necessities. Obviously, there will be exceptions, but this will be the general trend.
There is some good news, however. A downturn on the web leads to two results. The first is less competition. Many of your competitors will disappear or pull way back on their marketing efforts. This can give you an opportunity to take over more market share, particularly when it comes to search engine optimization. When companies pull back on their optimization efforts, they lose rankings and you can fill them.
A secondary bit of good news is more sublime. Fuel prices are as high as they have ever been historically. They are forecast to continue to go up with $4 a gallon for gas a realistic figure in the next few months. So, what do all those SUV owners do when it is time to buy something? More and more of them are going to be sitting and clicking through sites to make their purchases. Why spend $20 or $40 on gas when you can have it delivered to your door?
The economy is a dynamic beast. The natural cycle is to go up and down, so don’t fret excessively about the downturn. It will bounce back. Heck, it’s a great time to buy a home!
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Monday, 14 December 2009
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Free Internet Marketing Courses-Have One Now!
Free Internet Marketing Courses-Have One Now!
by: Robert Brookes
You can turn your idea of a business into a multi-billion earning business in the future. The formula? Aside from the great business idea, sprinkle with generous amounts of passion, toss in lots of hard work and of course, mix in a heavy dose of good and innovative marketing strategy. But of course, you will need to have a small business capital. In fact, you will need money when build up any type of business - starting from acquiring it, manufacturing your products, operational expenses and even doing your promotional advertising.
Big companies would even be willing to spend millions for their marketing efforts, wishing it can help get more products sold. Intenet marketing is a popular way of promoting one's business at this age of the internet. Internet marketing is effective yet costs much less when compared to the conventional type of marketing,
The amount that you will spend for your promotional marketing will rely on who your target audience is. Promoting your products online is a very good advertising strategy as more and more people are becoming hooked to cyberspace.
Businessmen have various options on how their internet marketing should be carried out, which they can let outsourcing companies do for them or have their very own trained staff to do the process.
If you only have a small budget and have a few staff to help you with your business, you may let them perform multi-tasks. It means letting people do other stuffs while they are not busy, like letting your receptionist do the internet marketing on her spare time.
What You Will Learn Through Free Internet Marketing Courses
There are free internet marketing courses which can guide your staff for the promotion. A free internet marketing course provides a very good package which includes teaching you the basics of internet marketing and may also provide you with information on how to set your very own website which can be used for google adsense, as well as provide you a list of directories, search engines, free downloadable softwares and tools, and even a URL and hosting for your website.
Free internet marketing courses assures you that it contains all the needed free information you need to help your online business grow through various marketing strategies.
There is a beginner's level and advanced level in a free internet marketing course. Learning internet marketing may be done on a step by step basis or anything goes format, depending on what a person prefers and a learner may ask questions later on on things that seems to be unclear. While those who are familiar with the process of internet marketing can also get some interesting finds like tools, trade secrets of gurus, the latest in technology, free templates and so on.
If you do not know where to start, go to websites that posts lists of sites offering free internet marketing courses for a start. From there, spend some time going to each website and even trying the lessons to determine which one is the best for your business needs.
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Giving Your Online Business a Successful Start
Giving Your Online Business a Successful Start
by: Robert Brookes
If you're looking to start an online business there are 3 big decisions you'll need to make first in order to give your business a successful start. Obviously much consideration will need to be given to variables such as startup costs, equipment needs, and even your own skill sets. However before you even get this far you will first need to decide upon 3 very important areas of your new business that are much more fundamental in nature. In fact your success will rely heavily upon the decisions you make in these areas.
Let's quickly review these 3 key areas below:
Choose Your Business Model
There are many varying business models from which you can choose when starting an interest business. You can sell physical products, digital products, membership sites, or even coaching programs. Whatever you select be sure it's a match with your skill sets and personal preferences. This will only make the long hours you spend developing the business more enjoyable.
Choose Your Niche
The niche or market you choose is one of your most important decisions and should be done with careful and accurate research and consideration. Ideally you'll want to select a niche that is of personal interest to you while also demonstrating good profit potential.
Research is the only way you can determine profitability in any niche but if you're serious about being successful this step should not be a problem.
Develop an Online Marketing Strategy
Once you've determined your business model and the niche you want to enter the next step will be deciding upon an online marketing strategy. There are numerous advertising techniques you can choose from but your choice here will be determined by how applicable a particular technique is to your niche. You'll also want to consider your budget and personal preferences and talents
In order to start an online business you obviously want to carefully plan your actions and make the right choices to insure a successful start. Remaining realistic about your startup costs and how your skill sets match up with what your new business will require allows you to focus more on the unexpected variables. Ultimately however your success will be heavily influenced by the choices you make concerning your business model, market, and marketing strategy.
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