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I just opened a store online or website and I cant get anyone there .? |
Iv'e tried promoting it with wpromote.com Any ideas on how to get poetional costumers that's not really expensive? Anyone have a website that can give me ideas? thanks Getting traffic is a combination of a lot of things. The key to success is to create great content that visitors want to use, search engines will love and other websites will naturally link to. Of course, it's easier said than done. You can use pay per click advertising in the search engines to reach audiences looking for your products. You can use Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords or Yahoo http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com... Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible: 1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement - if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others. 2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important -- and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more - that's additional traffic that you get for FREE! Recommend Site Scripts (various) http://php.resourceindex.com/complete_sc... Big Nose Bird Recommend this Site http://bignosebird.com/carchive/birdcast... CGI Resource Index http://cgi.resourceindex.com/programs_an... Hostscripts http://www.hotscripts.com/php/scripts_an... 3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area. If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com's "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/201... 4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News. http://www.prleap.com/sign_up.html... http://i-newswire.com/ http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/... http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/... http://www.pr.com/press-releases... http://www.prfree.com/ http://www.clickpress.com/releases/index... http://www.theopenpress.com/ http://www.przoom.com/ http://www.prweb.com http://www.newswiretoday.com/ http://www.free-press-release.com/... 5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings. Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=... 6. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are: Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com Google Base http://base.google.com Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/...... Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/ Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/ Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/ US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/ Source(s): Free Ways to Promote an Online Business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/guide/cases/... Try putting the address up here, I was hoping you would so I could maybe see... Not for advertising of course, just so we can see if there's anything wrong... :) Getting listed with a search engine listing company is great. It will help to ensure that you show up toward the top of the list when someone searches for a product similar to what you have to offer. Also, be sure to make the most use out of metatags for your web pages. These will also help your website/online store show up more prominently in searches. If you don't have your website included in the signature of all of your email accounts yet - add it right away. I've had lots of people discover my website merely by seeing it included at the bottom of my emails. Visit online forums that relate to your business and include your web address there, too. Just be sure not to make it sound like too much of a solicitation or it may be viewed as obtrusive. Finally, think about taking one or more of your products and listing them on Ebay. Once you do that you can create a page that tells all about you and your business. You can even include links to your website or online store... so long as you are somewhat subtle about it. Ebay will give you great exposure and introduce you to a vast amount of potential clients who can contact you directly in the future. Good luck! Getting traffic takes work and is probably the hardest part to getting an online business going. You can get all free traffic with search engine optimization but that will take quite a while to build up. Really if you are trying to get either immediate traffic or build traffic in a short amount of time your best bet is going to be doing PPC marketing or Pay Per Click Marketing Via Adwords. You'll also want to post on forum sites that allow you to talk about your product and post back links to your website free. This will not only build relationships but also clients. Once people do get to your web site I always recommend building an opt in email list. Email lists are the best way to talk to your targeted customer and a frequent basis which gets them coming back to you and your product. Its also builds trust which is especially important in online sales. Its easier to do than it sounds but essential in online business. To read more or learn how to do any of the above visit the link in my source its great for people new to getting started in online marketing at cost effective ways. http://increase-website-traffic-free.blo... i see that your site is hardly indexed by search engines. Try optimize it and you will get free targeted traffic from search engines here are some tips http://blog.webeki.com/2007/08/10/search... also, for other advertising networks you could try here, or even maybe make set up an affiliate program ;) http://www.webeki.com/index.php?option=c... |
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