Dec 30
As we all know, as business owners, our most valuable customers are the customers we already have. Sure, we all want new customers and should continue to market to them. However, we do understand that most of our money comes from our already existing customers. Most experts estimate that your revenue is somewhere between 70% and 90% from your existing customers. So how can we get them to buy and buy more often?
Getting your customers to buy more often is really as easy as staying in touch with them and asking for the sale. Find out what your customers need and provide it to them. You may say, how do I do that? Any easy answer is to use your existing tool. If your company has a website, create a optin box with an autoresponder that stays in touch with your customers. This autoresponder can send them news, specials and just about anything you want them to know.
So, stay in touch with your customers with a optin box and autorepsonder, they will love you for it.
Oct 07
Hello fellow business owners. I hope you are having a successful month and year. Remember, always promote your business. If you are stuck into the day to day operations, your business is probably suffering. Get out and let people know about you and your business. A great book to read is the E-Myth. A valuable piece of literature.
Today I want to talk a little about how to get your struggling website found on the internet. Unfortuately for most business owners they think that just having a website means that “they will come”. Nothing could be further from the truth. Without a plan, nobody is going to find your site. Here is some of what you can do.
Before you get sold on Web Design or some fancy site, make sure you think about your potential customers first. What are they searching for and what words do they use in their search. Go to google keywords tools and find out what people are searching for. Once you know that, create pages about those keywords. If they search for “Wedding Planning” then create pages about “Wedding Planning”. Then makes sure you have inbound links that use that keyword to hyperlink to your site.
Another favorite technique of mine is to use geographic keywords like “Colorado Springs”. If your customers come from a radius of 5 or 10 miles from your business, it makes sense to use “Colorado Springs” in your keywords because then you will be placed higher in Google. Your page should focus on “Wedding Planning in Colorado Springs” if you want to be placed high for that term.
More to come so stay tuned. Please email me if you have any questions.
Oct 03
I know it’s hard to be a business owner. I am a business owner in Colorado Springs and I feel your pain. If however you look at what you are good at and do that more often, your company will succeed. For the Internet Marketing struggles you have, I can help you succeed and let you take your valuable time away from these task. Below is a list of items I know you are struggling with that I can help with.
Common Business Struggles that I can help you with.
- Revenue – Never enough money coming in the door
- Customer Aquistion and Retention – Does your company stay in touch with existing customers
- Expenses – Are you advertising efforts effective
- Employee Training – Let me show you how to train employees quick and effectively
- Time – no time to know everything and limited to just 24hrs per day
- Communication with employees or customers
- Focus – Let me focus on what I do best and you focus on your business
Call me at 719-262-0723 and I can help your company with these items and more. I am very experience with Internet Marketing and I can help you become more successful.
Take care,
Dominic Ferrara
Jun 18
If you are already running an Internet marketing campaign or are about to embark on an Internet marketing campaign, one concept you cannot afford to skimp on is search engine optimization (SEO). SEO is one of the most popular buzz words in Internet marketing but unfortunately most Internet marketers simply do not know enough about SEO to make this strategy work for them. Even those who are knowledgeable about SEO may have difficulty executing their SEO strategies to produce the desired affect.
Advertising is a very important part of running any type of business. You need to advertise to reach new customers and market your products or services. Whether you run your business online or not you probably already realize how important it is to advertise but if you are running your business online you should understand there is a great deal of free advertising available in the form of optimal search engine rankings.
Well known search engines such as Google rank websites according to complex algorithms which are designed to determine which websites are most relevant for particular search terms. Therefore taking the time and effort to optimize your website for relevant search terms may result in you being rewarded with high search engine rankings for these terms. This is important because most Internet users rely heavily on these rankings. It is not uncommon for Internet users to only review the first few results when they search for a particular term. This means if your website ranks high enough to appear on the first page of the search results you will likely enjoy increased website traffic. However, if your website doesn’t make it to the first page or even the second page, it is unlikely you will receive a great deal of website traffic from visitors who use search engines.
Now that you understand why search engine rankings are so important you might wonder how to achieve these rankings. The easiest way to optimize your website is to hire a SEO specialist to do the work for you. The world of SEO is complex and continually evolving making it difficult for most business owners who do not specialize in SEO to keep up with the changes in the industry. Therefore, business owners who attempt to optimize their website by themselves may have difficulty keeping up with competitors who hire a SEO consultant to optimize their website.
The algorithms used by search engines can be rather complex and include a number of different factors. Some of the common factors in the equation include keyword density, META tags, titles, inbound links, website traffic and content.
Jun 18
How many ways can you ponder to use the World-Wide-Web? It seems when it comes to cyberspace, there are simply no limitations or boundaries. We all take advantage of this technology in a variety of different ways. Whether you’re signing up for an online bank account, snagging a free email address, or merely surfing the web, net-land continues to offer more and more. Now days people even take their businesses online. Yep, there are a number of online companies that pull in gargantuan profits. With a PC or Mac at your side you can accomplish virtually anything. From simply creating your own website to Internet marketing online, it’s all at your fingertips. It’s time to take advantage of cyberspace, folks. This is a contemporary vehicle to cash.
Have you ever considered Internet marketing online for a personal business? If you really sit down and do the math, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the possibilities. While marketing your skills or products in the physical world can get a tad redundant and burdensome these days, taking your spiel to cyberspace makes complete and total sense. Just think, with Internet marketing online you can appeal to a much broader audience. Isn’t that what everyone with something to sell is after? Access to the Internet is equal to having access to the world. A close friend of mine uses Internet marketing online for his home-based computer hardware business. Although he is based out of California, his cliental is not limited to that area or state. With Internet marketing online he is able to expose his business and products to the entire planet. Can you fathom the difference in revenue? Six billion potential customers is a lot better that six million. It’s all about who you can reach. People are always searching for the best products and best deals.
Are you striving to expand your business? Maybe it’s high time you considered Internet marketing online. It’s imperative to get your product and/or service seen by all. This is the absolute key to earning capital. Hop online today and learn more about Internet marketing online. Get that personal business on track with the help of your home computer. There truly is a sea of opportunities out there. All it takes is a little effort and surfing down the Internet highway.