One of the biggest questions clients ask is “How will people find me once my website is up and running?” Our clients are mainly small businesses. The first thing I encourage them to do is to think about ways that they can get the word out about their online venture that they may be more familiar with. Old School Before you do anything else, make sure your URL is everywhere your business name appears; business cards, letterhead, advertisements, email signature, etc. Networking – get out there and meet people and hand them your business card and encourage them to visit your website. Many networking events are free or low-cost. Advertising – this can be done via traditional print media and is often something people forget to do when they start building their online business. This, of course, requires you develop an advertising budget and may require you to get creative to…
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How Do I Get My Business Online?
The first step to successful online marketing is to identify your goal. If you are a merchant, you will obviously want to sell your products online on an eCommerce site. For service providers, it might be to build your “brand”; establishing who you are and your expertise online. Once you know what kind of website you need, you will need to register your domain (the name of your site) and set up a hosting account. If you will be selling online you will need to work with a provider that will support the kinds of services you need for your business, like shopping carts and database management for example. Naturally, you will need to develop content – the information on your website. The information on your site will need to be relevant for your intended audience. eCommerce websites will need to have merchandise organized into categories and subcategories. Brochure site…
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