Category Archives: Marketing

Begin Building Your Brand From the Start

You have to start building your brand from the very start of your business (but that doesn’t mean it’s too late if you haven’t already).

Building your brand is continual. You’re going to build your brand with your blog, graphics, networking, and everything else you do online. You need to have a solid plan from the start so you can succeed in branding yourself and building a real business.

It really helps to have a plan from day one – that’s today for you. You’ll be a lot more likely to be successful if you do this. Don’t do things backwards– I’m going to walk you through what it takes.

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List Building, Branding, and Giving People a Reason to Sign Up

Building your list is a very vital part of growing a thriving business online. Your list is the number one key thing you should focus on to grow your business– period. It doesn’t matter which business or niche you’re in specifically, every business can benefit from having a list. This is something you should start building from your very first day as an online marketer.

For one thing, having a list is Google proof… and every-other-site–proof as well. It doesn’t matter if Google goes poof tomorrow, or the same thing happens to Facebook and Twitter. You will still have your list – something you own.

You are going to use proven traffic sources, such as Google and social media sites, as ways to drive traffic to your list. Your list is your top goal and it’s what’s going to help you earn a great deal of money in your business.

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50 Things Your Website Needs to Attract More Visitors

Your website is your storefront. In many cases it provides a prospect’s first impression of your company. You know what they say about first impressions; you can only make one and it better count. The good news is that keeping in mind a few fundamentals and making a few simple tweaks to your website can take it from bland to brilliant. You can create a website that attracts visitors, converts clients, and helps you build a prosperous and exciting business.

  1. Invitation To Friend/Follow On Social Media

Social media is more than a trend or a tactic that you can use to build an audience. It’s as essential for most industries as a website itself. And merely having a social media “presence” isn’t enough; you have to let people know you’re active on social media by inviting them to interact.

There are many ways to accomplish this; one of the simplest is to extend an invitation – “Follow me on Facebook,” for example, and include a link to your page.
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Effectively Marketing to Your Ideal Customers

There are customers out there who are just perfect for what you’re selling. These are the people you connect with.

When you write an article, record a video, sell a product, or run an affiliate promotion, you picture their faces. These are the people you’re trying to help.

If you could reach all of these people and get them to hang on your every word, you’d have a very successful business. Everything would be in sync—you understand them and care about them and they buy from you, viewing you as a top authority.

For now, that’s just a dream. Can you turn it into your reality?

I believe you absolutely can—let’s get started.

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