Many people think that once they’ve built their website the traffic will start breaking down their door. You know the old adage “Build it and they will come”.
That can’t be the furthest from the truth.
If you build your website, you need to make sure you tell everyone it’s there. There are millions of websites online today so how can you expect people to find it when they don’t even know it exists?
Luckily there are tons of ways to creatively promote your new website both online and offline. Everything from business cards to mobile marketing will help you spread the word.
In the Creative Design Worx V.I.P. Membership, we are going to talk about every form of marketing and advertising so you can pick and choose which will work best for you.
We go in-depth into such topics as social marketing, video marketing, offline/online integration, article marketing, mobile marketing, list building…and the list goes on!
We’ll first start with the most important marketing methods that every website should be using. I’ll show you which ones and exactly how to set them up for maximum results.
we’ll start examining other methods that are just as powerful and focus on each one specifically and in-depth.
You won’t get overwhelmed because we’ll be building up your marketing portfolio piece by piece so you have time to truly understand and employ the techniques we’re learning before moving on.
If your tired of trying to figure it all out on your own while drowning in a sea of email offers and vague techniques, then I encourage you to…
In my daily internet travels I came across what I think is a perfect example of the differences between traditional marketing and the ever growing, every popular social media marketing.
From talking with people who own small businesses, they just are not getting the connection and importance of adding social media to their marketing portfolio. Even though you see Facebook and Twitter just about everywhere you look these days, the idea that it is simply a way for “young people to talk to their friends” or about “people sharing useless information like, I just finished breakfast” seems still very much a reality to so many.
Social media has become so popular that even large companies like Pepsi are choosing to spend their advertising budget on it rather than their typical legendary Superbowl commercials (read article: Pepsi to Skip Super Bowl Ads in Favor of $20M Social Media Campaign), therefore, doesn’t it stand to reason that we should all be looking at moving in this direction?
In this article by Bravemedia, they give an excellent example of how social media works and how it can change the way your business interacts with customers in a very powerful way.
If after this you can see how it will help your business, leave us a comment below and tell us about it!
ps. Very soon, we’ll be launching new services that will show you step-by-step how to create your own social media marketing portfolio and services for those that just don’t have time to do it all themselves…stay tuned!
I just finished watching a video by Tammy Kahn Fennel at the Traffic Rockstars Expo about her new Twitter software “MarketMe Tweet”. From watching her walk through of the software I was blown away by the amazing things you can do to market your business using Twitter.
A few of the features that stood out to me:
Unlimited Twitter Accounts
Unlimited Scheduled Tweets
Unique Branding Ability!
I couldn’t possibly do this software any justice myself simply because I am just learning how it works, so I’m going to let the tour do the job properly.
If you want to get traffic the right way using Twitter, then I suggest you check this out
These days using social media should be a big part of marketing your business. But the time it takes can sometimes be extremely overwhelming. So much so, that many people actually stop it completely. While catching up on my tweets this week, 1 tweet in particular caught my eye and I just had to share it with you.
Robin Broitman of Interactive Insights Group has compiled a very large list of articles that offer great advice, tips and tools to help you be more productive and efficient when using social media.
I recommend bookmarking this post and reading a little bit everyday…after all, being such a comprehensive list, I don’t want you to get overwhelmed just trying to learn how not to be overwhelmed by social media:)
Ps. I found the image for this post linked to a very interesting article by Fred Cavazza entitled, “Social Media Landscape“, that breaks down the actual meaning of “Social Media” …another very interesting read.
Here’s an interesting approach to social marketing, a plan even. I haven’t tried it simply because I just discovered this theory and thought you’d enjoy seeing how others approach the daunting task of social marketing.
5 Daily Social Media Builders In Less Than 10 Minutes (Total!)
I am sick of social media. Social this. Social that. Everyone asks me whether I ‘do social media’, and it’s hard to resist the urge to caper around like a lunatic yelling “Am I being social? Am I?! Then quick, call the media!!!!”
I hate the phrase, the concept and the need for sound bites and catchphrases that spawned it. Sigh.
But it’s still important, so I’ve developed a routine that lets me steadily build my credibility in various social media outlets. Remember, social media is partly based on reputation. Build your reputation by contributing to the community, and you’ll get better results when promoting yourself, too.
Here’s what you need to do these 5 steps:
* A Google account
* A Yahoo! account
* A Stumbleupon account and the toolbar
* A Facebook account (c’mon, you don’t have one?!)
* A Twitter account
These steps take a total of 10 minutes a day, because that’s all I can stand:
The Social Networking Directory is a MASSIVE 580 page book listing over 3000 social networking and social marketing websites!
You should be using social marketing as part of your marketing campaign, there’s no doubt about that is there? Not really:)
Social networking is not a fad, it’s the wave of the future. People online today don’t want to be “advertised to”, they want to engage in conversations, communicate and meet new people. You need to jump in and start doing the same thing.
It’s much like the offline world, where you meet people at a social gathering and may have a conversation on what you do or what they do. You don’t wear a flashing banner advertisement around your neck telling them to buy your product, do you? No (I hope). You talk about it, share your thoughts and engage in a conversation that can often end up in either creating a partnership of some sort, or in gaining a new customer.
The problem is there are so many out there that it’s quite mind boggling. And, because social networking does take up a lot of time, you want to start small and work up to a special few that you find actually benefit your business. Focus and work on your chosen group to ensure maximum exposure.
You also want to find the sites that are special to your own niche. If you are a dog trainer, you want to find the social sites where dog lovers hang out. If your niche is cooking, you want to find sites where those who love to cook and exchange recipes hang out. You get the point.
Now, to save you time searching these sites out, you can download this Social Networking Directory for free and use it as a guide to searching out the sites that best work for your own business.
Social marketing is an important aspect of any marketing campaign these days. But, you need to know how to do it correctly or it could end up destroying everything you’ve worked for, including your good name.
Recently, Dave Kaminski of WebVideo University conducted a one-on-one interview with Shama Hyder who is an expert in not only Facebook marketing but many other social marketing sites. She shares her success and some tips that we all need to take advantage of in order to make the most of our own online marketing.
