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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Good Marketing Strategy is Key to Home Business Success

Let's face it, a company without a marketing plan is a company adrift. Offline or online, any business started without a marketing strategy is a company almost certain to fail. A solid marketing strategy must be the foundation upon which you build your business. And, although it's not “rocket science,” an online internet marketing plan is a carefully constructed means by which to bring warm market buyers to your web site. Yes, the goal of any marketing strategy is to create a stream of good, quality prospects that your web site turns into active, paying customers.

The problem, however, lies in the fact that developing the best internet marketing strategy for your online business is not only time consuming, but it takes the average home business owner a large amount of trial and error. This trial and error can, in a short amount of time, prove costly.

Did you know that a good online marketing strategy is not just advertising or pricing? More often than not, the web site owner mistakenly assumes that placing ads and underbidding their competition will win them the customers they so desperately need. Or, conversely, when asked about their strategy, many web site owners do not even have one.

Creating an effective online internet marketing strategy takes more than a well-designed website. Your marketing strategy must be aimed at the “warm market.” Warm markets online are created primarily through the use of search engine placement. Ranking well ensures your web site is in the returned results for those actively looking for what you have to offer. But, meta tags and meta keyword descriptions can, and do, only get you so far. There are most likely millions of competing web sites. Your marketing goal must be to climb your way past your competitors into your rightful spot within that searched-for query.

Above I made the statement that the process was not “rocket science.” However, creating a website marketing strategy is a complex and extremely individualized process. Cookie cutter approaches are not a fraction as effective as using a web strategy consultant. Systems are systems. People can make a difference if they actively participate in developing your marketing strategy.

Finding a good source to strategize, research, plan and implement your can make the process simple. After analyzing the information, an Internet Marketing strategy is created. Planning your Internet marketing strategy is vital before committing money to the online business sector. I am finding that developing a marketing strategy is one of the more difficult aspects of creating a successful business.

One of the keys to a successful marketing strategy is focus.

When you ask just about any new business owner what their marketing strategy is, the chances are they won't be able to answer. Taking short-cuts in developing your web marketing strategy is NOT the answer, because that will only cost you precious time and money in the long run.

The impact of technology on sales and marketing strategy. Without an effective sales marketing strategy, most businesses would fail within a very short period of time. Determining the proper marketing strategy is key to your success.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Theresa Cahill and her partner Jeff Greer would like to assist you in effectively marketing your business online. Our marketing strategies work.
http://www.market-for-me.com

1 Comments:

  • Hi to you M4M,

    Thank you for sharing Theresa's article. She actually did a great job on siting online marketing strategies. But what I like most is that when she said that one of the keys to successful online marketing is "focus".

    Regards to you...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 12:46 PM  

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