Simple Ways To Use An Autoresponder To Grow Your Online Business
December 19, 2010 by admin
Filed under Autoresponders
Every Internet marketer knows the value of building an email list, one way or the other. If you are marketing on the internet but you aren’t building a list, then you’re seriously missing out. One of the primary reasons why new internet marketers don’t build lists is because of all the work they think they’ll have to do. The truth is that an autoresponder service will make it so that your emails are automated, so you don’t have to do a thing. It’s important to be smart about your efforts, not do more work. We are about to learn about a few great ways you can use an autoresponder to get the most out of your email marketing efforts.
1) One of the easiest ways to derive value out of your email list is to load your autoresponder will highly informative articles and deliver them on a daily or a weekly basis. The reason you have subscribers is because they are hoping your information is unlike anything they’ve heard before. Your subscribers will also thank you for giving them the information in article form. You can do this in a number of ways, but one great way is to find another person to create the articles and then you can have them sent out by using your autoresponder. 2) One great thing to do is to share resources that can help your subscribers in some way. When somebody joins your email list, they are looking for help. It’s the truth. You can offer them value by adding a number of useful resources to your autoresponder and send the emails out according to the schedule you determine. For example, if you have an email list that targets programmers and website designers, you can give them tools and resources they can use by putting them into your autoresponder. Soon, you’ll have a collection of resources that will be automatically emailed to your new subscribers too, along with the old ones.
3. Your autoresponder can also be used for advertising purposes. For instance, let’s say that you’re selling advertising on your site or in your ezine. You might let your subscribers know when your rates change or anything else you feel is pertinent. In many cases, internet marketers will want to increase the amounts they charge for ad space after a while, and you can easily notify those on your subscriber list of this price change using your autoresponder.
You should now see just how powerful autoresponders can be when it comes to expanding online businesses and taking email marketing to the next level. Let’s face it, Internet marketing is no walk in the park, which is why you need to automate as much as you can. Autoresponders have helped many internet marketers attain the top levels of success, and you can attain that same level of success if you think creatively. The tips listed above will help you immensely when it comes to easily building a long email list.
All of your blogs or sites should contain an autoresponder.Even if your promoting products such as the Wagner 905 Power Steamer or the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle, an autoresponder will help you keep a relationship with your customers.
How to Track Your Leads to Increase Your Sales Success
April 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under public relations
Sales leads are not typically covered in sales training books or courses as thoroughly as other parts of the sales process such as closing the sale. Every sales process begins with generating leads, so the more you know about sales leads, the more profitable your small business can be.
Are you able to name the number of leads you got over the last month? Most mentally review and can name a handful of quality leads they talked to, but a good amount of potential leads are lost every month.
So, what’s the big deal anyway? The more you know about your leads the more successful your business will be, because generating leads is the first step to making sales. And, if you can use your newly found information to either reduce the cost of your marketing or the time that you spend, wouldn’t that be worth it?
The first step is to establish a system to track identifying information about your lead generating activities. Here are some things to consider:
1. What main sources did your leads come from? A “pre-lead” is really just a prospect, for example a website visitor or someone you shake hands with at a meet-up group. Your job is to identify those venues you use to collect your prospects, such as trade shows, meet-up groups, advertising, or your website.
2. What “specific sources” do your leads come from? Organic search, PPC, a specific networking event, another website, response to a blog post on someone else’s blog, or a specific advertising campaign are all examples of specific lead sources.
3. How would you rank the quality value of each of those leads from your source and specific source? I have found that this is easiest to derive by assigning a percentage value to every lead received from a source. So a lead that is just kicking the tires gets a lower percentage value assignment than one that you send a proposal to or even ultimately sell.
Once you know where your best leads originate, you will find you are able to spend your marketing dollars and your time much more efficiently.
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October 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under General Articles
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List Your Local Business for Free on Google and Yahoo
October 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under General Articles
As a local business owner you wear many hats and you have countless responsibilities. Consequently you’re not always able to follow-up on opportunities that could advance your business. It is the nature of running a business.
Once an awhile an opportunity comes along that you absolutely should not pass up. In this case it is a business listing on both Google and Yahoo local. Not only can it generate targeted traffic in your area, but the listing is FREE. And here is another reason why you need to jump on this, it doesn’t matter if you have a web site or not, you still qualify for the free listing.
Why would you want a free business listing with Google and Yahoo?
Because they are the two largest search resources online, and account for approximately 78% of the total search results. But even more important is the fact that your customers are searching for local products and services online in greater numbers. In some surveys it is suggest that as much as 25% of all Internet searches are local in nature.
Your customers are turning away from the cumbersome yellow pages. Instead their utilizing the content rich resources of the Internet. You have to ask yourself – if you competitors are listed and you are not, when a prospect searches online which business will most likely end up with a new customer?
How hard is it to list your business?
It can be done in less then an hour. Below are the two locations:
Local Business Center – https://www.google.com/local/add/login?hl=en-US&gl=US
Yahoo Local – http://local.yahoo.com/ (Click on the “Add/Edit a Business “ link at the bottom of the page)
The Benefits of a Local Listing
Besides the excellent exposure, you get to list important details about your business, including:
- Business Name
- Address
- Phone
- Email address
- Web address
- Payment methods accepted
- Brands carried
- Products/services offered
- Specials
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In addition to company details, Google and Yahoo both provide an interactive map for locating your business. I’m sure most of you have utilized the mapping service of either of these search engines and know how convenient it makes finding a business. Not only can customers find out who you are, but they also can pinpoint where you are.
As I mentioned, neither of these services require a web site, but when you combine your listing with a link to a killer web site you are in position to do so serious customer conversion. For those lacking a web site, Yahoo offers a free 5 page site. It allows you to get a basic web presence until you get the real thing up and running.
At this point few businesses are cashing in on local Internet marketing. For those that are the results show a higher ROI, and an improved customer conversion rate.
The future of your local business will depend on how effective you are in reaching your customers online. Getting a free listing on Google and Yahoo Local is an excellent start.