Website traffic is something that most marketers focus on. To a reasonable extent, it’s a matter of quality over quantity but you still need some traffic to your site otherwise it’s not worth anything to you.
4 Top Ways to Increase Website Traffic
Setting Your Internet Marketing Priorities
There are so many possible things you can do in your internet marketing that it’s essential to set some priorities otherwise could you easily end up chasing your own tail and getting nowhere. Which is frustrating and not a productive use of your time.
Unless you’re a full time internet marketer, the chances are that it’s not the only thing you’re doing in your business. And even if you’re one of that rare breed who spends all their working hours on internet marketing you still need to work out where your priorities lie.
One thing I do regularly – typically every few months – is jot down where I’m currently spending my time.
How to Create a Sales Funnel
A sales funnel is an important part of selling most products.
Unless you’re cold calling people, a typical client starts by being vaguely interested in something that you offer.
At that stage, they may just come across one of your web pages or an article you’ve written, a video you’ve created or anything else that draws attention to you as someone who may be able to help them develop their interest further.
How to Increase Website Traffic and Sales
OK, so you’ve built your website.
Now what?
If your website has been online for any length of time, you’ll know that the maxim “if you build it they will come” doesn’t work.
You’ll also know that even if your website is reasonably well established, traffic to it isn’t assured.
Either way, you need to get people to visit your site.
Online Marketing Strategies That Work in 2014
Online marketing is a weird mix of things. Some strategies have worked since the internet first started, others have been passing fads and others appear to be here to stay, added to your arsenal of strategies. Here are some online marketing strategies that should work well in 2014 and beyond.
What’s the Best Way to Learn WordPress Web Design?
Like most things that involve computers, in theory WordPress should be easy to use and you should be able to pick it up as you go along. Maybe with the occasional search in somewhere like YouTube for some help.
But does the theory match up with the real world?
Or are there some things that stay stubbornly hidden or difficult if you don’t know precisely what to search for so that you can find out the answer?
The answer is that it’s a bit of both.
WordPress Security Tips and Tricks
WordPress is a popular way to develop websites. It’s free price is attractive. It’s well supported. And it’s very flexible.
But the ever-present nature of WordPress means that it also attracts less desirable elements who seem to delight in destroying the work of others.
Which means that in much the same way as you wouldn’t think of running Windows without up to date anti-virus software, you need to keep your WordPress installation as secure as possible.
Are You Looking for an Internet Marketing Mentor?
Internet marketing mentors abound. There’s very little barrier to entry – so long as someone has got a computer, a phone and at least sounds plausible, they can set up in business near enough immediately.
But, like every service industry, quality varies.
By definition, everyone has different skill sets and different levels of experience.
And personality comes into it.
Finding an Internet Marketing Coach
You can’t do everything alone.
Sometimes you need outside help.
And that includes finding an internet marketing coach to help get you further, faster, than you would on your own.
There are lots of different styles used by coaches:
Solo Ads: Choose Your Supplier with Care
Solo ads are one of the ways that internet marketers are told to get new subscribers. They’re a kind of “ready meal” for internet marketing – someone else has found a potential subscriber, all you need to do is pay them to send you clicks and you’ve got a new subscriber.
Are they a good way to build your subscriber list?
Or are they likely to empty your wallet for no real return?