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How to Avoid Deadly Marketing Distractions
If you’re like many marketers and business owners I speak with, you may be stalled in your marketing efforts because you’re not sure where to focus next. If so, this article is for you. Even if you’re not exactly standing still, distractions can consume valuable resources and kill your marketing efforts. Here’s how to avoid [...]
Continue reading...Your Website on an iPad?
I wrote about mobile devices a few weeks ago in a post called Should Mobile Search Be on Your Radar? In my opinion mobile devices are not yet making a big impact on website traffic to non-local business-to-business sites. But the iPad may change that. We’ll be keeping an eye on it. Meanwhile, aren’t you [...]
Continue reading...7 Reasons You Should Be Using Pay-Per-Click Advertising
1. Pay-Per-Click Advertising Is Profoundly Measurable Having long ago paid my dues in a marketing world where we spent money – big money – based on the loudest (or highest paid) person’s opinion, I have learned to embrace any marketing tactic whose cost and contribution to sales I can measure. Pay-per-click advertising is as measurable [...]
Continue reading...Are you getting enough?
Are you getting enough? This may not be the most startling statement you read today, but it’s still worth making: The number of people who buy your product is mathematically related to the number of people who visit your website. More visitors = more sales. Well maybe it’s not entirely that simple. You could drive [...]
Continue reading...Forget about leads – worry about traffic.
Forget about leads – worry about traffic. Lately the technology business leaders I talk with tend to be in one of two camps. They either want to generate more leads or they want to generate more traffic. The traffic guys tend to be those who sell online. Those who don’t sell online still think in [...]
Continue reading...Are Keywords the Only Ranking Factors?
Are Keywords the Only Ranking Factors? I’ve spent six articles talking about keywords for websites; however the question needs to be asked: are keywords the only factor that impacts the ranking of a website? The answer is no. Keywords are the foundation for getting a higher ranking on search engine results pages, but they are [...]
Continue reading...High Tech Marketer’s Fast-Start Guide to Pay-Per-Click Advertising
High Tech Marketer’s Fast-Start Guide to Pay-Per-Click Advertising Okay. This isn’t really a guide yet. It’s more like a list of steps. But if you’re a technology marketer who wants to increase website traffic and you’re not currently using pay-per-click advertising, this article will get you started. What’s so great about pay-per-click advertising? Two things [...]
Continue reading...Getting Starting in Pay Per Click Advertising? Go with Google
Getting Starting in Pay Per Click Advertising? Go with Google Once you’ve come to the realization that – for traffic building purposes – every software or technology marketer needs to be active in paid search marketing, the place to start is with Adwords – Google’s massive advertising program. Yes, there are other search marketing options [...]
Continue reading...3 Essential Marketing Strategies for Increasing Sales.
3 Essential Marketing Strategies for Increasing Sales. Marketing’s job is to help increase sales. That’s all. I’ve said this so many times & lived it so long, it surprises me to run across people who don’t get it. Understanding – and remembering – this admittedly simple concept can make a huge difference in the success [...]
Continue reading...Add User Reviews to Your Website.
Add User Reviews to Your Website. You have a great software or technology product, right? You’ve built much of your business on customer referrals. You use testimonials and case studies in your marketing program. So why not post customer reviews on your website? Consumer reviews have been big with online retailers for years. A variety [...]
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