Internet Marketing By Martine Lafleur - Worth Overdoing Marketing & Consulting

Internet Marketing By Martine Lafleur - Worth Overdoing Marketing & Consulting

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Internet Marketing is an all-inclusive term for marketing products and/or services online. It refers to the strategies that are used to attract more people to your website, increase customers for your local business, and enhance branding of your company. These 'online' marketing strategies include, but are not limited to:

~ Web Site Design and Copywriting
~ Online Promotion / Press Release
~ Email Marketing
~ Search Engine Optimization
~ Search Engine Submission
~ Article Marketing
~ Pay-Per-Click Advertising
~ Reciprocal Linking
~ Blog Marketing
~ Social Networking
~ Banner Advertising
~ Audio & Video Marketing

Assuming you already have a website, the first step to effectively begin exploiting Internet marketing options through your website is to research two key elements:

Element #1:
Who and How are consumers already using the Internet to find and patronize similar businesses offering the same type of products and/or services as yours.

Element #2:
What type of online marketing tools and Internet services are currently available, and which one(s) will work best for your specific type of business.

The Benefits of Internet Marketing

The Internet provides three key marketing benefits for all savvy local business owners.

Benefit #1:
It offers a wealth of information about industries, marketing, finding markets, and for getting information about consumers and their spending habits, and for studying other successful businesses similar as yours.

Benefit #2:
The Internet is a gateway to a vast, global environment, offering a 24-hour, fast, low-risk mean to reach thousands of potential customers for your local business.

Benefit #3:
When done correctly, with great content, appropriate search engine optimization and a laser targeted pay-per-click campaign, it remains one of the cheapest ways to mass-market any type of business.

As a local business owner, Internet marketing should mean getting your website into Google (and others) organic search engine rankings so that it shows up when a potential customer of yours types in a 'keyword phrase'. There are marketing specialists and consultants (just like us here at Worth Overdoing) that make their living working with companies and local business owners to try and get their sites on the first page of Google’s search engine results for the keywords that are most likely to generate sales and leads. This consulting service is called Search Engine Optimization, also known and commonly used as SEO.

Internet marketing has grown to include Pay-Per-Click advertising. These are ads (when you do a Google search, they show up on top and right hand side of the page) that are written by advertisers to be triggered when certain keywords or phrases are searched on. Each time a person clicks on the ad, they are sent to the advertiser's website, and the advertiser is charged for that click. This is how Google makes billions of dollars.

The future of Internet Marketing will be the Social Networking sites like Facebook. Here, the most efficient advertising will be viral and more virtual word of mouth. This is much more complex than 'Search Engine Optimization' and 'Pay-Per-Click' advertising, but has the potential to be much more profitable!

Your local business doesn't have its own website yet?

In 2011, establishing both a professional and user-friendly online presence for your local business is mandatory. Of all of the components of online marketing, prospective customers and clients 'expect' a business to have a website nowadays. In fact, not having one could possibly raise a red flag to a prospect.


Online usage has become so pervasive today, many prospects might easily choose to do business with a company that they can get immediate, up-to-date and accurate information from, exactly when they need it and search for it -- 24 hours per day / 7 days per week -- over a company that can't be found on the Web.

Small businesses mostly dealing with 'local' customers, such as a dentists, landscapers, veterinarians or chiropractors will greatly benefit from having a website and engaging in online marketing. Don't underestimate the impact of having a strong online presence or you'll leave money on the table for your competitors to grab!

Request a free consultation with us today to discuss about personalized options for your business!

About the Author:
Martine Lafleur is the owner of Worth Overdoing Marketing and Consulting in Canada. She's been actively involved in affiliate marketing with major CPA networks for the past 10 years. She now specializes in internet marketing for small businesses in Calgary and other major cities across Canada. Let her send a flood of new visitors to your website and generate new customers for your business. Book your free consultation today! Martine Lafleur



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