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 Online Marketing

Whether you're brand new to internet marketing or you're an experienced web ninja, you will find the valuable information you have been searching for in straightfoward, easy to understand language that will not require a technical degree to understand.

"Start by reading the top level categories and content to learn the basics and when you are ready, explore our categorized articles that delve deep into the real world tactics and methods used by the top marketing companies around the world."

We created "The 5 T's of Internet Marketing" to help business owners and marketing professionals understand and classify the essential components required for all successful online marketing programs. Learn how to apply these five principles with simple, real-world strategies that you can either implement yourself or attain the knowledge to hire the right service provider for your business.


mycity_icon_traffic_big TRAFFIC: Targeted web traffic is "the fuel" that keeps marketing campaigns humming along.  A 'fancy website" will not mystically create the steady stream of visitors needed to produce leads, sales, phone calls, etc.  There are many different strategies to develop consistent traffic, both paid and unpaid.  This section covers the most successful traffic sources.
mycity_icon_technology_big TECHNOLOGY: Technology, specifically the website, is a key piece of successful marketing plans. This section covers topics related to design and implementation of websites that efficiently convert visitors (Traffic) into  a planned sales funnel. Additionally, this category covers all technology related topics needed on your website to enable and support all 5 T's.
mycity_icon_talk_big TALK: Communication with customers is perhaps the most powerful tool available to internet marketers.  The ability to have an ongoing dialogue with existing and prospective customers allows marketers to proactively generate direct response results such as sales, phone calls, appointments, etc.  This category covers customer communication topics including email marketing, social media marketing and all related topics.
mycity_icon_track_big TRACK: Measuring & studying campaign results is essential in determining a campaign's efficiency.  Internet marketing is part science and part art, but results are pure math.  Professional marketers constantly study data points that indicate which parts of a campaign are running optimally and which need adjustments.  Without tracking, you are flying blind.  This category covers all topics related to setting up and analyzing tracking data and how to modify campaigns based on the data.
mycity_icon_tie_tile_big TIE IT ALL TOGETHER: The first Four T's do not exist in a vacuum.  All marketing efforts have a direct effect each other.  It is important to develop an overall marketing strategy that considers how all of the above topics work together. Traffic, Technology and Talk all work directly with each other and this category covers how marketers make it all work.

 

Video: Google Local Listings Optimization Part 3

Monday, 20 December 2010 Google: Search Engine Marketing | Local Business Listings (Maps) | Targeted Web Traffic | Videos

Video: Google Local Listings Optimization Part 3

In Video Three you wil learn how to take control of your Local Business Listings at many different websites.  The video will lead you throught the process, step by step.  Taking control of your LBL's is the most important step and will help your listings rank higher and more often, which means more clicks and telephone calls to your business.  You will learn everythign you need to know about setting up and optimizing your Google Local Listings and how to track your success.

Video: Google Local Listings Optimization Part 2

Sunday, 19 December 2010 Google: Search Engine Marketing | Local Business Listings (Maps) | Targeted Web Traffic | Videos

Video: Google Local Listings Optimization Part 2

In Video Two you will learn how to do preparation and research before you write your Local Business Listing (LBL). This section discusses our Top 10 Local Business Listing Ranking Factors and the 5 Deadly Rank Killers you should avoid. This video is going to help you create the "back-bone" of your LBL listings that you will use again and again. The purpose of this video is for you to write your LBL as we go along, so by the end, you will have the tools you need to implement your LBL and you will be on your way to getting FREE clicks and leads!

Video: Google Local Listings Optimization Part 1

Thursday, 09 December 2010 Google: Search Engine Marketing | Local Business Listings (Maps) | Targeted Web Traffic | Videos

Video: Google Local Listings Optimization Part 1

Video One is an introduction to the basic theories of successful local business marketing.  The purpose of this 3 Part Local Video Series is to teach you how you can use Local Business Listings on the internet to generate traffic and attract new customers by optimizing Google Local Listing position and rankings.  Learn about Keywords and why are they so important, hoe search engine ranking works and the basic terminology used in Local Business Marketing.

Video: Google Search Results Explained

Sunday, 12 December 2010 Google: Search Engine Marketing | Local Business Listings (Maps) | Pay Per Click (PPC) | Organic Search Listings (SEO) | Targeted Web Traffic | Videos

Video: Google Search Results Explained
What is PPC, Local and SEO? This video explains the layout of the Google Search Page. The Search Engine Marketing section covers traffic strategies used to produce targeted web visitors for your site from the major search engines, specifically focused on Google.  This sections is broken down into three areas of Google..

10 Ways to Get More Facebook Fans

Wednesday, 29 December 2010 Email Marketing | Facebook: Social Media Marketing | Website Development | Targeted Web Traffic | Technology (Websites That Convert) | Talk (Customer Communication) | Tie It All Together | Increasing Conversion Rates | Growing Fans For Your Page

10 Ways to Get More Facebook Fans
This article discusses our TOP TEN strategies to grow your fan base for your Facebook Page. As we have been discussing in the previous articles and videos, the process of growing your Page fan base is one of the top priorities for a successful overall social media marketing plan.

Video: Facebook For Business Part 1

Friday, 03 December 2010 Facebook: Social Media Marketing | Page Creation | Tracking Results & Analytics | Targeted Web Traffic | Talk (Customer Communication) | Tie It All Together | Videos | Growing Fans For Your Page | All About Posting For Your Page | Tracking Results

Video: Facebook For Business Part 1
This is introductory video discusses our views on Facebook and how we think it applies to small business owners and marketers.  See if Facebook is right for your business, the challenges business owners need to understand before getting started, understanding Facebook Fans and a comparison of Facebook versus Google.

The 5 T's of Internet Marketing Explained

Wednesday, 01 December 2010 Tracking Results & Analytics | Targeted Web Traffic | Technology (Websites That Convert) | Talk (Customer Communication) | Tie It All Together

The 5 T's of Internet Marketing Explained
 There are still local businesses that have virtually no online presence, but most have tried at least a few forms of online marketing...The inherent problem with this type of "hit or miss" strategy is..