4 Key Areas That Will Transform Your Online Business

By Author: Abe Cherian
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In some ways, figuring out how to advertise your business is a lot like going to the gym…

You might have an end goal in mind, but trying to figure out where to start and how to structure a proper routine can be a little confusing. Plus, unless you consistently work toward your goals, any progress you make will quickly fade away.

There are a lot of methods to reach your goals, but the more choices you give most people, the harder it is to make a decision. It’s incredibly easy to get overwhelmed…

That’s why, unfortunately, both of these areas—fitness and business—are notorious for chewing up that initial enthusiasm and spitting out incomplete plans.

To make sure that doesn’t happen to you, take a look now at…

4 Key Areas That Will Transform Your Online Business…

#1 – Research & Strategy

In order to create a proper strategy for marketing your business, you first need to do your homework…

What are your market’s biggest problems?
What fears do they have?
What are their biggest goals?
Average age? Income?
...
... Who are your competitors?
What are they (your competition) saying to your target audience?
Are there any current events that could influence your market’s beliefs and emotions?

All of these and more are things you need to consider when getting ready to create your marketing strategy…

For example:

A younger market might respond better to flashy videos and other visual/ auditory messages, while an older audience may prefer to have text for skimming all the details.

It could go the opposite way, of course, but that’s why you’ve got to research your market and find out what’s already working best.

Another form of research is keyword research, which you will partially use to base some of your content on.

Not only does keyword research give you some insight into potential topics that are already being search for (and thus popular)…

…it also lets you optimize your content to attract organic traffic from the search engines.

Organic traffic is a GREAT resource for free, targeted visitors to your online properties.

#2 – Content & Publishing

The more content you produce, the larger your virtual share of your market becomes…

In other words, content is like a virtual form of real estate. Each piece of content you create becomes another way to attract visitors and build your brand.

Plus…

Your market’s repeat exposure to your content will allow you to become the go-to expert in your niche. It also creates the “know, like and trust” that’s necessary for longterm sales.

Just as important, however, is where you distribute your content…

Submitting to high-traffic websites, writing press releases, building links – these are just a few of the possible things to consider when sharing your content with the world.

Plus, as we mentioned with your market research, some forms of content (the three main being audio, video and text) may be more desirable than others, to your market.

This matters, especially when planning on where you will distribute your content.

Example: Youtube has millions of users, but you can’t publish your text articles on the site.

That brings us to our third item, which is…

#3 – Distribution Channels

Again, distributing your content will really depend on its type.

If you’re writing articles, you can publish them on multiple article sites for maximum exposure…

Videos, of course, can be shared on all the major video sharing sites (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)…

Audio/articles can either be turned into slides or also shared as video, or be distributed on sources like iTunes and major podcasting websites…

#4 – Advertising, Traffic and Funnels

Of course, what’s the point of creating high-quality content and building your brand, if you’re not generating extra leads for your business?

If you want to kick start your lead generation, the easiest way is paid advertising…

Although it can take a little time, given all the options available, it’s important to do your research and find a company that is a good fit for both your business and your budget…

Whether you work toward organic traffic or buy your traffic through advertising, it’s also important to setup a way to capture the visitors that come to your site.

E-mail marketing is the obvious choice…

The best way to entice your visitors to give you their e-mail address is by offering an incentive…

You’ve likely come across a site or landing page offering a free report, video or audio interview, in exchange for your name and e-mail.

That’s probably the most common marketing example of capturing leads…

The great thing about e-mail marketing is that it allows you to also use prewritten content (autoresponders) to send your visitors messages on autopilot.

The only downside to having so many great options available, is that it can take a lot of valuable time to get everything setup.

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Abe Cherian is an Internet Entrepreneur since 1999. As the founder of AdClickMedia.com, a pay-per-click advertising network, and the CEO of Multiple Stream Media, an online Advertising and Marketing firm, Abe and his team has helped tens of thousands of online advertisers reach 'the right market' at 'the right time', with the 'right message'. To start advertising and driving traffic click here to open your free account: http://www.rent-a-list.com