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Internet Marketing Really Can Help Your Traditional Business Make More Money

By Miguel Emigholz


As the owner and operator of a "traditional" (some call them "brick and mortar") business, you more than likely see the Internet as something "extra." You probably use it for email but not much else. Maybe you've even set up a rudimentary website for your business. You might feel like it is all working just fine. But what if you want to take your business further than it is now? There is an entire market of people who shop primarily through the Internet that you could be reaching. So how do you actually get it done? In this article we'll teach you some Internet Marketing tips that are useful in the building up of an offline business.

If you don't have a website of your own already, it is time to build one. This is the good news: it isn't hard to build a website for your website. There are lots of domain name servers and website hosting options out there and thanks to tools like WordPress you can build a website and publish it within thirty minutes or less. Your website doesn't need to be complicated or extensive-at least not right away. It is more than okay to begin with a very simple and basic "here's our business, here is what our business does" website and then keep building that website over time as it needs it. Learn to love Twitter. Twitter has exploded in popularity over the last couple of years. These days the majority of businesses out there, even the brick and mortar businesses, have Twitter accounts. Twitter is a fantastic way to follow what people are saying about your business. It's also a great way to quickly address any issues that they might be voicing with your products or services. Using Twitter doesn't cost a thing. It isn't difficult to use. You could even use it to build and expand your business by sending out promotional offers to the people who follow you through the service.

When you start to research Internet Marketing methods you are going to hear an awful lot about building a "list." You might already be doing this: are you asking people to give you their email addresses when they buy from your stores or hire you for your services? Your list is essentially a list of email addresses that people have given you so that you can send marketing opportunities to them directly. Asking someone to sign up for your list when they buy from you or hire you isn't all that hard to do. Don't forget to include an "opt-in box" on your site. There are lots of different ways to encourage people to sign up for your opt in lists.

Your business needs its own Facebook page. You might not like the idea of using Facebook. That's fine for your personal life. For your professional business life, however, a Facebook page is incredibly important. Facebook is fantastic because it offers you ways to reach out to individuals both locally and around the world. It could help you find all sorts of new customers as more and more of your current buyers "like" your page. A good way to get people to "like" you is to offer a discount on a future order in exchange for liking you.

If you are experiencing a surplus of inventory, why not look into selling some of the surplus through auction sites like eBay? This is a wonderful method of introducing your business to the shoppers who shop mostly online. Be careful, though, and only sell those things that you know you can part with and that won't make more money being offered up as clearance in your own store or business. You should also spend some time learning how to properly keep yourself protected. Lately eBay has become a hub for scam artists who like to buy and then demand refunds. Of course, when you have lots of inventory that you need to sell of rapidly and want to get word spread bout your business, this is a fantastic way to accomplish this. You have plenty of ways to use IM to help build your traditional (or "brick and mortar") business. Most importantly, there is a global market out there just waiting to find out about your business and you. If you don't put your business online you will be denying yourself this potential income!




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