How start an online buisness

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by aladinhw, Jul 31, 2009.

  1. #1
    hello

    If I start a new website that provide a service. How am I supposed to get traffic to it. I mean the name of the site will be my brand and I can't work on the content because It's just a service site , I make offers , people choose offers and buy. What I need Is tips about how start an online buisness.

    thank you
     
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  2. lexis

    lexis Peon

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    Do you mean how to market the site?
    or how to do all the other stuff, like setting the site business up etc?
     
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  3. ldigital

    ldigital Well-Known Member

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    To get traffic to your site, you could use article marketing, social bookmarking sites, twitter and ppc ads. If you want to use pay per click ads, you can give it a try for free if you find a coupon. These forums have loads of those coupons around, so keep an eye open for them.
     
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    Try PPC, it would work the best for you or try and hold a contest or something which gets people talking.
     
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    There are many ways of driving traffic to your business.

    EZines is a great way to drive traffic via writing.

    PPC (Pay Per Click) is great if you want to spend some cash.

    Alot of the offline methods are also great.

    Cheers
     
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  6. Casey

    Casey Peon

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    I advise you to learn internet marketing

    I have to give you one to help you and I hope they will not delete this message

    All you need about internet marketing: internet-marketing-notion.blogspot.com

    You can contact me at c2uwebmaster@gmail.com if you want more help

    It will be a pleasure
     
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  7. Mollaie

    Mollaie Active Member

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    depending on your niche you should find ways to advertise your site and make people familiar with your brand.
     
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    senecacollege Well-Known Member

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    make a professional - looking website, then promote it through paid advertising, drive traffic to your website and then convert traffic into sale
     
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    erm, this is good example of an ambiguous question

    first, learn about running a business - tax, customers, self assessment etc etc etc etc etc
    secondly, learn about online promotion - internet marketing, email marketing, designing etc etc

    good luck. i expect it'll be a year before you are even in a position to begin (judging by your current knowledge)
     
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    did you just say you had to give him one? thats funny.
     
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    chuckd1356 Active Member

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    Work on your delivery first...

    With a post like that, it's understandable that no one wants to go to your site.
     
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    thenewnumber1 Well-Known Member

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    Focus on search engine traffic. So learn SEO and implement. :)
     
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    think search engine... and of course keyword. IMHO, the most important component in internet marketing to generate traffic is KEYWORD. To define what keyword that suite with your website to generate visitors, you should find your niche market.

    good luck mate... ;)
     
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    since u cant focus on content , the only way u can build your brand is through ppc programme.

    learn about it . spend a little bit of your budget for marketing . then eventually u will see some traffic
    coming to your site
     
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    rezaputra Banned

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    Making just a simple website and good looking with good keyword domain. Try choosing a very good niche.
    Setting up your product, banner and hypertext in aticle. After it Do this promotion:
    PPC, Link exchange, promoting your site in social networking(facebook, twitter, myspace, friendster etc), Paid Review (very good), and submit u'r site in social book marking.
    Before you doing promoting, try SEO.
     
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    Write articles about your website, and your services - you should get backlinks which will bump up your search engine rankings hence more traffic
     
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    Depending on your business you could sign up as an advertiser with affiliate networks and pay them per lead that is directed to your site..
     
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    Use social networking sites like facebook. Create an account on facebook then create fan pages an group of your product and increase the friends circle.
     
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