A common component of all successful websites is email marketing. Most people understand email, and it's an easy way to communicate with your customers and site visitors.
Your first step should be to find a good autoresponder service. There are many available, and if it's too expensive for you starting off, try a free service. Let me caution you here though; if you're using a free service, you'll want to upgrade as soon as you can afford it because you don't want your autoresponder service putting ads in your autoresponder messages.
If you can, try several services. Find one that's easy for you to use. Compare the features of various services so that you can get everything you need. You may not be sure what you need in an autoresponder, but it's important to get a service that allows you to create unlimited autoresponders so you can build different lists.
You'll also want one that allows you to decide what date to send your messages out, as well as one that allows you to broadcast to all of your lists, or choose the lists you want to send a broadcast to. This is important, especially when you may not be able to get to your computer to send out a message when you need to.
Next, you'll write your messages. You want to offer those who sign up for your autoresponder more information.
In the beginning, avoid making your messages too much of a sales pitch. Offer your readers real information that will help them. This will help you build trust and credibility.
Add your messages to your autoresponder and then paste the sign up code into your site. Now you're ready to go.
Another internet marketing solution you should consider is your website. This is your primary promotional tool. Your website is your calling card on the internet and tells others about you, as well as what you have to offer.
Include lots of good information on your site for your visitors. There's so many ways you can do this now including adding video, articles, product reviews, and even news. If you're savvy with RSS feeds, you can add those to your website to provide additional information, and many affiliate programs now offer RSS for their affiliates to add to their sites.
Don't try to be all things to all people though; offer information that is relevant to your topic. Use a content management system instead of building individual pages, and it will make it a whole lot easier for you to add content to your website.
Your most important internet marketing solution, after email marketing, is search engine optimization. Searchers use the search engines to find what they are looking for, and it's important to optimize your site for the search engines.
You should also make sure that you submit your site to the search engines. Although some in the search engine community will tell you you can get found by linking or other methods, these techniques can take months. It's much better to submit your site and get indexed as quickly as possible.
With so many ways to market, it's really hard to choose a solution. However, some solutions are absolutely critical to your success. Don't ignore them, and you'll easily increase your bottom line.
