With everything you have in your store and especially your store, you must market it properly to get the word out. Your store won’t be successful if no one knows about it. You must market it the proper way in order for your target market to know about your store. Market every aspect of your store, even your website. You need the traffic. So, FGmarket has a few ways that you can market your website to gain the traffic you need.
1. Directory Listings – One way to market your website is with directory listings, such as Superpages or Manta.You can search for free company rosters and you’ll find websites where you can list your business for no cost or maybe even a link back or little cost. Also, don’t forget to claim your listing on Google, Yahoo and Bing.
2.Comp PR – Write a press release is the first thing you need to do. Once you have it written, you can submit it to a PR service. There are several free ones and then some that you can pay for. Research the proper PR service that best suits your company. You must find one that you think will best get your name out there.
3. Social Media – Social media is a wonderful way to get your business’s name out there, as well as your website. So, you can definitely advertise your website on your social media page through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google +. Of course, you should always include your website link on everything that you offer. Consumers do their research on social media sites. Once they get a feel of your company, your services and what you stand for, they will then move to your website.
4. Commentary – You may follow certain blogs and you may have a blog of your own, which is very helpful if you utilize it in the right way. If you follow certain blogs, start leaving comments and you can leave the link to your website, social media page or whatever link you would like to leave. If you even develop a great relationship with that blogger, you can then ask for a link back and help promote each other’s websites. Potential clients can then see your comments and may see you as interesting, captivating or an expert in your field and they may even want to check out your website, which you conveniently left below your comment.
5. Email Signature – You definitely notice emails that have the footer that includes their title, company name and maybe even a quote. This is a great place to include your website and information about yourself and company. It’s a simple and easy place to do this. So, when customers or anyone else receive an email from you, they will see this information.
These are simple and easy places to advertise your website. It doesn’t take much. If you have a website, place it on everything that you have that features your business like business cards, store fronts and even billboards. Wherever you have your store name, you should always include your website link. This gets the word out for your website and your traffic can definitely be increased.
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