How to Access Your Facebook Fan Page
If you have a fan page or two that you use to market your business, you obviously want to get access to them on occasion so you can post updates and other things!
For a while now I’ve been wondering how one gets access to their page without having to go searching for it and I finally discovered the answer (with a little help) after a client of mine asked the same thing.
So here’s a video to show you how it’s done….
Why have a blog for business?
Why have a blog for business? What can a blog achieve that a static website can’t?
These are questions often asked by business owners and an extraordinary amount of business owners are yet to implement a blog into their marketing strategy.
Many business owners think that once you’ve built your website, the traffic will just come. People will magically find you and your business will boom.
The reality is that without spending a lot of money on SEO services or other forms of advertising, the traffic just won’t come – unless you try something else.
Blogging is growing in popularity for both individuals and business alike because they realise that the more content you add to your website, the more people who will visit. And there is a reason for this.
The search engines are constantly trawling through the internet looking for content and they just love blogs because that’s what they’re there for – holding content!
As a business owner, a blog is an inexpensive way to get your business out there in the world of the internet, and with regular blog posts (at least once a week), you can be assured that you will be well placed to attract people to your website.
The following tips will get you started:
- As mentioned above, post to your blog at least once a week.
- Offer tips and advice to make your blog posts useful and relevant to those reading each post.
- Stay up to date with current events or holidays so you can blog about items relevant to these times.
- If you don’t have the time (or the energy!) to do this yourself, hire somebody to write your blog posts and submit them for you (we can help).
- Be sure to insert keywords into your post title and body so that you’re sure to come up when that term is searched for.
If you begin posting to your blog on a regular basis, be sure to monitor your website traffic, and take note of the blog posts that are getting the most “hits”. Learn from this analysis!
For more information about how we can help you, visit http://globalwebmarketingservices.com/contact/ and submit a request for a quote.
PLR – Is it Ok to Post This Stuff on my Website?
Private Label Rights (PLR) articles are being sold online almost everywhere you look on just about any topic you can think of. The reason why there are so many people offering PLR articles is because website owners are in a constant struggle to keep their website content fresh and up to date.
The reason for this is because the search engines LOVE this stuff, so it’s important to keep adding content every single week if you want to keep people coming to your site.
Not only does regular content help to build your credibility, but also…
- You will be considered to be an expert in your niche which is a good thing!
- The additional content wil help your search engine rankings and your blog’s popularity, so you’ll get more visitors
- Prospects will keep coming back because of the relevant useful content you are posting on a regular basis
- They will be more inclined to sign up to your mailing list so you can sell to them in the future
- You will attract heaps of free traffic, which of course can equal more sales!
But is it ok to buy a pack of these PLR articles and post them straight on your website?
If we’re talking about traditional PLR (which is most of what you find online), then my answer is a resounding “No!”.
Now there is a reason for this. It’s not necessarily because of the quality either, and many of these packages provide you with some great quality content.
But here’s where the problem lies…
Most PLR packages have been sold to 100’s if not 1000’s of people before you. Many of these articles are therefore posted all over the web in their original form.
When you go and post one of these on your website, what do you think a prospect will think if they see that you have the exact same article on your website as the last website they visited? What do you think that does to your credibility?
So here’s the thing…
If you can’t afford to pay somebody like me to write 100% unique articles for you, there is another way and you don’t have to worry about getting PLR articles rewritten either.
You will first need to find somewhere that sells PLR articles in your niche. Visit http://globalwebmarketingservices.com/services/plr/ to see what we have on offer here.
Next, it is important you purchase articles that are at least 30% unique.
The reason for this is because 30% uniqueness seems to be the “acceptable” level of uniqueness of any article online, so if you can find something like that, then great.
Now, MOST importantly, there is one other thing you need to look for:
The articles you buy, must not be sold to anybody else – ever!
Once one other person has received the exact same articles, then you might as well go and rewrite them – they are no longer 30% unique as soon as that other person’s article is posted online.
Make sense? If not, please Contact me or visit http://globalwebmarketingservices.com/services/plr/ for more information on what we have on offer in the way of PLR.
Are you targeting the right keywords?
What keywords are your site optimised for? Are these keywords going to bring you the customers you need, with the money to pay for your services? Have you put yourself inside the heads of your customers to find out what they’re typing into Google and other search engines in order to find the services you provide?
It was a huge surprise to me when I started out in this business to realise that even multi million dollar companies struggled to get it right when it came to keyword density on their websites.
My husband works for one such organisation and what surprised me most that when I did an analysis of their website I found that not only did they rank mainly for their company name, but they didn’t rank at all for terms I would personally have typed into a search form in order to find them!
Let me give you an example as to why this is so bad. Let’s say you’re an accounting firm in Sydney. And let’s say your name is ABC Accountants.
If you’re like many businesses, you’re going to have the term “ABC Accountants” appearing all over your website right?
But what if I were new to Sydney and I was looking for an accountant? I certainly would not type “ABC Accountants” into Google, but instead would type something like “accountants in Sydney” or “Sydney accountants” or similar.
Do you get what I mean?
I offer a free 10 minute website analysis that covers info such as this, and points out to you what you could improve in the way of marketing your products or services online. For more information, or to book in a time, please Contact Me, or call me on 0404 859 883 during Aussie business hours. I have clients all over the world, so please don’t feel you cannot work with me if you’re not here in Australia – technology is a wonderful thing!
Michelle’s Marketing Tip of the Day
I attended a workshop last night and during the networking part of the evening, I found myself telling the same story to several women who were having issues getting their websites "out there".
I was talking about the importance of getting in front of your prospects each and every day, and one woman responded that she already has enough "junk" in her inbox each day, and was worried that others would delete her emails as she did for those she received each day.
Here's what I advised her (I suggest this for social media too, although I was specifically talking about emails to this lady):
When sending emails out to your database, keep them short and to the point, and most importantly, make them USEFUL!
Here's what I mean.
I currently subscribe to a monthly newsletter from a businesswoman who has a conceirge service. Her monthly emails aren't just to sell her services however…
Instead, she sends out regular household tips!
So her email starts off with the usual "Hello", and then she gives you a tip for making your life easier. They're usually household tips, like quick and easy ways to clean your computer keyboard, or how to get the corners of your rug to stop curling – stuff like that.
This is all said and done in one to two sentences.
After that she talks about what they're up to, the services they offer and any specials they have going.
I'm a compulsive deleter of "junk" mail too, but I always read her emails, because I know I am going to learn something new and useful!
So, if you've not got a lead capture form on your website yet so that you can grow your database and get yourself in front of your prospects on a regular basis, now is the time to start! Your list is going to be your most valuable asset, and they're more likely to buy from you than somebody off the street.
If you need help setting up a lead capture form on your site, it's inexpensive and easy to do, and my team can certainly help you out, so please Contact me for more information!
