June 10, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Formula for Creating an Effective Online Marketing Funnel
By Bob Speyer, Web Success Team
Squeezing the most out of your online marketing can translate into increased revenue for your products or services. There are four main ingredients you need in the marketing mix to produce income online. My web success recipe is: Traffic + Experience + Interest + Referral = Revenue. First you have to reach your target markets and drive them to your site. Second, upon arrival visitors need to be intrigued with what you are offering or they will leave after about 20 seconds and two clicks. Third, you need to retain their interest by getting them to come back a second or third time. And fourth, you want the golden rule of selling, recommendation by referral.
Traffic: The Lifeblood of a Website
You don’t just want traffic to your website, you want the “right” type of traffic, namely from your target markets. So how do you find them and funnel them to your site? It starts with using keywords that drill down to your customers and site optimization (SEO). Then it is about search engine marketing (SEM) — getting your message out to the Internet world through social networks, blogs, apps and widgets, PR, email, campaigns, contests, and affiliate outreach.
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