tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:51:36 +0000simple website designMarketing tipsMarketing Ideasbusiness planninghow to do internet marketingmarketing strategymore customerssearch engine optimisationseo optimisationwebsite optimisationwebsite tipsbusiness coachbusiness consultantbusiness helpemail marketingfunny photohow toincrease traffic to your websiteinternet marketinginternet marketing for small businessmarketingmarketing newslettermarketing planmarketing solutionsmarketing strategiesmarketing tag linenew customeronline businessquotesseo optimisedsmall business marketing ideassuccessful marketing solutionssurviving the recessionwebsite trafficHelping small business owners to increase their profits using low or no cost strategies.http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-7823158443881930329Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:06:00 +00002010-11-19T13:06:51.171+13:00Here's a few tips to help sell your products. The whole idea of the marketing and sales is to play with the psychology of the consumers. In any campaign, efforts should be made it make it so influential that the decision making of the customer is totally in the favor of the company. There are some tricks to manipulate the mind of the consumers, which can be utilised by not only ordinary sales http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/11/tips-to-sell-your-product.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-7480512926661195669Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:23:00 +00002010-10-26T14:23:07.398+13:00The most important part of the system is a detailed and easy to use database. If you haven’t got a list of your customers’ names and addresses, you really haven’t got a business. Your database should become the most valuable asset of your business. Your customers are your goodwill. But if you have a database that has detailed information on all your customers and is useable on a continuous basishttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/10/establish-database.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-9123036657759227838Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:11:00 +00002010-10-14T23:11:29.280+13:00increase traffic to your websitesimple website designOk so you have your website - is it working for you?  For a successful website, you need TRAFFIC.   How are potential customers going to find you? Here's 7 ways to increase your traffic to your website. 1.  Create an adwords campaign with Google or MSN to generate paid traffic.  This is pay per click advertising on search engines.  When someone clicks on your http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/10/7-ways-to-increase-traffic-to-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-8757270149535173493Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:06:00 +00002010-10-14T23:08:43.286+13:00email marketingmarketingIt was not too long ago that most people had no internet leave alone e-mail address.  But the internet brought in a new era that is full of unlimited information. Internet gave birth to electronic mail popularly known as e-mail.   E-mail opened new avenues to the world of communication.  In the beginning e-mail was only used as another means of communicating with other people http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/10/marketing-snail-mail-vs-email.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-5841695813549446974Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:54:00 +00002010-10-14T23:06:36.117+13:00search engine optimisationsimple website designIs your website being found online by the search engines?  Are you getting visitors to your site?  Many website designers are fantastic at designing amazing looking websites, but that dosen't mean they will generate visitors to your site.  Search engine optimisation is very important.  So how well optimised is your website? I recently looked at a website who's niche was http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/09/is-your-website-search-engine-optimised.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-2856089764545300711Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:44:00 +00002010-10-14T23:13:38.699+13:00how to do internet marketingWhat is article marketing? One of the most important aspects of growing any business is branding it, which is creating a name and reputation for it. It is building your reputation and is how you are known. Article marketing is using articles to identify yourself and to help create an image that future customers can identify with and know that you are someone that they want to do business with nowhttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/09/article-marketing-for-your-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-9058188495551762220Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:01:00 +00002010-10-14T23:12:20.577+13:00simple website designSmall Business Websites ? Why a Small Business Website Does not Produce Results So let’s take a look at some of the most common mistakes done when a small business takes their business online. Order of links So many times you visit a small business website and they proudly flag the “about us” link as their first link. This is called the pride link because they often think that telling people http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/09/small-business-websites-why-small.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-613558424608802519Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:04:00 +00002010-09-07T10:04:02.930+12:00Small Business Marketing Ideas  Running an ad in the newspapers is costly and there's no guarantee you will get a response from it.  How many people buy a newspaper to read the ads?  Not many so here are a few tips to help your ad be found and help improve the response rate from it. 1.  Make your newspaper ad look like an editorial article and your readership will increase.http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/09/small-business-marketing-ideas-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-6014557485385117195Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:07:00 +00002010-10-14T23:12:53.932+13:00simple website designFor small business owners, getting the best return from your marketing strategies is vital.   There are many advantages to having a website for your small business.  Here's 5 benefits of having a website and creating an online presence. It gives you credibility as a serious business and providing your content is good, you'll have a professional image for minimal cost. Your website is http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/08/why-should-you-get-website-for-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-3098406529194070548Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:02:00 +00002010-08-23T23:02:47.188+12:00search engine optimisationwebsite tipsThere is no point in building a website unless there are visitors coming in. A major source of traffic for most sites on the Internet is search engines like Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Altavista and so on. Hence, by designing a search engine friendly site, you will be able to rank easily in search engines and obtain more visitors. Major search engines use programs called crawlers or robots to index http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/08/search-engine-friendly-pages-on-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-7463374705318516689Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:41:00 +00002010-07-27T09:42:41.541+12:00internet marketing for small businessDo you have a website for your business? Business owners who answer yes to this question are already marketing their products or services online just by virtue of the fact that they have a website online. Having a live website means there is the potential for curious internet users to access your website. You may not be actively promoting your website but you may still find that your website http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/07/are-you-already-marketing-on-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-2715189217618912983Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:26:00 +00002010-10-14T23:10:11.277+13:00small business marketing ideasNow this sales pitch is free - If you're wanting to grow your business, then head on over to my website and register your details to receive your free info pack. Follow this proven 8 step system to increasing the profits of your small business (each step is delivered weekly via email). Grab your "Explosive Growth Pack" at http://www.successfulmarketingsolutions.co.nz Over and out. Arlenehttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/07/8-step-system-to-increasing-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-2871459786715384384Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:20:00 +00002010-10-14T23:01:48.381+13:00how to do internet marketingInternet marketing is not overly complicated but it is also not a process in which anyone can excel without making attempts to learn more about the subject. Business owners who do not know a great deal about internet marketing but who wish to implement internet marketing into their overall marketing strategy should carefully study the basic principles of internet marketing before launching their http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/07/learning-about-internet-marketing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-2488144452077788993Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:50:00 +00002010-06-28T20:50:37.103+12:00quotesThis email was sent to me and normally I just hit the delete button but this one caught my eye and I thought I would share these with you. Ever wonder..... Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway nad put our useless junk in the garage? Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? Why is abbreviatedhttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/06/thoughts-to-ponder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-3164640010325860345Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:14:00 +00002010-06-17T14:02:30.800+12:00Marketing IdeasMarketing tips After a long wet and windy weekend, here are a few marketing rules to increasing the turnover in your small business.  Direst response ads: All your ads from now on should be direct response ads. It could be cutting out a coupon, ringing a toll free no. (which would entice people outside your immediate area to phone you), it could be to ask the prospect to cut out the ad and bring it http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/06/marketing-tips-for-your-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-3316242650613518264Mon, 17 May 2010 01:09:00 +00002010-05-17T13:09:13.235+12:00I was at a cafe in Auckland city on the weekend during the World Internet Summit with a couple of friends and one of us ordered a cup of tea to take away. It was plonked down in front of her black (milk on the table) with what looked like tea leaves from the whole tea bush floating on the top.  We all took one look and simultaneously thought ...... well you can guess what we thought!  http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/05/would-you-like-leaves-with-your-tea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-8883313461228490651Thu, 13 May 2010 09:40:00 +00002010-05-13T21:40:24.737+12:00how tointernet marketingonline businessHi there - gosh it's been a few weeks since I visited here.  Time flies and I have been spending my time meeting with business owners and completing marketing audits of their business.  I've met some lovely people in that time. I am attending a 4 day World Internet Summit in Auckland this week and there is some great information being covered.  Over the 4 days we all learn how to http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/05/world-internet-summit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-7516544471782312537Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:10:00 +00002010-06-24T17:13:11.079+12:00funny photoI happened to have my camera with me when this was spotted on a Sunday morning.  Don't you hate it when road workers leave the cones on the road for ages after they've finished working on the road!  Pay back time!http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/04/sunday-morning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-1509376974797093680Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:02:00 +00002010-04-12T22:02:20.248+12:00marketing newslettermarketing strategywebsite tipsHi there Since I missed completing my March newsletter, I thought I had better get one off to you. And at last I've got it done and for the first time, I am using "Mail Chimp" to produce it. Wow so easy to put together though it does require a couple of hours to learn the basics. If you are sending out emails to your database, then I recommend you check out their website www.mailchimp.com and http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-newsletter-finally-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-929630576733097070Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +00002010-03-26T07:00:23.579+13:00business helpbusiness planningsurviving the recessionI'm currently reading Michael Hill Jewellers Biography "Toughen Up".  If you haven't read it yet it's about what he has learnt about surviving the tough times.  It's an interesting read and here's his ingredients of his philosophy that I thought I would share with you. Don't panic Hard times are good for you Never be afraid of change Hunt the right people and help them become better Gethttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/03/when-good-times-turn-bad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-1750550223121984093Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:29:00 +00002010-06-24T17:12:22.430+12:00business coachbusiness consultant Let me know what you are waiting for...... For more details and to find out how to claim your free dvd :  www.successfulmarketingsolutions.co.nz/Create-A-Profitable-Business Arlenehttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/03/if-ceo-of-google-told-you-to-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-5534407112173633934Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:28:00 +00002010-03-10T13:39:05.965+13:00website optimisationwebsite trafficOnline, one of the most significant keys to success is getting website traffic. The more visitors you have, the better your sales and profits. Presumably you have a niche and you know your keywords, and regularly conduct keyword research to stay on top of what’s popular. Based on those assumptions here are five quick and easy tips to get website traffic fast! Tip #1 Make sure you’re actually http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/03/5-quick-tips-to-get-website-traffic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-2209169285103172038Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:21:00 +00002010-02-24T13:30:00.697+13:00Marketing IdeasMarketing tipsHello again - I've been busy collecting junk mail - YES "junk mail"! I have a small cupboard with direct mail campaigns, flyers, newspaper articles, newspaper ads that I've had delivered to me or I've noticed. "Am I crazy?" you ask. Not at all. Over the years, I keep the ones that stand out to me and file them for ideas for future promotions. It's the cheapest way of getting templates and http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/02/marketing-ideas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-1267337702312645790Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:12:00 +00002010-02-01T15:30:10.892+13:00marketing tag lineRecently on a trip to Wellington, I noticed the signage of a building that stood out. "LV Martin @ Son" "It's the putting right that counts"A simple tag line which is their unique business advantage. What is yours? How can you stand out from your competitors?Arlenehttp://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/02/business-tips-everywhere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4851816527284217879.post-9202952291471760052Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:48:00 +00002010-01-18T14:58:18.888+13:00marketing planGosh time has flown and it's been a while since I scribbled here. Having completed my marketing plan for 2010, I have put a free template on my website for you. Just register and grab your free copy.Thinking about your email marketing plan, your database is your goldmine so top priority is create a campaign to target them. Keep them up to date with what's happening - new products, services, http://smsarlene.blogspot.com/2010/01/marketing-plan-for-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0