New Website Help

bob2oo7

Hi guys

I have just created a new website and I want to promote my online business (just testing the water a bit to see how much business I could get)

The website is done and I'm ready to start, but I have no idea how to begin marketing it and get word out there

Any ideas to help me?

Chet Zar

bob2oo7 wrote: »

Hi guys

I have just created a new website and I want to promote my online business (just testing the water a bit to see how much business I could get)

The website is done and I'm ready to start, but I have no idea how to begin marketing it and get word out there

Any ideas to help me?

Hi OP,

There are a number of options open to you -

-Google AdWords
-SEO (search engine optimisation)
-Social media marketing
-Facebook ads, LinkedIn ads
-Display and banner ads
-Email marketing
-Mobile marketing

It largely depends on your area of business and the competition too, if you can give more info?

rtunes

Good response above! Have you created relevant keywords and good content on the site OP? This is the basic before you start a campaign.

You can get some free tools which check out how your content will measure up here - http://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/tools/

The level of content you need depends on your business. If you are an SEO expert with a target audience of the world you will have serious competition in comparison to a bicycle shop in Leitrim looking to target local people.

tricky D

What's the site URL?

bob2oo7

tricky D wrote: »

What's the site URL?

Hi there

www.zunasupport.com

rtunes

Very quickly OP - the footer content should be links - any reason why the aren't?. Typo here - Recieve Quote by Email and in the Paypal content you have "Zuna Supoprt Buy Now"

bob2oo7

Hi

The reason the footer is not links is that I didnt want to do out more html page, I was happy just to use that to give the type of things I can help with

rtunes

bob2oo7 wrote: »

Hi

The reason the footer is not links is that I didnt want to do out more html page, I was happy just to use that to give the type of things I can help with

Not what the user would expect as they look like footer links that don't work. There is debate about whether footer links actually help with SEO but IMHO anything that helps a user navigate a site easily is a big plus.

bob2oo7

Thanks, I will crate one HTML page that will list all of my services and link to that

Appreciate the advice

tricky D

You need to work on your credibility and trust.

There's:
50% up front
no postal address
a hidden whois via Australia
no business information
poor spelling
no feedback from previous customers
no privacy policy and terms and conditions
combined with granting remote access

These factors would have me advise anyone to run a mile.

bob2oo7

tricky D wrote: »

You need to work on your credibility and trust.

There's:
50% up front
no postal address
a hidden whois via Australia
no business information
poor spelling
no feedback from previous customers
no privacy policy and terms and conditions
combined with granting remote access

These factors would have me advise anyone to run a mile.

Thanks ticky

Ill be sure to proof read it, also I think I will register myself as a company therefore adding a VAT Number, Company address, etc to help with people trust

I will add a privacy policy as well

Really appreciate the advice

mneylon

No contact details beyond a web form.. not even an email address..

Moon54

Nice looking site, but lack of contact details is definitely a no-no.
Contact page should have multiple ways to reach you like email, skype, phone etc.

I understand it's WIP but a few things I noticed;

• On page SEO is lacking so you'll get no Google love, change your title tags on each page
• Facebook, twitter don't work.
• I'm not a fan of stock images on the about page, a quality personal image would be more effective.
• Favicon doesn't work in Firefox, try

<link rel="shortcut icon"
href="http://www.mysite.com/images/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">

• A more comprehensive services page with sub pages would be better

solutionsolver

It looks bad on a mobile and most people look at websites on phones around the country due to our bad internet service. Mobilise it and then promote it by texting to your customers and if you haven't got a mobile database create one

smash

your Nivoslider is broken on my browser

vikashmundaa

The best thing you can do is to learn seo there are many blogs where you learn basics of seo like seomoz, search engine journal and many others there are paid method of promoting too like adwords if you have cash to spend go with adwords.

Janew

Internet marketing for a new business can be a tricky thing to get worked out. From experience I have found that Social Media Marketing can be one of the best ways of getting out there. Create a Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin account with all your info and website links.

Email and phone marketing can also be quite effective but don't seem to penetrate as much at an early stage as the social media.

There are various other routes you could take but if you are just starting off I find that these are the best options for promoting your business at an early stage.

Hope this helped