Facebook, a must in online marketing?
Facebook is basically the only social utility tool that for the first time made sure that more than 350 million people around the world could connect with each other. Therefore there is very little doubt that such a platform can’t be avoided by marketers since it’s a kind of jackpot for them to reach out to so many users in a convenient manner. However, the immense rewards of online marketing using Facebook can be reaped only if there is a comprehensive, integrated campaign strategy for a company to increase its brand awareness and market its products and services to so many people at a global level. Through such campaigns it is possible for the company to connect with millions of users and understand what interests them and the kind of offerings that they would like.
New Methods of Online Marketing That Get Results
You have no doubt heard the saying that everything changes and that is especially true with methods of online marketing. What was effective at one time may no longer work the same now. Since search engines have changed their algorithms and cracked down on websites with low-quality content, marketing methods need to change to keep being effective.
Some old online marketing techniques to build traffic still work but not as well as they once did. It is much harder to rank as high in the search engines by link building and trying to find the best keywords.Email marketing: This method is effective when done properly but too many spammers make it less likely for prospects to read your emails and click on the links.
Link exchanges: This is effective if you have a high-ranking website with decent traffic. The problem is that many webmasters will only exchange links with you if your rank is equal to or better than theirs. Linking to low ranking sites does not help you rank better it just gives you another link.
Banner ads: Internet research studies have shown that many people tend to avoid banner ads like the plague. It is an obvious advertisement that people recognize and if your page is loaded with these ads consumers will view it as low-quality content and click out.
The New Way
Text ads are much more effective than the outdated banner ads. Integrate your text links into your content, if using Google Adsense make the background of your ads the same color as your content and place it near the front or bottom of your content.
Blog commenting may seem like a waste of time but it has been proven that people you have a connection with are more open to the idea of buying from you. Join a forum in your niche and participate. You are allowed to place one or two links in your forum signature so that when you post threads or reply back to someone you are placing links effortlessly.
Article Marketing on 2.0 websites. Websites like Ezine Articles, Squidoo and HubPages make great places to hone your article writing skills. Not only that but Squidoo allows you to create your own webpages with html and link to your website, blog and social media sites. They are also ranked favorably by Google. Build a link wheel using these sites to build quality links and raise your page rank. Write your own content and provide good information to the readers and you will have quality links driving traffic to your website 24 hours a day.
