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Group Discounts and Offers. Discounts or other offers to a specific group can help exposure your business to new customers, resulting in a sales surge.
Pay-Per-Click Search Engines. Pay per click search engines are another way to become visible to new customers. Use them carefully, however. Do not bid more per click than
profit you expect to make from that click.
Search Engines
High search engine placement can produce both short term and long term results. Short term, you can gain immediate sales. Long term, results come as potential business partners find your site.
Do not, however, become obsessed with search engine optimization to
detriment of your other marketing strategies. Search engine marketing should be one part of a more comprehensive plan. Include other marketing strategies in your plan to reach additional customers.
I do not put a lot of time into search engine optimization - two or three hours a month at
most. Instead, I focus on quality content, which in turn creates strong rankings for my site. This approach has gotten me results with Google - close to 1,000 visitors a week through their free search engine.
Help Creating an Effective Marketing Mix
More ideas for creating an effective marketing mix are in my planning guide. Go here to learn more: http://www.websitemarketingplan.com/bookinformation.htm

Bobette Kyle is author of the Marketing Plan Guide "How Much For Just the Spider? Strategic Web Site Marketing for Small Budget Businesses", named one of the top 15 books of 2002 by NonFictionReviews.com. Read more about the guide here: http://www.websitemarketingplan.com/book_information.htm