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Internet Business Marketing

Internet marketing (also known as Online Marketing) is about creating exposure and opportunity for your business on the World Wide Web.

An Internet Marketing campaign, not only has the ability to open a sale - but close one just as successfully.

What’s more, Internet Business Marketing has the potential to create a powerful online presence for your company - attracting new customers while building relationships with existing ones.

 

To find out how you can use internet marketing to maximise your business opportunities online, call Butterfly Internet today on (03) 9681 9311

 

Or to learn more about internet marketing, read the information below.

 

Online Marketing – don’t stop traffic, encourage it!

As you can gather online marketing is driven by the same factors as marketing your business ‘offline in the real word’.  Guided by the same principles - it just uses some different approaches and techniques to achieve the desired result.

Two of the most effective and important internet marketing methods are:

  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
  • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)

Their main purpose is to drive relevant traffic (visitors) to your website. (Kind of like getting people to come visit your premises).  The easier people can find you through relevant search queries, the more likely they are to visit you - and patron you with their business.

 

Internet Marketing - multi faceted, multi talented

Complimentary internet marketing methods also exist which can be used in conjunction with your website to build a powerful online presence for your business.  Some of these include:

 

  • Email Marketing (e.g. electronic newsletters)
  • Social Networking (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, You Tube)
  • Info-marketing (e.g. article marketing and blogging)
  • Web banner advertising

 

In fact, some of these mediums have become so widespread and effective - they are now forces to be reckoned with in their own right.

The more interesting ‘spaces’ you occupy on the web - the more quality online communication points you have.

And... the more likely you are to engage your online market ...successfully.

 

When integrated into a comprehensive and well implemented online marketing plan, internet marketing in its many forms is a potent way to achieve maximum return, for minimal outlay.

Does your company need an online marketing plan? Call us on (03) 9681 9311.

 

Internet Marketing – interesting insights

When comparing internet marketing to ‘more traditional’ forms of marketing you’ll generally find:

  • internet marketing is more accessible...

... requiring much less financial outlay to achieve the same result

  • internet marketing is more measurable...

... its results can be tracked more precisely and efficiently

  • internet marketing is more adaptable...

... it offers better flexibility to be ‘tweaked’ midst campaign

  • internet marketing is more ‘in-tune’ with your market...

...it’s focussed on the actions and interactions of ‘real people’ in ‘real time’

 

In fact, due to its growing importance in affecting a business’s bottom line, more and more businesses are treating online marketing as a core part of their overall marketing strategy – and not just an ‘optional extra’.

 

Online marketing – Your Time to Shine

If you are an Australian business – you’re probably on the web.  (And if not, you could be missing out on a ‘whole wide world’ of revenue).

However having a strong commercial web presence doesn’t necessarily mean you directly sell your products or services online.

But at the very least, you should always be trying to sell something - Your business and your brand.

One role of Online Marketing is to help your business build a strong online presence in the internet ‘playing space’.  By doing so it not only boosts interaction with your intended market, but increases the chance for them to patron you with their business.

Internet Marketing can take place at every level of your commercial web existence. From the initial structure of your website, to optimising its ability to be found by search engines, to the influence your website content has on your visitors.  This ‘influence’ could be a call to action - to purchase, make an enquiry, register details, or simply a brand ‘message’ you wish your visitor to take away once they leave the site.

 

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A quick snapshot of various internet marketing services can be found below.

 

Technique

Explanation

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Designed to improve your site’s free, natural or organic ranking in search engines under targeted key words and/or key phrases.

Search engine marketing (SEM)

Paid advertisements which appear under specified keywords in search queries, or on related content sites to direct targeted traffic to your site. (E.g. Google AdWords). Also known as pay per click (PPC).

Google Maps

Allows pinpoint geographical reference for search related queries.

Landing Pages

External pages focussed on specific keywords which link to the main website and/or provoke a quick call to action.

Mini sites

External sites which concentrate on specific keyword themes enabling them to run as a mini-campaign.

Email Marketing

Enables direct, personalised communication in professional branded emails direct from your web server.

Social Networking

Online communities which encourage interaction with their intended markets via online networks. (E.g. Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, etc).

Info Marketing & Article Marketing

Writing of blogs, participation on online forums and producing informative articles for distribution on the web.

Affiliate Marketing

Partnering with other online businesses / organisations for a commission fee of any referral or sales.

Viral Marketing

Cleverly crafted communications which are designed to have their message freely passed on from one person to the next, for exposure and reach.

Web Banners

Paid graphical online advertising which appears on websites.

 

 

Butterfly Internet provides internet marketing service anywhere in Australia.

To learn more about how our internet marketing services can help your business create a powerful online presence and attract new customers contact Butterfly Internet today on: (03) 9681 9311.

Alternatively fill in the quick enquiry form at the top of this page and enter “Internet Marketing” in the project specifications area.