New to Blogging and Business Online? Here are Your First 3 Steps…

Putting together an amazing online business is not the only thing you will need to worry about when you are trying to get a new website off the ground. You will also need to develop an effective strategy to promote your site so that the general public can find out what you are doing. You will simply not be able to stay in business very long if you do not get the word out about what you are selling. There are many different ways you can go about doing this. Here are some of the best methods to market your website.

Search engine optimization

One of the most popular and effective ways to get people to find out about your online business is called search engine optimization, also called SEO. You may have heard about this before. However, you might not be completely familiar with what it involves. SEO uses specific phrases and words that have to do with your business. These are phrases and words that people will commonly search for when researching their chosen topic. The phrases and words are added to your site in the hopes that the algorithms used by the major search engines will pick up on them. SEO that is done correctly will allow your site to be positioned at or near the top of the search listings. This means that an enormous amount of people will see and visit your site who otherwise would have never heard of it. SEO is not something that you will be able to do on your own. You will require the assistance of someone who has a great deal of experience in the SEO field. New to SEO? Check out this new blog dedicated to SEO at GainSEOStats.com.

Guest blogging

You might be fortunate enough to know someone who already has an established blog with a fairly big following. If this is the case, you should use this to your advantage. You can ask your friend if you can write a guest post on whatever topic the blog is known for. However, you can also place a few subtle mentions of your new online business in your blog post. Be careful not to make your blog seem like an advertisement. Just mention your site once or twice and include a hyperlink so it will be easy for readers to check it out if they are interested. Try to write as many guest blogs as you can for your friends who have been blogging for a long time.

Email

The best marketing methods are the ones that cost little or no money. This is especially true during the beginning stages of your business when money is very tight. There are many companies that offer email marketing campaign services. An email marketing campaign is used to target many people who could possibly be interested in what you are selling. Emails are sent to them which include information about your online business. The goal of your email campaign is to get these people to visit your site and make some purchases.

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  • Adam Jackson says:

    Nice post Great article .Thanks for sharing .

  • Thanks for sharing! Email marketing is one of those marketing methods that never seems to die. Good to know that top marketers still praise it. Great tips!

  • Manoj says:

    Blogging is a great career option if you have a passion for writing and good knowledge on the subject. Search engine optimization, quality backlinks, and marketing techniques will make it profitable and divert regular traffic to the contents.

    Thanks for the share,

  • Chetan Gupta says:

    Well, as per me, the 2nd step i.e. Guest Blogging is much better in many other aspects.

    Guest blogging help us get connected with like minded people and give us opportunity to show our skills in front of the new audience so that we can help them and can also attract them towards our blog.

    Guest blogging is mostly used top get just backlinks but If someone can do it the right way then there are many benefits a person can get from it. However you have written a great article.

    So Thanks for sharing it with us. 😀

  • Thanks For Sharing, Wonderful Guide For Blogging Business Online,
    i like your Writing Style, Keep Up The Good Work,
    Have a Nice Day Ahead,

    • Adam Jackson Jul 3, 2017 @ 23:23

      Nice post Great article .Thanks for sharing .

    • Jaeson Wilkins Aug 31, 2017 @ 0:05

      Thanks for sharing! Email marketing is one of those marketing methods that never seems to die. Good to know that top marketers still praise it. Great tips!

    • Manoj Sep 25, 2017 @ 22:27

      Blogging is a great career option if you have a passion for writing and good knowledge on the subject. Search engine optimization, quality backlinks, and marketing techniques will make it profitable and divert regular traffic to the contents.

      Thanks for the share,

    • Chetan Gupta Oct 3, 2017 @ 23:56

      Well, as per me, the 2nd step i.e. Guest Blogging is much better in many other aspects.

      Guest blogging help us get connected with like minded people and give us opportunity to show our skills in front of the new audience so that we can help them and can also attract them towards our blog.

      Guest blogging is mostly used top get just backlinks but If someone can do it the right way then there are many benefits a person can get from it. However you have written a great article.

      So Thanks for sharing it with us. 😀

    • Muhammad Tabish Apr 5, 2018 @ 17:34

      Thanks For Sharing, Wonderful Guide For Blogging Business Online,
      i like your Writing Style, Keep Up The Good Work,
      Have a Nice Day Ahead,

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