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><channel><title>Dynamic Web Options &#124; Online Marketing Solutions &#124; Local Marketing &#187; small business marketing plan</title> <atom:link href="http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/tag/small-business-marketing-plan/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.dynamicweboptions.com</link> <description>Online Marketing Solutions</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:35:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>Small Business Marketing Plan</title><link>http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/featured/small-business-marketing-plan/</link> <comments>http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/featured/small-business-marketing-plan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:07:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online marketing plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[small business marketing plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web presence]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/?p=325</guid> <description><![CDATA[Almost every small business owner has wondered where to begin to develop an <span style="text-decoration: underline;">online marketing plan</span>. Several methods can be used; however, knowing the following basics will be your starting point.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;"><br /> Almost every small business owner has wondered where to begin to develop an <span style="text-decoration: underline;">online marketing plan</span>. Several methods can be used; however, knowing the following basics will be your starting point.<br /> </span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;"><strong>Target Market</strong></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">You must know who your target market is and get a clear idea of your preferred customer. This is not an area where you want to make a guess. Researching your target market is your first step.</span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Ask questions, such as:</span></span></p><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">What are the demographics (age, income, etc) of my customers?</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Why do my customers purchase from my business?</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">What products do my customers purchase?</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Are my customers repeat customers? Why or why not?</span></span></p></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">There are many more questions you can add to further determine your target market. The above questions are meant only as a starting point.</span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;"><strong>Customer Behavior</strong></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">When a customer or potential customer visits your web site, understanding their behavior is important.</span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Some questions to ask are:</span></span></p><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">How long do customers stay on my site?</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Do they leave quickly?</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Does my web page load quickly or slowly?</span></span></p></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">If people are quickly leaving your website, determining the reason will naturally help to make improvements.</span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;"><strong>Content</strong></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Website visitors to your site are looking for information, either about your company, products or service. Optimally, you want your visitors to return often. One way to accomplish that is to provide fresh, quality content. Also, fresh content will help to make your website more visible in the search engines. The search engines will come to your site more often to &#8220;see&#8221; your new content and this will help to improve your rankings in the search engines.<br /> </span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;"><strong>Online Advertising</strong></span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">There are several online advertising methods to choose when marketing your business online. Some of these methods include:</span></span></p><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Articles</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Videos</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Pay Per Click</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Banners</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">Link Exchanges</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">And more</span></span></p></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;">The main idea is to make sure your advertising reaches your target market.</span></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; color: #333333;"><strong><a href="http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">Dynamic Web Options</a></strong> can provide customized <strong>online marketing solutions</strong> to help your small business marketing needs. Contact us today to find out more. Whatever your business goals may be, <strong><a href="http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">Dynamic Web Options</a></strong> can help you combine the power of internet marketing with offline marketing to increase sales and profit.</span></span></p> <script type="text/javascript" class="owbutton" src="http://onlywire.com/btn/button_3793" title="Small Business Marketing Plan" url="http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/featured/small-business-marketing-plan/"></script>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.dynamicweboptions.com/featured/small-business-marketing-plan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>