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Archive for October 19th, 2009

Oct
19

3 Words to Get More Customers in the Door

Reviews, Reviews, Reviews

Ok so that is only one word, but it is important enough to be repeated three times. Online reviews are one of the, if not the most important thing you can do to get more customers through your door that found you on the web.

Customers trust online reviews. A recent study by Nielsen found that 78% of internet users trust the reviews they read. The future of the internet is in user generated content (ok that’s as technical as this article is going to get). This is feedback about your business from an independent source – the most important and influential kind of feedback.

“But reviews are for restaurants, I don’t own a business that people review”. Wrong! While restaurants and hotels do tend to get the most reviews, every business can benefit from reviews. Think about it. If you are searching for a local plumber because your sink just exploded and you find three plumbers listed – two without reviews and one with five positive reviews from current customers – which one are you going to call?

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Oct
19

How to Create Ads That Pull on a Limited Budget

You don’t have to have big bucks to get hefty results. You do need to invest your advertising dollars wisely. That means using smaller ads and placing them with precision. Concentrate Your Efforts. Advertising on a shoestring requires lots of creativity. Figure out what publication your potential clients or customers are most likely to read. Run your ads there. Don’t dilute the effectiveness of your campaign by haphazardly running ads in many places.
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition. Your ad should appear regularly. It is not enough to run it once, or merely run it from time to time. Commit to a steady schedule. It will pay off. Hurry. Hurry. Step Right Up. Pay careful attention to your headline. A headline gives news, suggests benefits or piques curiosity. Put your thinking cap on and start brainstorming, don’t not use the name of the company in your headline. It works in tandem with your headline even though it is generally at the bottom of your ad.
Commanding Headlines. A great headline will capture your audience’s attention when it is set in a typeface that is easy-to-read. A slightly unusual, bold typeface works well because it catches your reader’s eyes.

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