Utilizing effective inbound marketing properly is an excellent way for you to build your business, as well as to get traffic by the masses into your website. There are a number of different ways in which this can take place, but as with anything, there are always going to be some secrets which will help you to get more traffic. Here are 3 different ways that you can use inbound marketing in order to ramp up the visitors to your own website, and to increase your bottom line.

Content Syndication – The new buzzword is tribal syndication, but you may be a little bit confused as tohow this actually works. With this type of syndication, you are actually part of a network of marketers that are working in a related niche. Because there are many power marketers that are involved with tribal syndication, the amount of traffic that gets pushed around can be overwhelming. At times, this type of syndication can work within the same network, such as twitter to twitter or Facebook to Facebook. At other times, however, you can cross the line and push people from network to network.

Search Engine Marketing - SEO has received a lot of attention over the years, and this is not without good reason. As a matter of fact, many online businesses owe their existence to search engine marketing, regardless of whether it is free traffic that they are getting from the search engines or paid. The big secret to this is to target your keywords properly, and from there you can really expand in almost any direction that you want to go. Because people are very focused with what they are doing online, target what they are searching for and you can grab a piece of that traffic and send pre-warmed leads to your website through the search engines.

Social Media Marketing – Welcome to Web 2.0. Even though social media websites have been around for quite some time, their popularity has just recently hit critical mass. When you take part in social media marketing, such as what can be found on Facebook or Twitter, you can really achieve quite a following in a short period of time. Many of these social media networks utilize their own internal search engine frequently, and you can be part of this by optimizing your social media marketing in order to attract those that are interested in what you have to say.

The Internet has really proven to be a great resource for local business owners, and many of them are just now discovering exactly how many customers it can send in their direction. One of the reasons why this is the case, is because people are now searching online for local businesses by name, or by what they have to offer. Along with that, many of them use social media networks regularly on their cell phones, and you can also use this to drive insane amounts of new and repeat business to your location.

One of the best ways for you to be able to do this is to simply ask your existing customers to follow you on one of the social networks, such as twitter or Facebook. Whenever they do this, it gives you the opportunity to market to them and to send them a message or update about your business. This can be a very powerful tool, and if used properly you can really fill your location with customers very quickly.

Something that you may want to consider, is running specials from time to time and contacting your customers through these social media networks. For example, if you run a small restaurant, you may want to have a special evening that is themed in some way or another in order to attract customers. By sending out a message on the social media networks about this special event, you will not only get visitors that will be attending it, you will also remind people to come by and visit you at any time.

Make sure that you are active on these social media networks, even when you’re not sending out information that is specific to your business. This gives people the opportunity to form a bond with you, and a certain level of trust is also going to be achieved. When this takes place, people will feel as if you are talking to them directly, even if you have hundreds or perhaps thousands of followers.

Finally, try to get people interested and adding into the conversation whenever you are posting messages on Facebook. This helps to build your local network, as their friends who are also part of their network will see what they have to say. This is an excellent promotional tool, and it is one that should not be overlooked by any local business that would like to achieve higher numbers and to get more customers to come in their door regularly.

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Please leave your comments regarding how you use social media in your business and feel free to invite others to do the same.

If you are like most entrepreneurs, you are looking for a better, faster way to grow your business. And sometimes that can seem like an endless search.

Well, I have something new I want to introduce to you. It is from Infusionsoft (the leaders in marketing automation software). They call it the Double Your Sales Success Path and it is their proven path to growing a business quickly and profitably. The entrepreneurs who have adopted the path have easily:

• Reconnected with all of their prospects and past customers
• Generated tons of new sales
• Created long-term, profitable relationships with their contacts
• Automated many of the processes in their business
• Grown faster than with any other strategy/solution

You are looking for a better way. And I have to say, Infusionsoft has it. So take a minute and sign up for the FREE 15-day trial. During your trial, you will be introduced to the amazing Success Path and have access to the software that puts the path in place.

This is a great opportunity you do not want to miss.

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Will Foursquare will have 1 million members signed up in the next couple of week? You bet. This tweet was just published and they are excited to have 1M Checkins in a single day.

Why does this matter to you? If you are a business owner you need to be on Foursquare.  People will help you advertise.  The best way to describe the service is to actually quote directly from the Foursquare site:

Google photographers are available to shoot photos of your business and will appear in a business’ Place Page to help users who are searching for more information about your business. This is an excellent opportunity for you to expose your business and do so with the help of Google.

Interior photographs are a great way to show potential customers how your store or office looks. You have the ability to display your business photos on Google Local and get discovered by your neighbors as well as Google. Go ahead and stand out from the competition. Who wouldn’t.

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I’d be happy to assist any local business owner in the Twin City Metro area (Minneapolis/St Paul) build their online presence and start with the Google Place Page today. Email me at Lisa (at) Lisa Saline.com or call 952-884-3293

Utilizing effective inbound marketing properly is an excellent way for you to build your business, as well as to get traffic by the masses into your website. There are a number of different ways in which this can take place, but as with anything, there are always going to be some secrets which will help you to get more traffic. Here are 3 different ways that you can use inbound marketing in order to ramp up the visitors to your own website, and to increase your bottom line.

Content Syndication – The new buzzword is tribal syndication, but you may be a little bit confused as to how this actually works. With this type of syndication, you are actually part of a network of marketers that are working in a related niche. Because there are many power marketers that are involved with tribal syndication, the amount of traffic that gets pushed around can be overwhelming. At times, this type of syndication can work within the same network, such as twitter to twitter or Facebook to Facebook. At other times, however, you can cross the line and push people from network to network.

Search Engine Optimization- SEO has received a lot of attention over the years, and this is not without goodreason. As a matter of fact, many online businesses owe their existence to search engine marketing, regardless of whether it is free traffic that they are getting from the search engines or paid. The big secret to this is to target your keywords properly, and from there you can really expand in almost any direction that you want to go. Because people are very focused with what they are doing online, target what they are searching for and you can grab a piece of that traffic and send pre-warmed leads to your website through the search engines.

Social Media Marketing - Welcome to Web 2.0. Even though social media websites have been around for quite some time, their popularity has just recently hit critical mass. When you take part in social media marketing, such as what can be found on Facebook or twitter, you can really achieve quite a following in a short period of time. Many of these social media networks utilize their own internal search engine frequently, and you can be part of this by optimizing your social media marketing in order to attract those that are interested in what you have to say.

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Using outbound marketing in order to get leads and customers has been around for quite some time, but you might be surprised with exactly how easy it is to incorporate some of your outbound marketing into inbound marketing. As a matter of fact, when you do this properly you can have the best of both worlds because you’re going to be getting leads from your outbound efforts, and leads from your inbound efforts as well. Here are a few ways that it can be done.

If you regularly run television or radio ads, you can convert these over a format to be used on the Internet. This is especially beneficial whenever you are using television ads, as online video is such a hot item now. By posting these with related keywords and a well written blurb on websites such as YouTube, you would be surprised with how much traffic you are able to receive. The reason why this is the case, is because YouTube is the second largest search engine, behind its parent company Google.

If you take part in trade shows or off-line seminars, you might want to start inviting your attendees to view an online webinar. Webinars are an excellent way for you to continue contact with an individual, and you may even enjoy switching them over to electronic contact, as it can be more convenient. Not only that, recorded webinars are an excellent way for you to grab additional visitors from the search engines, or from viral traffic campaigns.

If you’re using print ads, make sure that you always include your URL in the ad. Many people that read these ads are connected at all times, either through their computer or through their cell phone. It is perfectly natural for them to type in a URL whenever they see it, and curiosity will often be motivation enough for them to do so.

Whenever you do flip somebody over to your website through a print ad, always make sure that you offer them something free in exchange for their email address or other personal information. In this way, you stop the tire kickers from simply viewing your website and then clicking away. Rather, you now have a new potential customer that you can market to regularly.

There are many other ways that you can use your outbound marketing efforts and change them over to inbound marketing success. By integrating both of these into your business, you will be able to take it to a much higher level.

Experiential Marketing allows customers the opportunity to interact and engage with brands, products, and services by touching, feeling, smelling, and seeing that creates an emotional attachment and allows for intelligent and informed purchasing decisions to happen.

This week I saw two examples of how this actually works not only in creating brand awareness but as an inbound marketing idea as well. The first experience was when I volunteered at the Pacer Benefit.  They had a huge audience and offered a free photo shoot with a mime couple. It was such a unique and fun experience but you had to go to the website on a specific day to see your picture. Do you think they had people waiting at the door ready to find their photos? I sure did.

Another Experiential Marketing campaign that I am honored to be part of Moms Time Out Twin Cities program that includes the use of a brand new Chevy Traverse for four weeks. Four moms in the Minneapolis area were selected to drive this new vehicle for four weeks and blog about their experience. This is truly customer experience that will help the Chevy brand drive sales and increase brand image and awareness.

Letting active moms drive the Chevy Traverse is the difference between telling them about features of the vehicle and letting them experience the benefits for themselves. When done right, it’s the most powerful tool out there to win brand loyalty. After four weeks of driving the Chevy Traverse I am sure it will be difficult to hand over the keys.

Keep an eye out for the Mom Squad by joining us at:
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Twitter: Hashtag #mtotwincities
Official Site: Moms Time Out Twin Cities

Those of you who live in the MN metro area… be sure to tune in to the Kare11 Showcase Minnesota on Thursday, May 20th. The Mom Squad will be given our cars live on television. Here is a clip from YouTube on the Chevy Traverse. Chevy Traverse

What are you doing to promote Experiential Marketing in your business? Leave a comment below and share your stories

Generating leads is something that people have been doing for years, and although the playing field may have changed as a result of the Internet, the effectiveness of gathering those leads has not changed at all. Here are 7 different ways that you can use the Internet in order to gather these leads through new marketing strategies.

One of the first things that you should do is always to make sure that you’re including a capture form on your website. Make sure that it is highly visible, and that it is above the fold (viewable without scrolling)

A second tactic that you can do is to give away something that is related to your business in exchange for an email address and other contact information. This is best done through a squeeze page, where there are no other exit points other than to sign up for what you’re offering, or to back out of the page.

Email campaigns are an excellent way to stay in touch, and they can be sent out to the masses rather easily. Always make sure to personalize the email when possible, and to ask for a referral. There are many people that will refer your website, simply because you asked.

Don’t forget about search engine optimization, optimizing your website in order to rank for specific keywords or keyword phrases that are related to your niche. When done properly, this can send a flood of warm visitors to your website that are all but sitting there with their credit card in hand.

There are many people that regularly follow blogs, and you may be able to pull traffic into your website by commenting on blogs that are related to your niche. One thing that you may want to do, is to download an RSS feed aggregator so that you know whenever a new post goes on to one of these blogs. Being the first person to post a thoughtful comment will get you the most traffic.

Advertise your lead capture URL in any way that you possibly can, either off-line or online. Buy a bumper sticker, put signs in your yard, hand out business cards or whatever else it may take in order to get people to visit your website and to give you their contact information.

Finally, you may want to try the direct approach and simply ask people that may be interested in what you have to offer to go to your webpage and enter their contact information. It may sound simplistic, but it works very well.