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Branding Your Company Online
50 Tips, Tricks and Tidbits
Branding Your Company Online50 Tips, Tricks and Tidbits
Written by: Jessica DavisPublished by: Stiletto Media Group
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This book is dedicated to all of the Small Businesses out theretrying to make it beside the big guys.
IntroductionDid you know that 15% of all commerce handled in the U.S. in 2007 was done online*? That’s over 3 billion dollars! And this number is increasing every year. As a small business I’m sure you would love to get a piece of that pie. Well, you can, if you successfully brand your company online.
There are a lot of websites on the Internet today, and setting your company apart from everyone else is the key to the treasure chest. The shining light in all of this, is that you no longer have to be a huge corporation to get a piece of the pie; you only need a bit of ingenuity.
Use the tips, tricks and tidbits in this ebook to push your company to the front of the e-line for your industry!*Source: U.S. Census Bureau E-Stats Report, May 28, 2009
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Tips, Tricks & Tidbits1. Get a website
2. Make it Pretty and They Will Come
3. Don’t Make Them Think
4. Cover Privacy
5. Be Transparent
6. Tell Them About Your Company
7. Secure Your Website
8. Build A Mailing List
9. Use Your Mailing List
10. Go Mobile
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11. Email Should Match URL
12. Offer Content Feeds
13. Allow Send Page to a Friend
14. Allow Social Bookmarking
15. Be Accessible
16. Offer a Guarantee
17. Offer Affiliate Programs
18. Survey Your Visitors
19. Write Your Way to Expert Status
20. Show Them How It’s Done
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21. Answer Questions
22. Fix Issues Immediately
23. Know What Your Competitors Are Doing
24. Keep Them Coming Back
25. Buy It All
26. Stay Consistent
27. Encourage Reviews and Feedback
28. Use All Areas to Sell
29. Use Articles and Bloggers
30. Be Seen Through Social Media
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31. Use Your Logo
32. Use Your URL
33. Better Business Bureau
34. Support Charities
35. Host Web Events
36. Incoming Links
37. Paid Search
38. Get Listed in Directories
39. Take Advantage of Viral Marketing
40. Free Giveaways
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41. Be a Sponsor
42. Offer Podcasts
43. Stay on Their Minds
44. Newsletters
45. Use Press Releases
46. Partner with Other Companies
47. Use Twitter
48. Comment on Blogs
49. Use Google to the Fullest
50. Don’t Forget Your Signature
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Get A Website
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The first step in branding your company online is to get a website. It is imperative that your company be represented on the Internet. There are numerous services that allow you to create websites from templates and there are even more web developers out there that can help you design your website, but here is a list of “must haves” for your new site:
Domain Name - should be your company’s name or an iteration of itUser Friendly - make sure that your website is consistent from page to page and easy to useSearch Engine Friendly - content should be keyword focusedProvide Contact Information - discussed later