David Cooper’s latest ‘Affiliate Avalanche’ newsletter article is titled “Day 3 – Dynamic Marketing Ideas for Your Internet Business – Social Media Marketing – Blogging, Forums, and Chat Rooms.” [Affiliate Avalanche Newsletter]


David Cooper’s latest ‘Affiliate Avalanche’ newsletter article:

‘Day 3 – Dynamic Marketing Ideas for Your Internet Business – Social Media Marketing – Blogging, Forums, and Chat Rooms’

Day 3 – Social Media Marketing – Blogging, Forums, and Chat Rooms

As competition between internet businesses continues to get fiercer, many business owners are capitalizing on creating a community within their business. General Motors for example has a very popular blog where Chairman Bob Lutz, and CEO Rick Wagner post on their love for cars and trucks, among other things. It has a rather large following because it allows the customers and car experts to actively participate in the corporate culture.

Forums and chat rooms accomplish the same goal – they let prospects and customers interact with the merchants.

Blogs have the added value of RSS, which basically enables readers to have new blog posts emailed to them as they’re posted. This keeps the customer community involved in your business, creates recognition and awareness and thus helps to potentially increase profits.

Additionally, any quality content you post to your blog increases your search engine ranking and provides valuable content for people searching online for information just like yours.

So, what can blogging, chat rooms and forums do for your business.

1. Providing social media on your website is a great way to build up strong relationships and brand loyalty with your customers. They make your customers feel that they really are interacting with you personally. Building relationships should be at the core of what you are trying to do with your prospects and customers.

2. Social media tools help you to keep your finger on the pulse of your business, and to get feedback from your customers on suggestions you make or products you are promoting.

3. Blogs, Forums, and chat rooms are the perfect medium to showcase your talent and expertise within your business. When prospects find your messages useful and informative they are more likely to trust you and make a purchasing decision.

Adding a social media tool to your website can be a fairly straight forward process. There are a few free blog hosts including Blogger and WordPress. Chat room and forum software can usually be integrated into your already existing website. Check with your webhosting provider. Some of them offer forum and chat room solutions as part of their hosting packages.

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Hope you enjoyed!

Tomorrow we will look at Newsletter and Database Marketing

To Your Affiliate Marketing Success!

David Cooper

www.affiliateavalanche.com

Affiliate Avalanche Newsletter

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