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Advertising can be one of the fastest ways to market and grow your business or it can be one of the quickest ways to go out of business. Effective website advertising is aiding over 56% of Australian businesses - Brisbane, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, anywhere. Read about web design essentials.
With the right ad you can attract clients to your business and increase your profits. With the wrong ad you can spend your way into bankruptcy.
To grow your business you need to attract the attention of your prospects, advertising can help you do so if used correctly.
Unfortunately, many small business owners waste
thousands of dollars on advertising efforts that
only achieve minimal results.
If you want to get the most from the money you spend to promote your products and services, make sure to avoid
these common mistakes.
Having a Weak Marketing Message
All too often you see ads and it takes some thought to
figure out what they are even promoting. Make sure your
advertisement includes a 7-10 word description of who
you serve and the problems you solve so people who read
or hear your ad know how you can help them. For poorly
performing websites see our web redesign service.
Using the Wrong Words
A word here, a phrase there, can change your response
rate by hundreds of percent. When you spend money on
advertising, first test a number of versions of your
copy to identify the one that works best. Just by
revising her ad copy so it was client and problem
centred, I helped one small business owner achieve
her best month in sales ever.
Focusing on Your Products and Services
If you want to get the attention of your prospects, speak
to their needs and wants. Your prospects' primary oncern
isn't that you've been in business for 25 years; it is, do
you know the problem they want to solve. Use your ad to
identify at least one common problem of your prospects
and the benefit of using your product or service.
Missing Motivation
Most ads miss the mark in moving prospects to action.
If you want to prompt prospects to visit your web site
or your store or to contact you, include an offer that
motivates them to do so.
Lacking in Frequency
Some people make spur of the moment buying decisions,
but most need to become familiar with your services
and products, and this takes time. If you want your
advertising to work, you need to ensure that your
prospects see or hear it regularly. When advertising
on the web ensure your website homepage loads quickly.
Web Sites that Don't Move Prospects to Action
Many small business owners direct prospects to a web
site where they have more extensive content covering
available services and products. I constantly get
calls from people who have been successful at
attracting prospects to their web site, but generate
few sales.
Once prospects get to your web site make sure the
content and visual organization moves them to take
the action you want them to. This is covered in details
in our article on website links. Whether it is providing
them with ample opportunities to fill in your service
inquiry form, or including a subset of your product
catalog in your web page navigation bars, help
prospects move to client and customer status.
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