Submitted by: Helen Cox
The term online marketing can also be known as Internet marketing. As you can see the term is pretty self explanatory; it refers to the promotion and marketing of a business or company over the Internet.
The Internet has truly transformed the way in which business is conducted and carried out and due to the fact the Internet has grown so much over the past few years more of us are now taking advantage of what the Internet has to offer, this is regardless of whether you are a consumer or a company.
Due to the growth of the Internet many of us are now using it as a way of purchasing products and services as well as using it to find out the latest information and entertainment and from a companies point of view the Internet is a way of reaching customers on a global level. The Internet from a business point of view is like a shop that is open constantly. The Internet means that no matter where you are in the world you can make use of a website that may be based thousands of miles away.
In recent research it is believed more of us are now spending more time on the Internet than watching television, so when you think of this and the fact that more than half the world s population has access to the Internet you start to get an idea of how many people you would be reaching by presenting your business on the Internet in the form of a website. So what are the main aspects that are involved in online marketing? The aspects below start to give you a basic idea of what is involved when it comes to online marketing:
Keyword research – where an SEO company will research into the keywords surrounding your website and business
Web pages that are created with text rich content being the main focus
Optimisation this is when an online marketing team ensures that all the pages of your website are written and structured in a search engine friendly way
Interlinking – ensure that your website is correctly structured through interlinks
Link building or inbound links are what makes your site popular, so as part of your SEO campaign you will have links back to your site placed on various websites
Your title tags will be looked at as these are what describes your web-pages and is what search engines look for
Progress Reports will be issued on a monthly basis as part of your monthly website promotion
Online marketing has been proven to be one of the most effective forms marketing for businesses. It will help your business gain maximum visibility on the Internet and within the search engine results. With the right Internet marketing you can ensure that your website appears within the first three search engine results pages, which is exactly where you want to be as people are more likely to click on your website if you are high within the search engine results.
About the Author: Helen is the web master of Search Solutions, who are experts in all aspects of
Search Engine Optimisation
and
Online Marketing.
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