The best way to grow your business on the internet

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Your website, or business blog, can be a very powerful place for you if you offer what people need.

There are tons of people online every day who are searching for a great business to run from home, and yours could be the right one for them. And even if it isn't exactly a product they are in love with right away, there is something more valuable that you have to offer which makes them want to join you in business, and that something is you.

The best way for them to know that you are what they are looking for is by giving them the valuable information they need to make informed decisions, and offering as much free knowledge as possible.
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  • Profile picture of the author seojims
    If you can create something that create value for a person you have a sucess and profitable online business. just market via email,forum,seo,ppc all of the above
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Chicas
    It's not really about "knowing" what works, it's about "testing" what works.

    I always get some great advice from others but cut out the hype, promises, etc.

    Test, test, test. ; )
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    • Profile picture of the author Anne0521
      Originally Posted by Christian C View Post

      It's not really about "knowing" what works, it's about "testing" what works.

      I always get some great advice from others but cut out the hype, promises, etc.

      Test, test, test. ; )
      So it's trial and error method?
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      • Profile picture of the author Chris Chicas
        Originally Posted by Anne0521 View Post

        So it's trial and error method?
        Yes. When you start a business there will be a lot of people in your ear telling you what's best. And ofcourse there is no hype or sneakiness in anything Internet marketing or most things on the internet (I'm being sarcastic ofcourse).

        Even experts will tell you what surely works. Just look at the stock market, so many people follow the so called "experts." So what happens when the stock plunges and you lose all your money? Who's responsible for that... you or them?

        Testing things doesn't mean you have to waste money or time, just means finding the proper ways to get the best results. I'm not preaching here, just what I'm following at the moment.
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      • Profile picture of the author rickdangelo
        One way to take this is to look at how Google wants us to promote our websites online. From determining rankings based on back links, they now use social signals, authority, and other factors in their algorithm. I guess this means it's not enough that you stuff rehashed articles with keywords; it's about time you actually write something useful to readers. Put up a video that they actually want to watch in its entirety because they are entertained and engaged. Panda and Penguin updates were meant to -- at least how I understand -- encourage site owners to create engaging and useful content.

        From a business perspective, this means the best way to grow our business is to provide value to prospects. That is how you grow a business. Come up with products that are actually useful. So it's value before anything else.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dimitris Skiadas
    The most important lesson i learned through all this years i am into Internet Marketing is this :

    People are not going to give you money just to do what you like.

    You have to create value first.
    You have to fulfill an unmet need.
    You have to solve a problem.
    You have to help people get what they want and they will help you back get what you want.(Zig Ziglar)
    You have to put your customer in the center of your business.
    You have to create a product or service that does all of the above.

    This is the way to grow your business on the Internet.
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    • Profile picture of the author rspadi
      Originally Posted by Garage667 View Post

      You have to create value first.
      You have to fulfill an unmet need.
      You have to solve a problem.
      You have to help people get what they want and they will help you back get what you want.(Zig Ziglar)
      You have to put your customer in the center of your business.
      You have to create a product or service that does all of the above.

      This is the way to grow your business on the Internet.

      Well said. In short: you need to provide value - that's the fundament for every successful business. If you don't provide value, it is impossible to succeed in the long run. You may be able to "trick" people once, but it won't last and you will be forced to start all over from scratch again and again...

      The magic formula is: Provide Value! there are no other secrets and there are no shortcuts.
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    • Profile picture of the author davidbatchelor
      Originally Posted by Garage667 View Post

      The most important lesson i learned through all this years i am into Internet Marketing is this :

      People are not going to give you money just to do what you like.

      You have to create value first.
      You have to fulfill an unmet need.
      You have to solve a problem.
      You have to help people get what they want and they will help you back get what you want.(Zig Ziglar)
      You have to put your customer in the center of your business.
      You have to create a product or service that does all of the above.

      This is the way to grow your business on the Internet.
      Exactly!

      That is really what it's about at the end of the day.
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  • Profile picture of the author robert100
    Here's what I do... Build a list of pre-qualified subscribers, engage with them through daily email messages, share their problems, offer solutions, entertain them and gradually your list with trust you, stick up for you, reply to your messages and buy your products.

    A small list of highly targeted subscribers can make you a lot of money if you keep offering solutions to the problems your subscribers have.
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    • Profile picture of the author James Clark
      To the OP. But honestly have you thought about your business in a deep manner? Like anything else the Internet Business has grown immensely over the past years.

      I stop by this forum a few times a week and just like everyone else read the questions being asked. Having said that, its hard to find the correct information about building your business.

      The so call gurus in the business have a thriving business and have not thought about the entry level that new business owners face.

      In the 21 century no longer can you sit around and build a business on free information. As a matter of fact things have change so dramatically that it is hard to find good information on Google anymore. Free information will only get you so far, period.

      Example: The Sales Funnel. You are being told that put up a sales funnel and send traffic to it. Surprisingly that only works for 1 out of 10,000. And you get some guy or gal pushing that concept and the rest of the marketers jump on board with, me to!
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Mensah
    Originally Posted by davidbatchelor View Post

    Your website, or business blog, can be a very powerful place for you if you offer what people need.

    There are tons of people online every day who are searching for a great business to run from home, and yours could be the right one for them. And even if it isn't exactly a product they are in love with right away, there is something more valuable that you have to offer which makes them want to join you in business, and that something is you.

    The best way for them to know that you are what they are looking for is by giving them the valuable information they need to make informed decisions, and offering as much free knowledge as possible.
    In a sense its the same thing why most of us are on this forum to give value and to also receive value without that there is no life to a product or service that you are offering.
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    • Profile picture of the author davidbatchelor
      Originally Posted by Alex Mensah View Post

      In a sense its the same thing why most of us are on this forum to give value and to also receive value without that there is no life to a product or service that you are offering.
      Hey Alex,

      The sad thing about that though is, if you read 80+% of the WSO's that are on here including the WSO of the day etc, they truly lack any real value.

      At least that is what I have seen.
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  • Profile picture of the author MonitorScout
    Today's search market and social media is not stable. So there is no full proof plan. But over last couple years of analysis says that the few things below, if you put into practice then it could be really helpful to you to grow your business on internet.

    1. Create complete website, make sure that there is no broken links or something like that, and at the same time try to make it very attractive, so that users like to visit your site and you should have a well define call to action to convert your visitors or to make more sales.

    2. Create high quality, unique and fully informative content, so that users don't go anywhere else to search for the same information.

    3. Post them to you blog and high quality websites who accepts guest post

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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    Free information, quality, and value are important, but you also have to intensively market your products. Many great products don't receive the attention they deserve, while mediocre products are easily sold thanks to various marketing techniques.

    Without promotion you cannot beat your competitors, even if your work is excellent.

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  • Profile picture of the author Bcharles
    The first and a must thing you should do if you need to grow your business online is to do search engine optimization (SEO) for your website. Because if you don't optimize your website as per your business and what people are looking for in your website then whatever efforts you put to grow your business online will go in vein. The idea is to make a website user friendly as doing that will automatically make it search-engine friendly. After that, work around your website by doing search engine marketing, social media, content marketing and various other stuff to boost your website and make it visible to the users and create a brand name for your business. Once people know about your business, they will automatically visit your website more often and grow your business on the internet.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    some good replies, but you MUST think of your business as and ASSET

    THink to yourself....SELF what is the best way to build and asset and increase that asset over time.

    Simple ...>BUILD A LIST of CUSTOMERS, freebie seekers and BUYERS.

    I swear if you do this from day 0, you will never have to work for a boss or a crappy 9 - 5 again. Do not make someone else rich, build your own asset and make it your duty, and life goal to add to their lives and enrich it. IF you do this, you will never have to chase money another day in your life....money will just magnetize towards you.

    Getting back to your asset, create it, work it, help people.....and you list will not only stay with you, they will back you up, and buy from you until the day they die. That last sentence is so powerful I cannot put into words what it has done in our several businesses.

    My mentors and most the very succesful companies I know all have lists, and an use this as their primary asset. I was skeptical at first too, just the same as some of you reading this right now. But when I actually put these things into practise, my whole world changed, I quit my job, and I do not really even feel Like I am working most days. It fun, and very rewarding.
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