An orientation to internet based marketing for small business owners. Topics addressed include building a website, good website design practices, website search engine optimization, use of google SEO, and social media marketing. This is the first of a series of 5 workshops. Contact b2bplanner for more information.
3. About Dayton SCORE
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SCORE supports small business by:
• Providing mentoring and training to those
Preparing to start up a business
To existing small business owners
Wanting to grow
Needing to improve performance
• Mentoring is “free and forever”
• Seminars are at no, or a nominal charge
Visit - www.daytonscore.org to find out more
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4. Workshop Guidelines
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• Please Sign-in
• Pick-up a handout package
• Pick-up applicable brochures
• Turn off cell phones
• Engage in the session
• Restroom Break (if needed)
• Complete Seminar Evaluation
• Review slides at Slideshare
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5. Bob Carlson
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Business Side Experience
•40+ years of business experience
•Expertise in
Information Technology
Strategic Planning
Program Management
Internet and Intranet Design
•Education
BS Engineering
MS Logistics Management
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6. Art Helmstetter
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• Experience:
Business Marketing and Sales
Strategic Planning
Service business Development
• Started two small businesses
• Grew two businesses 0 to $25 million
• 35 years - business & management experience
• Education and Registration:
MBA, BS & MS Engineering,
Registered Professional Engineer
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7. Name Tag or Table Tent
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• Name
• Organization
• Position
• Workshop
Objectives
John
ABC Company
Vice President
John
ABC Company
Vice President
Let’s Get Started
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8. Workshop Overview
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• Marketing 101
• Where digital marketing fits
• Elements of digital marketing
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Planning a website
Building a website
Search Engine Optimization
Use of Social Media
• Next Steps
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9. Marketing 101
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Your business plan MUST answer these questions
and define HOW you will do it.
Who You Sell To?
Defines WHERE you market
How You Beat the
Competition?
States your UNIQUENESS for
Your “marketing message”
How You Make Profit
Determines what you are
selling and at what price.
10. Marketing and the
Role of Digital Marketing
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Mass Media TV, Radio, Print
Digital and Web Based
Location & Face to Face
Promotions & Packaging
11. Use Both Inbound and
Outbound Marketing
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12. Where Digital Fits In
Your Marketing
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Integrate marketing
elements
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14. Where You Need to Be
In Digital
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15. Why Digital Is Good For
Small Companies
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1. It is low cost
2. It is scalable to national or global
3. Quality is economical – you look BIG
4. It can be highly targeted
5. It is real time
6. Results are easily measurable
7. It can be personal and one-to-one
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16. The Web Fits between Mass
Media and Face to face Contact
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• Small Businesses can use the Web to capture some
of the benefits of personal contact, yet avoid some of
the costs inherent in FTF customer management
• Trust is often related to proximity
17. A WEBSITE IS THE FOUNDATION OF A BUSINESS
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18. STEP 1. Website Development
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• Planning for the Site
• Acquiring the Site
• Website Optimization
• Social Media
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19. Decide Your Site’s Purpose
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Typical uses:
• Build awareness of your brand and products
online brochure
• Distribute information that saves staff resources
hours, location, services
• Build relationships and get visitor identity information
offer a newsletter or free report in exchange for an email
address
Provide social media buttons for twitter, Facebook etc.
• Perform e-commerce, sell and deliver product/service
20. Consider Your Audience
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You first think of:
• Existing customers
• Potential customers
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But there will be:
• Competitors
• Vendors
• Potential lenders
• Potential investors
• Potential
employees
• Existing employees
• Press
21. Step 2. Website Acquisition
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• Planning for the Site
• Acquiring the Site
• Website Optimization
• Social Media
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22. Domain Name
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• What is a Domain Name?
• What Domain Name should I get?
Company Name if well known
Include Keyword Phrases - function, location, etc.
• Where to go to RENT domain name
Any Internet Service Provider (ISP)
register.com
godaddy.com
• Need a hosting ISP to house your site
Own this process!
24. Site Builders
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Portable - DIY
Portable - Developer
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Non-Portable
Own – Domain
Own – Domain
Own – Domain
Own - Copyright
Own - Copyright
Own - Copyright
Own – Template
Own – Template - NO
Own – Template – NO
Own - Code
Own – Code? - $
Own – Code – NO
25. Building The Website
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Do it yourself (DIY)
Can I spare the time
Do I have the skills?
Can I get affordable training?
Do I want control of my website?
Hire a website developer
Do I have the money to hire someone?
Am I okay with having someone else in control?
26. Do It Yourself ?
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Pros
Cons
• You control your website
Frequency of Updates
Speed of updates
Ensure Content
• Less Expensive
• You don’t have to rely
on someone else’s
schedule.
• Takes time to update
• The learning curve
• You may not get the
best features
27. If You Hire A Developer
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• Have a signed contract
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Retain ownership of domain name
Own all content (copyright)
Where applicable own the code (assignment)
Pay as work progresses (progress payments)
• Stay involved and meet frequently
29. Website Building Costs
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• One time costs – Front End
Web site creation/setup
Graphics, photos
Domain name(s), building client databases
(your time) for site content development
• Recurring operating costs - Ongoing
Hosting
Maintenance/modifications
Web site management (you or your
delegate)
30. Estimated Front End Costs
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Custom developed website
• $1,500 to $7,000
• 20 – 100+ hours of your time
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Developer site using a website builder
• $500-$1200
• 40 – 100+ hours of your time
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Do it yourself website (DIY):
• $300-500
• 50 - 200+ hours of your time
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31. Ongoing Costs
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Domain Name Rental
$8-$30 (annually)
Hosting Service
$5-$200 (monthly)
Site Maintenance
$0-$500 (monthly)
Search Engine Listings $0-$2000 (annually)
$100 - $2,000 per year
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32. Use Professional Images
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Have your products professionally photographed.
or …
buy professional stock photos:
www.istockphoto.com
www.photodisc.com
www.corbis.com
www.gettyimages.com
Remember copyright laws apply
to the internet
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36. Organic vs. Paid Results
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People click in the organic results 75% of the time!
37. How They Rank You
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Over 85% of web searches are done on Google
Search Engine “crawlers” index site content like
a library index to find the best key word
matches
Google’s method to rank listings is Top Secret !
Ranking Factors include:
“Freshness” of the site content
Publishing media, blogs, social media, etc.
Key word match to site content or name
Site traffic volume
Links to and from the site
38. Key Words for Organic
Results
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Use keywords that describe your
products/services
Use keywords that indicate where you do
business
Optimize keyword phrases within your site that
have a higher a number of searches. (see
analytics)
Review your competition’s online presence. Look
at the top 10 sites (check out keyword phrases,
etc)
Look at the number of listings for searched
keywords on Google. Stay away if more than 5
million
85% of searches are 2 words or more.
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40. You Have 60 Seconds…
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You have LESS than a minute to engage a visitor
5-10 seconds
if you do what they are looking for
Decide
5-10 seconds
Navigate to find details about what they are looking for
20-30 seconds
Compare
and evaluate your information, services, products, case
studies, etc.
5-10 seconds to
Convert (find a phone number, complete a form, link to
email, bookmark etc.)
41. Maintenance Tasks
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• Content management
Change 15-20% of site content per month
• Site maintenance
Avoid “linkrot” – check each link monthly
Analyze traffic (hits by day/week/month, etc.)
• Client feedback
Use a separate website related email address
Respond daily!
44. Use FREE Google Tools
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Google Analytics – captures information
about the way users behave on your site.
(www.google.com/analytics)
Google Adword Keywords
Submit site to Google Index (new site)
Create a free Google and Yahoo Local
Listing – and get reviews
Get Reviews and create offers on Google
Local/Maps
45. Optimize Results through
Directories and Link Building
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Submit your website to free submission
directories and create a profile:
Google http://www.Google.com/LocalBusinessCenter
Yahoo
BING
Yelp
Merchant Circle
Use Yext to check your status: www.yext.com
Link your site to other sites:
Trade organizations
Groups in your industry through social media
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47. Email
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• Get contact information –
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website, social media, advertising
• Manage email campaignshttp://email-marketing-service-review.toptenreviews.com/
• Obey anti-spam laws
• ALWAYS send useful information and promotions
• Integrate with other marketing
• Services – Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, etc.
48. When To Pay - LAST
The Other 25% of Searches
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Paid listings and ads increase your traffic and can focus
on your targeted customers
Google adwords piggybacks on searches
– You can target who and where to show your ad
– You “pay per click” from $.10 to $1
– Google display ads are effective but cost $3-$10
Other locations with good targeting:
Digital Yellow Pages, Google Places, and Yahoo local,
banner ads
49. Step 4.
Social Media Marketing
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• Planning for the Site
• Acquiring the Site
• Website Optimization
• Social Media
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51. What is Social Media?
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• Social Media are Web Sites and online forums
that allow people and businesses to interact
• Places – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogs, etc.
• Content - Words, Pictures, Videos, Music, Apps
• Purpose - Business Application, interests
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52. Why Use Social Media?
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Search Engines (Google) Love Social Media and
Blogs (Google +)
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Drives traffic to your website or business
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People use the web to get more of their information
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It replaces personal “word of mouth” marketing
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People trust referrals from friends
You stay in touch with customers
It is informal and relaxed, people are open and
receptive to your message/branding
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53. Social Media Etiquette
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• Be helpful and conversational (SOCIAL)
• Respond to inquiries promptly
• Focus on areas related to your business
– Tips on how to save money or time
– Tips on how or how NOT to do something
– Related articles, data, blogs etc.
• Provide RELEVANT and interesting content
• Make it brief, timely, current
• Focus on one place at a time
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54. The Social Big Three + 2
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– (www.linkedin.com) B2B
– (www.facebook.com) B2C
– (www.twitter.com) B2B & B2C
- (www.google.com) B2B & B2C
- (www.pinterest.com) B2C
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58. Rules of Engagement
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– Protect your privacy
• Birth Date, Maiden Name, Home Address
– Account Setup
• Employees access?
• Keep Track of logins
– Think before you post/link/friend/tweet
• Customers?
• Competitors?
– Pick One, Get Really Good, Move On
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59. Optimizing for
Google
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Set Up a Google account
– Index your new site
– Set analytics up for your site
– Create a Google+ page and create a business page
– Register as an author and link to your site and
google+ page https://plus.google.com/authorship
– Get Google reviews
– Start a google blog and link to your google+ page
http://www.blogger.com
60. Dates and Location TBD
Based on Attendee Preferences
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61. Your Local Experts
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Small Business Coach
Beavercreek
Social Media & Video
Centerville
SEO Optimization
Centerville
Web Master, SCORE
Beavercreek
Jeff Long Website & Video
Dayton
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This presentation is intended to be comprehensive, and can be modified by the presenter to reflect their personal style.
Have this slide up while attendees sign up and get seated. Make sure everyone signs in, even if they come in late.
Distribute hand out materials and folders.
Informally ask about where the attendees are in their development process and if they have a web site or not.
Workshop Guidelines
Begin the program with these basic workshop housekeeping tips
How did you hear about Dayton SCORE? Optional - Click on video link to show 30 second video
How did you hear about this event
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Please pick-up a workshop package
Please fill-out a name-tag and/or a table Tent
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Please turn off all cell phones
We encourage you to actively engage in the session – usually a couple of houts
The restrooms are located . . . We will have a break about half-way through the program
At the end of the program, we will ask you to fill out a seminar evaluation
Thanks for coming and lets get started with some introductions
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Your Dayton SCORE Workshop Leader
Now it is your turn – let’s find out a little about each of you
Name
Organization
Position
Workshop subject expertise
Workshop objectives
Please fill-out your name tag and/or your table tent so that we all can remember
who you are
The first step is to understand what the internet is, how it works, and how your website fits in the digital world.
The above functions are listed in increasing order of cost because the complexity of the site increases as the functions increase.
The more complex items are dynamic, usually involving data management and security issues. The more of these you do the more you need to get some help to develop your site. Explain briefly RSS and social network buttons
USE THIS SLIDE TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE
WHO WILL LOOK AT YOUR WEBSITE?
It is obvious that customers new, and existing, will look at your site.
But WHO ELSE MIGHT see the information you publish?
Is there information that you would not want them to see? For example?
Everything on your site is in the public domain and can be seen, copied and distributed. Don’t publish anything you would not want a competitor to see.
Once your planning is done, it is time to get to work developing your site and its content.
THIS IS A KEY SLIDE _ WRITE THIS DOWN.
Your domain name is unique, and you rent it, but do not own it forever unless you continue to pay the rent. Your domain name links to a IP address which directs other computers to the host computer where your website exists. IP address is like your zip code.
Some questions that can help you to make your decision go back to the questions of cost, your time, and your expertise. Another consideration is the amount of control you want to have.
If you expect to be changing the content of your site often, such as offering daily sale prices or discounts, you will want to have more control over your site.
Site developers serve many customers and typically take several days to change content.
You can use CSS (content style sheets) which the developer or site builder sets up that allow for consistent changes across your site, and ease of changing content.
As presented in the planning discussion, there are pros and cons to doing it yourself.
It is important to realize that there are ongoing costs that must be budgeted for with a website in addition to the front end development costs.
Both of these costs should be managed effectively.
The cost of a custom designed site can vary widely, as can the time you have to spend developing content and working with the developer and designer.
A static “ebrochure” is static and will not take much to develop or change, while ecommerce is daynamic and will have higher development and maintenance costs. For a complex site, we recommend using a developer and telling them what your budget limits are.
Typical ranges of costs for developing and maintaining your site are listed here.
The broad range indicates why it is important to have a clear idea of what you site should do, and how you will obtain a return on your investment from it.
You should measure effectiveness by the profit that your site provides, not the level of sales.
Once you have your website set up and hosted, the work is not done. You still need to make sure the site is running properly and is accessible.
This gets better all of the time.
Attendee Exercise - List 10 words that identify your business:
You should work on your site every month to make sure that it is current and is working well. Unfortunately, this can be an issue for small businesses, but it is an important function if you have a website. The value of the web is the immediate availability of information that is current and accurate.
If you don’t do this, you will lose credibility with potential customers, or other stakeholders.
To submit to Bing: https://ssl.bing.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx
To submit to Yahoo: http://listings.local.yahoo.com/basic.php
Once you have your website set up and hosted, the work is not done. You still need to make sure the site is running properly and is accessible.
This gets better all of the time.
To submit to Bing: https://ssl.bing.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx
To submit to Yahoo: http://listings.local.yahoo.com/basic.php
This page will guide you through the free services available through Google.
Feel free to use fake information if required for your birth date etc.
Engage the attendees by asking who has an existing website