Automating your online business is one of the most important steps you can take to insure your success on the internet.
If you have been on the internet for any time at all, you know that there are just too many tasks to do each day to be really efficient and productive with them all.
Learning to delegate some of those routine, daily activities is one way to insure your site's success and to give you much more time in the day for the most important task which is that of promotion and marketing your site.
HERE ARE 5 SIMPLE WAYS TO AUTOMATE TODAY:
1) USE AUTO-RESPONDERS:
Probably one of the best-known and popular ways to handle routine messages to inquirers is the use of auto-responders.
It is simple and easy to set up your messages which usually involve several follow-up messages to remind your visitors what you are offering and how to find your site again.
Here are some free ones:
http://www.freeautobot.com/ (ad free also.)
http://www.getresponse.com/
http://www.sendfree.com/
http://www.sendthisfree.com/
2) MAILING LIST MANAGEMENT:
If you are trying to run your own newsletter, handling the process by yourself can eat up a lot of valuable time.
In the beginning this may be possible, but as your list grows and the tasks involved keep multiplying, your time demands will increase also.
There are lots of ways to manage a mailing list including installing your own scripts and purchasing your own software.
Weigh the pros and cons, but be sure and check out the possibility of *farming out* the responsibility to a mailing list service.
Here are some to consider:
http://www.mail-list.com/
http://www.zinester.com/ (free and paid versions)
Free ones include:
http://groups.yahoo.com/
http://www.topica.com/
3) USE SOFTWARE:
There are many software options available depending upon your work online.
Here are some possible software applications available. Just do a search online.
~Creating links to your site and others.
~HTML editors
~Ad swaps
~Promotion
~Subscription management
~Survey forms
4) PAYMENT SYSTEMS:
Well, this is just a no-brainer. It is just too simple not to do this one.
Having an automated payment system that allows you to accept credit card payments for your products or services and is something that everyone has to have to be successful online.
Here are a couple of third-party ones that I use and recommend:
ClickBank-- http://www.ClickBank.com/
PayPal-- http://www.PayPal.com/
5) AD TRACKING SYSTEM:
If you are going to advertise your products and/or services online, then it is critical that you track your results.
Knowing how many hits you got to your site is nice, but it won't take care of your questions like, "Where did my traffic and sales come from?"
Here are some ad tracking systems. (Some offer free versions.)
http://www.BusiToolz.com/
http://www.hypertracker.com/
http://www.adminder.com/
Implementing these five time-saving helpers is a very important benchmark in moving your business into a phase that will free up some time to insure your success online.
Best of luck with your promotional efforts.
Larry Johnson, author
This article may be published in your newsletter or on your website by simply including the resource box below.
GET A QUICK START with this free, How-to-do-it e-zine. Biz Site Biz E-zine will help you with powerful tips, great resources and original articles. Come on down and join us. online. http://www.bizsitebiz.com Subscribe: http://www.bizsitebiz.com
Wood Dale Chicago prom limo .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareNot all links are created equal.While all of your links... Read More
As a web designer, I have a personal interest in... Read More
We would all like to have the best looking website,... Read More
Website design firms come in all shapes and sizes.When choosing... Read More
Contrary to the beliefs of some, advertising for web and... Read More
As web designer my self, I have had the unfortunate... Read More
An "include" file is a piece of code that can... Read More
This may comes as a surprise to you but, if... Read More
There's no doubt about it - the first page your... Read More
Since I made the switch 6 months ago to a... Read More
If you are familiar with my work, then you have... Read More
There are many ways to add fancy bells and whistles... Read More
Have you ever been to site with so much ad... Read More
I want to give you a free web page template... Read More
Thinking about designing your own website? Think again about adding... Read More
An application is not ready for use unless you have... Read More
What do the key words represent?Key words - these are... Read More
Content is undoubtedly the most important element of a website.... Read More
In this era of ultra-sophisticated internet marketing and web design,... Read More
Do you want to use unsafe web colors without offending... Read More
A long, long time ago? In a galaxy far, far... Read More
Every action has a beginning phase where you launch your... Read More
I can't figure out people who have products or information... Read More
Your web site has been up for a few months... Read More
The title tags of your web pages are more important... Read More
Antigo wedding limo ..Unless you are an inventor, most likely you are selling... Read More
Yes, in a world that is obsessed with makeover madness,... Read More
Content is king. Without content your website is an empty... Read More
Being a writer, when I was asked to do some... Read More
You have only 10 seconds to impress your potential buyer.... Read More
The solution lies in creating a 'Database driven website', through... Read More
This is a very perfunctory look at the website code... Read More
In this era of ultra-sophisticated internet marketing and web design,... Read More
If you are going to be placing ads on your... Read More
One of the most popular methods of traffic generation is... Read More
QUESTION: My business is very small, just me and... Read More
1. Use .gifs rather than .jpgs. GIFs are smaller in... Read More
Did you know that many folks make "buying decisions" when... Read More
Due to the large number of people offering website design... Read More
Building your first website can be very frustrating. It looks... Read More
Geared Up with a website and lots of energy to... Read More
The first immutable law of effective navigation: It's gotta be... Read More
There are six important characteristics that can play a major... Read More
You've come up with a great product. You've got the... Read More
Want to see an excellently constructed website? As a writer... Read More
You know... Before purchasing your product a person comes to... Read More
What are websites? Are they sales tools for vendors and... Read More
New Web sites are springing up online by the millions.... Read More
I'm sure you've all heard the saying 'Build it and... Read More
Most websites use similar fonts and as a result have... Read More
Web Design |