So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, December 19, 2008

Successful Marketing of Your Craft Business Online

By Ethan O. Tanner

There are many different ways to advertise your business on the World Wide Web. Just a few popular options for Internet marketing are Placing banner ads, orchestrating an email marketing campaign and tactfully mentioning your business on industry related forums and message boards.

One of the Best Internet marketing strategies involves creating and advertising a website to promote your business. You can use your website in a number of ways. Some of these ways include providing more information about your business and the products or services you offer, letting potential customers know how to reach you and even selling your products and services via the website.

One great advantage to using a website to market your business on the Internet is that you can place descriptions and photos of the products or services your business offers. This is important because many consumers use the Internet when researching products and services. Having an online presence gives your business an advantage over the competition because consumers are much more likely to select your products or services over the products and services offered by your competitors who do not advertise online.

A profitable advantage to marketing your business on a website is you can use the internet site to not only market but also sell your products immediately. Once more this can give you an edge over the direct competition. Consumers who use the Internet to research products and services are frequently very eager to make their purchases and they would be more prone to select a retailer or service providers who offer the opportunity to purchase products or services online over a retailer or service provider who just allows for purchase in a store or thru over the phone.

Still another advantage to using a website to market your business is the ability to reach a large, worldwide audience. The Internet essentially knows no boundaries and advertising on a website means the business owner can reach competitors around the world instead of being limited to their general location. Advertising via other medium such as television, radio and the print media is somewhat limited and may only reach potential customers in a relatively small geographic area.

Another benefit to using a website to market your business is the Internet is available 24 hours a day around the world. This essentially offers you a storefront which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When your competitors may be limited to their regular business hours, your website will enable you to reach your customers at any hour of the day. This is particularly important for reaching potential customers in other time zones and for reaching customers in your own area who are simply too busy to shop for products or services like the ones you offer during regular business hours. Many potential clients work long hours and will take advantage of the ability to research and shop online after hours.

One other strategy to using a website to market your business is you can actually generate a profit from your website in other ways than through sales to customers. You can also use your website to generate income by selling advertising space to other business owners who are marketing their own products and services on the Internet.

Care should be taken when publicizing on your website. First of all you should not sell advertising space to direct competitors. The reason for this is because this may cause you to lose expected business if potential customers choose to purchase product or services from competitors who advertise on your website. An ideal advertiser is one who offers products and services which do not immediately compete with your own products or services but would be of interest to your potential customers. You should also be careful not to place too many advertisements on your website. This is important because too many advertisements may take away from your business and may cause you to lose potential customers. Follow these suggestions and your sales could increase by using a website to promote your business.

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