Steps to Success: Marketing Your Business on a Budget

See the source imageGood news: You don’t need a huge marketing budget to promote your business. Why not? There are abundant opportunities to gain exposure through social media.

“Customer-ize” your marketing. Since social media is all about engagement, use social media platforms to learn about your customers, identify topics that matter to them, and engage with them rather than sell to them. Ask questions, solicit opinions, and find ways to strengthen connections. Get people talking about your product or service.

Platforms. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest are essential platforms. For these and others, there are many low-cost/no-cost ways to reach out. Here are some from an article on bootstrap marketing in The Balance:

  • Blog: Start your own blog and/or comment on other related blogs.
  • Vlog: Upload videos to a branded YouTube channel or embed video on your website and share on social channels.
  • Post a podcast, webinar, or tutorial workshop, or host a real-time Q&A session.
  • Use Meetup to organize networking events with potential customers and demo or distribute samples of your products.

Spotting trends. These approaches can help you spot trends. Focus on what people are searching for online; keyword research is an easy way to identify hot topics, and there are free tools, such as the Google Keyword Planner and Soovle, for this. Getting to know, understand, and communicate with your customers is probably the most powerful marketing technique you can use. Best of all, when you do this through social media, the only real expenditure is your time.

Success…one step at a time

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Which direction are you going?

It is often said that “every adversity has within it the seeds of an equivalent or greater benefit.” Whenever you are faced with a setback ask yourself what you could do to turn it around. Better still, ask yourself how you can benefit from the setback, which direction do you want to go. It may sound ridiculous, but you can benefit from a setback if you change your perspective. You will realize that there is nothing so bad you cannot use it for some good and that there is no situation that is totally hopeless. I have had many times when I have turned a “bad” situation into one that benefits me. It’s a matter of attitude.

Don’t Be Fooled by These 5 Small Business Digital Marketing Myths

Image result for digital marketingThese days all the information you need to grow your business digitally is available on the Internet. That said, some of the information on the internet is full of marketing myths and will lead you astray.

If you want your business to grow to a new height, you need to give all of your attention to digital marketing. In order for your online business to succeed, you have to make sure that you are using a firm and reliable hosting platform. It is ideal to hire best digital marketing company for the promotion of your business.

In this article, we will see 5 digital marketing myths.

#1 Digital marketing is only for big businesses
This was true in the past. But nowadays, many things have changed. Technology has developed. It is now very easy for you as a small business owner to get your hands on software that is critical for business growth. If you have a strong online presence it is going to make your business grow. The number of people using social media and digital searching for online businesses continues to grow.

Your business website is just like your salesperson and receptionist. The bottom line here is that digital marketing is not just for big business, but small and medium-sized businesses can also benefit from it.

#2 Email marketing is spam
Clients, as well as business owners, are surprised after learning that email marketing is one of the most under rated marketing medium and but it is actually a great channel with high ROI. The truth is that email marketing is just like any other channel. If it is rightly used, it will command great effects for your business. Most people actually prefer email marketing for their businesses.

On the other hand, if it is misused, you will get very little output from it. Many business owners misuse it by spamming. This may give it a bad name, but it does not mean that is ineffective. A lot of small businesses have grown to new heights because they were able to make good use of their email marketing list.

#3 You need to be on every social media platform
There are many communities and demographics on the internet. Not all of the targeted groups are going to be interested in the goods you sell or the services your render. Targeting random groups and communities online is not the best way for increasing your customers. Rather, you should focus your attention only a handful of people who are actually interested in your products and services.

There are several ways through which you can get in touch with your targeted demographics. One of the most effective way to get in touch with the targeted audience is through various social media platforms that are available. The myth that you need to be on every social media platform is a complete sham because your targeted audiences are close to a few platforms.

Giving your complete attention to 2 or 3 social media platform is better than giving a fringe of your attention to all of them.

#4 Results are instant
Many people have the belief that if you work hard and do everything right, you are going to get instant results for your hard work. Well, the truth is that even if you have worked very hard on a campaign, you may not get the results of your hard work immediately. Most of the time, digital marketing yields good results in the long run. Digital marketing can be easily tracked. This, therefore, gives you an avenue to determine if a campaign is yielding good results or not.

#5 It is better to use duplicate content
Many websites and business owners believe that copying and posting content is okay. But what they don’t see is that each time they duplicate content, Google penalizes them. If you repeat your website content, Google is going to reduce your ranking, because you are not offering anything valuable.

The content on your website must resonate with your customer and provide them with valuable information that encourages them to work with you or purchase from you as a business. Great content means great benefits for your company.

Final note
When starting with your digital marketing journey, avoid the marketing myths by only hunting information from reputable sites or seek the help and advice of digital marketing agency that has your business’s best interests in mind.

Tips for Managing A Home-Based Business

Running a business from home is a tricky thing because, on one hand, you have decided to work from home for the flexibility; while on the other hand, everyone (including you, sometimes) seems to think working from home means a vacation with a computer. Taking advantage of the flexibility of working at home does not mean that you must answer to everyone’s beck and call, or be distracted by each little thing. This is easy to say, but hard to do when you are in the moment. At the moment, if the phone rings and you must choose between finishing a business-related email or answering the phone, the phone may seem more pressing. In order to increase your productivity, it is important to run your business like a business, and not like a hobby that you do after rolling out of bed.

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First of all, do away with wearing pajamas to work. Whoever said that what you wear doesn’t matter is a lie. What you wear reflects the way you are feeling, to a large extent. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you should wear a suit around your house – unless, of course, your clients are coming to your home office for appointments. It just means that, by wearing your pajamas and sweat pants all the time you will not feel as though you are really in the mood to put forward your most productive self. Shower in the morning, put on some clothes that do not have jumping sheep on them, and sit down at your desk feeling like a professional.

Next, think about the time you do your work as a schedule that you need to plan out. If you find that you are planning your work around doing everyone else’s dirty work, then you are not dedicating yourself to your job. Your schedule should include the time you get up, when you will start working, and when you will take your breaks. Make sure that the time scheduled for work is fairly uninterrupted. This may mean investing in a second phone line, and moving your home office away from the television or other parts of the house where you may be distracted.

Make sure that the people you are committed to understand that you are on a schedule. If someone calls to ask you out to a leisurely lunch, think first about whether or not you would be able to do this if you were working a regular job. Scheduling leisure time on schedule days off means that you are putting time and effort into your work, and this will be reflected in your income.

The Great Equalizer

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The internet is the great equalizer, with 2Konnect specifically, it has leveled the playing field. Anyone can start using the tools provided by 2Konnect, to assist them in their money-making online business—anyone with a computer, that is.

But here’s the thing: no technical experience is needed. You don’t have to know how to build websites—no programming knowledge is required at all. You can also live anywhere you want, set your own schedule, and work as little or as much as you want, depending on how fast or big you want your business to grow. No business or marketing experience is needed either.

Best of all, unlike a brick-and-mortar business, you don’t need a lot of startup capital. In fact, you can get up and running with 2Konnect for free. For example, you can become a “Sponsored Visitor” in the 2Konnect Community and enjoy many of the benefits associated with your free marketing website and your free personal back office, there you will have access to many free marketing tools. You can use the selling platform to start and operate your online business, until you have your feet under you and are ready to make the jump as an online business owner.

How to Start a Business Online

See the source imageMost people who are just starting out make the mistake of looking for a product first, and a market second.

To boost your chances of success, start with a market. The trick is to find a group of people who are searching for a solution to a problem, but not finding many results. The internet makes this kind of market research easy.

2Konnect taps into this market through the use of their online Marketing Machine.  Their online marketing research, through their automated Marketing Machine has provided the 2Konnect Community a source of “Sponsored Visitors”, which in turn have been assigned to existing members throughout the entire Community.

2K-1-A-Day is a online marketers dream.  Marketing/customer acquisition is vital to the overall success of your entire business, therefore using the 2K-1-A-Day business building tools will help and assist you through this process of marketing your business.

We will be exploring the details of these incredible marketing tools in future Blog Post Lessons.

Remember…Marketing, Marketing, Marketing is the key element to the overall long term success to your business.

Eddie Stone Presentation to 2Konnect

It was a delight to visit with Eddie Stone personally and to hear the knowledge and wisdom he has for business, for nutrition and for networking.  I was able to visit and listen in to conversations where he shared how the body works with bad foods and then good nutrition and how it helps us to have better health and a better lifestyle.

We made a recording of Eddie’s presentation that we want to share with you.  It’s not the best recording but we did the best that we could on such short notice.  Next time, maybe you can join with us in person.

We are delighted to share this presentation to you to enjoy, learn and to decide to join with 2Konnect and join with Touchstone Essentials.   Please enjoy.

https://zoom.us/j/107770376

Get together with the one that shared this link with you and get the answers about how to join, how to get healthy and how to earn some serious money for a better lifestyle and life.

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Visit with Eddie Stone from Touchstone

American Fork, UT

Eddie Stone, Founder and President of Touchstone Essentials, an International Organic Nutritionals company of renown, is flying in for a special Meet and Greet, hosted by David Griffiths and the 2Konnect Kommunity in Utah on Thursday, April 5th.

The event will be starting at 5:30 pm for a mingle with Eddie Stone and others of the Touchstone community as well as members and the Executive Team of 2Konnect.  There will also be a tasting table to try out some of the products and enjoy a light evening of getting to know Touchstone and Touchstone Products.

Promptly at 7 pm an introduction meeting will be given by Eddie Stone to any and all who attend to learn more about Touchstone and the Touchstone Business Opportunity.

All are invited as members, guests and friends of guests.  Come and enjoy an evening of refreshment, enlightenment and enjoyment.

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5:30 – Meet and Greet with Eddie Stone, David Griffiths, Lawrence Law, Glenn Smith, David Crookston…

7:00 – Touchstone Introduction and Opportunity Chat

Holiday Inn Express & Suites American Fork- North Provo (American Fork, UT)

712 South Utah Valley Drive, American Fork, Utah 84003

Alan Newell Discusses the Touchstone 10 Day Transformation Pac

Alan Newell of Touchstone Essentials, a Certified Health Coach, Nutrition Coach and Personal Trainer is discussing the 10 Day Transformation Pack and how to lose 10 lbs in 10 days the healthy way.

There are healthy ways to lose weight and unhealthy ways to lose weight.  Alan discusses what the difference is and how to be healthy in losing weight and feeling great all along the way.  No more stress and worry if you are getting the right nutrients while you lose weight.  No more guessing and no more doing it the unhealthy way.

Join in for a great way to get healthy, lose the winter fat and get your shape on!

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2Konnect Introduces Touchstone Grand Opening

Provo, UT  David Griffiths, President of 2Konnect introduced to the 2Konnect community the Grand Opening of Touchstone to the 2Konnect Business Centers.  Touchstone is the brain child of Eddie Stone who has continued a movement across the globe of finding and taking better nutrition.  He has raised the bar for standards of clean, organic and nutritious food for better health and vitality.

David Griffiths introduced Alan Newell of Touchstone to explain the products, services and commission plan of Touchstone to the 2Konnect community and was received with excitement and acceptance.  Many I have spoken to have said they are excited about getting their Advantage Pack and starting on the products as soon as it is their turn.

The recording of the webinar and ZOOM call is here.  Just choose to listen or to stream it on your computer or smartphone by clicking the link.

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