10 Ways To Kick Your Competition's Butt!
By Anik Singal, Sat Dec 10th
The internet is no longer a secret! It is becoming soinexpensive to start an internet business that it seems likeeveryone and their dog now has a website!
What's worst is that major companies have started to getinvolved in internet marketing. Big companies are pouring inmillions to take their brand online, making it pretty hard forus little guys to compete.
Well, there are still ways you can fight back and beat evenFortune 500 companies if you just use these 10 strategies (anduse them religiously).
1. Offer free original content. It's important to give yourvisitors information they can't find anywhere else. If you'rethe only source, they'll visit your site.
The internet is about information and content - that is whatyour visitors want. You can skip the "bureaucracy" of a bigcompany and make great content and fast.
2. Give people free software. Most people like to find gooddeals on software for their computers. If the software is free,that is even better.
Software is becoming a great viral tool now. Everyone wants tomake their lives easier and automate things - software can dothis. If you can come up with a great piece of software, justplug your website url into it and you will see great viralmarketing.
3. Hold free contests or sweepstakes. Most people like to winthings. If you can fulfill that need, people will stop by tovisit. This is yet again another great viral marketing tool.
4. Provide a free web directory. Create a directory of websites on a popular topic that will attract your target audience:A great resource website means you can have repeat traffic.
5. Offer a free e-zine. Most people love to get freeinformation that's e-mailed to them regularly. This saves themtime and money.
Having an excellent newsletter or e-zine is by far one of thebest tools to build loyalty from your visitors. Not to mention,having a loyal subscriber list is a great way to make money weekafter week!
6. Make your web site look professional.
