It
deals with making your site known. Your site's success depends
on being found by the people or companies who need it most.
Your web solution
must become a complete part of your organizations overall structure.
This integration includes promotion of your site on the Internet,
as well as promotion in traditional media.
According to
a Forrester Research Media Field Study, getting a loyal audience
in the first place is best done by Search Engine Placement.
| April
2000 issue Target Marketing Magazine."Top Ways
Websites are Discovered" |
| Banner
ads |
1% |
| Targeted
email |
1.2% |
| TV
spots |
1.4% |
| "By
accident" |
2.1% |
| Magazine
ads |
4.4% |
| Word-of-mouth |
20% |
| Random
Surfing |
20% |
| Search
Engines |
46% |
|
According to
a GVU Users Survey, 84.8% of Internet users use Search Engines
to find Websites.
The designer
must understand how potential visitors will search for your site
and create a design to improve rankings.
The e-marketing
strategy of your site must continue throughout its lifetime to
ensure it will be easily found. This requires monitoring its
performance and rankings and making a concerted effort to keep
these high.
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