Internet Marketing: An Hour a Day [Minkštas viršelis]

"Proven, task-based approach to developing winning internet marketing campaigns If you've been seeking a practical, day-by-day, do-it-yourself plan for success in your Internet marketing, this is the book for you. The latest in the very popular Hour a Day series, this book gives you step-by-step instruction and clear action plans for all crucial aspects of successful internet marketing: SEO, website optimization, integration of social media and blogs, and pay-per-click strategies. Above all, it shows you how to use analytics effectively, so you can track and understand your results, then course-correct as you need. Provides step-by-step instruction to help you design, implement, and measure an internet marketing strategy Uses the empowering and winning approach that has made the books in the Hour a Day series top sellers Breaks down intimidating topics into approachable, hour-a-day tasks Covers key topics in step-by-step detail, including SEO, website optimization and usability, analytics, blog integration, social media, and pay-per-click strategies Offers expert guidance from an experienced and well-known internet marketer, Matt Bailey Drive targeted traffic to your site, keep them there, and convert them into happy customers with this refreshingly practical, roll-up-your-sleeves guide!"--

"Proven, task-based approach to developing winning internet marketing campaigns If you've been seeking a practical, day-by-day, do-it-yourself plan for success in your Internet marketing, this is the book for you. The latest in the very popular Hour a Day series, this book gives you step-by-step instruction and clear action plans for all crucial aspects of successful internet marketing: SEO, website optimization, integration of social media and blogs, and pay-per-click strategies. Above all, it shows youhow to use analytics effectively, so you can track and understand your results, then course-correct as you need. Provides step-by-step instruction to help you design, implement, and measure an internet marketing strategy Uses the empowering and winning approach that has made the books in the Hour a Day series top sellers Breaks down intimidating topics into approachable, hour-a-day tasks Covers key topics in step-by-step detail, including SEO, website optimization and usability, analytics, blog integration, social media, and pay-per-click strategies Offers expert guidance from an experienced and well-known internet marketer, Matt Bailey Drive targeted traffic to your site, keep them there, and convert them into happy customers with this refreshingly practical, roll-up-your-sleeves guide!"--

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This is the ultimate comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself internet marketing. It clearly explains important internet marketing concepts, trends, and best practices before laying out a day-by-day plan for developing, managing, and measuring a successful plan. The task-based, hour-a-day approach empowers readers to accomplish what at the outset can feel like overwhelming burden – perfect for overworked marketers, small-business owners, and other professionals throughout an organization tasked with creating and implementing successful online marketing initiatives. 

While other books talk about the importance of a holistic strategy that includes everything from SEO techniques to website usability and analytics, this book offers an empowering, day-by-day plan for achieving results. The book begins with an overview of today’s internet marketing trends and search engine functionality before having readers dive in and thoroughly evaluate their existing site and business and visitor goals before determining a strategy. Expert internet marketer Matt Bailey then guides readers through the crucial components of SEO and how to apply proven offline and online marketing tenets to their website. Readers then dive into crucial SEO tasks of keyword and competitive research to further tailor their strategy.

The next portion of the book looks at crucial but often overlooked website usability considerations and shows people how to create content—text, images, videos, and more—that attracts and converts site visitors. Readers are also shown how to develop a solid site architecture, one that works for both site visitors and search engines as well as meets accessibility requirements.

Successful techniques for raising visibility is covered next, and readers are shown step-by-step how to leverage everything from links and directories to press releases and PR to drive site traffic. Readers then learn the strategic, technical, and contextual aspects of incorporating a blog into the mix before delving into how social media—Facebook, Twitter, MySpace—can complement a marketer’s efforts. Finally, readers are shown how the judicious use of pay-per-click ad campaigns can pay produce great results.

The final portion of the book guides readers through how to analyze and adjust their efforts using web analytics. It covers crucial analytics concepts, shows readers how to segment data to glean insights and points them to crucial reports so people understand what they should be measuring and then how to interpret the data.

Full of practical, proven advice, useful checklists, compelling case studies, and written in the popular An Hour a Day format, this book is sure to be a popular addition to every marketer and small business owner’s bookshelf.