It’s impossible to make sales through your online store if nobody is visiting it. The problem: Entrepreneurs fall into the trap of thinking any website visitor is a good one. In reality, sending low-quality traffic—people with no interest in what you sell—dampens conversion rates. So, how do you attract customers to your online store—those who will actually buy? This guide shares 17 strategies that work. 1. Optimize your social media bios Social media is a powerful tool to drive traffic to your online store. The only problem? Most social media platforms don’t like when brands divert people off the platform.…
Author: Bernard MacBenli
Midvaal Local Municipality Mayor Peter Teixeira was on the ground recently together with his MMCs to ensure that service delivery is being accelerated. MIDVAAL – The executive mayor of the Midvaal Local Municipality (MLM), Peter Teixeira, and Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) recently joined service delivery teams on the ground as part of efforts to accelerate service delivery in Midvaal. ALSO READ: Treasury denies Emfuleni kicked off R6bn debt relief The delegation visited Sicelo for road and pothole repairs on Station Road in Meyerton Farms, where road teams are actively addressing road damage caused by factors like wear and…
Not only does Shopify have its own huge affiliate program that rewards affiliates for getting users to sign up for a paid plan, but it also offers a number of apps for Shopify users who want tostart their own affiliate programs. Considering the majority of Shopify sellers are first-time entrepreneurs, affiliate programs can be a good marketing strategy to explore as it can help them land more customers without having to hire a big sales team.As most Shopify merchants already use apps to increase sales, adding another app shouldn’t be such a big leap. To help you explore this marketing…
If you write a blog, you have an excellent opportunity to add a revenue stream to your business through affiliate marketing. While we’re not going to try to convince you that you’ll become a millionaire overnight, it’s important to note that blogger Adam Enfroy brings in up to $30K a month — a month! — from affiliate marketing. And he’s not alone. In fact, affiliate marketing is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States alone, with estimates putting US affiliate marketing spend at $8.2 billion by 2022 (Business Insider). Of course, to earn a chunk of those billions, you’ll…
A growing number of brands are adopting affiliate management solutions to tap consumers as marketers of their products and services. This comes amid the growing influence of public feedback on consumers’ purchase decisions. Through affiliate programs, customers who patronize a company’s products or services can be rewarded financially for making recommendations (through their websites or other platforms) that lead to a sale. Meanwhile, merchants or vendors (also called publishers) can track the performance of these partners or affiliates. Based on the latest statistics, sixteen percent of today’s e-commerce sales come from affiliate marketing. Top Affiliate Management Software Here are 21…
14 Tips for Selling Software and Services Online Selling software and services online has become increasingly competitive. With the right strategies, you can stand out and convert more leads into loyal customers. Here are 14 effective tips to boost your online sales. 1. Understand Your Target Audience Before you start selling, identify your ideal customer. Understanding their needs, challenges, and preferences is crucial in tailoring your marketing strategy. Utilize tools like surveys and customer feedback to gain insights into your audience. 2. Leverage Social Proof Social proof, such as customer reviews, testimonials, and case studies, can greatly influence purchasing…
Seeing some smart internet marketers earn huge 4-5 figure incomes in $$$ every month from affiliate marketing networks, more and more people are turning to it as a means of sprucing up their earnings. The huge popularity of these affiliate networks is partly because most of us are not happy with what we are doing at present and would not mind trying out alternative methods of earning which require little investment and the freedom to work at the oddest of hours. Not only that, this online earning method fetches handsome rewards for anyone with smart work instead of back breaking…
Over the years, affiliate marketing has steadily increased in popularity as a cost-effective strategy for business growth. Today, 4 out of 5 brands implement some form of affiliate program incorporated into their marketing initiatives. Particularly for small enterprises, this marketing strategy enables them to increase brand awareness and boost sales with minimal budget and less effort. Because of its pay-per-transaction nature, it allows businesses to reduce ads costs while tapping into a wider market reach.To optimize affiliate marketing outcomes, businesses utilize software and tools to make the process more efficient and effective. If you are among the few remaining brands…
Influencer marketing, also known as branded content or working with creators, is a surefire way to expand the reach of your brand on social media. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to making this strategy work, but with the right planning and research, just about every business can benefit. We’ll walk you through how to make a social media influencer program work for you, using examples from one of Hootsuite’s own successful influencer marketing campaigns. Bonus: Get the influencer campaign template for brands to easily plan your next campaign and choose the best social media influencer to work with. What is influencer marketing?…
Affiliate marketing is one of the oldest models for earning money online. Online referral marketing predates modern social media by more than a decade and a half. (Yes, the Internet has been around that long.) But social media affiliate marketing takes this old concept to a new level. It allows brands to reach loyal followers of intensely relevant creators. At the same time, it opens the door for even new creators to start earning money from their work. Bonus: Get the influencer campaign template for brands to easily plan your next campaign and choose the best social media influencer to work…