Web Hosting Geeks' Blog » Google Adsense http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog Web Hosting Industry News, Latest Trends, and Analyses. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:48:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Steps for Marketing an Ecommerce Business on Facebookhttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2010/12/30/steps-for-marketing-an-ecommerce-business-on-facebook/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2010/12/30/steps-for-marketing-an-ecommerce-business-on-facebook/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:15:17 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=1330 Facebook today is what Google AdSense was a few years ago; an excellent method of reaching millions of consumers to purchase your online products and services. Social networks update instantly, therefore, sales, promotions and other information can be communicated to fans immediately. Although this article focuses only on steps for Facebook, it is important to utilize all channels for internet marketing including AdSense and Twitter.

There are 10 steps to marketing an Ecommerce business on Facebook:

  1. Create a Facebook page
  2. Create an alias
  3. Create content
  4. Communicate with fans
  5. Add a shopping cart
  6. Advertise
  7. Send emails and updates
  8. Acquire a Facebook badge
  9. Add a “Like” button
  10. Add a “Recommendations” box

The first step is to create a Facebook page for your business. This means you will establish a digital post within the network. Creating a page is simple as many tutorials on the subject exist. When creating the page, make sure to distinguish yourself from competitors and appeal to potential Fans. One simple method is to create a “Welcome” tab which is similar to a homepage button on a website.

The second step is to create an alias once your page has 25 or more fans. This allows for a more distinguished URL. Third, create intriguing content for the Facebook page. This is information that will draw the potential client to the page, information they want to read. By keeping the content updated, you are giving them a reason to return to the page. Fourth, engage all fans in active dialog. There are tools to streamline and track Facebook users.

Fifth, add a Facebook shopping cart to your page. There are a number of options available allowing you to display your products with a shopping cart beneath them. Sixth, advertise your page to increase Likes, promote products and drive traffic. Seventh, sending emails and updates to notify Like members of new products and promotions goes a long way. This is exactly like email marketing only with a different platform.

Eighth, adding one of a number of available badges to your page will improve your marketing. Ninth, add a Like button to your main website. This is known as a social plugin and links directly to you Facebook page. With the Like box visitors can view the number of people that Like the page and can share it with their friends. Finally, adding a Recommendation button to your main website provides a more personalized touch.

By following these steps for marketing an ecommerce business on Facebook, you will improve your page’s exposure thus driving more traffic and selling more products. These are all excellent tips that should be utilized.

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Reseller Hosting Defined

Reseller web hosting is a type of web hosting that allows you to purchase server space, bandwidth and other features from a legitimate hosting provider, and then sell hosting packages to customers of your own.  As a reseller, you get special software for creating hosting plans while your customers get a control panel application to manage their own hosting environment.  Though more expensive than traditional shared hosting, the resources and services you get in return usually result in excellent value for your money.

Benefits of Reseller Hosting

Reseller hosting offers a number of benefits to the ambitious entrepreneur.  The greatest benefit is perhaps cost efficiency that allows you to purchase bandwidth and disk storage in small allotments.  This way, you are not wasting precious resources and most importantly, money.  With such a minimal investment requirement, you can eventually work your way up to a dedicated server or at least yield small profits instead of incurring substantial losses every month.  This factor alone makes reseller hosting a great business to get into.

Another benefit of reseller hosting is having the full support of a professional web host.  As we all know, things do happen and most of it will relate to technical jargon you won’t have a clue about.  The hard drive on a server may fail, an OS kernel might get corrupted, there could be an outage in the data center – anything could happen.   The good news for you is that the web hosting provider is responsible for such issues.  When signing on for a reliable service, you can focus on selling more packages and appeasing your customers instead of worrying about the technical aspects.

Finding a Reliable Partner

A reseller account should be treated like a real business and therefore, you need to be very selective when it comes to choosing a service.   Most providers will only allow you to host a certain amount of domains and may also limit features such as email accounts, databases, scripting languages, or other important services.   Additionally, not every host can be depended on.  Your best bet would be to take advantage of the available resources and learn more about what’s out there.  This simply means asking friends or using your favorite search engine to find a reliable service.

Reseller Expectations

Many have made a successful venture out of reseller hosting but be warned, it will take dedication and hard work on your part.  There are no guarantees so you have to be committed to bringing in customers and providing a level of service that keeps them around.  This is all made easier when choosing the right reseller hosting solution.

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