Why you need a website 
You may have probably read our previous blog articles that stress the importance of having your own website to efficiently market your business and get your brand out there; at the risk of sounding repetitive I am going to write about the necessity of having your own website once again, you see this was inspired by a personal and very frustrating experience I had recently, let me elaborate further.
I decided to take a short holiday last weekend and wanted to find an appropriate resort that would allow me to relax and de-stress and God knows we all need that at some point or the other, I had a recommendation regarding a resort from a friend, however when I tried to search for the resort online to have a look at what they offer, and what activities and facilities they have I was sorely disappointed, the resort in question did not have a website, I started getting frustrated as I couldn’t even find decent images of the place
The only information I could find concerning them was on other accommodation sites and the information I got on there was very limited. All these directory sites where you can list your website can help to get good exposure, but are very limited when it comes to what information you give your potential clients.
By having your own website you can you can give the customer a better feel of what you have to offer, you also don’t have limited space to provide them with the necessary details. Your whole website’s look and feel will add to the experience when people actually visit your resort. The nice thing about having your own website is that it will strengthen your brand a lot. You will never grow a very strong brand by just appearing on these other websites. When users find that you own your own website they tend to trust you more than your competitor which they can’t look up online. This means that you immediately gain an edge above your competitor which is always useful when your selling your services.
If you are in the same situation that Chris was in, in his article being your own travel agent you want to get the right information and as detailed as possible when you need it. If your website is easy to find and informative you will definitely reap the rewards. If someone needs to plan a holiday in a short time and can only use the internet, they will choose the company that gives them the best information in the easiest, quickest way.
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Are you missing hidden marketing treasures?
You might be thinking what am I going on about? Most of us are not very observant people when it comes to changes in the environment around us. I know you are thinking but I’m really observant. I really thought this of myself but I have started noticing how many opportunities are passing me by without even noticing it. I now know there are treasures that pass us by every now and then that could have really equated to some great sales or leads at the very least.
In South Africa the national energy supplier Eskom recently increased their prices on electricity by 24.8%. Now many of us would be utterly disgusted by this increase and not even noticed the potential treasure that lies in this situation. If you are a supplier of any renewable energy sources then you should be blowing your trombone as loud as you can. You need to inform worried people of small things that might convince them to buy your products. Did you for instance know that 43% of your home’s energy usage is from water heating. This means that you could in the long run cut your energy bills by 43% by simply installing solar water heaters.
So what should renewable energy suppliers be doing at the moment?? They should be shouting from the rooftops so everybody can hear that their product could save them up to 43% on their energy bills in the long run. Is this happening? The short answer is no. Companies struggle to react quickly to changes such as these and this means that they miss the wave. That point where the need for a product or service is create by what’s going on in the world.
One of the things your company will need is to be proactive, you need to encourage your employees to identify situations like these and use them to your benefit. Secondly your company needs to ensure that they are able to react quickly to change by updating things like your website and pay per click advertising that you might be running. During the course of this week we will have another blog post that will provide you with some tips to help ensure your company can adapt quickly when the need arises.
Now identifying the treasure trove is only the first part. You need to find visitors to show your message to. You need to ensure that you plan out your marketing strategy so your unique selling point will be put across to the right audience. You need to drive traffic using all forms of advertising that your company can afford. Online definitely still is the most effective and because of this I would suggest you start here. If you play your cards right you could even co-brand your product as the solution to a certain need. An example of where this has happened (and the only one I can now think of the top of my head) is Google. Google came into the market as a solution to the need people had. Google offered them a really quick simple and accurate tool to find what they are looking for. To Google something has now even also become a verb. This is exposure that you can’t buy for your brand.
You will also need to look at optimizing your landing pages so that your visitor land on pages that closely resembles solution to the need they have. By making sure you tailor this as close as possible, you will have far more visitors converting and performing desired actions.
Lastly you will need to ensure you make a habit of thinking about how you can identify these hidden treasures. Our theme this week is on how to identify treasures like these and react to them to ensure you get the most out of these situations. So please check in the next few days.
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