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		<description><![CDATA[I’VE GOT A GREAT WEBSITE… BUT I GET NO TRAFFIC!
So you are a business owner, and you are trying to increase your sales by offering your products or services on a website. You spent a pile of money paying a designer and a programmer to get your site up and running. The day finally came [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarltonzone.com%2Fblog%2Fgetting-website-traffic-troubles-business-owners%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarltonzone.com%2Fblog%2Fgetting-website-traffic-troubles-business-owners%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><h2><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>I’VE GOT A GREAT WEBSITE… BUT I GET NO TRAFFIC!</strong></span></h2>
<p><img src="http://carltonzone.com/blog/uploaded/images/truck-traffic.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" align="right" />So you are a business owner, and you are trying to increase your sales by offering your products or services on a website. You spent a pile of money paying a designer and a programmer to get your site up and running. The day finally came that your site went live, and after all of the fireworks fizzled, you discovered the fact that you have a little bit of a problem… <em><strong>YOU HAVE NO VISITORS!</strong></em></p>
<p>The buildup and letdown described in this scenario is a common occurrence with brick-and-mortar business owners that are trying to increase their cash flow with web-based sales. Most will turn to SEO “expert” consultants or other marketing consultants and spend yet another considerable amount of hard-earned money to fix the problem and bring the much-needed traffic to their website. But the fact is, they are overlooking the most effective and cheapest solution to the problem… <strong>Twitter marketing.</strong></p>
<p>Twitter just happens to be the <strong>fastest social media community</strong> on planet earth for attracting and retaining new potential clients within a specific geographical area. There is no other way to accomplish such a feat on any other platform on or off the internet. When properly implemented, a Twitter marketing campaign can start bringing in targeted customers within <span style="text-decoration: underline;">days</span> of getting started. To tap into the ever expansive reservoir of potential clients dwelling within the Twitter community, <em>follow these simple steps:</em></p>
<p><strong>1. Create A Friendly Twitter Presence</strong> &#8211; If you don’t already have an account, get one now. Post your picture so people can identify with you as a person. Make several well thought-out tweets to introduce yourself to the community, and tell everyone about yourself and why you are there.</p>
<p><strong>2. Create An Inviting Profile</strong> &#8211; Your profile should be clear about your business intent, but it should also let people know that you are a human being who likes to interact with others, have fun, and give back to the community.</p>
<p><strong>3. Link To A Custom Landing Page</strong> &#8211; Create a special Twitter landing page just for your Twitter visitors. Focus on selling yourself before your products or services. By doing this, you will create long-lasting relationships that will translate into sales from life-long customers instead of one-time buyers.</p>
<p><strong>4. Use </strong><strong><a href="http://www.twellow.com/twellowhood/">Twellowhood.com</a> To Find New Prospects</strong> &#8211; Use <strong><a title="Twellowhood" href="http://www.twellow.com/twellowhood/">www.twellowhood.com</a></strong> to find people in your local target market to follow. Introduce yourself and get involved! This will create the bonds that you need to grow a loyal following of new clients for your business.</p>
<p><strong>5. Post Every Day </strong>- Don’t let a day go by that you don’t post to Twitter. Give more to the Twitter community than you take by sharing meaningful information and interact with your followers. This will give you the best long-term return for your investment of time!</p>
<p>For advanced ideas on aggressive Twitter marketing, check out my <a href="http://www.carltonzone.com/twitterturbo.php"><strong>Twitter Turbo</strong></a> program at my blog site, <strong><a href="http://www.carltonzone.com/">www.carltonzone.com</a>!</strong></p>
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