In this article we will talk about some methods to help you to announce your online business and target audience, standing out among the competition and reaching success.
Marketing strategies for promote your business
Your online course is ready and it’s good, very good. You are a great professional, highly qualified and offer differentiated, professional and high quality service. Excellent, very important without a doubt, but not enough to ensure its success. After all, your future clients don’t know yet about any of that.
Doesn’t matter how good you are, without a good marketing strategy will be very hard to target audience. To develop a course is one thing, announce it is another.
To help you do that, we prepare five marketing tips.
1 – Know what sets you apart
Know what makes you different than anyone else is important, know how to explain what is that in a simple and quick way is more important yet. Who wishes to convince someone of something must show complete knowledge about the subject that is defending, and in case of questions, must be able to explain it in under a minute. Research competition, know your specialties, what only you are offering, gather all these information in topics that are easy to read and understand, create a portfolio, a list of services for those who are looking have a clear idea about what you can do.
2 – Build a solid online image
Nowadays most business are made through online sources. Companies look for new professionals and check references on online profiles and publications. Same happens when they look for other companies to realize some specific service. For those who have an online business is even more important have a well consolidated image, a strong portfolio and a good reputation on the Internet. Use your time to build a website or portfolio that shows your skills in an attractive and professional way. Get reviews and testimonials from clients that gives you credibility. Invest in a strong well elaborate content to improve your website status on search engines, what is an excellent mean to conquer new clients through organic search. Create quality content, relevant information about your business field, is the best way to get a better status between competitions without have to pay for it.
3 – Social Networks
Don’t underestimate the influence of social networks, used properly they can be a powerful marketing tool. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, they all create possibilities and offer an open line of communication with the public, where your future clients are. Create a professional profile on Facebook, known by Fan page, and put in there all information about your business, like what it does and how to contact you. Update your page with information related to your services, upcoming events and anything else that you may be offering. You can also disclose your website address and attract people to it. LinkedIn is an excellent net for professionals’ contacts and your company must have a profile on it.
4 – Build a Network
Interact with other eLearning professionals. That’s right, the most number of people you know that work in the same field will help you to get new clients and more work. That’s because when a client asks for something you don’t offer is best to pass to another eLearning freelancer than to turn the job down. In another opportunity the professional that you indicate will remember to return the courtesy. By making friends in the same area you also find out about eLearning projects that wouldn’t have otherwise, what helps you to establish a bigger network. Go to networking events, join forums and debate groups, relate! After all, who is not seen is not remembered.
5 – Be a reference
Show what you know. Publish articles, varied material with relevant content. Be a reference in your niche. Publish articles in related websites or in your own website blog. Companies search for people who know what they are doing, who can pass credibility. If you write something about the aspects and benefits of online training for companies, there is a big chance that professionals who are looking for someone to train their employees will read your article and contact you.
We hope that these tips can boost your career. To put your course online and disclose it on Internet, get in touch with us through the email hello@coursify.me and we will do our best to help you.