Step 1. Attract visitors<\/h3>\n

The first step? Create a dialog with search engines with well-written, compelling content written and optimized to attract seach engines. With all the emphasis on keywords and quality content, one thing remains constant. Content is still king, now more than ever. Google constantly adjusts its algorithms to reward quality content.<\/p>\n

Content development for the web requires\u00a0quality content with\u00a0just the right amount of keywords sprinkled throughout your website. Once you have identified the right keywords and search terms for your technology and products, weave them throughout your site in natural language to attract search engines.<\/p>\n

Most technology companies can achieve excellent search results with properly written and organized content. If your company’s technology is specific, it’s relatively easy to boost results with the right content, properly organized and optimized for search engines. For example, although acronyms can be useful to simplify product names, sometimes it’s better to write things out, depending on what people are searching for.<\/p>\n

Step 2 \u2014 Convert visitors to leads<\/h3>\n

Once visitors arrive at your site, we’ll make it easy for them to find the information they want, and lead them to the next step. Dissect your sales process into steps, and create an online sales strategy with the following tools:<\/p>\n

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• Quick quote and contact forms to capture email addresses<\/li>\n
• Call-to-actions to lead your prospects through the buying process<\/li>\n
• Landing pages designed to capture leads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  If your products are sold online, lead them to a shopping cart. If your product is too expensive or complicated to sell online, send them to\u00a0a simple online quote form along with other options to contact you. The goal is to make it easy to respond, in multiple ways, from anywhere on your site.<\/p>\n

  Step 3 \u2014 Close the sale<\/h3>\n

  Once you’ve captured the lead, the biggest part of the battle is won. Now you can develop a strategy to close the sale. Some prospects will buy immediately, but others may not be ready to buy. With a combination of email marketing, lead-scoring and direct sales, you can qualify and close prospects at the appropriate time.<\/p>\n

  Step 4 \u2014 Keep the circle going<\/h3>\n

  With your customers and prospects qualified in a database, develop content marketing strategies to keep selling by attracting, converting, closing and keeping the circle going, creating a steady stream of leads and sales from your website.<\/p>\n

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