Top 10 Marketing Tips
1. Keep your profile up to date.
Sign up using the form below:
If you already have an account use the following link:
Once logged in you will be presented with links for your Profile, Add Listing, Listings, Messages, Real-Time Search and Change Password.
Click Profile. You will then see your profile form. Edit this to give searchers an overview of you. We recommend that you fill in the bold fields.
2. Submit multiple listings.
Creating new listings for each category that your business applies to will make it easier for searchers to find you.
Sign up using the form below:
If you already have an account use the following link:
Once logged in you will be presented with links for your Profile, Add Listing, Listings, Messages, Real-Time Search and Change Password.
Click Add Listing. Use this to add a new listing, event or promotional sale to your profile. Select submit to save.
Listings: use this to edit/delete existing listings. Click on the one you are interested in and edit. Editing listings this way gives you access to the full listing details such as directions and facilities. We recommend that you fill in as much as you can.
Repeat using the Add Listing link until you have created your desired number of listings.
3. Add new listings for new events or promotional sales.
This will help searchers looking for specific events or promotional sales. See (2) for how to create new listings.
4. Keep your listings up to date.
See (2) for how to maintain your listings.
5. Regularly submit Microblog updates.
Microblogs are fast becoming a popular and important marketing tool for businesses to connect with their customers. Microblogs achieve this by the exchange of short messages similar to a mailing list via the internet. Anyone interested in a particular Microblog can simply opt to receive these messages.
To get started simply log in to your YouPage account:
If you do not have an account, create one using the link below:
Once logged in you can start creating Microblog messages by clicking the Messages link, followed by the Write New Message link. This will take you to a screen to select the listing you wish to make an entry about.
Click the Create New Message link and enter the short message of your choice and optional website. This will then create a new message in your inbox and send the same message to anyone that has opted to receive messages from you.
You can edit or delete the message by clicking the Edit link next to the message.
To create new messages from an existing one click Re-Blog.
To receive other users Microblog messages click Follow. Then search for the user you are interested in (i.e. youpage). Click the Follow link next to their profile to add them to the list of users you wish to receive messages.
If you no longer wish to receive messages from a particular user select Following and click remove next to their profile.
To see who has opted to receive your messages select Followers.
Microblogs are a great way of keeping your customers both new and old up to date with your latest news, offers and tips.
Here are some ways of using Microblogs that you may find useful in marketing your service:
Hints:
You should post updates about any upcoming events, deals, discounts, new products in stock, best selling items, tips or anything your customers may find useful.
Follow businesses similar to yours.
Follow businesses and people in your local area.
Ask your customers and suppliers to follow your updates on YouPage.
Ask your employees to sign up to YouPage and follow each others updates.
Make use of optional website link at every opportunity to drive more traffic to your site.
6. Ask your customers and suppliers to add a testimonial about your business to YouPage.
7. create a new Microblog update for all services that you offer.
For example create an entry with a link to your portfolio of work.
8. link to your website whenever you update your Microblog.
This will help drive more traffic to your website.
9. Add links on your website, blog and social network to your YouPage listings, Profiles and Microblogs.
10. Make use of Real-Time search
Real-time search lets you see what people are searching for right now.
To see real-time search in action click the following link.
YouPage Real-time search makes it possible to see who is looking for your services and respond right away.
To get started sign in at the YouPage website. If you do not have an account sign up at the same website.
Once logged in click "Real-Time Search" to see what people are looking for right now. To reply to a search for a service that you offer click the appropriate Reply link.
You will then see the Messages page. Click the "New" link to write a reply message (you can find this towards the lower part of the page).
YouPage real-time search is a great way to attract new customers looking for your services.
Hints:
Use Real-time search to see precisely what keywords people are using and reply with the same words to help bring them to you.
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