13 Timeless Internet Marketing Strategies That Still Work (And Likely Always Will)

May 10, 2010

Internet marketing is a science, and an art, that has come of age. There are timeless strategies and tactics that will likely always work. There are those, of course, that are just plain silly or that haven’t been proven. The following 13 Internet marketing strategies are strategies that have been used over and over again by countless thousands of marketers online and that still work and will probably always work:

  1. Search engine optimization – SEO is the most basic of Internet marketing tactics. There is a reason is still works.
  2. Pay per click marketing – PPC can usually deliver more immediate results than SEO, but I’d rank it as a very close second to SEO in terms of must-use strategies.
  3. Blogging – It took a while for blogging to catch on en masse, but now that it has you can add this to your Internet marketing arsenal.
  4. E-mail marketing – Before there was PPC or blogging, there was e-mail marketing. This timeless strategy has proven itself so many times that it’s not even questionable any more.
  5. Link building - Link building is usually considered an SEO tactic, but there’s more to link building than simply increasing your search engine optimization benefits. That’s only part of the equation. The other part is finding where the traffic is.
  6. Guest authoring – Be a guest author on someone else’s website or blog.
  7. Video marketing – This one is late to the party, but it sure has made a big splash. I think video marketing is the new article marketing.
  8. Article marketing – Article marketing isn’t as effective as it used to be, but it’s still good.
  9. Build niche-specific microsites – After you’ve tested your keywords on you main website by building single web pages around them, take your best ones and create a new site around those keywords.
  10. Directory submissions – Believe it or not, people still do go through online directories. There are some good directories and some bad ones. Stick to the prominent ones that are general in nature and those within your niche. Don’t pay for an upgraded listing unless the directory is well trafficked by people in your niche.
  11. Forums – Forums are well trafficked and a good forum can send you loads of traffic to your website. This is still one of the best ways to market a Web business.
  12. Social Networking – Social networking has taken off like a rocket. Sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are great ways to meet people, make connections and promote your website.
  13. Social bookmarking – Submit your best links to the most popular social bookmarking sites and watch your traffic soar.

Try these 13 Internet marketing strategies. If I’ve left any out, share them here with our readers. What ways do you use to market your products and services online?

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