So, you need to create an advertising campaign that brings in more customers, adds more dollars to your bottom line, and validates all the reasons you went into business in the first place. But how can you make your ad look and sound like champagne if your budget can only afford beer? Are you wasting your time trying to sell ice to an Eskimo?

The world of advertising can seem like a daunting place—but it doesn’t have to be. Advertising for Dummies coaches you through the process and shows you how to:

• Identify and reach your target audience
• Define and position your message
• Get the most bang for your buck
• Produce great ads for every medium
• Buy the different media
• Create buzz and use publicity
• Research and evaluate your competition

Advertising for Dummies offers newbies a real-world look at the ins and outs of advertising—from online and print to TV, radio, and outdoor formats—to show you how you can easily develop and execute a successful campaign on any budget. Plus, you’ll find a glossary of common buzzwords you may encounter along the way so you can talk the talk like the advertising guru you (almost) are! With simple tips on how to write memorable ads and timeless lessons from the legends, this book is packed with everything you need to have people from New York to Los Angeles whistling your jingle.

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So, you want your website to rank? Well, you have made the first step by selecting my complete guide to SEO. This book is specifically designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of search engine optimisation. We will cover all aspects; from ensuring that your website is friendly to search engines, to understanding the behaviour of your traffic and building high quality backlinks. By implementing the suggested changes in this guide, your website will be fully optimised and you will soon start seeing positive results.Some will take to this like a duck to water, for others it might take some time, but with a willingness to learn and a desire to continue improving, there is no reason why you can’t make your website a success and develop it into the backbone of your business.Chapter 1 – Introduction to SEOChapter 2 – The Beginners GuideChapter 3 – Keyword ResearchChapter 4 – Content CreationChapter 5 – On-Page SEOChapter 6 – Technical SEOChapter 7 – Link BuildingChapter 8 – Tracking ResultsSearch engine optimisation is the art of increasing the number of visitors to a website by improving the online visibility to users on search engines such as Google or Bing. I want to be clear from the beginning, you do not pay for results with SEO, the results are free!Did you take note then? ‘the results are free’ – This is why so many businesses are investing their time in to getting this right. Who wouldn’t want sales or bookings that didn’t cost a penny to generate?What will you learn?1.Introduction to SEOIn this chapter, we delve deeper in to understanding exactly what SEO is and why it is so important. Here you are going to gain vital knowledge that will see you through the rest of the course and set you up to successfully market your website on search engines in the future.2.The Beginners GuideTo gain a real understanding of SEO, it is important to know exactly how a search engine works. Once completed you are going to have knowledge of how robots crawl the internet to find websites and add it to their indexes. Without this, all the other work is pointless.3.Keyword ResearchThis chapter allows you to understand exactly how to find out what your audience is searching for. Using a proven technique and helpful online tools, you will be able to set up your entire website strategy around the exact words and phrases that your customers are looking for.4.Content CreationIf your content is boring, your visitors will leave. This chapter is all about how to incorporate your Keyword Research in to high-quality, engaging page content that will not only appeal to readers, but increase conversion rates.5.On-Page SEOThis is most definitely the longest chapter and arguably one of the most important. I will show you how to optimise your website design, include the keyword research to full effect and improve the user experience.6.Technical SEOWhereas the on-page SEO focuses on human behaviour, technical SEO focuses on robots. This section covers the elements of a website and how to ensure that search engines can successfully read your website and understand exactly what it is about.7.Link BuildingNow that your website is in good health, it is time to find some traffic. This chapter will teach you all about how to find websites that will link back to you, the different types of backlinks and why this method is so vitally important to ensuring that you receive the right sort of attention.8.Tracking ResultsAn essential part of any change is understanding what works and what doesn’t. It is no difference for search engine optimisation. In this section you will learn all about how to set up, understand and learn from website analytics.Thank you for taking the time to read the description of my book on SEO. I sincerely believe that this publication will provide many benefits and will give you the confidence to begin work on your own website.

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Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy and local-level marketing specialist Jeff Slutsky empower you to take on big box companies and distant discounters using your best asset—your ability to bond directly with your consumers. Armed to go “grassroots,†you’re given winning strategies to take your marketing to the street level resulting in higher customer retention, greater referrals, and a thriving business for the long-term.

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