Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Monday, 29 July 2013
Create connections with blogging
As marketing goes the power of blogging is a new phenomenon and is one that many of us have not realised how and why it works. The internet thrives on connections and links and so if we blog daily then the web spiders have to keep an eye on what your sites are up to. The Empower Network is a business builder based on a blogging platform designed to create links between users of the internet and thus creating customers. It has been shown that thousands of dollars or pounds if you're British can be earned on a continual basis.
I left college with a degree in Graphic Design and went to work in the advertising industry as an Art director. It was what I had dreamed of; I was doing a job that I loved, being a designer and artist, producing creative work. However, that doesn’t mean that you’re neccessarly going to be instantly rich and able to live the high life.
Basically, I am trading my time for money and I just happen to be lucky enough to be doing something I love. But what if I could do something that I loved and was paid enough money that I didn’t have to work more than two hours a day and had enough time to socialise, spend time with your friends and family, go away on holidays or go traveling. in my time as a graphic designer I simply had to work at least eight hours a day and often we worked all night and weekends. I never complained but I was in a rut and I definitely was not RICH.
What if I had a job that gave me enough money that I could work only two hours a day giving me the freedom to do whatever I wanted with the rest of my time.
Well, guess what, this is precisely what The Empower Network gives you, the ability to free up your time so that you can you use that time to do all the things that you’ve always dreamed of. And fact is that being part of the Empower Network you can enjoying yourself in any part of the world and still be ably to profit from the system provided that you have an internet connection because this business works with the power of blogging, in fact it’s essential that we bog every single day.
And if you are lucky enough to be in an exotic part of the world then you will have a ready-made source of inspiration about which to blog. Today I have come down to Devon in the South West of England to a very beautiful region on the coast and the weather is the best it has been so far this year, we are in for a lovely weekend.
Tomorrow we are going down to the Barbican in Plymouth, an area that is steeped in history and has recently been re-generated. It has many Elizabethan buildings, alleyways and features, Quayside shops and restaurants and of course, the beautiful sea stretching out of Plymouth sound towards the English Channel. Just up the hill is Plymouth Hoe where famously Sir Francis Drake decided to finish his game of Bowls before setting sail to defeat the Spanish Armada.
I just thank the lucky stars that I joined the Empower network so that I have the freedom to use my time to see my family and friends and visit the places in the world that really matter to me, and what’s more it’s my birthday today, YIPPEE!.
I left college with a degree in Graphic Design and went to work in the advertising industry as an Art director. It was what I had dreamed of; I was doing a job that I loved, being a designer and artist, producing creative work. However, that doesn’t mean that you’re neccessarly going to be instantly rich and able to live the high life.
Basically, I am trading my time for money and I just happen to be lucky enough to be doing something I love. But what if I could do something that I loved and was paid enough money that I didn’t have to work more than two hours a day and had enough time to socialise, spend time with your friends and family, go away on holidays or go traveling. in my time as a graphic designer I simply had to work at least eight hours a day and often we worked all night and weekends. I never complained but I was in a rut and I definitely was not RICH.
What if I had a job that gave me enough money that I could work only two hours a day giving me the freedom to do whatever I wanted with the rest of my time.
Well, guess what, this is precisely what The Empower Network gives you, the ability to free up your time so that you can you use that time to do all the things that you’ve always dreamed of. And fact is that being part of the Empower Network you can enjoying yourself in any part of the world and still be ably to profit from the system provided that you have an internet connection because this business works with the power of blogging, in fact it’s essential that we bog every single day.
And if you are lucky enough to be in an exotic part of the world then you will have a ready-made source of inspiration about which to blog. Today I have come down to Devon in the South West of England to a very beautiful region on the coast and the weather is the best it has been so far this year, we are in for a lovely weekend.
Tomorrow we are going down to the Barbican in Plymouth, an area that is steeped in history and has recently been re-generated. It has many Elizabethan buildings, alleyways and features, Quayside shops and restaurants and of course, the beautiful sea stretching out of Plymouth sound towards the English Channel. Just up the hill is Plymouth Hoe where famously Sir Francis Drake decided to finish his game of Bowls before setting sail to defeat the Spanish Armada.
I just thank the lucky stars that I joined the Empower network so that I have the freedom to use my time to see my family and friends and visit the places in the world that really matter to me, and what’s more it’s my birthday today, YIPPEE!.
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
The Internet Marketing Explosion
Internet marketing is a growing phenomenon taking a grip right around the world. We are talking about the marketing of products and services using the Internet as its medium. Traditional methods of promoting products and services are expensive and inefficient because formats like TV, Radio and National press advertising present information to a large proportion of disinterested users and also at a very high cost.Lower costs of delivery, dissemination of information, a global audience and the low cost of response are the internets main advantages. Internet marketing also encompasses digital customer data management and electronic customer relationship management (ECRM), which are widely used in businesses today.
The importance of Internet marketing strategies has increased with the growth and importance of the Internet. Most established companies are vying online space today and seek to adopt web marketing strategies to increase traffic to their company's homepage. Internet marketing helps add potential customers and the number of quality leads to your website as well. In fact, most organisations can adopt Internet marketing and advertising strategies to generate better business.
Internet marketing tools can be used to find the hotspot of your website — the place that gets the most traffic. These tools can also help ensure a top ranking for your site or software programs to repair broken links.
Another way to increase your revenue via Internet marketing is to use keyword suggestion tools. Keyword research is a very important aspect of an Internet marketing campaign. If a site is not targeting the right keywords, in all probability it is losing potential customers. Low rankings, as a result of bad keywords, could translate to low earnings as well. A better approach is to find out what the popular keywords related to your product or service and analyze the search volumes for them. Many keyword research tools can be found online.
Keeping an eye on the effectiveness of an Internet marketing strategy is also important. Internet marketing is not all about huge advertising costs and a successful website launch. The effectiveness of marketing tools will also have to be monitored to ensure that the approach continues to be fruitful. There are a number of site optimization and email marketing tools that are available today. Careful analysis and selection of internet marketing strategies will help ensure business success.
You will improve Sales by Optimising your website!
Your business needs to be at the top of the search results pages (SERPs) for your major keywords. By optimising effectively and efficiently you will achieve new business and more sales. Without optimisation you will fall behind your competitors.
Google BaseSearch Engine results pages are revised on a continual basis but our expert attention and regular reviews will get you to the top and keep you there. Our objective will be to ensure that your website will beat your competitors.
How To Make Money on the Internet As An Affiliate
If you're looking to create an online income stream as fast as possible, then promoting affiliate products is definitely the way to go.As an affiliate, you don't have to worry about finding, purchasing, warehousing, or shipping stock to customers. Instead, you simply recommend other peoples' products in exchange for commissions!
All you have to do is attract traffic to your website, then send that traffic to your merchant's site. When your traffic buys their product, money goes into your bank account.
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So what kind of income can you expect from your commission cheques?
Well, that depends on a few things. First, what affiliate program do you sign up with? Good merchants offer commissions of 20% to 50% of the profits on each unit sold. If they're only offering you a measly 5% to 10%, it's probably not worth your time...
...Because if you really want to make good affiliate money, it's going to take some work.
How YOU can become a good affiliate, and earn MAXIMUM profits with your website:
- Define a niche market, and target your affiliate products to that market. DON'T pick a product just because you think it looks cool... and DON'T cram your site with a virtual flea market of unrelated products!
Find a hungry market, and sell them products they're likely to buy.
- Build relationships and credibility with your site's visitors. You'll be a lot more effective if your visitors trust and respect your opinions. That means you'll have to spend time engaging with your visitors.
Regular emails, blog comments, and even social media sites are all simple, no-brainer ways to establish your expertise, build that credibility, and form those relationships.
- Actively market your products. You can't just post a product plug and then expect profits. Actively marketing means that you're constantly looking for new ways to tweak your site's design or salescopy, or to engage with your visitors...
... or even to scope out the competition and see what's working for them.
- Create a content-rich, "sticky" website. Much as we'd like them to, people are just not going to sit still to listen to your pitch. You have to give them good reasons to stop by, so create content that's useful to them. Try newsletters, product reviews and comparisons, helpful tips, contests, quizzes, polls, and so on.
The more good stuff you've got out there, the more likely people are to visit your website on a regular basis!
- Constantly test your marketing strategies. Don't settle for a modest income - once you start getting those first sales, look for better ways to bring products to your site visitors' attention. Seek new ways to attract visitors to your site. And find more successful ways of converting those visitors into paying customers.
Monday, 23 November 2009
Wolf's Hair and Beauty - Success on the Web
When a business decides to change it's name, my advice is: 'You had better have a good reason for changing it and we'd better come up with a very good Identity'. Wolf's Hair and Beauty owner had a good argument. She had bought a salon called 'The Studio' and wanted to move away from the rather bland anonymous personality that it presented. Being called Wolfenden she decided on 'Wolf's' Hair and Beauty and we went ahead with designing a strong powerful logo.
When she saw the design it was an instant success but there was one element that unsettled her. Jan wanted the spikes in the halo to have rounded tips. So we looked at that and agreed it softened the image. The Wolf's logo has become one of the most recognised logo's in Uxbridge and the Wolf's website comes up on page one of search engine results. The website is having a dramatic effect on customer numbers with most of the new contacts coming as a result of internet searches.
So we have a new name, a website and good publicity. What we need now is for customers to have a great experience once they arrive at the salon, so we looked at styling the interior trying to create a warm, relaxing, comfortable environment for customers. When presenting to the client we showed different colour schemes, some to recommend but also sometimes it's good to show what doesn't work, this soften re-enforces the elements that give the best feeling and atmosphere.
When she saw the design it was an instant success but there was one element that unsettled her. Jan wanted the spikes in the halo to have rounded tips. So we looked at that and agreed it softened the image. The Wolf's logo has become one of the most recognised logo's in Uxbridge and the Wolf's website comes up on page one of search engine results. The website is having a dramatic effect on customer numbers with most of the new contacts coming as a result of internet searches.
So we have a new name, a website and good publicity. What we need now is for customers to have a great experience once they arrive at the salon, so we looked at styling the interior trying to create a warm, relaxing, comfortable environment for customers. When presenting to the client we showed different colour schemes, some to recommend but also sometimes it's good to show what doesn't work, this soften re-enforces the elements that give the best feeling and atmosphere.
Friday, 6 November 2009
The nta website
It has become more and more essential for companies to use the internet to communicate their products and services to the marketplace. Advertising and design consultants are no exception and should be using the web as a shop window for their skills and services
Having a website in today's business world is vital but what type of site should you go for and what information should you be presenting.
Our advice is to keep it simple, easy to read and to navigate. Make it inviting and interesting and offer the viewer a reason to visit each page and contact you for more details. Don't overload the pages with too much detail, you want the reader to call you to arrange a meeting.Each site should have a style or personality with which the viewer can feel comfortable and welcome. We are concerned with making the site look good and this can go a long way to convincing your potential customer. The tone of voice is also very important as this will give a strong indication of the type of people that might be working with.
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Introductory Offer
If you would like a website or a new design for your current site then ntacreative will create a design for your site which will comprise a layout for your homepage FREE OF CHARGE.
From that design we will develope your complete site and we will quote you a fee based on content and complexity, number of pages, images and links. One aspect of web design that is very important is Website Optimisation. This is the process by which we add information in the form of coding that enables the site to be found by people who are looking on the internet for the products or services that you are offering. It is necessary from your point of view that people searching through search engines find your site at the top of the list..gif)
As with all forms of communication it is very important to have a clear idea of what you want to say before you start to construct your website but it is also vital to plan all the image files, photo's, illustrations and logo's ready before you start.
If you would like to know about web design or any of the other services we offer please visit our website at http://www.ntacreative.co.uk or email simon.nta@lineone.net or phone on 07860 315602
Having a website in today's business world is vital but what type of site should you go for and what information should you be presenting.
Our advice is to keep it simple, easy to read and to navigate. Make it inviting and interesting and offer the viewer a reason to visit each page and contact you for more details. Don't overload the pages with too much detail, you want the reader to call you to arrange a meeting.Each site should have a style or personality with which the viewer can feel comfortable and welcome. We are concerned with making the site look good and this can go a long way to convincing your potential customer. The tone of voice is also very important as this will give a strong indication of the type of people that might be working with.
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Introductory OfferIf you would like a website or a new design for your current site then ntacreative will create a design for your site which will comprise a layout for your homepage FREE OF CHARGE.
From that design we will develope your complete site and we will quote you a fee based on content and complexity, number of pages, images and links. One aspect of web design that is very important is Website Optimisation. This is the process by which we add information in the form of coding that enables the site to be found by people who are looking on the internet for the products or services that you are offering. It is necessary from your point of view that people searching through search engines find your site at the top of the list.
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As with all forms of communication it is very important to have a clear idea of what you want to say before you start to construct your website but it is also vital to plan all the image files, photo's, illustrations and logo's ready before you start.If you would like to know about web design or any of the other services we offer please visit our website at http://www.ntacreative.co.uk or email simon.nta@lineone.net or phone on 07860 315602
Thursday, 22 October 2009
nta Creative - A new start
Welcome to the new nta Creative blog. nta Creative is an advertising, design and marketing company who are in the business of creating powerful, relevant, effective and cost-effective advertising, design and marketing programmes for business of all sizes.
Set up in 1997 as Nixon Tidball Advertising and operating from offices in Covent Garden, London, the agency soon started working with major clients such as the National Health Service, Westminster City Council, The Training and Enterprise Council, Cannons Health Clubs and the Fitness Industry Association.
About ntaCreative.
The agency was founded by Simon Tidball and Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon started in mainstream advertising during the nineteen-sixties as a junior executive with the world famous Ogilvy and Mather. As an Account Executive, Richard worked on major international accounts, rose to board director level and was a personal friend of the agency founder, David Ogilvy.
Simon Tidball studied at Saint Martin's School of Art and gained a degree in Graphic Design entering the world of advertising with spells at Lowe Howard-Spink, Bates Worldwide and Evans Hunt Scot before joining Smee's Advertising as Creative Director. It was here that Simon and Richard met, soon started working together and developed a special relationship sharing a common philosophy regarding the business.
One of our first projects involved tackling the problem of hospital non-attendance by patients. This is costing the NHS over half a £billion annually. A successful test campaign in West London led to the campaign rolling out around the UK. Elements of the campaign included posters, leaflets, website, press advertising and stationery.
Many of our clients have asked us to create new identities for their companies or products and services. A famous name in Shaftesbury Avenue, Central London was in need of a new logo; The Golden Nugget Casino. The logo featured below captured the flavour of the casino in a design that really jumps out but is created in only two colours.
nta Creative specialise in logo design having designed idents for companies ranging from Boat-builders to Beauty salons.
Set up in 1997 as Nixon Tidball Advertising and operating from offices in Covent Garden, London, the agency soon started working with major clients such as the National Health Service, Westminster City Council, The Training and Enterprise Council, Cannons Health Clubs and the Fitness Industry Association.
About ntaCreative.
The agency was founded by Simon Tidball and Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon started in mainstream advertising during the nineteen-sixties as a junior executive with the world famous Ogilvy and Mather. As an Account Executive, Richard worked on major international accounts, rose to board director level and was a personal friend of the agency founder, David Ogilvy.
Simon Tidball studied at Saint Martin's School of Art and gained a degree in Graphic Design entering the world of advertising with spells at Lowe Howard-Spink, Bates Worldwide and Evans Hunt Scot before joining Smee's Advertising as Creative Director. It was here that Simon and Richard met, soon started working together and developed a special relationship sharing a common philosophy regarding the business.
One of our first projects involved tackling the problem of hospital non-attendance by patients. This is costing the NHS over half a £billion annually. A successful test campaign in West London led to the campaign rolling out around the UK. Elements of the campaign included posters, leaflets, website, press advertising and stationery.
Many of our clients have asked us to create new identities for their companies or products and services. A famous name in Shaftesbury Avenue, Central London was in need of a new logo; The Golden Nugget Casino. The logo featured below captured the flavour of the casino in a design that really jumps out but is created in only two colours.
nta Creative specialise in logo design having designed idents for companies ranging from Boat-builders to Beauty salons.
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