Friday, November 14, 2008

Did You Have A Successful Internet Marketing Campaign?

By William Engle

Your Internet marketing campaign just ended, and after sending in the final check to the Internet marketing firm that handled the campaign, you may be wondering whether it was worth all of the money that you spent on it. This firm probably called you up to ask whether or not you wanted to continue your services, and you are probably asking yourself whether or not it was worth it. If you don't know how to determine the success of an Internet marketing campaign, here is how you can tell.

First, take a look at your business records. If you aren't keeping accurate business records or if they are in disarray, this step could be problematic, but it should be all the motivation that you need to get your records back into tip top shape. When deciding whether your last campaign was a success, look at the month (or months) after the campaign started. It may take a bit of time to see any results, and you want to give the company the benefit of the doubt.

So now that you have your paperwork in order, you are probably going to want to see whether or not it was a success. Success can be measured in more than just sales, and you should probably look at other things, especially if it was your first Internet marketing campaign. Sure, you're going to want to make sure your sales rise, but that isn't the only goal of Internet marketing. Another goal is to get people aware of your product, and you should also look at your traffic patterns and see whether or not your traffic went up due to the Internet marketing. It depends on what type of Internet marketing you were doing, but the result should almost always be a steady gain in Web traffic.

A third way to determine if your campaign was a success is to see how many people signed up for your marketing email. If you still don't have an Email list of customers, now is the time to start one, because this is one Internet marketing tool that your business can't thrive without.

Finally, look at where you were at in the search engine results page before and after the campaign. Most of the time a good Internet marketing campaign is going to rocket your business up in the search engine results for your particular keywords. If you want to increase your rankings, make sure to talk to the company that is doing the campaign before starting the next wave of advertising in order to get the best results.

If you are still deciding if the last Internet marketing campaign that you did was worth it or not, remember that there are many factors to look at. When deciding whether or not you want the same company to continue to work for you, you need to be clear on whether or not what you paid was worth the money. If, after looking at all of the information, you find out that it wasn't worth it, you might want to reevaluate your goals to see whether they are realistic or hire a new company that is going to work better for you.

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