Marieke Troncoso, owner of Tat Your Tot, explains how she found a way quickly increase her site visibility and traffic.
Being a single mother of three and starting up a small business, the cash flow was extremelly minimal if not non-existent.
I once heard a statement that you either need to put money into your business or time. Well the money was not an option- I was scraping the bottom of the barrel as it was, so I had to give my time… but how?
I was finding that I wasn’t get any traffic to my site, which wasn’t hard to understand. I didn’t have the money to advertise- I was like a fish in the ocean, one of a million business fighting for the top spots.
I needed to become proactive, but where to start?
On one of my very late night internet searchings of which there were many, I came accross a networking website/forum for small business in Australia http://www.skouttradefair.com. This was the start of my new business face.
I learnt how important Facebook and Twitter are to gaining a identity for your business, Blogs are also very important part of getting brand awareness. As I slowly discovered this new world of networking. I found my site traffic had not only doubled but had increased by 400% and still building.
I have been told by many how they seem to see my business everywhere now. I have met other business who have said they could not believe the difference networking has made to their turnover. So for a once sceptic, I have become a true believer. Networking, especially online makes a distinct difference.
You’d have to be silly not to put the effort in. It’s free– all it takes is your time.
Marieke Troncoso
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So great to hear ! Go Skout !
Lou – AKA Skout xxx
Hi Marieke,
Wonderful article of yours! I am new to Skout with our new website, and will sure need to spend more time for online networking too. Thank you for the information provided in your article.
Ashley
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