Online Storefronts
Storefronts are "Internet Malls". This may be the way to go for someone who wants to "make a big splash" with Internet marketing. Having a flashy Internet store loaded with products, fully-automated, and E-commerce ready is kinda sexy!
Getting an Internet storefront allows you to skip Steps 3 (hosting), 4 (website design), and 5 (Ecommerce) of my 7 Steps for a Business Website, since these are handled for you.
There are storefront software packages out there, but I will focus below on Internet storefronts that are pre-built and ready-to-sell.
(Click above for Cognigen.com) | If you'd like to market everyday services and products that people need to use daily, you can get an online storefront from Cognigen. They specialize in phone services, high-tech, telecommunications, or Internet-based services throughout their storefronts.
Cognigen is closer to “an affiliate marketing company” than “a company that sells storefronts”. Affiliate marketing companies do not charge any fees for others to market their services and neither does Cognigen. Unlike most affiliate marketing companies, Cognigen gives you a full storefront, free-of-charge to market their services. They also offer many other ways to promote your products and services in addition to a storefront. Their marketing plan is unique, in that they will pay you commissions for products sold on several levels. The best way to evaluate them may be to browse through their vast categories of computer, communications, and Internet-related products, then click the "business opportunity" link near the top of the page. Their support system is incredible.
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(Click above for 1stPromotion.com) | 1stPromotion gives you an online storefront for all the products of Clickbank, who I discuss in the affiliates section of this website. Basically, you have a storefront that focuses on all the ebooks, software, advertising, and digital products of Clickbank. The investment is $79.
The first step is to join Clickbank, which is free. Then after browsing the "hoplinks" in their Marketplace, you should begin to realize the power of having this product. |
(Click above for CBmall.com) | CBMall gives you an online storefront for 1997 of the products of Clickbank, who I discuss in the affiliates section of this website. Basically, you have a storefront that focuses on many of the ebooks, software, advertising, and digital products of Clickbank. It markets itself continuously by performing newsletter and autoresponder marketing. The investment is $47.
The first step is to join Clickbank, which is free. Then after browsing the "hoplinks" in their Marketplace, you should begin to realize the power of having this product. |
After your chosen storefront is setup, you'll be ready to advertise it.
The Advertising section on this site contains:
A special section about Advertising an Internet StoreFront.
A list of the largest pay-per-click search engines that will allow you to immediately gain targeted traffic without a long delay.
A group of large directories and portals that can be submitted to for free.
A group of free advertising vehicles that you can use to promote your storefront.
Keyword selection and bidding tips that will help your storefront get found at a low cost.
Click here to visit the Advertising page
Click here to Bookmark the Advertising page for later
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