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Internet + Business
with Charlie Gunningham aussiehome.com / REIWA.com
My Mission
“ putting media power back in our clients’ hands ”
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Internet + Business1. Potted History2. Your web site3. Social Media4. Mobiles & ‘Apps’
…. Q+A?
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I’m lucky, I’ve seen
the future!
… and it’s good news!
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1. POTTED HISTORY!
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ARPANET, 1968
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Incredible… but true
- 20 years since Internet invented- 16 years since Amazon.com, eBay.com- 12 years since Google- 5 years since Youtube- 4 years since Facebook/Twitter
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Incredible… but true
- 75% of SME’s don’t use social media- 86% don’t use email marketing- 30% don’t update their web site
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Net EFFECTS
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TRAD ADVERTISER … doesn’t do it for me anymore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heSudg-tfIk
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Ad Spend in Australia - 09/10*1. Takeaway Food …..….$3343m
2. Real Estate Agents ……...$1563m 3. Auto Industry ……….$997m4. Banks ……….$966m5. Supermarkets ……….$774m
Source: IBIS World Research, July 2009
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55% of enquiry from online adsReal Estate Agents AD Spend ...$1563m- of which, online ad spend …$240mn
you could argue for 50:50 split (print/online)
- so offline ad spend …$240mn
which implies $1bn is wasted?!
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”Beware the patient who has not been in hospital for 50 years and complains they are not feeling well… there is something wrong with them”
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2. Do you need to have a web site?
Why, exactly?
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90% of sites are still brochure sites
- 1 way, (“static”)- no interaction- not grabbing emails (#1 goal)- flash, html, no updated, not SEO’d
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“Dynamic” sites
- powered by database (CMS)- update CMS, updates site- interactive- social- local- mobile
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Why have a site?
1. Branding2. Differentiation3. Your listings only4. Your message, in control5. Power of the media, broadcasting
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It’s like having your own radio station!
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Why have a site?
6. Make it earn money!
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What makes a good website
1. Fast to Load2. Easy to navigate3. Up to Date
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The eternal questions – HOW to build traffic? WHY SHOULD WE KNOW? What to measure?
1. Know thyself (measure it)2. Google Analytics3. Alexa.com >> demos
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MeasuringTraffic
1. Hit? << NO!2. PageView3. Visitor Session4. Unique Visitor/Browser5. Time per visit6. Bounce Rate7. Repeat Visitors
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Building Traffic
1. Self2. Word of mouth3. Cross media4. Social media5. SEO6. PPC - Facebook
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Building Traffic / cont…
7. PPC – Google8. Partnerships9. Linking10. PR, events, editorials, awards11. Ads
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Google Eyes (SEO)
- reads text, can’t read images- hates flash, frames- reads top left to bottom right- reads title tag- reads <H1> <H2>.. Tags- reads text on page- loves to see updates of text, and links IN
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PLUS
- being updated- relevancy- popularity- older- larger
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Internet + Business, May 2010 Slide 30REIWA Property Management Breakfast, 16th July 2009 Slide 30
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Just a few case examples…
_ “broome real estate” hutchrealstate.com.au
_ “northbridge apartments for sale” limnios.com
_ “subiaco real estate” paxtonhoad.com.au
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Search Engine Marketing (SEM)- beyond SEO, what else can you do?
1. Google Adwords2. Facebook Ads
- CPM = cost per thousand impressions - CPC = cost per click- CTR = click through rate
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3. Power that is SOCIAL MEDIA
- free- powerful- scares big media silly- elected a President- not being used by your competitors (yet)
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SOCIAL MEDIA – defined
Social media refers to FREE web sites whose information comes from its USERS.
- incl facebook, twitter, blogs, youtube, flickr, slideshare, foursquare, …
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Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Facebook
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Biz Stone, Founder, Twitter.com
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Chad Hurley, Cofounder, Youtube.com
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“Markets are conversations”conversations among humans sound human
natural, uncontrived, honestpublic switch quickly
tell us something! (then we might speak to you)
business is only part of our lives, it’s all of yoursThe Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usualby Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David WeinbergerPub 1999 : read it for free at www.cluetrain.com
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SOCIAL MEDIA + Biz = X?
- do we need it?- should we?- is it right?
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SOCIAL MEDIA + Biz =
1. Know you exist2. Get to know/trust3. Give you business4. Refer you to others
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SOCIAL MEDIA in Aus _ Facebook: 7mn visitors (+95% p.a.)
_ MySpace: 3.5mn (only +5%)
_ Twitter: 1mn (up from 13,000)
_ 70%+ net users visited social netwks (+29%)_ social media/ blogs more pop than personal email 10% of ALL time on Internet = on social media
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Cont…to reach 50mn users
- it took radio 38 yrs, TV 13 yrs, Internet 4 yrs…
… it took Facebook 9 mths to get 100mn!
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At its most basic, you could (should) be…
BLOGGINGon FACEBOOKon TWITTER
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Advantages SOCIAL MEDIA
- Cheap! and fast/instant- Reach / Accessible- Can be updated/improved- Democratic (power to the little guy)- It involves your clients (directly)
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BLOGS
- a “web log”- leave comments, post- Start your own * go search/read/comment*
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THE RULES…not expensive in $’s
Blog often, blog interesting
Show your passionEncourage staff to blog
Be authenticIdeas spread
Allow public to comment
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BENEFITS? You’re asking the wrong question, but since you asked…
Better Traffic & SEO to your siteFun, empowering for you/staffListen + Learn from your public
Gather interesting contentWhat goes around comes around
“Markets are conversations”
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Blogs are fantastic for SEO!
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MarkAnderson’sBLOG
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Do your own FACEBOOK Profile Page
free ‘n’ easy to set upyou’re in control770,000 in Perth
more > 40 than < 20500/day in Perth join
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Set up a FACEBOOK Group/Business Page
invite people inpublish events, goings oninteractive shop window
everyone gets to knowwww.facebook.com/yourname
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www.facebook.com/aussiehome
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Linda Davis, real estate selling agent, Ledyard, CT
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Ledyard, CT community
page
(a landingPage)
We could feedIn your listings
too!
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Linda Davis, Ledyard, CT
MY GOAL - top sales person
* concentrate on one area * personal, be YOU, persist, don’t YELL!* yes, YOU DO HAVE TIME – prioritise* have RULES, build relationships
Don’t be “that guy” that abuses it!
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Post your own FACEBOOK Ads
Direct + targettedSet a budget
Easy to set up, edit, cancel + monitor
27mn+ views ($4000)
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FACEBOOK Policy
AddictiveTime Wasting
Haven’t got time!
You need a policy, and stick to itHave a reason, WIIFT, part of marketing
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TWITTER! (your own + company)
100,000+ in PerthGrowing fast
Very easy to update‘micro-blogging’
Word out, top of mindTwitter.com/yourname
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http://twitter.com/aussiehome
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Upload movies to
Obama did 1,67887 mn views
Av age 45-55 yrstag ‘perth real estate’
Youtube.com/yourname
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www.youtube.com/aussiehometv
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“perth real estate” search on Youtube…
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LINKEDIN.COM
Facebook for grown ups?Professionals
Worth having a profileOnline CV
40 million members +
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4. MOBILE_ Last year, it didn’t figure_ now = 10%+ traffic (30% w’ends) _ by 2013, mobile web > PC web_ 140,000 iPhone apps_ App Store: 2bn downloads_ Gen X (28-45) buy 60% homes, their PC is their mobile
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MOBILE 1. Your site on mobile 2. Mobile apps
* we already do mobile sites * & offering apps soon
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FacebookiPhoneApp >
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TweetdeckiPhoneApp >
www.tweetdeck.com
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www.hootsuite.comHootsuiteiPhoneApp >
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It’s no longer the 4Ps of marketing(price, promotion, product, place)
It’s the 3 i’s ...“Getting the right information to the right eyes at the right instant”
Internet + Business- Any Questions?- Thank you & Good Luck!
- [email protected] 0411 092 669
- email me for these slides facebook.com/aussiehome- twitter.com/aussiehome
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FoursquareiPhoneApp >
www.foursquare.com
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Business applications?
_ download the app, link to FB and twitter_ add your own business_ check in, and leave tips_ tell others about it_ check in @ work_ ask people for reviews (tips)