Tuesday, February 8, 2011

SEO vs Sales Positions

One of the first steps to plan out when starting a business is to decide what type of marketing the business will focus on. In one hand, there is the ever changing prospect of search engine optimization. On the other, hiring an active sales force.

When considering the prospect of focusing on the optimization of a website, many things need to be taken into account. First, an in depth knowledge of the algorithms of the major search engines is required. It isn't enough to attach keywords that simply seem relevant. The search engine needs to think they are, as well. Second, even if the most relevant keywords are attached to the back-end of the business website, it will still need to generate hits. Just like with Pay-Per-Click advertising, even if you're paying the most, or generating the best keywords, what people click will still matter more. You won't reach that top spot naturally without any hits. This brings up the last thing to keep in mind, which is that the website itself will need to be an effective selling tool. In the end, once you have achieved the optimal natural listing and are generating hits, the website is the storefront to the business online. If it doesn't sell well, the entire deal is lost.

On the other hand, there is the prospect of having an active sales force. Having an active sales force will most certainly be more costly, even if it pays for itself in leads and business. It will require additional employees to train and oversee the ones that are actively selling and will bring the possibility of misrepresentation. However, an active sales force can close deals that the owner of the business might otherwise be too busy to handle, thus increasing profits.

In the end, the truth is that a little of both might be what keeps the customers coming in and the business from going under.

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