I often hear from weary website owners that they just don’t have the time to market their websites. Thinking about doing this in large chunks of time can be overwhelming. Just the thought of it may discourage you from taking any action at all. So here’s a challenge for each of you. Do you have 5 minutes? Here’s what you can do in 5 minutes:
- Go to any website – just pick one out of the blue. Preferably someone you don’t know. Be brave. Pretend I’m there holding your hand (grin).
- Send the owner a friendly email and compliment him/her on a great site.
- Indicate that you are looking for help. Remember people LOVE to help. Your single question may look like one of these:
- I need your help. I wonder if you could give me one idea for getting more clients in the area of _______?
- Would you mind giving me some advice? I’d like to know some techniques you’ve used to attract your ideal customers.
- I’d sure appreciate it if you could take just a moment to help me. My target audience is _____ . Do you have any ideas on ways that I could best reach that particular audience?
Thank them for their five minutes of time and close with your email signature. If their postal mailing address is on the website you may want to send them a handwritten thank you with your business card.
Now, go off and celebrate. Take a walk, take a nap, pat yourself on the back. You’ve done it. You spent five minutes working on your website. Well done!
It’s fast, it’s fun and easy! Click on the icon that says, “Leave a Comment” below and let others read about your five minutes of marketing.
