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The Three Markets of the Internet -- Do You Reach Them All?
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Joe Bingham
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The Three Markets of the Internet,
Do You Reach Them All?
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by Joe Bingham
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Did you know there are three completely different markets on the
Internet? There are three sets of people, three ways of viewing
advertising, three ways to look at everything. Now ask yourself,
do you market to them all?
For illustrative purposes, I have written two different ads for The
Duplicator. Reading these two ads will demonstrate my point.
Yes, I only need two ads to illustrate three markets. Yes, I am
that good. You'll see.
AD # 1
FIRE YOUR BOSS!!! Six Figure Income is yours to attain!
The Internet Makes MILLIONAIRES!! Be ONE!!!
Incredible Wealth Building System. FREE Newsletter to get you
started!! http://www.theduplicator.com/thunderberry
AD # 2
Feel the POWER of Duplication. Why not Market a program
that builds INCOME while Marketing YOUR Main Business?
-- Free Newsletter about those who have made it --
-- 30 day Training Guide gives you Improved Marketing Skills --
-- Lead Generator for your business, and an Auto Responder --
http://www.theduplicator.com/thunderberry
First, a couple of questions. Did you actually read the ads? Or
did you go into 'hyper-ad-skim-mode'? It's ok if you did, that
just puts you in category # 3.
Now, if you did read the ads, which one did you like? Which
one would you be more likely to answer by visiting the web site?
If you chose AD # 1, you are in category # 1. Likewise, if you
chose AD # 2, you are in category # 2.
Ok, is everybody ready for me to explain all this?
Good. Here is an explanation of YOU definied by category.
Not that all you are is a category or anything, I'm just illustrating a
point here. Please don't rush to a pyschiatrist to expell feelings of
being boxed in by a newsletter article. And you category # 3
individuals, just relax, I'm getting to the point. By the way, I am a
category # 2.
Category # 1
Inhabited by Newbies, Dreamers, and Quick Cash Seekers.
This is by no means a bad category, none of them are, but it
illustrates what appeals to you. AD #1 above appeals to the
dream of the Internet. The dream of making serious money and
taking charge of your life. It lends itself to the possible truth of
making that kind of money and living the way everyone dreams.
Then, it leads you to a way to start, the free newsletter.
Newbies, who come online believing everything is cake and ice
cream, will answer this ad. So, too, will the Dreamers and Quick
Cash Seekers who are drawn by the potential listed. This ad
markets to this end. It's what draws those in Category # 1.
Category # 2
People in this category are best defined by the way they look at
advertising. They go into it with the attitude of "What's in it for
me?" Category # 2 still has dreamers and cash seekers, but they
are no longer content to respond to potential. They are looking
for tools, and actual benefits from a program. AD # 2 markets
to those who want to know what the point is and how they can
benefit. You will never get a Category # 2 person with a
Category # 1 Ad. They know of the potential, they now want
the system to deliver it!
Category # 3
No offense to anyone who put themselves here, but you people
are hopeless! You're hopeless in a marketing sense, that is. You
don't read ads anymore, you've moved on to perusing. You
might snag on a certain term or format that interests you, but you
no longer look to regular ads as a place to gain anything.
This category also contains those who just plain have enough
going in their business, have set routines for marketing, and just
plain don't want involved in anything else. Like I said, from a
classified ad marketing stand point, they're hopeless!
So, now that we defined everyone by category, what does it
mean? What do we do about it? Do we try to market to
everyone, or pick a category and go with the one?
Well, it depends on your business and your resources. That is a
question you will have to think through for yourself. Does your
business have what it takes to appeal to all three? Is it even
possible?
I believe so. For example, the web site for The Duplicator,
which I used as an example in the ads above, starts out with 'Fire
Your Boss' and talking about Six Figure Income, but then moves
into talk about actual tools of the trade and training on how to do
it. Then it offers to market your own business along with their
page.
Basically, it moves through all 3 categorys.
Category # 1 -- Fire Your Boss
Category # 2 -- Tools for You to Use
Category # 3 -- Market Your Business Here
You see how it hits all three?
Look at the site, watch how it does this, learn to incorporate the
techniques it uses into your own business.
http://www.theduplicator.com/thunderberry
You can hit all three markets. List potential for the Newbies,
Dreamers, and Cash Seekers. List tools and benefits for those
who want to know what's in it for them. List how your business
works to enhance your customers' business for those difficult
Category # 3 individuals.
Obviously, there is more potential business in categories # 1 and
# 2, or is there?
Recruiting a seasoned # 3 individual may be huge depending on
how much business that individual brings with him or her.
Think about it.
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