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Marketing Strategy Guidebook 3 Contents MY DATA My Product Details ........................................................................................ 11 My Target Audience Persona........................................................................ 16 Competitor Analysis Links ............................................................................. 20 SEO-Friendly Blog Article Ideas.................................................................... 64 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 5 What is Digital Marketing? .............................................................................. 7 MARKET RESEARCH ............................................................................. 8 Product Details ................................................................................................ 9 My Product Details ........................................................................................ 11 Target Audience Persona ............................................................................. 13 My Target Audience Persona........................................................................ 16 Competitor Analysis ...................................................................................... 18 Competitor Analysis Links ............................................................................. 20 WEBSITE BUILDING ............................................................................ 22 Install WordPress .......................................................................................... 24 Install a Theme.............................................................................................. 26 Website Title & Logo ..................................................................................... 28 Pages ............................................................................................................ 31 Header & Footer Menu.................................................................................. 35 Fonts & Colors .............................................................................................. 36 Home Page ................................................................................................... 38 Store Setup ................................................................................................... 40 Product Page ................................................................................................ 42 Blog Page...................................................................................................... 44 Create a Blog Post ........................................................................................ 46 Shop & My Account Pages ........................................................................... 48 Contact Page ................................................................................................ 50 Safety & Optimizations .................................................................................. 52 Navigation ..................................................................................................... 54 Go Live! ......................................................................................................... 58 Marketing Strategy Guidebook 4 SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO) .............................................. 59 How to Keyword Research............................................................................ 61 Create SEO-Friendly Content ....................................................................... 63 SEO-Friendly Blog Article Ideas.................................................................... 65 On-Page SEO ............................................................................................... 67 Backlinks ....................................................................................................... 69 EMAIL MARKETING ............................................................................ 71 Create Lead Captures ................................................................................... 73 Create Email Campaign ................................................................................ 75 Email Prompts ............................................................................................... 76 GOOGLE ANALYTICS .......................................................................... 81 Install Google Analytics 4 (GA4) ................................................................... 82 Connect WooCommerce ............................................................................... 84 Connect Search Console .............................................................................. 85 Internal Traffic Filter ...................................................................................... 86 Track Leads .................................................................................................. 87 Alerts ............................................................................................................. 88 Access Demo Account .................................................................................. 89 Dashboard Navigation................................................................................... 90 Traffic ............................................................................................................ 92 Locations ....................................................................................................... 94 Demographics ............................................................................................... 96 Pages ............................................................................................................ 98 Sources, Mediums & Channels ................................................................... 101 Compare Data ............................................................................................. 104 Add Users ................................................................................................... 106 Link Google Ads .......................................................................................... 108 Track Campaigns ........................................................................................ 110 CONCLUSION.................................................................................... 112 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ........................................................................ 113 GLOSSARY ....................................................................................... 114 Marketing Strategy Guidebook 5 INTRODUCTION W elcome to the Marketing Strategy Guidebook! We're so glad you've decided to embark on this exciting journey with us. This book has been designed as a friendly and easy-to-understand guide to complement our Complete Digital Marketing course. The goal is to help you build a comprehensive digital marketing strategy in no time, using market research, website building, SEO, email marketing, and Google Analytics, all with the assistance of ChatGPT. Digital marketing can feel overwhelming, especially with the constant change of tools, platforms, and strategies. That's where we come in. We believe that with the right guidance and support, anyone can master the art of digital marketing and drive their business (or someone else’s) to new heights. This book will provide you with solid summaries, and practical tips, and TONS of copy-paste ChatGPT prompts to ensure that you get the most out of your online course. In this companion book, we'll break down the complex world of digital marketing into digestible pieces, using simple terms and a step-by-step approach. We understand that everyone learns differently, so with the course and this book you’ll get clear explanations, engaging visuals, and real-world examples in multiple formats to make your learning experience as enjoyable and effective as possible. Together, we'll explore the essential components of a successful digital marketing strategy, including: 1. Market Research: Let ChatGPT gather all the most important data on your potential customers and the highlights of your product to kickstart your digital marketing. 2. Website Building: Learn how to create a professional, user-friendly and visually appealing website that effectively drives sales. 3. SEO: Discover the secrets of search engine optimization and how to rank higher on search engine result pages, attracting more organic free traffic to your website. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 6 4. Email Marketing: Master the art of crafting engaging email campaigns to turn subscribers into customers. 5. Google Analytics: Get insights into your website's performance and user behavior, enabling you to succeed by doing more of what works. As you progress through this book and our video-based online course, you'll gain the confidence and skills needed to create a powerful digital marketing strategy tailored to your unique needs. And the best part? ChatGPT will be there to assist you every step of the way, making this learning journey not only enjoyable but also incredibly efficient. Literally everything in this strategy will be 100% free except the website hosting for your website, there’s simply no good free alternative. But don’t worry, website hosting is ridiculously cheap, we’ve found the best hosting company at the lowest price point, and we’ve got a discount on top of that. Remember that building a digital marketing strategy takes work and knowledge, we will provide the latter but you’ll have to keep yourself accountable to put in the work, and we’ll be with you every step of the way! Apply this strategy properly either as a freelancer, business owner or job seeker and the return should be manyfold! So let's dive in and begin your transformation into a digital marketing master! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 7 What is Digital Marketing? You're about to embark on an exciting journey that will teach you valuable skills with the potential to transform your life. But before we dive into the details, let's take a moment to define digital marketing and understand why it's so important. In its simplest form, digital marketing is the promotion of a business or its products online. This can encompass a wide range of businesses, from influencers promoting their personal brand to companies selling physical products, services, or digital products like ebooks. As long as you're promoting something online, you're engaged in digital marketing. While the concept of digital marketing may be straightforward, executing it effectively is a different story. The average person spends six and a half hours on the internet daily, which provides ample opportunities to reach potential customers. However, new challenges have emerged, such as banner blindness and promotional fatigue, making it increasingly difficult for marketers to capture their audience's attention. You've probably experienced these issues yourself—those pesky ads that interrupt your YouTube video or an Instagram post that turns out to be just another product promotion. It's easy to understand why people dislike digital marketing so much. So, how can you succeed in this space when even you are tired of constant promotions? That's where the art and science of effective digital marketing come into play. The key to success lies in showcasing the right product to the right audience. Achieving this requires a series of steps, starting with understanding who your ideal audience is and where to find them. The upcoming section on Market Research will help you unlock these secrets and set you on the path to digital marketing success. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 8 MARKET RESEARCH M arket research is a crucial component of any successful marketing strategy, and it lays the foundation for the entire strategy that follows. In this section, we'll explore the importance of market research and delve into the essential elements, such as Product Details, Target Audience Persona, and Competitor Analysis. In a nutshell, market research is the process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about a market, its consumers, and the competition. This vital step helps you identify trends, understand customer preferences, and gauge the competitive landscape. By conducting thorough market research, you can make informed decisions, create targeted marketing campaigns, and ultimately, increase your chances of success. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 9 Product Details 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Product Benefits & Features Lists: As a digital marketing expert, please provide a comprehensive breakdown of the key benefits and features in separate lists of [PRODUCT]. Explain how these features address customer pain points and what makes this product stand out from competitors. Additionally, highlight any testimonials, awards, or certifications associated with the product that can be leveraged to enhance credibility and trust among potential customers. To effectively market a product, you must first have a deep understanding of its features and benefits. This knowledge will help you create compelling marketing messages that resonate with your target audience (those most likely to buy your product). By understanding your product’s benefits and features, you'll know exactly what to write and say on your website, product pages, articles, and email campaigns that’s coming up in this strategy. This connection with your audience is crucial for turning prospects (those interested but not yet convinced) into loyal customers. In case you don’t have your own product to sell, you’ll get access to 3 demo products to choose from as the basis of your digital marketing strategy. Each product has its unique features and benefits, which will shape your marketing efforts. Let's take a closer look at these products: a. Blue light Blocking Glasses This is the product we will be using to build our strategy. Blue light blocking glasses are specially designed to filter out the blue light emitted by electronic devices, such as computers, smartphones, and TVs. b. Crystal-Infused Water Bottle A crystal-infused water bottle is a unique product that combines the beauty and energy of natural crystals with the practicality of a reusable water bottle. These bottles are designed to improve hydration while promoting positive energy and well-being. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 10 c. Aromatherapy Rollerball Sets Aromatherapy rollerball sets are a convenient and portable way to enjoy the benefits of essential oils. Each rollerball contains a carefully crafted blend of essential oils that can help with various issues, such as stress relief, relaxation, or mental clarity. By understanding the features and benefits of the product you choose, you can create a targeted marketing strategy that speaks to the specific needs and preferences of your audience. Remember, the better you know your product, the more effective your marketing efforts will be. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 11 My Product Details Paste the product’s benefits and features below Marketing Strategy Guidebook 12 Marketing Strategy Guidebook 13 Target Audience Persona 2 Prompts used in this lecture: 1. Generate Target Audience Persona: Act as an expert digital marketer. Please provide a comprehensive target audience persona for a digital marketer selling [PRODUCT]. Include the following information: Demographics, Geographic location, Psychographics, Professional Background, Pain Points and challenges, Goals and aspirations, Shopping habits and preferences, Media consumption, Influencers and decision-makers, Brand perceptions and preferences. Assume no prior audience data is available, and base the persona on general market trends and consumer behavior for this type of product. At the end, give me suggestions for different niches to target to best sell this product. 2. Update Target Audience Persona with Niche: Update the following target audience persona and aim it towards [NICHE]. [TARGET AUDIENCE PERSONA WITHOUT TARGET NICHES] One of the most important aspects of any successful digital marketing campaign is understanding your target audience (who’s most likely to want what you have to offer). By creating a detailed target audience persona, you'll be able to identify who you're selling to and how to best connect with them. This is crucial for crafting marketing messages that resonate with your audience, leading to higher engagement, more sales, and customer loyalty. A target audience persona is a comprehensive profile of your ideal customer, which includes the following information: Demographics: This includes age, gender, education, income, marital status, and family size. Understanding the demographics of your target audience will help you create marketing messages that are tailored to their specific needs and preferences. Geographic location: Where your target audience lives, works, and spends their leisure time can influence their purchasing behavior. Knowing their Marketing Strategy Guidebook 14 geographic location can help you tailor your marketing campaigns to better suit their environment and lifestyle. Psychographics: This refers to the values, attitudes, interests, and lifestyles of your target audience. Understanding their psychographics will help you create marketing messages that align with their beliefs and values, making your campaigns more persuasive and relatable. Professional Background: This includes information about your target audience's occupation, industry, and job responsibilities. Knowing their professional background can help you position your products as solutions to their work-related challenges and needs. Pain Points and Challenges: Identify the problems and obstacles your target audience faces, and showcase how your products can help alleviate these pain points. Addressing their concerns directly in your marketing messages will demonstrate your understanding of their needs and create a stronger connection with your audience. Goals and Aspirations: Understand your target audience's dreams, desires, and ambitions, and show how your products can help them achieve these goals. By tapping into their aspirations, you'll create a strong emotional bond with your audience. Shopping Habits and Preferences: Discover how your target audience prefers to shop (online or in-store), their favorite retailers, and the factors that influence their purchasing decisions. This information will help you tailor your marketing strategies to their shopping preferences and patterns. Media Consumption: Identify the channels, platforms, and content formats that your target audience consumes regularly. This will help you determine the most effective channels for reaching and engaging with your audience. Influencers and Decision-Makers: Understand who your target audience turns to for advice and recommendations, and who holds the decisionmaking power when it comes to purchasing your products. This information can guide your influencer marketing and partnership strategies. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 15 Brand Perceptions and Preferences: Knowing how your target audience perceives your brand and what they value in a brand will help you refine your brand positioning and messaging. Throughout this course, you'll learn how to gather all this information about your target audience persona a single ChatGPT prompt. At the end of the first prompt you’ll be suggested several niches to focus your marketing efforts on. Choose ONE niche, and then move on to the second prompt, where you’ll update your entire target audience persona and base it on that particular niche. If you happen to already have any form of data on your target audience persona, simply update the info you’re getting with what you know. Once you’ve got your target audience persona, paste it in on the following blank page to easily reference it anytime. Armed with a comprehensive understanding of your ideal customer, you'll be able to create highly targeted and product descriptions, landing pages on your website, emails etc that connect with your audience on a deeper level, ultimately driving yours or someone else’s business success. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 16 My Target Audience Persona Paste target audience persona below Marketing Strategy Guidebook 17 Marketing Strategy Guidebook 18 Competitor Analysis 2 Prompts used in this lecture: 1. Summarize Competitor’s Reviews into Pros and Cons Lists: Summarize the following reviews into lists of pros and cons. At the end give me suggestions on how I may improve based on this feedback. [REVIEWS] 2. Turn Lists into a Marketing Strategy: Act as a digital marketing expert. Summarize the following list into constructive feedback that I can use for a digital marketing strategy. [ALL PROS AND CONS LISTS] A proper competitor analysis is an essential part of any successful digital marketing strategy. By understanding your competition, you can identify their weaknesses and turn them into your strengths, giving you a competitive edge in the market. This process will help you differentiate your business, find untapped opportunities, and ultimately, outperform your competitors. In this lecture you'll conduct your competitor analysis in three easy steps: 1. Identify Your Top Competitors: The first step is to find your top three competitors in your niche or industry. These are the businesses that offer similar products or services and target the same audience as you. Just go to google and search for [PRODUCT] + [NICHE]. For example, blue light blocking glasses for gamers. The top results that’s NOT a marketplace (amazon, ebay etc) will be your direct competitors. 2. Analyze Their Reviews: Once you have identified your top competitors, it's time to delve deeper into their strengths and weaknesses. To find their reviews, simply go to Google and search for [PRODUCT] + [BRAND] + Reviews. Take 20 of their latest reviews each and use ChatGPT to help you summarize them in lists of pros, cons, and potential opportunities. This will give you valuable insights into what customers like and dislike about your Marketing Strategy Guidebook 19 competitors' products and services, and how you can leverage this information to your advantage (you’ll find the prompts at the end of this lecture). 3. Craft an Effective Marketing Strategy: With the information you've gathered from analyzing your competitors' reviews, you can now ask ChatGPT to help you create a summarized and actionable marketing strategy to beat them. By following these three steps, you'll gain a deeper understanding of your competition and their performance in the market. This knowledge will empower you to make strategic decisions that will set your business apart and lead to greater success in your digital marketing efforts. Remember, the goal is not to copy your competitors, but to model what they do well and outperform what they’re not doing well, ultimately making you the better choice. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 20 Competitor Analysis Links Paste competitor websites below Marketing Strategy Guidebook 21 Marketing Strategy Guidebook 22 WEBSITE BUILDING I magine your website as the digital home of your business. Just as a physical storefront welcomes customers and showcases your products or services, your website is the online space where potential clients can learn about your offerings, engage with your brand, and ultimately decide to do business with you. Having a website is not just a luxury, but a necessity for a successful digital marketing strategy. Here are some key benefits of building a website for your business: 1. Storefront: You need somewhere to sell your products and services. Your website is it. It’s the digital home where you’ll be driving all your traffic to, whether it’s from email marketing, social media posts or search engine ranking. 2. Credibility and Trust: Having a professional website lends credibility to your business and builds trust with potential customers even if you’re running a physical business. It serves as a digital calling card, showcasing your expertise, testimonials, and success stories, making it easier for prospects (those interested but not convinced) to believe in the value you offer. 3. 24/7 Accessibility: Unlike a physical brick-and-mortar store, your website is accessible to customers around the clock. This means that even when you're not actively working, your website continues to promote your business, answer questions, and even make sales, ensuring you don't miss out on potential clients. 4. Cost-Effective Marketing: A well-designed website can be a costeffective marketing tool. By optimizing your site for search engines (SEO, which we’ll be doing in the next step of the strategy right after building our website), you can attract organic traffic, which often results in higher conversions and a lower cost per acquisition compared to paying for advertising. 5. Targeted Messaging: A website allows you to tailor your messaging to your target audience, ensuring that the right people see the right content, and you’re going to learn the very best ChatGPT prompts to achieve this. By creating targeted landing pages and calls-to-action, you can guide visitors through your Marketing Strategy Guidebook 23 website in an engaging way, increasing the likelihood of converting them into customers. 6. Email Marketing: After we’ve optimized your website for organic free traffic with SEO, you’ll learn how to capture that traffic and turn them into email subscribers. You need a website with an attractive offer to have visitors turn into subscribers. In the email marketing section you’ll then learn how to turn subscribers into paying customers. 7. Data Collection and Analysis: With a website, you can collect valuable data on your visitors and customers, such as their demographics, interests, and online behavior using Google Analytics (which is the last step of the strategy). This information will be used to refine your target audience persona, ultimately improving your marketing strategy to reach the right audience with the right message. In summary, a website is the foundation of your digital marketing strategy. It not only establishes your storefront and online presence but also serves as a powerful marketing tool, helping you reach a wider audience, build credibility, and drive business growth. And don’t worry, building a website is incredibly simple when all you have to do is follow what we do on screen. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 24 Install WordPress 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Find a Website Name: Act as a digital marketing expert. Give me a list of 10 SEO friendly domain names for a website based on [PRODUCT]. Building a website and installing WordPress is incredibly simple! But it’ll be easier for you if you watch the video-based version of this lecture on Udemy so you can just follow along exactly what we do on screen, stepby-step. To build a website you need a host that’ll make sure it stays up and running 24/7. While there are many fantastic options to choose from, and we’re tried a ton of them, our recommendation is Bluehost for several reasons: 1. Stability and reliability: We've used Bluehost for years and found it to be the most stable and reliable option, with over 99% uptime. 2. Experience: Bluehost has been around since 2003, so they're true industry veterans who know what they're doing. 3. Easy to use: Bluehost has a one-click WordPress install, making the process straightforward. 4. Affordable: Bluehost is one of the cheapest options out there. 5. Excellent support: We've experienced the best support with Bluehost, with their 24/7 assistance. By using our discount link you'll get the best price currently available. While Bluehost runs different discount campaigns at different times and to different countries, this link makes sure that you get the lowest price that they’re willing to offer at this time! Click Here to Access the Discount! (affiliate link, meaning we get a small commission cut at no extra cost to you.) There are various price plans to choose from, but we recommend the Plus plan for most people. The Plus plan, unlike Basic, allows you to create unlimited amounts of websites. Which means that you’re able to use Marketing Strategy Guidebook 25 website building as a freelancing skill, to work with multiple clients and/or set up multiple websites for yourself. If you’re certain you only need a single website, go with the Basic plan. You don’t need either Choice Plus or Pro (they may be named differently at different times), as those are more expensive and come with benefits that we can get ourselves for free with plugins in the course. Sometimes they’ll run campaigns where Choice Plus costs as much as Plus, then needless to say, go with Choice Plus. Use the following prompt to find your best domain name: Act as a digital marketing expert. Give me a list of 10 SEO friendly domain names for a website based on [PRODUCT]. Then simply choose one! One important add-on we recommend is Domain Privacy and Protection, which keeps your personal information hidden from marketers and spammers. Other additional features like CodeGuard Basic, SiteLock Security, and SEO tools are not necessary, as we'll show you how to use free alternatives in our course. When signing up, you'll also get a free SSL certificate, which is essential for encrypting data between your website and your customers, especially for e-commerce. In summary, Bluehost is a reliable, easy-to-use, and affordable web host that provides excellent support and necessary features. You’re of course free to choose any other host you may wish, but we’ve personally found Bluehost to be the best for the price, we use them and over the years our students have told us they love them too! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 26 Install a Theme In this lecture we'll be installing a theme for our website. A theme determines the overall look and feel of your site, and you want one that's versatile, minimalistic, easy to use, and fast-loading. You can find thousands of themes in your WordPress dashboard under Appearance > Themes. Since this is a step-by-step course that’s designed to get you a professional website up and running in no time, I suggest that you follow along with me in the video lecture on udemy. We'll be using a theme called Sydney, which comes with various starter sites. Starter sites are pre-built website templates that include plugins, pages, and other elements to help you get started quickly. Some starter sites are free, while others are premium and require payment. We only need the free option here. Once you've installed and activated the Sydney theme, click on "Starter Sites" to browse the available templates. Keep in mind that these templates change from time to time, but don't worry—you'll get a greatlooking website regardless of which one you choose. With that said, I recommend choosing the same as me as that’ll make the entire course step-by-step based and it’ll be so easy for you to get your website up and running. There are several starter sites to consider based on your needs, such as a service-based site, a shop, or a blog. To see what each template looks like, click on "Preview Demo." Once you've decided on a template, click "Import" to add it to your site. I’ll be using the starter site called Fashion Shop and I recommend that you do too. But if not, no worries! After importing your chosen starter site, you can view your website to see what you’ve got to work with by moving to the upper left corner and clicking on “Visit Site”. You'll notice that a lot of the design work is done for you, which helps you create a professional website in a short amount of time. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 27 Before we move on, let's clean up your site by removing unnecessary plugins. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and remove Hello Dolly, Creative Mail and Akismet. Now that we have a clean slate, it's time to start designing and branding your website, starting off with creating your logo and tagline! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 28 Website Title & Logo 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Find a Tagline: Act as a digital marketing expert, give me 10 taglines to use on my website called [URL] selling [PRODUCT] for [NICHE]. In this lecture we'll talk about the importance of having a website logo, title, and tagline on your website. These elements are simple ways to help people understand and remember your brand. Let's break down each part and explain their benefits in an easy-to-understand way. Website Logo A logo is a picture or design that represents your brand. Think of it like a special symbol that helps people recognize your business. A good logo can: 1. Help people remember you: A unique and memorable logo helps people easily recognize your brand and set it apart from others. 2. Make your brand look consistent: By using your logo on your website, social media, and other places, you create a consistent image for your brand. 3. Build trust: A professional-looking logo shows that you're serious about your business, which helps people trust you more. Website Title Your website title is the name of your website or business. It's usually displayed in big letters on your site and in search results. A clear and easyto-understand title is helpful because: 1. It shows what your brand is about: A strong title tells people what your business is all about. 2. It helps you show up in search results: Using the right words in your title can make it easier for people to find you when they search online (we’ll be talking a LOT more about this in the SEO section!). Marketing Strategy Guidebook 29 3. It's easy to remember: A catchy title is more likely to stick in people's minds, so they'll remember your website and come back to it. Tagline A tagline is a short, catchy sentence that sums up what your brand is all about. A good tagline can: 1. Quickly explain your brand: A well-written tagline tells people what your brand stands for and what makes it special. 2. Connect with people's emotions: A tagline can make people feel something, which helps them remember and relate to your brand. 3. Reinforce your brand message: Using your tagline in different places can make your brand message stronger and more recognizable. In short, a website logo, title, and tagline are important when you're starting with digital marketing. They help people understand and remember your brand, which can lead to more customers and success for your business. By creating a strong logo, title, and tagline, you'll be setting yourself up for a great online presence. Luckily, this is incredibly easy to do! Here’s how to generate a logo for yourself: 1. Go to https://www.shopify.com/tools/logo-maker 2. Go through the steps (I’ll walk you through this in the video lecture). 3. Download it and go to https://www6.lunapic.com/editor/ 4. Crop it to save some menu space. 5. Save it down and upload it to your site! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 30 Here’s how to generate a tagline for yourself: 1. Go to ChatGPT. 2. Enter the following prompt: Act as a digital marketing expert, give me 10 taglines to use on my website called [URL] selling [PRODUCT] for [NICHE]. 3. Choose one and paste it in! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 31 Pages 3 Prompts used in this lecture: 1. Generate a Privacy Policy: Act as a legal expert. Write me a comprehensive and GDPR-compliant privacy policy for my website. My website name is [WEBSITE] My business name is [BUSINESS NAME] I sell [PRODUCT] for [NICHE] My email is [EMAIL] My address is [Adress]. Today's date is [DATE]. Make sure it covers data collection, storage, usage, sharing, and security measures, while also addressing users' rights and how they can exercise them. Make sure to include any necessary legal language and provisions to maintain transparency and protect user privacy effectively. 2. Generate Terms & Conditions: Act as a legal expert. Write me a comprehensive terms and conditions page for my website. My website name is [WEBSITE] My business name is [BUSINESS NAME] I sell [PRODUCT] for [NICHE] My email is [EMAIL] My address is [Adress]. Today's date is [DATE]. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 32 3. Generate a Refunds & Returns Policy: Act as a legal expert. Please write a comprehensive refunds and returns policy for my website that clearly explains the process, conditions, and timeframes for product returns and refunds. Include information on how customers can initiate a return, any fees or costs involved, any specific product requirements, and contact information for customer support. Make the policy easy to understand, user-friendly, and fair for both the customers and the business. My website name is [WEBSITE] My business name is [BUSINESS NAME] I sell a [PHYSICAL/DIGITAL] product. My email is [EMAIL] My address is [ADRESS]. Today's date is [DATE]. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 33 In this lecture you’ll learn about the fundamental pages you'll need for your WordPress website and why they're so important for your marketing strategy. Homepage: The homepage is like the front door of your website. It's the first thing visitors see when they come to your site. This page should be welcoming and provide a clear idea of what your website is all about. The homepage is crucial because it's your chance to make a great first impression on your audience and encourage them to explore further. Shop: This page is where you showcase the products or services you offer. Make sure to provide detailed descriptions, images, and pricing. This page is essential as it helps potential customers understand what you're selling and allows them to make purchases. Blog: The Blog page is the hub for your website's content. It's where you regularly publish articles, tips, and other valuable information for your visitors. By consistently sharing relevant and engaging content, you can position yourself as an expert in your niche, drive more traffic to your site, and improve your search engine rankings (more on this in the SEO section). Contact Us: The Contact Us page is where your visitors can find ways to get in touch with you. It usually includes a contact form, phone number, email address, and physical address. This page is vital because it allows potential customers to reach out with questions, concerns, or feedback, which can lead to new business opportunities and better customer relationships. It’s also a good idea to use it as an About Page by telling your story. It helps your visitors understand who you are, what your business does, and why they should trust you. It's an excellent opportunity to build a connection with your audience and showcase your company's values and mission. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 34 Privacy Policy: The Privacy Policy page is where you inform your visitors about how their personal information is collected, used, and protected on your website. It's crucial to have a clear and transparent privacy policy, as it helps build trust with your audience and ensures that you're compliant with various privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In other words, this policy is legally required to even have your website up and running. Terms & Conditions: The Terms & Conditions page outlines the rules and guidelines for using your website. It covers aspects like intellectual property rights, user conduct, and disclaimers. By having a comprehensive Terms & Conditions page, you can set clear expectations for your visitors and protect your business from potential legal issues. It’s not mandatory to have one, but it does further protect you. And since it’s so easy to create one, we’re going to be setting one up! Refund and Returns: The Refund and Returns page is particularly relevant if you're selling products or services on your website. This page should clearly explain your refund and return policies, including the conditions under which refunds or returns are accepted, the process for requesting a refund or return, and any associated timelines or fees. Having a well-defined policy can help manage customer expectations and reduce potential conflicts. Each of these pages plays a vital role in your digital marketing strategy by providing essential information, building trust with your audience, and driving sales. We’ll be building them together one by one and making sure they get an attractive design. Oh and as a kind reminder, we’re not legal professionals and can’t guarantee the effectiveness of your privacy policy prompt. But in the video lecture I’ll give you some guidelines on what to look for to make sure that it’s valid. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 35 Header & Footer Menu 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Short About Us Text: Act as a copywriter. Write me a 2 paragraph long about us page with the following information: My website name is [WEBSITE] It was created by [CREATOR] We sell [PRODUCT] We created it because [REASON] A well-structured header and footer menu on your website is an important element of an effective marketing strategy. Both play an essential role in enhancing user experience and making sure that there’s seamless navigation throughout your site. The header menu, displayed at the top of your website, highlights your main pages like the shop, blog etc but also their account log-in and cart. By making this information easily accessible, visitors can quickly understand what your business offers, increasing the likelihood of them engaging with your content. The footer menu, situated at the bottom of your website, is an ideal location for important links and additional information. This area will include a small about me/us section and links to privacy policies, terms and conditions, refund and return policies. Giving visitors easy access to this information is not only legally required but also fosters trust between your business and its visitors. In summary, incorporating well-organized header and footer menus on your WordPress website is important for creating a user-friendly experience that promotes engagement, builds trust, and ultimately, converts visitors into customers. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 36 Fonts & Colors 2 Prompts used in this lecture: Header & Body Fonts: Act as a web designer. Recommend a Header and Body font for a [NICHE] website selling [PRODUCT]. Complete Color Scheme: Act as a web designer. What Menu colour (background and text), Background colour, Primary colour, Body Text colour, Headings colour (include Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, Heading 4, Heading 5, Heading 6) and buttons colour would you recommend for a [NICHE] website selling [PRODUCT]? Make the theme and menu light. Provide HEX codes. The fonts and colors you choose for your website play an important role in conveying your brand's identity and creating an engaging user experience. Fonts are essential in ensuring readability and setting the tone for your content. By selecting the right font style and size, you make it easier for visitors to read and understand your message. Different fonts can evoke various emotions, so it's essential to choose one that aligns with your brand's personality and values. For instance, a playful font may suit a children's store, while a professional, clean font is better for a corporate website. Colors, on the other hand, have a powerful psychological impact on users. They can evoke emotions and influence decision-making, making color choice an essential aspect of your website's design. A well-thought-out color scheme helps to create a strong visual identity, making your brand more memorable and recognizable. By choosing colors that reflect your brand's personality and evoke the desired emotions in your target audience, you can create a lasting impression and encourage user engagement. In other words, carefully selecting fonts and colors for your website is an important aspect of building an effective digital marketing strategy. While there are people who have dedicated careers to figuring out what the best Marketing Strategy Guidebook 37 colors and the best fonts are for certain niches, we don’t have to hire experts or spend hours researching this topic to get it right. We get to use the power of ChatGPT and have it recommend fonts and colors, and unless you’ve got a lot of experience in the subject–ChatGPT is almost certainly going to make better recommendations than you or I ever could. Especially since the choices are dependent on their pairings as well. Remember, in the end both fonts and colors are subjective choices, but it does need to have pairings that will suit your brand and niche. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 38 Home Page 2 Prompts used in this lecture: Product Landing Page Text: Create the highest converting text on a landing page for [PRODUCT], based on the following target audience persona. Write one paragraph using a maximum of 8 words. Write another paragraph using a maximum of 20 words. [TARGET AUDIENCE PERSONA] Short Blog Description: Act as a copywriter. Write an 8 word paragraph for a [NICHE] blog. Then write another paragraph that's a maximum of 50 words. First impressions are important! Think of your home page like the welcoming entrance to your online store. You want to make sure your products are easy to see and understand, so visitors get excited about what you have to offer. Reviews are golden when it comes to building trust. People love hearing what others think about a product before they buy it. So, if you showcase some awesome reviews on your homepage, you'll make your visitors feel more confident about choosing your product. It’s also a good idea to add a little snippet that leads to your blog. Focusing on topics related to your niche helps in a few ways. First, it gives your audience something interesting to read, which makes them like you more. Plus, it shows that you know what you're talking about, which boosts your credibility. And as a bonus, when you keep posting quality articles, search engines like Google will start to notice, making it easier for new customers to find you. To sum it up, your homepage should be like a warm welcome that showcases your products, highlights rave reviews, and points to an engaging blog. By doing this, you'll make a fantastic first impression and Marketing Strategy Guidebook 39 create a connection with your visitors. This will help turn them into loyal fans and customers in no time! Make sure that you pause this video-based lecture a lot. There are many steps to go through, but once again you just need to follow what I do on screen and you’ll have your professionally designed website up in no time! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 40 Store Setup WooCommerce is a plugin that lets you set up an online store to sell your products right from your website. It's loved by millions of people and it’s easy to see why: 1. Easy integration with WordPress: WooCommerce is designed specifically for WordPress, which means it integrates seamlessly with your website. With just a few clicks, you can turn your website into a fully functioning online store. 2. Customizable store design: Your store's appearance plays a significant role in attracting customers. WooCommerce allows you to choose from a wide range of themes, making it easy to create a store design that reflects your brand and appeals to your target audience. 3. Product management: WooCommerce offers a simple yet powerful interface for managing your products. You can add product descriptions, images, and even variations (like sizes and colors) with ease. Plus, you can organize your products into categories, making it easier for customers to find what they're looking for. 4. Inventory management: Keep track of your stock levels effortlessly with WooCommerce's built-in inventory management system. You'll receive notifications when stock levels are low, helping you avoid running out of popular items. 5. Multiple payment options: WooCommerce supports a variety of payment gateways, such as PayPal, Stripe, and Square, as well as offline payment methods like cash on delivery. This flexibility allows you to offer your customers the payment options they prefer, increasing the likelihood of making a sale. We’ll be making sure to install most popular payment methods like apple pay, google pay and paying with card. 6. Shipping management: WooCommerce provides you with multiple shipping options, including flat rate, free shipping, and real-time shipping rates from popular carriers like UPS and FedEx. You can also set shipping zones and rates based on the customer's location, ensuring accurate shipping costs. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 41 7. Tax management: Calculating and managing taxes can be a headache, but WooCommerce simplifies the process by offering automated tax calculations based on customer location. You can also set up custom tax classes if you have specific tax requirements but in 99.9% of the cases that’s not needed. 8. Customer reviews: Encourage customers to leave reviews on your products with WooCommerce's built-in review system. Reviews help build trust and credibility, making potential customers more likely to purchase from your store. 9. Analytics and reporting: WooCommerce provides you with detailed reports and analytics, allowing you to track sales, orders, and customer data. This information is essential for making informed decisions about your marketing strategy and store improvements. We’ll be connecting Woocommerce with Google Analytics in the Google Analytics section of the strategy later on. 10. Extensibility: WooCommerce is highly extensible, thanks to its large library of plugins and extensions. This means you can easily add new features and functionality to your store as your business grows, without having to switch platforms. With all these powerful features and its user-friendly nature, WooCommerce is undoubtedly the best choice for creating a successful e-commerce website. By offering flexibility, customization, and a comprehensive set of tools, it sets you up for success in the world of digital marketing. I strongly recommend that you follow along with me on the video-based version of this lecture as I’ll show you exactly how to install Woocommerce and set everything up step by step. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 42 Product Page 2 Prompts used in this lecture: Product Name: Act as a copywriter. Generate a list of 10 highly engaging and memorable product names for [PRODUCT], targeting [NICHE]. The names should be unique and catchy. Product Descriptions: Act as a copywriter. Write a lengthy product description with the following product details, targeting [NICHE]. Product name is [PRODUCT NAME]. Include 3 benefits and 3 features in a bullet-point format. At the end, write a new paragraph as a short description. [PRODUCT DETAILS] A product page is where your customers can find all the information they need about a specific product you’re selling. It includes a product title, description, images, price, and a button for customers to add the item to their shopping cart. Beyond the obvious use of a product page being where visitors can purchase your product, it has multiple additional benefits: 1. Building trust: A detailed product page shows customers that you know your stuff and you're confident in what you're selling. By providing all the necessary information, you're making it easier for customers to trust your brand and feel comfortable making a purchase. 2. Answering questions: Your customers might have questions about your product, such as its size, material, or how it works. A wellcrafted product page can address these questions, eliminating any doubts that might prevent customers from making a purchase. 3. Boosting SEO: A well-written product page can help your website rank higher on search engine results, making it easier for potential customers to find your products online, especially for customers Marketing Strategy Guidebook 43 with a purchase intent. We’ll be talking a lot more about this in the SEO section of the strategy. So, to sum it up, a great product page is essential for showcasing your items, building trust with customers, answering their questions, and helping your website get discovered. Taking the time to create compelling product pages is an important step in building a successful digital marketing strategy for your online store. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 44 Blog Page A blog page is a section on your website where you publish articles, tips, stories, and other content related to your products or niche. If you want to drive traffic and establish authority for selling your product in your niche, you’re going to need to prove your knowledge by sharing your value through a blog. There are multiple benefits from doing so: 1. Connecting with your audience: Writing articles about topics that interest your target audience helps you build a relationship with them. By sharing valuable information, you show that you understand their needs and are genuinely interested in helping them. 2. Establishing authority: By creating high-quality content in your niche, you position yourself as an expert in your field. This helps build trust with your customers, making them more likely to choose your products over your competitors'. 3. Driving traffic: A well-written blog with interesting content can attract more visitors to your website. The more people visit your site, the higher the chances they'll explore your products and make a purchase. 4. Boosting SEO: Regularly publishing articles filled with relevant keywords helps improve your website's search engine ranking. This means that when people search for products or information related to your niche, your website is more likely to appear in the search results, leading to more potential customers. 5. Encouraging social sharing: When you create content that resonates with your audience, they're more likely to share it with their friends and followers on social media. This helps spread the word about your brand and can attract new customers. 6. Cross-promoting products: Your blog is an excellent place to subtly promote your products. By mentioning your products in your articles or linking to them when relevant, you can gently guide readers towards making a purchase without being overly salesy. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 45 In a nutshell, having a blog page on your e-commerce website can help you connect with your audience, establish authority, drive traffic, boost SEO, encourage social sharing, and promote your products in a subtle way. Writing articles related to your niche is a fantastic way to strengthen your digital marketing strategy and grow your online business. Just remember that in the end, the goal is to bring as much value to your visitors as possible. The result of bringing a lot of value to visitors will be getting more visitors, and more sales. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 46 Create a Blog Post 2 Prompts used in this lecture: Blog Article Ideas: Generate 10 engaging and informative blog article ideas related to the [NICHE] niche. The ideas should provide valuable insights, tips, or trends that will appeal to readers. Focus on making the content informative and fun rather than sales-focused. Maximum title length is 60 characters. Include 4 unique sections per title. All sections should be completely unique from each other. Make them all vaguely related to [PRODUCT]. Blog Post on Section: Act as a blogger. Write engaging blog post paragraphs on the section [SECTION]. Make it clear, unique and easily readable. Use an easy language and maximize sentence length to 20 words. Write a total of at least 650 words. The tone of voice should be light-hearted and use yousentences. Include a minimum of 3 subheads. By creating content that speaks to your target audience’s interests and needs, you can showcase your expertise, build trust, and ultimately, inspire them to choose your products over competitors. Creating quality blog articles used to be an incredibly time-consuming and hard process, but using ChatGPT this process can be up to 100 times faster. Here's how we’ll be generating quality content for your blog in record-time! Step 1: Generate Blog Post Ideas To get started, simply ask ChatGPT for blog post ideas related to your niche using the prompt provided earlier in this lecture. You’ll get 10 suggestions with 4 sections provided each. Choose only 1 title. Step 2: Generate Content for Each Section With your 4 sections provided, you can now use ChatGPT to generate text for each one. Prompt ChatGPT by using the second prompt provided earlier in this lecture. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 47 Step 3: Combine and Edit After generating content for all 4 sections, you'll need to combine them into a single blog post. Make sure to edit the text for clarity, flow, and consistency. And perhaps most importantly, fact-check everything that seems odd! ChatGPT isn’t always accurate, being in a niche you’re already knowledgeable will be immensely helpful but even if you’re in a totally new niche you’ll just need to do some extra fact-checking by using our good ol’ friend google. And voilà! You now have a unique, engaging blog post ready to be published on your website. By consistently creating high-quality content in your niche, you'll attract more visitors, build trust, and ultimately, sell more of your products. Only produce one of these posts for now. In the SEO section of the course you’ll learn how to do research on what people are googling for, and use prompts specific to those searches in order to have your article appear as a search result and drive more traffic. But don’t worry about that now, you’ll learn everything you need to know step-by-step! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 48 Shop & My Account Pages 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Code to Remove Sidebar: Create a css code to remove the sidebar across my entire wordpress website using the Sydney theme. The Shop and My Account pages have a few settings that are worth customizing, which we’ll be doing in the video-based version of this lecture on Udemy. Here’s a quick runthrough of what these pages are and why we need them: Shop Page: The Shop page is like the virtual storefront of your online store. It's where all your products are displayed, making it easy for customers to browse and explore what you have to offer. This page typically showcases product images, names, prices, short descriptions and ratings. By organizing your products into categories and using filters, you can help your customers find what they're looking for quickly and easily once you’ve added more than one product. Remember, a user-friendly shopping experience often leads to more sales! My Account Page: The My Account page is a personalized space for your customers on your website. Once they create an account or log in, they can access and manage their information, such as their shipping and billing addresses, order history,account details and subscriptions (if you’d eventually decide to use such a model). This page streamlines the shopping experience for returning customers, as it saves their details for faster checkouts and allows them to keep track of their past orders. By providing a convenient My Account page, you'll encourage customer loyalty and repeat business. So, there you have it! These pages not only make shopping more enjoyable and convenient for your customers but also help boost sales and customer retention. Remember to check the video-based version of this lecture where I’ll guide you through the settings. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 49 If you decided not to use the prompt and want the code right away to remove the sidebar, here it is: /* Remove sidebar */ .site-content > .container { width: 100%; } .widget-area { display: none; } .content-area { width: 100%; float: none; } Marketing Strategy Guidebook 50 Contact Page 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Philosophy Section Text: Act as a copywriter. I have a website called [WEBSITE NAME] that sells [PRODUCT] for [NICHE]. Write me a 120 word article that explains my website's philosophy. Use Us-terms and a simple language. Use 4 paragraphs. When building your website it’s a good idea to have a Contact page and an About page. But as you’ve already noticed, we’ve put a tiny About section in the footer and decided to only use a Contact page. That’s because you’ll want to make sure that people who are looking to contact you, get a chance to know who you are and what you stand for first Building that relationship is crucial for turning visitors into customers. Let's dive into the benefits of these pages and why it might be a good idea to combine them. Contact Page: The Contact Us page is like an open door for your customers to get in touch with you. It usually includes a contact form so that visitors can easily ask questions, provide feedback, or inquire about your products. By providing a simple way to reach you, you'll show your customers that you're approachable and committed to their satisfaction. Having an online shop and no contact page is usually a red flag for most visitors, rightly so! About Page: The About page is your chance to tell your story, share your mission, and showcase the people behind your brand. This page helps your customers understand what makes your business unique and why they should choose you over the competition. By sharing your passion and values, you'll create a strong emotional connection that can lead to long-lasting customer relationships. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 51 Merging your Contact and About pages can create a one-stop destination for customers to learn about your business and reach out to you. This approach streamlines their experience and keeps them engaged, while still providing the essential information they need. Plus, it can save you space in your website's navigation menu, making it simpler and more userfriendly. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 52 Safety & Optimizations When it comes to building a professional website it's essential to focus not only on the content and design but also on keeping your website safe and fast. This lecture will teach you how to protect your website and optimize it for speedy loading times. Trust us, your visitors will thank you! Security and Speed: Keeping your website safe is a top priority. That's where Jetpack comes in! This handy plugin provides antivirus protection and helps improve loading times. Plus, by using Bluehost as your hosting provider, you'll get free backups included in your plan. This means your website's data is always safe and sound, even if something goes wrong. We’ve honestly avoided Jetpack for years because it’s always slowed websites down and been clunky, but they’ve gone through tremendous improvements and we’ve ran so many tests showing that they are a top notch plugin not only for keeping you safe but also for keeping your website fast! Anti-spam: Nobody likes spam, right? The Antispam Bee plugin is here to save the day by removing all that pesky spam from your site without those annoying recaptcha questions (those security questions that asks you to click on all the pictures with a bus or a motorcycle etc, in order to prove that you’re human) that’ll deter visitors from commenting on your website. With this plugin, you'll keep your website clean and user-friendly. Cookies: Cookies are tiny bits of data stored on your visitors' devices that help you understand their behavior and preferences. They're important for creating a personalized experience and ensuring your website runs smoothly. But, you must handle cookies responsibly and ask for consent to store them! That's where the CookieYes plugin comes in. It helps you comply with legal requirements by managing the cookies on your website. This way, you'll keep your site on the right side of the law while providing the best user experience. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 53 Learning how to keep your website safe and fast is crucial for a successful digital marketing strategy. With the help of Jetpack, Bluehost, Antispam Bee, and CookieYes, you'll create a secure, speedy, and user-friendly website that keeps your visitors coming back for more! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 54 Navigation It's important to know your way around the WordPress dashboard. This is the control center of your website, and it's where all the magic happens! Let's take a tour and learn about its features. Bluehost: This is your bluehost dashboard. It doesn’t contain anything super important for everyday use but here you’ll find how to turn on and off the “coming soon” page and clear your cache (a cache is when the website stores down data for the visitor so they don’t have to download them again for their next visit, it can be a good idea to clear it if you’re making updates to your website and they aren’t visually taking place). Dashboard Home: The home of your WordPress dashboard gives you an overview of your website's activity. Here, you'll see updates, comments, and other siterelated news. It's your website's pulse, keeping you in the loop. Jetpack: Here you’ll find all your jetpack-specific settings like your antivirus, speed optimizations etc. Posts: In this section, you can create and manage your blog posts. Write engaging articles, add images, and even schedule them for future publication. Media: This is your website's media library. You can upload, organize, and manage images, videos, and other files to beautify your content and make it more engaging. Pages: Here, you can create and edit the pages of your website, like the home page, about, shop etc. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 55 Comments: Manage the comments on your blog posts in this section. Approve, reply, or delete comments to keep your website's conversation healthy and spam-free. CookieYes: All your cookies settings. This plugin is generally set and forget and there’s nothing you need to do here, unless you wish to change its design. Feedback: Your form responses. You’ll be getting them to your email anyway so this section probably won’t be used at all. Woocommerce: Manage settings and subscriptions for your woocommerce store. Products: Create new or edit existing products in your shop. Payments: Get an overview of your income, set your payment gateways and settle disputes. Analytics: Get in-depth data on your entire shop. View orders, balance, statistics, views etc. Once you start making sales this is likely to be your favorite section! Marketing: A woocommerce-added section that wants you to install more plugins. This section likely won’t be used at all. Elementor: Additional design settings for those who want to add more Elementorbased pages to their website. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 56 Templates: Elementor templates and additional features. Most things here require a paid subscription to be used. Don’t worry though, we don’t need this section! WPForms: Add in more forms or get analytics for them. A rarely if ever used section. Appearance: Want to give your website a makeover? This is the place! Customize your site's theme, menu, widgets, and more to make it uniquely yours. Plugins: Plugins add in almost unlimited functionality for your website. In this section, you can install and manage plugins like WooCommerce, Jetpack etc. Users: Manage your website's users, including adding new ones or changing their roles and permissions. Keep your team in order and give everyone the access they need. This is also where you change the name and password for your own login. Tools: This area provides potentially useful tools for managing and optimizing your website. Import or export data, run optimizations, and more. Usually dedicated towards advanced users or very specific tasks. Settings: Fine-tune your website's settings here. Set up your site's title, tagline, and other essential configurations that make it truly yours. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 57 Yoast SEO: A plugin that we’ll be exploring in-depth in the next section of the course. It helps all your posts and pages rank better in google's search engines to get traffic to your website. That's it! Now you have a basic understanding of the WordPress dashboard. Navigating around here will become second-nature in no time as you continue using your website. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 58 Go Live! It's time for an exciting milestone in your market strategy journey—taking your website live! Say goodbye to that "coming soon" page and hello to the big reveal! When your site goes live, it means your website is now accessible to the public, and your potential customers can explore everything you've been working on. This moment is a big deal because it's the first step towards attracting visitors and converting them into customers. Going live means that all your hard work in creating a beautiful website, informative content, and engaging product pages can now be shared with the world. It's the beginning of your online presence and the start of an amazing adventure in the world of digital marketing. So, take a deep breath and embrace this exciting moment—you've earned it! With that said, we still have a lot more fun things to do before our marketing strategy is complete, and the next section will be all about optimizing the website you’ve built with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) so that people can start finding your website online. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 59 SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO) W elcome to the SEO section of the course! Creating your website is a fundamental part of your marketing strategy, but so is actually getting traffic to it. It’s in this section that you’ll learn exactly how to show up in people’s search results and have them click on your website! Let’s start off with looking at what SEO is and how it works. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which means making your website more attractive to search engines like Google, Bing, Duckgogo, Baidu etc (by far, most people use Google though). When people search for products or information online, you want your website to show up in the search results, ideally on the first page! That's where SEO comes into play. The higher your website ranks in search results, the more people will visit your site. More visitors can lead to more potential customers, and that means more sales! So, investing time and effort into SEO is fundamental to get your sales going. In this section you'll learn about some key concepts: 1. Keyword research: This is all about finding the words and phrases people use when searching for products or information related to your niche and product. By identifying these keywords, you can create content that appeals to both search engines and your target audience. 2. Creating SEO-friendly content: Once you have your keywords, it's time to create content that includes those words naturally. This can be blog posts, product descriptions, or any other type of content on your site. Make sure your content is engaging, informative, and valuable to your visitors. 3. On-Page SEO: This covers all the elements on your website that can be optimized for search engines. Think about things like title tags, meta descriptions, headings, and image alt tags. Optimizing these elements will make it easier for search engines to understand what your website is all about, helping you rank higher. 4. Backlinks: When other trustworthy websites link to your site, search engines see it as a vote of confidence. Building a strong backlink Marketing Strategy Guidebook 60 profile can improve your website's ranking and attract more visitors. Just remember, quality matters more than quantity! By focusing on these key aspects of SEO, you're setting your website up for success. And as always, we’ll be doing it together step-by-step. Let’s get started! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 61 How to Keyword Research Curiosity: Purchase: What is How to Explanation Meaning Definition Guide Tutorial Examples Ideas Inspiration Reviews Comparison Pros and cons Best Top New Popular Trends Features Specs Options Alternatives Brands Sizes Colors Materials Technology History Origin DIY Buy Purchase Order Shop Discount Coupon Promo code For sale Pricing Cheap Best price Lowest price Affordable Cost Bargain Free shipping Where to buy Compare Review Delivery In stock Available Near me Now Fast Direct Quick Today Clearance Reserve Marketing Strategy Guidebook 62 In a nutshell, keyword research is the process of finding the right words and phrases that people use when searching (usually googling) for products or information related to your niche. By targeting these keywords, you can create content that speaks to your audience and ranks well on search engines, making it easier for potential customers to find your website. Now let's talk about search intent. Search intent is the reason behind a person's search. There are mainly two different types of search intentions: curiosity intent and purchase intent. Curiosity intent is when someone is looking for information or trying to learn something new. Purchase intent is when a person is ready to buy your product or service. When creating content for your website, it's important to optimize your blog articles for curiosity intent and your product pages for purchase intent. This ensures that your audience finds the right content at the right time, whether they're just browsing or ready to make a purchase. But before you can optimize them for anything, you need to figure out the keywords your target audience is most likely to be using. The tools we will use are Google's Keyword Planner and Moz Bar. These tools help you discover keywords that people are ranking for with a domain authority or page authority of less than 25. By targeting these lower-competition keywords, you, running a completely new website, have a better chance of ranking for these keywords and getting visitors (or as it’s often referred to as, “getting traffic”). In summary, keyword research is a crucial step in creating an effective digital marketing strategy. By understanding search intent and using tools like Google's Keyword Planner and Moz Bar, you can find the perfect keywords to target in your content. This will help your website rank higher on search engines, attract more visitors, and ultimately lead to more sales. If you’re reading this book before watching this course, make sure you watch the video-based lecture to get a deeper understanding as I’ll show you how to do this on-screen, step-by-step. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 63 Create SEO-Friendly Content 2 Prompts used in this lecture: SEO-Friendly Article Ideas: Act as an SEO expert. Generate 10 engaging and informative blog article ideas related to the [NICHE] niche. The ideas should provide valuable insights, tips, or trends that will appeal to readers. Focus on making the content informative and fun rather than sales-focused. Maximum title length is 60 characters. Include 4 unique sections per title. All sections should be completely unique from each other. Make them all vaguely related to [PRODUCT]. Optimize for the keyword [KEYWORD]. SEO-Friendly Section Text: Act as a blogger. Write engaging blog post paragraphs on the section [SECTION]. Make it clear, unique and easily readable. Use an easy language and maximize sentence length to 20 words. Write a total of at least 650 words. The tone of voice should be light-hearted and use yousentences. Include a minimum of 3 subheads. Optimize it towards the keyword [KEYWORD], but don't overdo it as this is just one section out of 4. In this lecture you’ll learn how to create content that ranks well on search engines and grabs the attention of your audience! We'll go through the process together step by step, using updated prompts that'll help your posts rank for your chosen keywords. Do notice that sometimes we call it blog posts, and sometimes blog articles, in the end they’re the same thing–content. When you write a blog post, it's essential to keep your target keyword in mind. This is the word or phrase you want your post to rank for on search engines. The updated prompts included in this lecture will guide you to create engaging content that's optimized for your chosen keyword. When you write a blog post, it's important to keep your audience engaged and provide value, and when it makes sense, you'll want to link to your product at the end of the post. This can be a subtle call-to-action, encouraging readers to check out your product or service. This way, you're Marketing Strategy Guidebook 64 not only providing valuable content but also gently nudging your readers towards making a purchase. Creating top-notch blog content that ranks well is a crucial aspect of building a successful marketing strategy. By using the included SEOupdated prompts you'll be well on your way to crafting engaging content that helps drive traffic to your website and increases sales. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 65 SEO-Friendly Blog Article Ideas Paste it below Marketing Strategy Guidebook 66 Marketing Strategy Guidebook 67 On-Page SEO 1 Prompt used in this lecture: SEO-Friendly Meta Description: Act as a SEO expert, write me a SEO-optimized meta description based on the following article. Make it maximum 155 characters and optimize it for the keyword [KEYWORD]. [FULL ARTICLE] On-page SEO is all about making your website pages search engine friendly. It's like laying out the welcome mat for search engines like Google, so they know what your pages are about and can easily find and rank them. On-page SEO involves optimizing various elements of your website, like the content, titles, meta descriptions, and images, to make sure search engines can understand and index your pages. So, why is on-page SEO so important? Here are a few reasons: 1. Better rankings: When your on-page SEO is on point, search engines can better understand your content and rank it higher in search results. This means more visibility for your website, (this is being repeated for a reason, it’s so important!) which lead to more traffic and potential customers. 2. Improved user experience: By optimizing your on-page SEO, you're also making your website more user-friendly. A well-structured site with easy-to-read content and clear navigation will keep your visitors engaged, making them more likely to stick around and explore your offerings. 3. Targeted traffic: With on-page SEO, you're using specific keywords that your target audience is searching for. This means that the traffic you're attracting is more likely to be interested in your products or services, which can lead to higher conversion rates. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 68 Summarized, on-page SEO is a crucial piece of the digital marketing puzzle. By making your website search engine and user-friendly, you're setting the stage for better rankings, more targeted traffic, and ultimately, more sales. Quite the deal isn’t it! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 69 Backlinks 1 Prompt used in this lecture: SEO-Friendly Article Ideas: Act as an outreach specialist. Summarize the following article in maximum 8 sentences. Design it as an email to be sent to someone asking for backlinks in a relevant niche. Use a friendly and everyday tone of voice. Highlight the benefits their readers may get from the article. Provide a clear call-to-action and express gratitude for their consideration. [ARTICLE] Backlinks are simply links from other websites that point to your website. Think of them as "votes" or "recommendations" from other sites that tell search engines, like Google, that your content is valuable and worth checking out. In the world of digital marketing, backlinks are the goldstandard way to rank here's why they're so important: 1. Boosts rankings: When you have high-quality backlinks from reputable websites within the same niche as you, search engines view your site as more authoritative and trustworthy. This helps improve your search engine rankings, making it easier for people to find your website when they're searching for the products or services you offer. 2. Increased traffic: As your website ranks higher in search results, you'll naturally receive more traffic from people who are interested in what you have to offer. This means more potential customers and better chances of making sales! 3. Builds credibility: When other websites link to yours, it's like they're giving you a stamp of approval. This helps establish your website as a credible source of information, which can make visitors more likely to trust your brand and become customers. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 70 We've included a handy ChatGPT prompt that helps you summarize one of your articles into a short summary. You can then use this summary in an email to reach out to other website owners, bloggers, or influencers in your niche, asking them to consider linking to your content–creating a winwin situation. You get a backlink and more traffic, and they get a backlink and free content published without having to do any effort at all. This is an effective way to build relationships, gain exposure, and ultimately, secure those precious backlinks that can skyrocket your website's success. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 71 EMAIL MARKETING S o you’ve got an optimized website set up that’s now ranking for keywords and will soon start bringing in traffic, amazing! The next question is, what do we do with that traffic? Most visitors that come to your website will enter with a curiosity or purchase intent, meaning they’re interested to read something or to buy something. But we want to extend this relationship beyond just a transactional one, we want the ability to continuously reach out to them to build deeper relationships and eventually have repeat business (meaning, sell more products over time). That’s where email marketing comes in. By turning your visitors into subscribers, you’re able to reach them through a multitude of different email to bring them value, deepening your relationship. This is essential for the longevity of your business (or a client’s). Email marketing is simply the process of sending promotional messages, updates, or offers to a group of people who have subscribed to your email list. It's a fantastic way to communicate directly with your audience, and here's why it's so important: 1. Builds relationships: Email marketing allows you to connect with your subscribers on a more personal level, which helps strengthen the bond between them and your brand. 2. Boosts sales: By sending targeted offers, promotions, and product recommendations, you can encourage your subscribers to make a purchase. 3. Increases customer loyalty: Regular communication through email marketing keeps your brand top-of-mind and reminds customers why they love your products or services. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 72 We’ll be using a discount as a lead magnet to capture subscribers. A lead magnet is a special offer or incentive you give to people in exchange for their email address. Offering a discount on your product can be an attractive lead magnet, as people love getting a deal. Once they sign up, you can start sending them your email marketing campaigns. So let’s get started with first setting up our so-called lead capture. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 73 Create Lead Captures Lead capture is simply the process of collecting contact information (usually an email address) from potential customers, also known as leads. This is done using a form on your website, where visitors can enter their email address to join your list. Lead captures are an essential part of your marketing strategy to: 1. Growing your audience: Capturing leads helps you grow your email list, which means you have more people to market to and build relationships with. 2. Direct communication: An email list allows you to communicate directly with your audience, bypassing social media algorithms and ensuring your message reaches them. 3. Better targeting: With an email list, you can segment your audience and send targeted messages to different groups based on their interests or behaviors. 4. Higher conversion rates: Email marketing generally has higher conversion rates compared to other marketing channels, which means more sales for you! Offering a discount is a smart way to encourage visitors to share their email addresses. Everyone loves a good deal, and when you give them an incentive like a discount, they're more likely to sign up for your email list. Here's how you can use a discount as your lead capture: 1. Create an attractive offer: Offer a discount that's enticing enough for your visitors to want to sign up. This could be a percentage off, a dollar amount off, or a special bundle deal. In the lecture we’ll use a 10% off deal. 2. Design an eye-catching form: Create a form on your website that's visually appealing and clearly communicates the discount offer. Make sure it's easy to find and easy to fill out. We’ll be using a Top bar. 3. Deliver the discount: Once someone signs up, send them to a thank you page that contains the code. This page will later become handy Marketing Strategy Guidebook 74 in the Google Analytics section to see where your subscribers are coming from when they sign up to your email list. By using a discount as your lead capture, you'll be able to grow your email list and ultimately boost your sales. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 75 Create Email Campaign 1 Prompt used in this lecture: Summarize Article into Email Format: Act as an email marketer. Summarize the following article in between 50 to 125 words for my business named [BRAND], include a subject line that's less than 9 words long and uses a maximum of 1 emoji. Also include a short preview. Design it as an email meant to promote and engage subscribers to read the full article. Use a friendly tone of voice and simple terms. Highlight the benefits their readers may get from the article and provide a clear call-to-action at the end. [ARTICLE] Creating an email campaign in Mailchimp is a straightforward process as long as you can navigate the process! Because of this I strongly recommend that you watch me do it in the videobased lecture on Udemy. While design in the end is completely subjective and should be accommodated to fit your brand style, it’s a good idea to learn how to customize everything so you can adapt. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 76 Email Prompts As a digital marketer it's essential to know the most common types of emails you can send to your list to promote your website and product. Here's a handy list with some suitable ChatGPT prompts for each type of email: 1. Promotional Email Promotional emails are perfect for announcing special offers, discounts, or sales to your subscribers. Make sure to create a sense of urgency to encourage quick action. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a promotional email for a 48-hour flash sale on an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT]. 2. Product Launch Email When you're launching a new product, it's essential to create excitement and buzz among your subscribers. Share the benefits, features, and some behind-the-scenes stories to make the launch feel special. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a product launch email for a new line of [PRODUCT] products. 3. Educational Email Educational emails offer valuable information, tips, or advice to your subscribers. They help to establish your brand as an expert in your niche and build trust with your audience. ChatGPT Prompt: Write an educational email about the benefits of using [TOPIC] for an ecommerce store selling [PRODUCT]. 4. Blog Post Update Share your latest blog post with your subscribers to drive more traffic to your website. Include a short snippet and a call-to-action to entice them to read the full post. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 77 ChatGPT Prompt Write an email sharing a new blog post about [BLOG POST] in the [NICHE] niche. 5. Re-engagement Email Re-engagement emails help to win back inactive subscribers by reminding them of your brand and offering a special incentive to reignite their interest. Remember to target your email delivery properly for this type of email. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a re-engagement email for an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT], offering a [DISCOUNT] discount to subscribers who haven't made a purchase in the last six months. 6. Cart Abandonment Email Remind customers who left items in their shopping cart without completing their purchase. Offer assistance, answer potential concerns, or provide a limited-time incentive to encourage them to complete their transaction. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a cart abandonment email for an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT] items, offering a [DISCOUNT] discount for customers who complete their purchase within the next 24 hours. 7. Customer Appreciation Email Show your gratitude to your loyal customers by sending them a heartfelt message of appreciation, along with a special offer, exclusive discount, or a small gift. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a customer appreciation email for an e-commerce store [PRODUCT], offering a free gift with their next purchase. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 78 8. Event or Webinar Invitation Invite your subscribers to join an upcoming event, workshop, or webinar that's relevant to your niche. Share the key details and emphasize the benefits of attending. ChatGPT Prompt: Write an email inviting subscribers to a free online workshop on [TOPIC], the workshop will start at [TIME] and is designed for [NICHE] looking to [DESIRED RESULTS]. 9. Testimonial or Case Study Email Share stories of happy customers who have benefited from your product. This social proof can help build trust and encourage other potential customers to make a purchase. ChatGPT Prompt: Write an email showcasing a customer testimonial about the positive impact of using [PRODUCT] from an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT LINE]. Include the following review: [REVIEW] 10. Survey or Feedback Request Engage with your subscribers by asking for their opinions, feedback, or suggestions. This helps you understand their needs better and tailor your products and content accordingly. ChatGPT Prompt: Write an email requesting subscribers to take a short survey about [TOPIC], for an e-commerce store specializing in [NICHE]. 11. Milestone or Achievement Email Celebrate your brand's achievements or milestones with your subscribers, making them feel like they're part of your journey. This can help strengthen the bond between your brand and your audience. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 79 ChatGPT Prompt: Write an email announcing the [CELEBRATION REASON] of an ecommerce store named [BRAND] selling [PRODUCT], along with a special promotion about [PROMOTION] to mark the occasion. 12. Seasonal or Holiday Email Send holiday greetings, share gift ideas, or announce seasonal promotions. Capitalize on the festive spirit to boost engagement and sales. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a holiday-themed email on [HOLIDAY[ for an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT], offering gift ideas and a limited-time discount on [DISCOUNTED ITEMS]. 13. Cross-sell or Upsell Email Recommend complementary products to customers who have recently made a purchase or suggest upgraded options for items they've shown interest in. ChatGPT Prompt: Write a cross-sell email for an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT], recommending a [CROSS-SELL] to customers who have purchased [PRODUCT]. 14. Contests or Giveaways Promote a contest or giveaway to engage your subscribers and encourage them to share your content with their friends, increasing brand exposure. ChatGPT Prompt: Write an email announcing a [CONTEST] contest for an e-commerce store [PRODUCT] products, with winners receiving free products of [GIVEAWAY]. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 80 15. Behind-the-scenes or Meet the Team Email Give your subscribers an inside look at your company, showcasing the people, processes, or values that make your brand unique. ChatGPT Prompt: Write an email introducing the founder [FOUNDER] of an e-commerce store selling [PRODUCT] and sharing the story behind the company's creation. [STORY] Remember to keep your emails genuine, engaging, and targeted to your audience's interests to make the most of your email marketing efforts. ChatGPT is not likely to get your entire email right at once, but it will give you an amazing foundation to work from and with a few tweaks you’ll have something truly powerful to take your email marketing to the next level! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 81 GOOGLE ANALYTICS G oogle Analytics is a powerful tool designed to help you understand how visitors interact with your website. It's like having a magnifying glass to see what your audience does when they visit your site, which is super important for your digital marketing strategy. Google Analytics collects data on visitor behavior, such as how long they stay on your site, the pages they visit, and the actions they take, like clicking links or making a purchase. The great thing about gathering and analyzing your data with Google Analytics is that it can help you identify what's working well on your site and what might need some improvement. By understanding what to look for, you can make informed decisions to improve your marketing and give your visitors what they're looking for. This will ultimately help you attract more people to your site, keep them engaged, and turn them into loyal customers. In a nutshell, Google Analytics is like your personal marketing assistant, providing valuable insights to help you grow your online presence and boost your digital marketing strategy. While ChatGPT isn’t something that’s currently useful to Google Analytics, they have their own Artificial Intelligence tool named Analytics Intelligence (comically abbreviated as AI). In order to make your life a lot easier and give you deep insights into data, you’ll get 100+ AI prompts that you can use to instantly extract valuable information without having to navigate around the dashboard. With that said, it is still important to know your way around. You’ll learn everything between understanding where your visitors come from, which visitors that are of high respectively low quality (for example, a certain country might be happier to purchase in your store than others, some countries will have higher engagement etc) and which pages that are working well and which aren't, and so much more! Let’s dive in! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 82 Install Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Let’s get started with Installing Google Analytics on your website! Just follow these simple steps, and you'll have it set up in no time (I still recommend that you watch the video-based version of this lecture on Udemy, it’ll be incredibly helpful!): 1. Sign up for a Google Analytics account: Head over to the Google Analytics website and create a new account or sign in with your existing Google account. 2. Create a new Google Analytics 4 property: Follow the prompts to set up your new GA4 property. Make sure you enter your website's URL and other relevant information. 3. Set up Google Tag Manager: Visit the Google Tag Manager website and sign in with your Google account. Create a new account and container for your WordPress website. 4. Get your Google Tag Manager code: Once your container is created, you'll receive a unique code snippet for your website. Keep this handy, as you'll need it in the next step. 5. Install the Code Snippets plugin on your WordPress site: Log in to your WordPress dashboard, go to 'Plugins', click 'Add New', search for 'Code Snippets', and then click 'Install' and 'Activate' the plugin. Then move to Headers & Footers. 6. Add your Google Tag Manager code: In your WordPress dashboard, go to 'Snippets' under the 'Plugins' menu. Click 'Add New' to create a new snippet. Give it a name, like "Google Tag Manager," and paste the code you got from Google Tag Manager into the 'Code' section. Make sure to set the snippet to run in the 'Header' area, and the ‘Body’ in the body area, and then click 'Save Changes and Activate'. 7. Connect Google Analytics 4 to Google Tag Manager: Go back to your Google Tag Manager account, click 'Tags' in the left-hand menu, and then click 'New'. Choose 'Google Analytics: GA4 Configuration' as the tag type and enter your GA4 measurement ID (which you can find in your Google Analytics account). Click 'Triggering' and choose 'All Pages' as the trigger, then save your tag. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 83 8. Publish your changes in Google Tag Manager: Click 'Submit' in the upper-right corner of your Google Tag Manager account to publish your changes. 9. Test your setup: Visit your WordPress website, and then check your Google Analytics account to see if it's receiving data. It might take a few minutes for the data to appear. Congratulations! You've successfully installed Google Analytics on your website! Now you’re able to start analyzing your website traffic and make data-driven decisions to improve your digital marketing strategy. But to get proper data we still need to connect Woocommerce to see how much revenue a potential visitor generates. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 84 Connect WooCommerce Connecting WooCommerce to Google Analytics is a breeze with the WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration plugin! Follow these straightforward steps, and you'll be able to track your WooCommerce store's performance in no time: 1. Install the WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration plugin: Log in to your WordPress dashboard, go to 'Plugins', click 'Add New', and search for 'WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration'. Click 'Install' and then 'Activate' the plugin. 2. Configure the plugin: Head over to 'WooCommerce' in your WordPress dashboard, then click on 'Settings', and navigate to the 'Integration' tab. Here, you'll find the settings for the Google Analytics Integration plugin. 3. Connect your Google Analytics account: In the 'Integration' tab, paste your Google Analytics tracking ID (which you can find in your Google Analytics account) into the 'Google Analytics ID' field. Make sure to enable tracking for everything except incoming linker parameters. 4. Save your changes: Click 'Save changes' at the bottom of the page to apply your settings. 5. Set up test mode in WooCommerce: To make a test purchase without actually processing a payment, go to 'WooCommerce' > 'Settings' > 'Payments', > ‘Enable Test Mode’. 6. Make a test purchase: Visit your WooCommerce store and add a product to your cart. Go through the checkout process using a fake card that’s provided in the test. 7. Check your tags: It can take 24-48 hours for the data from your test purchase to show up in your Google Analytics reports. Once the data is available, you can verify that the tags are properly firing and tracking your WooCommerce store's performance. And that's it! You've successfully connected WooCommerce to Google Analytics!n. Now you can track and analyze your store's performance and make informed decisions to optimize your marketing strategy. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 85 Connect Search Console Google’s Search Console gives you insights into how your website is performing in Google's search results as it helps you understand how people find your site, what they’re searching for when they find you and if there are any issues that need fixing. Connecting Search Console to your website and Google Analytics is a piece of cake! Just follow these simple steps using the DNS records in Bluehost: 1. Sign up for Google Search Console: Start in Google Analytics and go to ‘Admin’ > ‘Search Console Links’. 2. Add your website: Click 'Add property' and enter your website URL. Make sure to add your domain and not a specific page. 3. Verify your website: To prove you own the site, you'll need to add a TXT record in your DNS settings in Bluehost. Google Search Console will provide you with a unique TXT record to copy. 4. Log in to Bluehost: Go to the Bluehost website, sign in to your account, and navigate to the 'Domains' section. Find your domain and click 'Manage'. 5. Add the TXT record: In the 'DNS' tab, click 'Add Record', and choose 'TXT' as the type. Paste the unique TXT record provided by Google Search Console into the 'Value' field, and save your changes. 6. Verify in Search Console: Head back to Google Search Console and click 'Verify'. It might take a few minutes for the changes to take effect, so be patient. Once the verification is successful, you'll see a confirmation message. And there you have it! Your Google Search Console is now connected to both your website and Google Analytics. This will give you valuable insights into how your target audience is searching to find your website on search engines. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 86 Internal Traffic Filter Setting an internal traffic filter in Google Analytics is super important because it helps you keep your data clean and accurate. When you or your team members visit your own website, it can mess with your analytics by counting those visits as regular traffic (we call this inflating the data). By creating a filter, you'll exclude your own visits, making your data much more reliable and helpful for improving your marketing strategy. In order to do this I strongly recommend that you watch me doing it in the video-based version of this lecture and simply follow me step-by-step. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 87 Track Leads Tracking leads with Google Analytics is important. By keeping track of who's showing interest in your product or services, you can make better marketing decisions and focus your efforts on what works best. Let me explain why it's so important and how a simple "Thank You" page that we’ve already created can help you with this. When you track leads, you're essentially monitoring the people who've taken a step towards becoming customers, like signing up for your email list or in this case, asking for a discount. Understanding where these leads come from and what made them take action helps you optimize your marketing strategy to bring more visitors just like that to your website. Now, this is where a "Thank You" page comes in handy. After a person takes the desired action (signing up for the 10% discount at our top bar), they're directed to a "Thank You" page. This page not only thanks them for their action and gives them the code, but also serves as an essential tracking tool for your Google Analytics. By setting a tag to fire when someone lands on your Thank You page, Google Analytics can count that visit as a successful conversion, in other words, as someone successfully becoming a subscriber. You'll know how many leads you're generating, where they're coming from, and even which marketing channels are driving the most conversions (conversions being defined as someone subscribing or purchasing). In short, tracking leads with Google Analytics using a "Thank You" page is crucial for understanding your audience's behavior and improving your marketing strategy. It helps you see what's working, so you can focus on the most effective methods to attract more leads and turn them into loyal customers. In order to set this all up, have a look at the video-based version of this lecture and I’ll show you how to do it step-by-step! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 88 Alerts Setting up alerts in Google Analytics is like having a trusty sidekick keeping an eye on your website's performance while you're busy managing other aspects of your business or another client’s business. In this lecture you’ll learn why it's essential to set up alerts for traffic drops and spikes, and how to do it. When you see a sudden drop or spike in your website traffic, it could be a sign that something significant has happened. A drop in traffic might indicate a technical issue, like a broken link, or perhaps a recent update to Google's search algorithm has affected your site's ranking. On the other hand, a sudden spike in traffic could mean that your website has gained attention through a viral social media post or a high-profile mention. By setting up alerts for these events, you can quickly identify and address any issues or capitalize on opportunities as they arise. It helps you stay proactive and ensures that you don't miss out on valuable insights. Check out the video-based version of this lecture to learn how to set up the alerts step-by-step! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 89 Access Demo Account The demo account in Google Analytics 4 is an incredible tool for beginners just building their strategy because it provides a hands-on experience with real data, helping you understand how to navigate the platform and interpret the results. It's like having a sandbox to practice your skills before applying them to your own website. What makes the demo account so useful is that it uses data from a real ecommerce website, so you get to see how Google Analytics works in a real-world scenario. You'll learn how to analyze the traffic, track user behavior, and spot trends, all while familiarizing yourself with the platform's features. To access the demo account, simply follow these steps: 1. Sign in to your Google Analytics account. 2. Click on the "Help" button, usually located at the bottom left corner or in the top right corner of the screen. 3. In the search bar, type "Demo Account" and press Enter. 4. Look for the search result that mentions the demo account and click on it. 5. Follow the instructions provided to access the demo account. Once you're in the demo account, you’re ready to move on in the course and start doing some real analysis on real data. This couldn’t be better practice as you’ll soon get to do it on your own data. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 90 Dashboard Navigation In this lecture we'll walk through the full navigation of the dashboard, explaining every tab and its purpose. Let's dive in! Home: This is the starting point of your GA4 dashboard, where you'll find an overview of key metrics, such as user traffic, engagement, and revenue. It's a great place to get a quick snapshot of your website's performance. Realtime: This tab is in the Reports section. It shows you what's happening on your website right now. You'll see the number of active users, their locations, the pages they're viewing, and more. It's useful for monitoring live events or tracking the immediate impact of marketing campaigns. Life Cycle: Here, you'll find reports that cover various stages of the user journey, from acquisition to retention. This section is divided into three main tabs: Acquisition: Learn where your users come from and which channels drive the most traffic to your site. Engagement: Understand how users interact with your website, including the pages they visit, the time they spend, and the actions they take. Monetization: See how much revenue has been generated from users, what they purchased, where the purchasers came from etc. Retention: Discover how well your website retains users over time and identify patterns that could help improve user loyalty. User: This section helps you gain a deeper understanding of your audience, with tabs such as: Demographics: Get insights into the age and gender of your users. Tech: Learn about the devices, browsers, and operating systems used by your visitors. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 91 Take your time to explore each tab with me on the video-based version. As we progress in the course you’ll quickly get familiar with the wealth of information available. As you gain experience, you'll be able to use these insights to optimize your website, enhance your marketing strategy, and drive better results for your online business. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 92 Traffic 20 AI Prompts: 1. What are the top traffic sources for my website? 2. Which are the highest converting channels? 3. What are the top-performing pages on my website? 4. How does mobile traffic compare to desktop traffic? 5. Which countries bring the most traffic? 6. What is the bounce rate for organic search traffic? 7. What are the most common user paths on my website? 8. Which marketing campaigns have the highest conversion rates? 9. How does the average session duration vary across different devices? 10. What is the user retention rate over time? 11. How do user engagement metrics differ between new and returning users? 12. Which referral sources drive the highest quality traffic to my site? 13. How does the average session duration vary by traffic source? 14. Which marketing channels generate the most conversions? 15. How does user behavior differ across various devices (desktop, mobile, tablet)? 16. Which pages have the highest bounce rate? 17. Which marketing campaigns have the highest conversion rate? 18. What is the average session duration for users who make a purchase? 19. How does the average time spent on page vary across different content types on my website? 20. How does user engagement differ between organic and paid traffic? Marketing Strategy Guidebook 93 In this lecture you’ll learn about traffic acquisition, in other words–how you’re getting your traffic. By getting to know how users find your website, you'll gain valuable insights that can help you optimize your marketing strategy. Traffic acquisition is all about discovering where your users come from and which channels are the most effective in driving traffic to your site. This information is vital, as it helps you identify which marketing efforts are working and where you need to focus your resources. When analyzing your traffic acquisition, it's essential to differentiate between users and new users. Users are the total number of visitors to your website, while new users are those visiting for the first time. By tracking both of these metrics, you can measure the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns in attracting new customers and retaining existing ones. Another important aspect of traffic acquisition is monitoring the patterns of your incoming traffic over specific days or periods. This can reveal insights into the best times to publish content or run marketing campaigns, helping you maximize engagement and conversion rates. For example, if you notice that your website gets more traffic on weekends, you might consider scheduling new blog posts or promotions for Saturdays and Sundays. By analyzing these patterns, you can optimize your content strategy and ensure you're reaching your audience when they're most likely to engage. In summary, understanding your traffic acquisition in Google Analytics is crucial for creating and improving your strategy. By closely monitoring your users, new users, and traffic patterns, you'll be able to make informed decisions that help grow your online business. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 94 Locations 20 AI Prompts: 1. What are my top 10 countries by users? 2. What are my top 10 cities with the most traffic? 3. Are there any specific countries where new users are growing rapidly? 4. Which countries have the highest conversion rates? 5. What are the bounce rates for the top 5 cities? 6. Which regions have the highest average session duration on my website? 7. Which regions have the highest average session duration? 8. What are the most popular pages or screens for users in [COUNTRY]? 9. How do mobile and desktop traffic compare for users in [REGION]? 10. What is the demographic breakdown (age, gender) of users in [COUNTRY]? 11. Which marketing channels drive the most traffic from [REGION]? 12. How has the traffic from [COUNTRY] changed over the past 3 months? 13. Which devices are most commonly used by users from [COUNTRY]? 14. What time of day do users from [COUNTRY] typically visit my website? 15. Which language settings are most common among users from [COUNTRY]? 16. Which landing pages have the highest conversion rates for users in [COUNTRY] 17. Which products or services are most popular among users from [COUNTRY] 18. How does the average session duration differ between users from different countries or regions? Marketing Strategy Guidebook 95 19. Are there any specific locations where users frequently drop off from the website, indicating potential issues with content or website performance? 20. How does the distribution of traffic sources vary by country or region? Knowing where your website visitors come from is important for several reasons. First, it helps you tailor your marketing efforts and content to better resonate with your target audience. For example, if a significant portion of your traffic comes from a particular country, you might consider creating content or running promotions specific to that region. Second, understanding your traffic's location can help you identify and focus on high-quality traffic sources. High-quality traffic is defined as visitors from countries that generate the most revenue relative to the number of visitors. On the other hand, low-quality traffic might come from countries that contribute more visits but generate less revenue. By analyzing the location data in Google Analytics , you can spot patterns that reveal the countries driving the most high-quality traffic to your site. Look for trends, such as an increase in traffic from a specific country that leads to a rise in revenue. This information can help you optimize your marketing efforts and target the right audience to increase your return on investment (ROI). Keep in mind that what qualifies as high-quality traffic might differ depending on your business model, products, or services. It's crucial to analyze your data and understand the specific needs of your business to make well-informed decisions. For example, an affiliate business might do better defining high quality traffic as those with the most engagement. Or businesses who do most of their sales through email would qualify high quality traffic as those generating the most subscribers. In conclusion, understanding your traffic's location is vital for your marketing strategy. By analyzing patterns in Google Analytics and focusing on high-quality traffic sources, you'll be better equipped to optimize your marketing efforts and maximize your ROI (both time and money-wise). Marketing Strategy Guidebook 96 Demographics 21 AI Prompts: 1. What is the age distribution of my website visitors? 2. What is the gender breakdown of my website visitors? 3. Which gender tends to have higher conversion rates on my website? 4. What are the top interests and affinities of my website visitors? 5. How do different age groups interact with specific pages or sections of my website? 6. What is the bounce rate for each demographic group? 7. How does the average session duration differ between various age groups and genders? 8. How do different demographic groups respond to different marketing channels? 9. Which user segments have the highest lifetime value based on demographics? 10. How do conversion rates differ between various interest categories? 11. How can I personalize my website content or offers based on demographic information? 12. What is the distribution of traffic sources (organic, referral, paid, social, etc.) for different demographic groups? 13. How do demographic groups differ in terms of the devices they use to access my website? 14. Which age groups have the highest conversion rates on my website? 15. How do different demographic groups engage with my website's content, such as blog posts or videos? 16. Are there any demographic trends in the types of products or services that users are interested in? 17. How do the browsing and purchasing behaviors of my website visitors change over time, based on demographic factors? Marketing Strategy Guidebook 97 18. What is the distribution of new versus returning users for each demographic group? 19. What is the average order value for different age groups and genders on my website? 20. Are there specific products or services that are more popular among certain demographic segments? 21. What devices and browsers do different demographic groups predominantly use to access my website? The demographics section of Google Analytics is a goldmine of information, revealing the age, gender, and interests of your website visitors. This data is crucial because it helps you understand your audience better, enabling you to create more relevant and targeted content, promotions, and marketing campaigns. By analyzing the demographics data, you can identify patterns that reveal high-quality traffic sources, meaning visitors that generate the most revenue. Using the demographics information, you can update and refine your target audience persona with real, accurate statistics. For instance, if you find that a certain age group or gender generates more revenue, you can tailor your marketing efforts to cater specifically to their needs and preferences. This will help you attract more high-quality traffic and, in turn, boost your sales. And knowing your audience's interests allows you to create content and promotions that genuinely resonate with them. This can lead to higher engagement rates, improved brand loyalty, and increased conversions. All in all, this data is essential for continuously improving your marketing strategy. By understanding your audience better and focusing on highquality traffic sources, you can fine-tune your marketing efforts and target the right visitors to maximize your return on investment. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 98 Pages 20 AI Prompts: 1. Which pages have the lowest bounce rates? 2. How do exit rates differ across various pages of my website? 3. Which pages generate the most conversions? 4. Which pages are most commonly visited in a single session? 5. Which pages has the most organic search traffic? 6. Which pages have the highest social media referral traffic? 7. How do different types of pages (e.g., blog posts, product pages) perform in terms of user engagement and conversion? 8. Which pages are receiving the most direct traffic? 9. How do different landing pages perform in terms of bounce rate, conversions, and user engagement? 10. How does the performance of different pages vary across different traffic sources (organic, paid, referral, social, etc.)? 11. What are the top-performing pages in terms of user-generated content (e.g., comments, reviews, or ratings)? 12. How do different product or service pages compare in terms of traffic, engagement, and conversion rates? 13. Which pages have the most significant declines in traffic over time? 14. How do user demographics (e.g., age, gender, location) influence engagement and conversions on different pages? 15. How do different pages on my website perform when viewed on various devices (e.g., mobile, tablet, desktop)? 16. How does page performance vary for users coming from different marketing channels (e.g., paid search, organic search, social media)? 17. Which pages drive the most traffic from different geographic locations or regions? 18. How do different blog post topics or categories perform in terms of traffic, engagement, and conversions? Marketing Strategy Guidebook 99 19. Which pages have the highest percentage of returning visitors? 20. Which pages generate the most referral traffic from external sources? Pages refer to the different sections or URLs of your website that users visit. Tracking pages is crucial because it helps you identify which parts of your website are performing well and which ones need improvement. Analyzing page data can help you improve your website in several ways: 1. Identify popular content: By looking at the most visited pages, you can understand what type of content resonates with your audience. Use this insight to create more of what they love, ultimately increasing engagement, time spent on your site, and the likelihood of converting visitors into customers. 2. Optimize underperforming pages: If some pages have low visitor numbers or high bounce rates (meaning visitors leave quickly), you can identify potential issues and make improvements. This might include tweaking headlines, adjusting layouts, or updating calls-toaction to make the pages more appealing and user-friendly. 3. Improve user experience (UX): By analyzing how visitors interact with your pages, you can identify potential bottlenecks or areas where they may struggle. Improving UX can lead to higher engagement and conversion rates, as users are more likely to stay on your site and take the desired actions. 4. Enhance site navigation: If you notice that visitors are not exploring certain pages or sections of your site, it might be due to poor navigation. Analyze the structure and flow of your website to ensure a seamless browsing experience for your visitors, which can lead to longer visit durations and more opportunities to convert them into customers. 5. Refine your marketing efforts: By understanding which pages or products drive the most traffic, you can tailor your marketing strategies to promote those high-performing pages, ultimately attracting more high-quality traffic and boosting sales. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 100 By understanding how your pages are performing you can do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. It’s a simple but very powerful principle as soon as you have the insights to what actually is and isn’t working. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 101 Sources, Mediums & Channels 20 AI Prompts: 1. What are the top-performing sources of traffic to my website? 2. Which medium (organic, referral, social, etc.) drives the highestquality traffic to my site? 3. How does direct traffic compare to other traffic sources in terms of engagement and conversions? 4. Which social media channels drive the most traffic to my website? 5. How do email marketing campaigns contribute to overall website traffic? 6. Which referral sources generate the highest conversion rates? 7. How does organic search traffic perform in terms of user engagement and conversions? 8. Which paid advertising channels deliver the highest conversions? 9. How does traffic from different devices (mobile, desktop, tablet) vary across channels? 10. What is the overall trend in traffic growth for each channel over the past year? 11. How does the bounce rate differ among various traffic sources? 12. What is the average session duration for users coming from each traffic source? 13. Which channels have the highest percentage of new users? 14. What is the conversion rate for each traffic source? 15. What is the overall revenue contribution of each traffic source? 16. Which traffic sources have the highest user retention rates? 17. How does the customer lifetime value (LTV) vary across different traffic sources? 18. How does the bounce rate differ across various traffic sources, mediums, and channels? 19. How do social media traffic sources compare to other sources in terms of engagement and conversions? Marketing Strategy Guidebook 102 20. How do click-through rates for my PPC campaigns compare across different traffic sources? In this lecture you’ll learn about sources, mediums, and channels. These three elements are the keys to understanding where your website traffic comes from, which helps you optimize your marketing strategies and ultimately increase visitors and sales. Let’s take a deeper look at each one: Sources: In Google Analytics a source refers to the origin of your website traffic, such as a search engine (like Google), a social media platform (like Facebook), or a referring website (like a blog that links to your site). Knowing your traffic sources helps you identify which platforms and websites are driving the most visitors, allowing you to focus your marketing efforts on the most effective ones. 1. Mediums: A medium is the general category of a traffic source. Common mediums include organic search (traffic from search engines), referral (traffic from other websites), social (traffic from social media platforms), email (traffic from email campaigns), and paid search (traffic from paid advertising on search engines). Understanding the performance of different mediums helps you allocate your marketing resources more effectively, ensuring that you invest in the mediums that yield the best results. 2. Channels: Channels are combined groupings of traffic sources and mediums which help you get a broader view of your marketing efforts. For example you may notice that all your organic sources outperform advertising sources. Then you might want to focus your effort on your organic channels (organic search engine rankings, organic social media traffic etc). By examining the big picture (channels), you can gain a deeper understanding of your overall marketing performance and identify areas for improvement. If that all seemed confusing, don’t worry about it. The more you read the data the more they will make sense! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 103 Basically: Sources = Where they come from. Medium = What they used to get to your website. Channels = A combined set of sources & medium. For example Organic channels, advertising channels etc. Here’s why it’s important to dive into this data: 1. Optimize marketing strategies: By understanding which sources, mediums, and channels drive the most traffic and sales, you can refine your marketing efforts to focus on what works best. This allows you to allocate your resources more efficiently and maximize your return on investment (while ROI usually refers to money being invested, we also refer to ROI as getting a good return on your time invested. Especially for this strategy that’s completely free as soon as the website is created). 2. Identify new opportunities: Analyzing your traffic data might reveal untapped sources or channels that could bring in additional visitors and customers. For example, if you notice that a particular blog is driving a lot of referral traffic, you might consider reaching out to similar blogs for guest posting opportunities or collaborations (hello backlinks!). 3. Improve user experience: By understanding how visitors from different sources, mediums, and channels interact with your site, you can tailor the user experience to meet their specific needs and preferences. This can lead to higher engagement, longer visit durations, and increased conversions. By analyzing this information, you can optimize your marketing strategy over time, identify new opportunities, and improve the user experience to get the most out of your marketing efforts. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 104 Compare Data Comparing data is a cornerstone in data-analyzing to make sure that you’re really making progress, month by month and year by year.This powerful feature allows you to gain valuable insights, identify trends, and make informed decisions to grow your online business. Here’s what we’ll use it for: 1. Monitor progress and growth: By comparing data from different time periods, you can track your website's performance over time. This helps you understand whether your marketing efforts are paying off, if you're making progress towards your goals, or if you need to make adjustments to your strategies. 2. Identify trends and patterns: Comparing data from various dates can reveal trends and patterns in your website traffic, user behavior, and sales. This could help you pinpoint seasonal fluctuations, identify the most effective marketing campaigns, or discover which days of the week or times of day perform best for your business. 3. Evaluate the impact of changes: If you've made changes to your website, launched a new marketing campaign, or updated your product offerings, comparing data before and after the change can help you assess its impact. This information is invaluable for understanding what works and what doesn't, allowing you to refine your strategies and make more informed decisions moving forward. Here’s a few more specific examples: 1. Traffic growth: By comparing website traffic from one month to another, you can determine if your marketing efforts are driving more visitors to your site or if there's room for improvement. 2. User engagement: Comparing data from different dates can help you assess how user engagement has changed over time, such as average session duration, bounce rate, or pages per session. This can give you insights into the effectiveness of your content and user experience strategies. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 105 3. Conversion rates: Comparing conversion rates from different time periods can show you if your website is becoming more effective at turning visitors into customers or if you need to optimize your sales funnel. 4. Sales performance: By comparing sales data from various dates, you can identify trends, such as seasonal fluctuations or the impact of specific marketing campaigns, helping you plan your future strategies more effectively. By regularly analyzing this information, you'll be well-equipped to grow your online business or someone else’s and achieve marketing success. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 106 Add Users Adding users in Google Analytics refers to granting access to your analytics account to other people, such as team members, clients, or freelancers. By adding users, you can share your website's analytics data with them, allowing them to view, analyze, and even manage your account depending on the permissions you assign. So, why is this feature important for agencies and freelancers? Here are some key reasons: 1. Collaboration: When working with a team, it's crucial to collaborate efficiently. By adding users to your Google Analytics account, you can ensure that everyone involved in your marketing efforts has access to the data they need. This enables team members to work together effectively, share insights, and make informed decisions. 2. Client transparency: If you're an agency or freelancer, your clients will likely want to see the results of your marketing efforts. By adding your clients as users in Google Analytics 4, you can provide them with access to real-time data, helping to build trust and transparency in your working relationship. 3. Task delegation: As an agency or freelancer, you may need to delegate tasks to other team members or specialists. Adding users to your Google Analytics account with specific permissions allows you to assign tasks based on individual expertise, ensuring that each aspect of your digital marketing strategy is managed by the most qualified person. 4. Time efficiency: By granting access to your Google Analytics account you can save time on generating and sending reports. Instead, team members or clients can directly access the data they need, whenever they need it. Remember to be cautious about the permissions you assign. There are different levels of access, ranging from read-only access to full management access. Make sure to grant the appropriate permissions based on the user's role and responsibilities, to maintain control over your account and protect sensitive data. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 107 Admin access should only be given in special cases where you’re looking to give away complete control of the account. An admin has the rights to remove you as an admin, use it only in circumstances where that’s the idea! In conclusion, adding users in Google Analytics is especially important for agencies and freelancers, allowing for seamless collaboration, increased transparency with clients, efficient task delegation, and better time management. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 108 Link Google Ads If you’re planning on advertising on Google, linking Google ads with Google Analytics is your way in to get in-depth data. While this is not a part of the strategy, for potential future preparation this lecture exists to teach you how to connect the two in case you’d ever decide to do advertising for your website. Without Google Analytics, your data will be limited to Google Ads where you’ll only see how people interacted with the ad and if they converted or not. You won’t get in-depth data of their entire life cycle such as, did they return? How long were they engaged? What pages did they like and not like? How did they compare to organic traffic etc? Here are additional benefits: 1. Detailed campaign performance data: By linking Google Ads and Google Analytics, you can see how your ads are performing directly in Google Analytics. This integration provides you with a wealth of data, such as bounce rates, average session duration, and conversion rates, helping you make more informed decisions about your campaigns. 2. Conversion tracking: Linking your accounts allows you to track conversions, such as purchases, form submissions, or downloads, directly from your Google Ads campaigns. This helps you identify which ads are most effective in driving valuable actions on your website. 3. Remarketing: With the combined data, you can create remarketing audiences based on user behavior on your website. This allows you to target potential customers who have shown interest in your products or services but haven't converted yet. 4. Improved targeting: By understanding the user behavior on your website, you can optimize your ad targeting to attract more highquality traffic. This means you can focus your budget on the most effective ads and improve your return on investment (ROI). Marketing Strategy Guidebook 109 While I recommend that you watch the video-based version of this lecture, linking Google Ads and Google Analytics is a pretty straight forward process: 1. Click on 'Admin' in the bottom left corner of your screen. 2. In the 'Property' column, click on 'Google Ads Linking.' 3. Click on '+ New link group.' 4. Select the Google Ads account(s) you'd like to link, then click 'Continue.' 5. Provide a title for your link group, and ensure 'Enable personalized advertising' is turned on if you want to use remarketing features. 6. Click 'Link accounts' to finish the process. And that’s it! Easy peasy! Now you’ll gain access to a wealth of more information should you ever decide to start advertising. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 110 Track Campaigns Tracking individual campaigns allows you to see how any one specific campaign is performing. If you’re doing a product release and want to see how your email campaign performs vs your social media campaign, this tool allows you to gather individual data from the two and compare them. Here are some additional benefits: 1. Measuring campaign effectiveness: By using a campaign URL builder, you can create custom URLs for each of your marketing campaigns. This allows you to track specific campaigns' performance in GA4 and see how they contribute to your overall goals. This way, you'll know which campaigns are worth investing more time and resources into. 2. Identifying successful channels: Custom URLs help you understand which channels (such as social media, email, or paid ads) are driving the most traffic and conversions. This information is essential for refining your marketing strategy and allocating your budget to the most effective channels. 3. Comparing campaign performance: With custom URLs for each campaign, you can easily compare different campaigns' performance in Google Analytics. This helps you identify the bestperforming campaigns and learn from their success to improve other campaigns. How to best use the data from your campaign URL builder: 1. Analyze traffic sources: Take a close look at the traffic sources for your campaigns. Identify which channels are driving the most traffic and conversions and focus on those that are performing well. 2. Optimize content: Analyze the content that resonates most with your audience, such as blog posts, landing pages, or emails. Use this information to create more content that appeals to your target audience and drives conversions. 3. Adjust targeting: If you notice that certain demographics or locations are responding well to your campaigns, consider Marketing Strategy Guidebook 111 adjusting your targeting to focus on those segments. This can help you maximize your return on investment (ROI) and reach the right audience. 4. Test and iterate: Use the data you collect from your custom URLs to continuously test and optimize your campaigns. Try different headlines, images, or calls to action (CTAs), and track their performance to identify the most effective elements. To get started with a campaign URL builder, you can use This Campaign URL Builder tool. Simply input your website URL, campaign source, medium, and name, and the tool will generate a custom URL for you to use in your marketing campaigns. Remember to use consistent naming conventions for easy comparison in Google Analytics By tracking individual campaigns using a campaign URL builder, you'll be well-equipped to make informed decisions about your marketing efforts which will lead to iterations which will lead to an improved marketing strategy! Marketing Strategy Guidebook 112 CONCLUSION C ongratulations on making it to the end and setting up your very own marketing strategy! At this point you’ve got the most powerful foundation for your own business, or skills to build that foundation for someone else’s business as a freelancer or employee. While the possibilities from here are endless, we suggest that you spend your time on continuing to do your keyword research and generate high quality articles on your website in order to get more visitors to your website, convert them to subscribers and eventually customers. After a few weeks of further building this foundation, have a look at your google analytics data and see where most of your visitors are coming from, spend additional time on that marketing channel. As time moves on it’ll be worthwhile for you to expand to social media platforms. Have a look at what your competitors are doing, what platforms they’re using and what type of content they’re creating. Model their success, gather the data and continue to reiterate. Just don’t forget that this strategy is the foundation for your digital marketing success, everything else that you add to it should contribute to getting more visitors to your website, leading to more subscribers and more sales. 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Marketing Strategy Guidebook 114 GLOSSARY A A/B Testing: A technique used in digital marketing to compare two versions of a web page, email, or other content, to determine which one performs better. A/B testing helps marketers optimize their campaigns by making data-driven decisions. Above the Fold: The portion of a web page that is visible without scrolling. It's essential to place critical content and calls-to-action above the fold to grab the user's attention immediately. Ad Extensions: Additional information added to Google Ads, such as phone numbers, addresses, or additional links. Ad extensions help improve the click-through rate (CTR) of ads by providing more relevant information to users. Ad Rank: A value used by Google Ads to determine the position of an ad on a search results page. Ad rank is based on the bid amount, ad quality, and other factors. Affiliate Marketing: A digital marketing strategy where a business partners with affiliates (individuals or companies) to promote its products or services. Affiliates earn a commission for each sale or lead they generate through their marketing efforts. Algorithm: A set of rules or instructions used by search engines to determine the relevance and ranking of web pages in search results. Search engine algorithms consider various factors, such as keywords, backlinks, and user behavior, to deliver the most relevant results. Alt Text (Alternative Text): A brief description of an image, added as an attribute in HTML. Alt text helps search engines understand the content of images and is essential for accessibility, as it provides a textual alternative for visually impaired users. Analytics: The process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to gain insights and make data-driven decisions. Google Analytics is a Marketing Strategy Guidebook 115 popular tool used by digital marketers to track and analyze website traffic and user behavior. Anchor Text: The clickable text in a hyperlink. Anchor text is often used by search engines to understand the context of a link and determine its relevance to a search query. Audience Segmentation: The process of dividing a broader target audience into smaller, more specific groups based on shared characteristics, such as demographics, interests, or behaviors. Audience segmentation helps marketers tailor their messaging and campaigns to resonate better with their target audience. Authority: In digital marketing, authority refers to the credibility and trustworthiness of a website, as perceived by search engines. Highauthority websites are more likely to rank higher in search results, as search engines consider them valuable sources of information. Autoresponder: An automated email message sent in response to a specific trigger, such as a form submission or a purchase. Autoresponders are often used in email marketing to nurture leads, provide additional information, or confirm actions taken by the user. B Backlink: Also known as an inbound link, it's a hyperlink from one website to another. Backlinks are crucial for search engine optimization (SEO), as they are seen as votes of confidence by search engines and can improve a website's authority and search rankings. Black Hat SEO: Black hat SEO refers to a set of unethical and manipulative practices aimed at improving a website's search engine rankings through deceptive techniques that violate search engine guidelines. These practices include keyword stuffing, cloaking, hidden text, link schemes, and more. It offers short-term results, but they often lead to severe penalties, including reduced visibility or even complete removal from search engine results pages. It’s recommended to avoid black hat SEO and focus on white hat strategies (which is what the strategy is focused on) that adhere to search engine guidelines and focus on providing a highquality user experience. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 116 Bounce Rate: The percentage of website visitors who leave a site after viewing just one page. A high bounce rate may indicate that the content is not engaging or relevant to users, or that the user experience is poor. Bounce rate is a metric available in Google Analytics. Breadcrumb Navigation: A type of website navigation that displays the user's path from the homepage to the current page. Breadcrumb navigation helps improve user experience by making it easy to navigate back to previous pages and providing context for the current page. Broken Link: A hyperlink that leads to a non-existent or unavailable page, resulting in a 404 error. Broken links can harm a website's SEO and user experience, making it essential to fix or remove them. Bulk Email: The practice of sending a single email message to a large group of recipients at once. Bulk email is often used in email marketing campaigns to reach a wide audience, but it's crucial to use proper targeting and personalization to avoid being flagged as spam. Buyer Persona: A semi-fictional representation of an ideal customer based on market research, customer data, and demographics. In the course we call it a Target Audience Persona, but it’s really the same thing. Buyer personas help marketers understand their target audience's needs, preferences, and behaviors, allowing them to create more effective and targeted marketing campaigns. C Call-to-Action (CTA): A prompt that encourages users to take a specific action, such as signing up for a newsletter, downloading a resource, or making a purchase. CTAs are critical in digital marketing, as they guide users through the desired conversion path. Campaign: A coordinated marketing effort to promote a specific product, service, or goal using various digital marketing channels. Campaigns typically have a start and end date and are measured by key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine their success. Canonical Tag: An HTML tag used to indicate the preferred version of a web page when multiple versions exist. Canonical tags help prevent Marketing Strategy Guidebook 117 duplicate content issues in SEO by telling search engines which version of a page to index and display in search results. Click-through Rate (CTR): The percentage of users who click on an ad, link, or call-to-action out of the total number of users who view it. CTR is a key performance indicator in digital marketing, as it measures the effectiveness of ads, emails, or other marketing materials. Content: Any form of information or media created and shared online, including text, images, videos, and audio. Content is a vital aspect of digital marketing, as it helps engage and inform users, build brand authority, and improve search engine optimization (SEO). Content Management System (CMS): A software application or platform that allows users to create, edit, and manage digital content without technical expertise. WordPress is a popular example of a CMS used for building and maintaining websites. Conversion: The completion of a desired action or goal by a website visitor, such as making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, or downloading a resource. Conversions are essential in digital marketing, as they measure the effectiveness of campaigns and user engagement. Conversion Rate: The percentage of website visitors who complete a desired action or goal, such as making a purchase or signing up for a newsletter. Conversion rate is an essential metric in digital marketing, as it helps measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and website design. Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO): The process of improving the percentage of website visitors who complete a desired action or goal. CRO involves analyzing user behavior, testing various design elements, and implementing changes to enhance the user experience and increase conversions. Cookie: A small text file stored on a user's device by a web browser, containing information about the user's browsing history, preferences, and interactions with a website. Cookies help websites personalize content, track user behavior, and target ads more effectively. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 118 Cost per Click (CPC): The average amount an advertiser pays for each click on their online ad. CPC is a common pricing model in digital advertising, particularly for search engine and display ads. Cost per Thousand Impressions (CPM): The average amount an advertiser pays for every thousand times their ad is displayed to users, regardless of clicks or conversions. CPM is a common pricing model in display advertising and is used to measure the cost-effectiveness of an ad campaign. Crawler: Also known as a spider or bot, a crawler is an automated program used by search engines to discover and index web pages. Crawlers follow links from one page to another, collecting information about the content and structure of websites to help search engines rank them in search results. Cross-Device Tracking: The practice of monitoring and analyzing user behavior across multiple devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers. Cross-device tracking helps digital marketers understand user behavior, optimize campaigns, and deliver a consistent user experience. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC): The total cost of acquiring a new customer, including marketing expenses, sales costs, and other related expenses. CAC is an essential metric in digital marketing, as it helps businesses determine the profitability and effectiveness of their marketing efforts. Customer Lifetime Value (CLV or LTV): The estimated net profit a business will earn from a customer throughout their entire relationship. CLV is an important metric in digital marketing, as it helps businesses understand the long-term value of their customers and allocate marketing resources more effectively. D Dashboard: A visual display of important data and metrics used to monitor and manage digital marketing campaigns. Dashboards can be found in various digital marketing tools, such as Google Analytics, WordPress, and email marketing platforms. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 119 Data-driven Marketing: A marketing approach that relies on the analysis of data to make informed decisions about marketing strategies, tactics, and messaging. Data-driven marketing aims to improve the effectiveness of campaigns by targeting the right audience, using the right channels, and optimizing content based on user behavior. Demographics: Statistical data about a specific group of people, such as age, gender, income, and education level. Demographic information is essential in market research and digital marketing, as it helps marketers identify their target audience and tailor their strategies accordingly. Domain Authority (DA): A search engine ranking score developed by Moz that predicts how likely a website is to rank on search engine result pages (SERPs). DA is based on various factors, including the number of inbound links and the overall strength of the linking websites. Higher DA scores indicate a better chance of ranking well in search results. Domain Name: The unique address or URL of a website, such as example.com. A domain name is essential for establishing an online presence and is typically registered and managed through a domain registrar. Dwell Time: The amount of time a user spends on a webpage after clicking on a search result before returning to the search engine results page (SERP). Dwell time is considered a ranking factor in search engine optimization (SEO), as it indicates the relevance and usefulness of a page to the user. Dynamic Content: Content that changes or updates automatically based on specific factors, such as user behavior, location, or time. Dynamic content can improve user engagement, provide personalized experiences, and increase conversions in digital marketing campaigns. Dynamic Search Ads (DSA): A type of Google Ads campaign that automatically generates ad headlines and landing pages based on the content of a website. DSAs can save time and resources in creating and managing ad campaigns, as they adapt to changes in website content and user search behavior. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 120 E E-commerce: The buying and selling of goods and services over the internet. E-commerce websites are a crucial component of many digital marketing strategies, as they allow businesses to sell products directly to consumers online. Email Campaign: A coordinated set of individual email messages sent to a targeted group of recipients as part of a marketing strategy. Email campaigns can be used to promote products, share news, or nurture leads through the sales funnel. Email List: A collection of email addresses that have been acquired from subscribers, customers, or leads. Email lists are used for sending targeted email campaigns and are essential for effective email marketing. Email Marketing: A digital marketing strategy that involves sending emails to a targeted audience to promote products, services, or events, build brand awareness, or strengthen customer relationships. Email marketing can be highly effective when done right, offering high ROI and strong engagement rates. Email Service Provider (ESP): A company that offers email marketing tools and services, such as sending, tracking, and managing email campaigns. Popular ESPs include Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and Sendinblue. Engagement Rate: A metric used to measure the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns by tracking the level of interaction a piece of content receives, such as likes, comments, shares, or clicks. High engagement rates typically indicate that the content is resonating well with the audience. External Link: A link on a website that points to a different website or domain. External links, also known as outbound links, can impact search engine optimization (SEO) and the user experience, as they provide additional resources and information to the visitor. Evergreen Content: Content that remains relevant and valuable to users over an extended period of time, as opposed to time-sensitive or seasonal content. Evergreen content can continue to drive traffic and generate Marketing Strategy Guidebook 121 leads for a business long after it's published, making it an essential part of a long-term content marketing strategy. F Favicon: A small, square icon that represents a website and appears in the browser's address bar, tabs, and bookmarks. Favicons help users quickly identify a website and enhance the user experience. Featured Snippet: A summary or extract of information from a web page that Google displays at the top of the search engine results page (SERP) in response to a user's query. Featured snippets are designed to provide quick and relevant answers, and earning one can significantly increase organic traffic to a website. Form: An interactive element on a website that collects information from visitors, such as contact details, preferences, or feedback. Forms are often used for lead generation, newsletter sign-ups, and contact inquiries in digital marketing. Frequency: The number of times a visitor sees a particular advertisement or piece of content during a specific period. In email marketing, frequency refers to how often emails are sent to subscribers. Balancing frequency is essential to avoid overwhelming or alienating your audience. Funnel: A visual representation of the customer journey, showing the different stages that prospects go through as they move from being a potential customer to a paying customer. In digital marketing, funnels are used to optimize marketing strategies by identifying areas where leads might be lost or need nurturing. Footer: The section at the bottom of a web page that typically contains essential information such as copyright notices, contact information, links to terms of service, and social media icons. In email marketing, the footer can include links to unsubscribe, update preferences, or access the company's privacy policy. Filter: In Google Analytics, a filter is a set of rules applied to modify or restrict the data that is included in a view. Filters can be used to exclude or include specific traffic sources, IP addresses, or other factors, helping you refine and segment your data for more accurate analysis. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 122 First-Party Cookie: A cookie created by the website a user is visiting. Firstparty cookies are often used to remember user preferences, track site usage, and provide personalized content or ads. These cookies are generally seen as less invasive than third-party cookies and are more widely accepted by web browsers. G Google Ads: An online advertising platform developed by Google, which allows businesses to create and display ads on Google search results pages, YouTube, and other websites in the Google Display Network. Advertisers can target specific keywords, demographics, and interests to reach their desired audience. Google Analytics: A free web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic, user behavior, and other key performance indicators. Google Analytics helps digital marketers understand how users interact with their website, which pages are the most popular, and how their marketing efforts are performing.. Google My Business: A free tool provided by Google that allows businesses to manage their online presence across Google properties, including Google Search and Google Maps. With a Google My Business listing, businesses can provide essential information such as their address, phone number, and operating hours, as well as respond to customer reviews and add photos. Google Search Console: A free service offered by Google that helps website owners, webmasters, and digital marketers monitor and maintain their site's presence in Google search results. It provides tools to analyze and optimize search performance, identify and fix technical issues, and submit sitemaps for indexing. Goal: In Google Analytics, a goal is a specific action or event that you want users to complete on your website, such as signing up for a newsletter, making a purchase, or downloading a file. Setting up goals helps you measure the effectiveness of your digital marketing efforts and identify areas for improvement. Growth Hacking: A marketing approach focused on rapid growth and user acquisition through unconventional, low-cost strategies, experimentation, Marketing Strategy Guidebook 123 and iteration. Growth hackers often use creative techniques, such as viral marketing, social media campaigns, or referral programs, to drive exponential growth for their business. Geo-targeting: A digital marketing technique that allows advertisers to target their ads or content to specific geographic locations. By using geotargeting, businesses can focus their marketing efforts on regions where they are more likely to attract customers and increase the effectiveness of their campaigns. H Header Tags: HTML elements (H1, H2, H3, etc.) used to structure the headings and subheadings of web content. Proper use of header tags helps search engines understand the hierarchy and importance of content on a page, which can improve search engine rankings. Heatmap: A graphical representation of data that uses color-coding to display user engagement and interaction on a website. Heatmaps can help digital marketers understand which areas of a web page receive the most attention and clicks, allowing them to optimize their content and design for better user experience and conversion rates. Hreflang Tag: An HTML tag that helps search engines understand the language and regional targeting of a web page. This is particularly useful for websites that have content in multiple languages or are targeting specific countries, as it helps search engines serve the correct version of the content to users. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): The standard markup language used to create web pages and display content on the internet. HTML elements, such as tags and attributes, provide structure and formatting to the content, making it accessible and easy to understand for both users and search engines. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): The protocol used by the World Wide Web to transmit data between servers and browsers. HTTP enables users to access and interact with web pages, while also providing a set of rules for how data should be formatted and transmitted. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 124 HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure): A secure version of HTTP that encrypts the data transmitted between a user's browser and a website's server, ensuring privacy and security. HTTPS is essential for protecting sensitive information, such as login credentials and payment details, and is also a ranking factor in search engine algorithms. Hyperlink: A clickable element, usually text or an image, that directs users to another web page or a different section of the same page. Hyperlinks play an essential role in website navigation and search engine optimization, as they connect related content and help users find the information they are looking for. I Impressions: The number of times an advertisement, link, or webpage is displayed on a user's screen. Impressions are used to measure the visibility and reach of a digital marketing campaign, helping marketers understand the potential audience for their content or ads. Inbound Marketing: A marketing approach focused on attracting and engaging potential customers through valuable and relevant content, rather than pushing products or services onto them. Inbound marketing strategies often include content creation, search engine optimization, and social media engagement. Indexing: The process by which search engines analyze, organize, and store webpages in their databases, making the content discoverable and accessible to users through search queries. Proper website optimization, including unique and relevant content, helps improve the likelihood of being indexed and ranked higher in search engine results. Internal Links: Hyperlinks that point from one page on a website to another page within the same site. Internal linking helps improve site navigation, distribute link authority, and guide users to related content, which can lead to better user experience and search engine rankings. IP Address: A unique numeric identifier assigned to every device connected to the internet. IP addresses help track user behavior, location, and other data, which can be valuable for digital marketers looking to understand and target their audience more effectively. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 125 Image Optimization: The process of reducing the file size of images on a website without compromising their visual quality. Image optimization helps improve page load times, user experience, and search engine rankings, as search engines consider page speed as a ranking factor. Intent: The underlying goal or purpose behind a user's search query or interaction with a website. Understanding user intent is crucial for digital marketers, as it helps them create content that meets the needs and expectations of their target audience, leading to better engagement and conversions. J JavaScript: A popular programming language used to create interactive elements and enhance the functionality of websites. JavaScript can be used for various purposes, such as form validation, dynamic content updates, and tracking user behavior. Properly implemented JavaScript can improve user experience and site performance, which can positively impact search engine rankings. JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group): A common file format for images, particularly photographs, used on the web. JPEGs use lossy compression, which means they can be compressed to smaller file sizes while maintaining a reasonable level of image quality. Properly optimized JPEG images can help improve website loading speeds and overall user experience. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation): A lightweight data interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse and generate. JSON is often used in web applications and APIs to exchange data between the client and the server. In the context of digital marketing, JSON can be used to store and transmit analytics data or configure structured data for search engine optimization. Jump Link: Also known as an anchor link, a jump link is a hyperlink that directs users to a specific section or element within the same webpage. Jump links can improve user experience by allowing users to navigate directly to the desired content, and they can also be used in search engine optimization to create more focused and relevant search results. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 126 Joomla!: An open-source content management system (CMS) that allows users to build and manage websites without needing extensive coding knowledge. Joomla! is a popular alternative to WordPress and offers many features, such as templates, extensions, and a user-friendly interface for managing content. K Keyword: A word or phrase that users enter into search engines to find information, products, or services. Keywords are a crucial element of search engine optimization (SEO) and form the basis for creating relevant content that attracts organic search traffic. Keyword Density: The percentage of times a specific keyword appears in a piece of content, relative to the total number of words. Although keyword density used to be a critical factor in SEO, modern search engines now prioritize well-written, natural-sounding content over pages that are overly optimized with high keyword densities. Keyword Research: The process of identifying and analyzing the most relevant and valuable keywords for a specific target audience, industry, or niche. Keyword research is an essential step in creating an effective SEO strategy and can help guide content creation, on-page optimization, and link building efforts. Keyword Stuffing: The practice of overloading a web page or piece of content with specific keywords in an attempt to manipulate search engine rankings. Keyword stuffing is considered a black hat SEO technique and can lead to penalties from search engines, including lower rankings or removal from the search index. KPI (Key Performance Indicator): A measurable value that helps evaluate the effectiveness of a marketing campaign, website, or other digital initiative. KPIs are used to track progress toward specific goals and objectives, and they can be customized for different industries, channels, or strategies. Examples of KPIs include website traffic, conversion rates, and email open rates. KML (Keyhole Markup Language): An XML-based language used to express geographic annotation and visualization within Internet-based maps, like Google Maps. KML can be used for local SEO purposes to Marketing Strategy Guidebook 127 provide search engines with additional information about a business's location and improve visibility in local search results. L Landing Page: A standalone web page specifically designed to receive traffic from a marketing campaign, such as a PPC advertisement or an email newsletter. Landing pages typically have a focused purpose, such as capturing leads, promoting a specific product, or encouraging sign-ups for an event or service. Lead Generation: The process of attracting and converting potential customers or clients (leads) into prospects who are interested in a company's products or services. Digital marketing strategies, such as content marketing, email marketing, and social media, can be used to generate leads by providing valuable information and engaging users. Link Building: The process of acquiring inbound links (backlinks) from other websites to your own site. High-quality, relevant backlinks are an essential component of SEO, as they can signal to search engines that your site is a trustworthy and authoritative resource. Link building strategies can include guest blogging, creating shareable content, and reaching out to influencers or industry peers. Long-tail Keyword: A highly specific keyword phrase that typically contains three or more words. Long-tail keywords often have lower search volume than shorter, more general keywords, but they tend to have higher conversion rates due to their specificity. Targeting long-tail keywords in content can be an effective SEO strategy for attracting highly targeted, niche audiences. Lookalike Audience: A targeting method used in digital advertising, where an advertiser creates a new audience segment that closely resembles the characteristics of an existing customer base or audience. Lookalike audiences can be used to expand reach and attract potential customers who share similar interests, behaviors, or demographics. LSI (Latent Semantic Indexing): A mathematical method used by search engines to understand the relationships between words and phrases in a piece of content. LSI helps search engines determine the relevance and quality of content by analyzing the presence of related terms and Marketing Strategy Guidebook 128 synonyms. Incorporating LSI keywords into your content can improve SEO and provide a more comprehensive context for search engines. M Market Research: The process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about a market, its customers, competitors, and industry trends. Market research helps businesses understand their target audience, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions regarding their marketing strategies. Marketing Automation: The use of software and technology to automate repetitive marketing tasks, such as sending email campaigns, managing social media posts, and tracking leads. Marketing automation can help businesses streamline their marketing efforts, increase efficiency, and improve customer engagement. Meta Description: A brief summary of a web page's content, displayed in search engine results pages (SERPs) below the page title. A well-written meta description can entice users to click on a search result and visit a website. Meta descriptions should be concise, informative, and include relevant keywords. Meta Tags: HTML tags that provide metadata about a web page, such as its title, description, and keywords. Search engines use meta tags to understand a page's content and determine its relevance to search queries. Properly optimized meta tags can improve SEO and increase a site's visibility in search results. Mobile Responsiveness: A web design approach that ensures a website's layout, images, and content automatically adjust to fit the screen size and orientation of the device being used. Mobile responsiveness is essential for providing a positive user experience across various devices and improving SEO, as search engines prioritize mobile-friendly sites in their rankings. Multivariate Testing: A method of testing multiple variables in a marketing campaign simultaneously, such as headlines, images, or calls-to-action. Multivariate testing can help businesses optimize their digital marketing efforts by identifying the most effective combinations of elements to drive conversions and engagement. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 129 N Niche Market: A specialized, focused segment of a broader market that caters to specific needs, preferences, or interests of a particular group of consumers. Targeting a niche market can help businesses differentiate themselves from competitors, build a loyal customer base, and create a stronger brand identity. Navigation: The system of menus, links, and other elements on a website that helps users navigate and find the content they're looking for. Effective website navigation is essential for providing a positive user experience and ensuring visitors can easily access relevant information, which can contribute to improved search engine rankings. NoFollow: An HTML attribute that can be added to a hyperlink to indicate that the link should not be followed by search engines or contribute to the linked page's search engine ranking. NoFollow links can be used to prevent passing link equity to low-quality or untrusted sites and control the flow of link juice within a website. NoIndex: An HTML meta tag that instructs search engine crawlers not to index a specific web page, meaning the page will not appear in search engine results pages (SERPs). NoIndex tags can be useful for controlling which pages of a website are included in search engine indices and preventing duplicate content issues. Newsletter: A regular email communication sent to subscribers that typically contains news, updates, promotions, or other relevant content from a business or organization. Email newsletters can help build relationships with customers, drive engagement, and promote products or services. Organic Traffic: Website visitors who arrive at a site through unpaid, nonadvertising methods, such as clicking on a link in search engine results pages (SERPs) or following a link from another site. Organic traffic is often considered a key performance indicator (KPI) for search engine optimization (SEO) efforts, as it indicates how well a website is ranking for relevant keywords and phrases. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 130 O Organic Search: The process of users finding a website through unpaid search results in search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo. Organic search is an important aspect of search engine optimization (SEO) efforts, as higher rankings in organic search results can lead to increased website traffic, visibility, and potential conversions. Optimization: The process of improving a website, web page, or digital marketing campaign to achieve better results, such as higher search engine rankings, increased engagement, or more conversions. Optimization can involve a variety of techniques, including keyword research, on-page SEO, content creation, and performance analysis. On-Page SEO: The practice of optimizing individual web pages to rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs) and earn more organic traffic. On-page SEO includes optimizing elements like title tags, meta descriptions, header tags, URL structure, content, and internal linking. Off-Page SEO: The practice of improving a website's search engine rankings by focusing on factors that occur outside the website itself. Offpage SEO includes activities like link building, social media marketing, and influencer outreach, which help to build a website's reputation, authority, and visibility. Open Rate: A metric in email marketing that measures the percentage of recipients who opened a specific email campaign. Open rates can provide insights into the effectiveness of an email's subject line and overall engagement with the email content. Opt-In: The process of a user voluntarily providing their email address or other contact information to receive marketing communications, such as newsletters or promotional emails. Opt-in email marketing helps to build a list of interested and engaged subscribers, which can lead to better email deliverability and engagement rates. Opt-Out: The process of a user choosing to unsubscribe or stop receiving marketing communications, such as newsletters or promotional emails. Opt-out options are required by law in many countries and help to maintain a healthy email list by removing uninterested or disengaged subscribers. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 131 Outbound Links: Links on a website that direct users to another website or web page. Outbound links can be used to provide additional resources or information for users, and they can also play a role in search engine optimization (SEO) by helping to establish a website's credibility and authority. Overlay: A type of website element, such as a pop-up or lightbox, that appears on top of the main content of a web page, often used to display promotional messages, capture email addresses, or present additional information. When used effectively, overlays can help increase conversions or engagement, but they should be used sparingly to avoid creating a negative user experience. P Page Views: A metric in Google Analytics 4 that measures the total number of pages viewed on a website during a specific time period. Page views help to evaluate user engagement and the effectiveness of a website's content. Pay-Per-Click (PPC): An online advertising model in which advertisers pay a fee each time their ad is clicked by a user. PPC campaigns, such as Google Ads, can drive targeted traffic to a website, and the cost per click can be controlled through bidding strategies. Plugin: A piece of software that adds specific features or functionality to a WordPress website. Plugins can help customize a website, improve its performance, or enhance its SEO capabilities. Primary Keyword: The main keyword or search term that a piece of content or web page is targeting. The primary keyword should be used strategically throughout the content, including in the title, headings, meta description, and URL, to improve the page's search engine optimization (SEO). Personalization: The process of creating tailored experiences for individual users based on their preferences, behaviors, and other data. Personalization can be applied to email marketing, website content, and advertising campaigns to improve engagement and conversion rates. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 132 Pop-up: A website element that appears on top of the main content, often used for promotional purposes or to capture email addresses. Pop-ups can be effective in increasing conversions but should be used strategically to avoid negatively impacting user experience. Post: In WordPress, a post is a type of content that is typically displayed in reverse chronological order on a blog page. Posts can be used to share news, updates, or other timely information and can be organized using categories and tags. PageRank: A Google algorithm that assigns a numerical weight to each web page to determine its importance and relevance in search results. Although PageRank is no longer the sole factor in Google's ranking algorithm, it still plays a role in determining a website's visibility in organic search results. Page Speed: The amount of time it takes for a web page to load fully. Faster page speeds can lead to better user experience, higher search engine rankings, and improved conversion rates. Optimizing page speed can involve techniques like image compression, caching, and minimizing HTTP requests. Privacy Policy: A statement on a website that explains how the website collects, uses, and manages user data, such as personal information and cookies. Having a clear and comprehensive privacy policy is essential for complying with data protection laws and building trust with users. Q Query: A search term or phrase that users type into a search engine to find relevant information or websites. In digital marketing, understanding popular queries can help marketers optimize their content and advertising campaigns to better target their audience and improve search engine rankings. Quality Score: A metric used by Google Ads to determine the relevance and quality of an ad, keyword, and landing page. A higher Quality Score can lead to lower cost-per-click (CPC) and better ad placements. Factors affecting Quality Score include click-through rate (CTR), ad relevance, and landing page experience. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 133 Qualified Lead: A potential customer who has shown interest in a company's products or services and meets specific criteria, such as budget, need, and purchasing timeline. In email marketing, marketers can use targeted campaigns to nurture qualified leads and move them through the sales funnel. Quota Sampling: A market research technique that involves selecting a specific number of participants from different segments or categories to ensure the sample represents the overall population. This method can help gather insights from various demographic groups and make datadriven marketing decisions. Quantitative Research: A market research method that focuses on collecting and analyzing numerical data to draw conclusions and make informed decisions. Quantitative research techniques include surveys, experiments, and statistical analysis, which can help marketers identify trends, measure performance, and optimize campaigns. Qualitative Research: A market research method that involves collecting non-numerical data, such as opinions, motivations, and experiences, to gain a deeper understanding of customers' needs and preferences. Qualitative research techniques include interviews, focus groups, and observations, which can inform marketing strategies and improve customer engagement. R Reach: The total number of unique users who have been exposed to a specific marketing message, advertisement, or campaign. Reach is an essential metric for evaluating the effectiveness of marketing strategies and understanding how many potential customers have been targeted. Responsive Design: A web design approach that ensures a website's layout, images, and other elements automatically adjust to fit the screen size and orientation of the device being used. Responsive design is crucial for improving user experience, increasing mobile traffic, and improving search engine rankings. Retargeting: A digital marketing technique that involves displaying ads to users who have previously interacted with a website or online content. Retargeting is an effective way to re-engage potential customers, increase Marketing Strategy Guidebook 134 conversions, and improve return on investment (ROI) for marketing campaigns. Return on Investment (ROI): A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency and profitability of marketing investments. ROI is calculated by dividing the net profit generated by a marketing campaign by its total cost. This metric helps marketers determine which strategies are most effective and allocate resources accordingly. Robot.txt: A text file used by website owners to provide instructions to search engine crawlers about which parts of the site should be indexed and which should be ignored. Properly configuring robot.txt files is essential for optimizing search engine rankings and ensuring that only relevant content appears in search results. Ranking Factors: The various elements and criteria that search engines consider when determining the order in which websites appear in search results. Examples of ranking factors include keyword relevance, site speed, mobile-friendliness, and backlinks. Understanding and optimizing these factors is crucial for improving search engine optimization (SEO) performance. Remarketing: A marketing strategy that involves reaching out to potential customers who have previously engaged with a company or brand but did not complete a purchase or desired action. Email marketing is often used for remarketing campaigns, sending targeted messages to encourage users to return and complete a transaction. Referral Traffic: Website traffic that originates from external sources, such as links on other websites, social media, or email marketing campaigns. Monitoring referral traffic in Google Analytics 4 can help marketers identify which sources are driving the most visitors and tailor their marketing strategies accordingly. S SEO (Search Engine Optimization): The process of optimizing a website and its content to increase visibility and improve rankings on search engine results pages (SERPs). SEO involves various techniques, including keyword research, on-page optimization, and link building, to make a website more attractive to search engines and users. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 135 SERP (Search Engine Results Page): The page displayed by a search engine in response to a user's search query. The SERP typically includes organic search results, paid ads, and other features like local listings, images, and videos. High-ranking websites on SERPs generally receive more traffic and have better visibility. Sitemap: A file that provides a list of all the pages on a website, along with information about their hierarchy and importance. Sitemaps help search engines discover and index website content more efficiently, which can improve SEO performance. Social Media Marketing: A form of digital marketing that involves using social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to promote a brand, product, or service. Social media marketing can help increase brand awareness, engage customers, and drive website traffic. Spam: Unwanted or unsolicited messages sent over the internet, usually in the form of email. Email marketing campaigns should avoid spammy practices to maintain a positive reputation and comply with anti-spam laws. Subdomain: A section of a primary domain that functions as a separate website. Subdomains are often used for different purposes, such as blogs or e-commerce stores, and can be beneficial for organizing content and improving SEO performance. Subscriber: A user who opts-in to receive email communications from a company or organization. Building a list of subscribers is crucial for effective email marketing campaigns, as these users have demonstrated interest in a brand or product and are more likely to engage with marketing messages. Schema Markup: A form of structured data markup that helps search engines better understand the content on a web page. By implementing schema markup, webmasters can provide search engines with additional information about their content, which can lead to richer search results and improved SEO performance. Site Speed: A measure of how quickly a website loads and displays content to users. Site speed is an essential factor for user experience and Marketing Strategy Guidebook 136 search engine rankings, as slow-loading pages can lead to higher bounce rates and lower engagement. Split Testing (A/B Testing): A method for comparing two different versions of a web page, ad, or email to determine which one performs better. Split testing helps marketers make data-driven decisions and optimize their digital marketing strategies for higher conversion rates and better results. T Target Audience: A specific group of people that a company or organization aims to reach with its marketing efforts. Identifying the target audience involves researching demographics, interests, and behaviors to create a tailored marketing strategy that appeals to these individuals. Target Audience Persona: Another word for Buyer Persona. A fictional representation of your target audience, built on all the available data from your own gathering or outside sources. Targeting: The process of selecting a target audience for a marketing campaign. Targeting can be done through various methods, including demographic, geographic, behavioral, and psychographic criteria, to reach the most relevant audience and achieve better results. Theme: In WordPress, a theme is a collection of templates and stylesheets that define the appearance and layout of a website. Themes can be customized to create a unique design and user experience, making them a crucial aspect of WordPress website building. Title Tag: An HTML element that specifies the title of a web page. The title tag is displayed on search engine results pages (SERPs) and is an essential component of on-page SEO, as it helps search engines and users understand the content of the page. Traffic: The number of visitors to a website, usually measured in sessions or unique visitors. Traffic is a key metric in digital marketing, as it indicates the reach and effectiveness of a campaign or website. Tracking Code: A small snippet of code added to a website to collect data on user behavior and interactions. Tracking codes are used in conjunction Marketing Strategy Guidebook 137 with tools like Google Analytics 4 to analyze website performance and optimize marketing strategies. Tracking Pixel: A small, invisible image or piece of code placed on a web page, email, or ad that tracks user behavior and actions. Tracking pixels are often used in digital marketing to measure the success of campaigns, conversions, and user engagement. Transactional Email: An email sent to a user in response to a specific action or event, such as a purchase, account registration, or password reset. Transactional emails are an essential aspect of email marketing and help maintain communication with customers while providing necessary information. Trust Flow: A metric used in search engine optimization (SEO) that measures the quality and trustworthiness of a website's backlinks. A higher Trust Flow indicates a website has high-quality, authoritative links pointing to it, which can positively impact its search engine rankings. TTFB (Time to First Byte): A measurement of the time it takes for a user's browser to receive the first byte of data from a web server. TTFB is an important aspect of site speed and can impact a website's performance, user experience, and search engine rankings. U Unique Visitors: A metric used to track the number of individual users who visit a website within a specific time frame, typically calculated by counting unique IP addresses. Unique visitors are an essential measurement in digital marketing, as they provide insights into the reach and popularity of a website or campaign. URL (Uniform Resource Locator): The web address of a specific page or resource on the internet. URLs are used by web browsers to locate and retrieve content, and they play a crucial role in search engine optimization, as search engines use them to index and rank web pages. URL Builder: A tool that allows users to create custom URLs with specific tracking parameters for individual marketing campaigns. URL builders, such as Google's Campaign URL Builder, enable marketers to track the Marketing Strategy Guidebook 138 performance of various channels and sources, providing valuable insights for optimizing their marketing strategies. Usability: A measure of how easy it is for users to navigate and interact with a website. Usability is a critical aspect of web design, as it directly impacts user experience, conversion rates, and ultimately, the success of a website. User Experience (UX): The overall experience a person has when interacting with a website, including aspects like design, usability, and navigation. UX is a crucial component of digital marketing, as it can significantly influence user satisfaction, engagement, and conversion rates. User Interface (UI): The visual elements and layout of a website or application that users interact with. UI design focuses on making a website visually appealing and easy to navigate, directly impacting user experience and engagement. User Journey: The series of steps a user takes while navigating a website or application, from their initial entry point to the completion of a desired action (such as making a purchase). Analyzing user journeys helps marketers identify potential pain points and areas for improvement, ultimately enhancing the overall user experience. Unique Selling Proposition (USP): A benefit and/or feature that makes your product/service unique from competitors. V Value Proposition: A clear statement that communicates the unique benefits and value a product or service offers to potential customers. A strong value proposition can help differentiate a business from its competitors and persuade customers to choose their product or service over others. Viral Marketing: A marketing strategy that relies on social sharing and word-of-mouth to promote a product or service, often by creating engaging or shareable content. The goal of viral marketing is to create buzz and rapidly increase brand awareness among a large audience. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 139 Visibility: The degree to which a website, brand, or product is visible and easily found in search engine results, social media platforms, and other online channels. Improving visibility is a key goal of digital marketing, as it increases the likelihood of attracting and engaging potential customers. Visual Content: Content that relies primarily on images, videos, and other visual elements to convey information and engage users. Visual content is an essential component of digital marketing, as it can boost user engagement, improve retention, and increase the likelihood of social sharing. Visitor: An individual who visits a website, also referred to as a user. Tracking the number of visitors, along with other metrics like unique visitors and session duration, can provide valuable insights into a website's performance and the effectiveness of digital marketing efforts. Voice Search: A search method that allows users to perform online searches by speaking their query instead of typing it. As voice search becomes more popular with the rise of virtual assistants and voiceenabled devices, optimizing content for voice search is becoming an increasingly important aspect of search engine optimization. Voluntary Churn: The process by which a subscriber or customer voluntarily chooses to stop using a service or product, often by canceling a subscription or closing an account. Reducing voluntary churn is a critical objective for businesses, as retaining existing customers is generally more cost-effective than acquiring new ones. W Web Analytics: The collection, measurement, analysis, and reporting of web data to understand and optimize a website's usage. Web analytics tools, like Google Analytics, help businesses track user behavior, traffic sources, conversions, and other key metrics to improve their digital marketing strategies. Web Design: The process of planning, creating, and updating websites, including aspects like layout, color scheme, typography, and user experience. Good web design is essential for attracting and retaining visitors, as well as for search engine optimization. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 140 Web Hosting: A service that allows businesses and individuals to make their websites accessible on the internet. Web hosting providers store website files on their servers, ensuring that users can access the site whenever they want. Webinar: A live, interactive online event or presentation, often used for educational or promotional purposes. Webinars can be an effective digital marketing tool for sharing expertise, building brand awareness, and generating leads. Website Builder: A software or online platform that simplifies the process of creating and maintaining a website. Website builders, like WordPress, offer a range of templates, tools, and plugins to help users design and customize their sites without the need for advanced coding skills. Website Traffic: The number of visitors and visits (or sessions) to a website. Tracking website traffic, along with other key metrics like bounce rate and time on site, can provide insights into a website's performance and the effectiveness of digital marketing efforts. White Hat SEO: Ethical search engine optimization practices that adhere to search engine guidelines and focus on providing value to users. White hat SEO strategies, such as creating high-quality content and earning organic backlinks, are designed to improve a website's search engine ranking over the long term. WordPress: A popular content management system (CMS) and website builder used by millions of websites worldwide. WordPress offers a userfriendly interface, a wide range of themes and plugins, and a large community of developers, making it a popular choice for building and managing websites. Word-of-Mouth Marketing: A type of marketing that relies on customers sharing their experiences with a product or service, often through personal recommendations or online reviews. Word-of-mouth marketing can be a powerful driver of new business, as people are more likely to trust the opinions of friends, family, or other customers over traditional advertising. Marketing Strategy Guidebook 141 X XML (Extensible Markup Language) Sitemap: A file that provides search engines with a list of all the pages on a website, helping them to discover and index the site's content more efficiently. An XML sitemap is essential for search engine optimization, as it enables search engines to crawl and index a site's pages more accurately and quickly. It's especially important for websites with a large number of pages, frequent updates, or complex navigation structures. Y Yoast SEO: A popular WordPress plugin designed to help users optimize their website's content for search engines. Yoast SEO provides tools for managing metadata, generating XML sitemaps, evaluating readability, and more, making it an essential tool for WordPress website builders looking to improve their site's search engine visibility. YouTube Marketing: The process of using YouTube as a platform to promote a brand, product, or service. This can include creating and sharing engaging video content, optimizing videos for search engine visibility, and leveraging YouTube's advertising platform to reach a wider audience. YouTube marketing is a crucial aspect of a digital marketing strategy, as it enables businesses to reach and engage with users through video content. Z Zero Moment of Truth (ZMOT): The term coined by Google to describe the point in the buying process when a consumer researches a product or service online before making a purchase decision. The Zero Moment of Truth has become increasingly important in digital marketing, as businesses need to optimize their online presence and ensure they provide valuable content to influence consumers during this critical stage of the decision-making process. Zone File: A file that contains information about a domain and its associated subdomains, including their IP addresses and DNS settings. Zone files are used by DNS servers to resolve domain names to their corresponding IP addresses, ensuring that users can access websites through their web browsers. Understanding zone files can be helpful for Marketing Strategy Guidebook 142 website builders, as they need to ensure that their domain settings are properly configured for optimal website performance and search engine visibility. Marketing Strategy Guidebook