Having a website alone is not always the most effective means of utilizing a powerful marketing tool like the internet. It is imperative that your

target clientele be able find your website. Of course one means of accomplishing this is through printed materials such as a business card, a shopping bag, an email list, etc. with the website address on it. Although this is a necessary and important step, it often limits a company to its existing clientele. One measure that will broaden the number of people visiting your website and increase your sales is search engines such as Google and Yahoo. When someone types a few keywords into a search box, they are hoping to find websites relating to those keywords. Search engines

offer pay per click advertising this methond can be a wise, inexpensive, and traceable investment when certain keywords are typed in by the user. The pay per click advertising is usually displayed above, below, and/or to the side of the search results in a special highlighted section called “sponsor links.” Make sure your company is making the most of the online community.