There are some common things I see among the people who struggle with their Internet marketing. I’m talking about people who waste time and money marketing to brides online and have very little to show for it. Or those getting marginal and/or inconsistent results.
One common theme I hear when I speak with business owners who are marketing to brides online is that Internet marketing gets overwhelming very fast. I would have to agree 100%. At times, I find my head spinning.
Have questions about your Internet marketing? Having trouble getting top ranked with Google, thinking about a new website and need some direction? Here are answers to questions people have asked me recently? 
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With 19,000 respondents The Knot by far has the best data when it comes to keeping a finger on the pulse of the wedding industry. The most recent Brides American Wedding Study (Conde Nast), by contrast, only had 3,000 respondents (2011 Brides American Wedding Study data). 
Results of the 2011 BRIDES American Wedding Study show couples doing more with less; overall wedding spending has decreased slightly but there are more events surrounding weddings (double digit increases for wedding weekends, destination weddings, engagement parties, and bachelorette parties) and the wedding itself incorporates more elements and more personalization than ever before.
About.ME caught my attention recently. It’s probably something you want to register for and use. It’s got the right domain name (ala “Google”) and some cool tools to help you manage your online visibility and social media connections. 
Q: Chris, we’re very happy that we took your advice and now use Google Anayltics to monitor our website traffic and our blog traffic (we installed it there too!). You mentioned that we can schedule reports to automatically be sent to us via email, saving us the time of logging into Google Analytics every time we want to review our traffic, but I can’t find that option. I bet you know where it is?
With 19,000 respondents The Knot by far has the best data when it comes to keeping a finger on the pulse of the wedding industry. All qualified respondents were 18 or older and had a wedding in 2010.
Q: Chris, how can we tell how many people are visiting our website via their mobile devices? At your suggestion, we’re using Google Analytics.
I talk to a lot of people who are telling me they’re having trouble closing the inquiries they get from their website. Even if you’re a seasoned closer, sometimes a little refresher course is helpful. 
I extend a special “Thank you!” to wedding marketing and bride attraction expert Natalie Bradley for allowing me to share this from one of her recent e-newsletters. If you or your staff are having trouble closing sales, if your numbers are off, if sales are falling, maybe it’s more than “the economy.”
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Is it time for a new website or blog? Maybe you're not getting the results you once got? Maybe your site is starting to look dated?
Brides are planning the most important day of their lives and your website has to make an immediate FABULOUS first impression. It has to create what I call the "Oh Yes" moment. If not, they'll just click their "back button" and look for something better.
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I look forward to speaking with you.
