You’ve decided to expand your reach online and invest in digital marketing. Congrats! Now it’s time to dive in and figure out what works and what doesn’t. Here are 10 tips for online marketing success.

1. Build a community.

The first and most important step to establishing an online business is to build a community. You can do this through various means such as subscribing to email newsletters, creating a blog, or hosting a webinar. Establishing a community will give you the opportunity to provide value to your audience and develop trust. When you provide value, your audience has a greater chance of trusting you and buying your products or services.

2. Set a budget.

Once you’ve established a community, it’s time to set a budget. Your budget should include the cost of digital marketing, social media management, and emails. Keep in mind that this is a long-term investment and you’ll need to be willing to spend money to make money. Setting a budget can help you determine what you can spend and what you need to save in order to reach your goals. You might also want to consider looking for affiliate marketing partnerships or becoming a vendor for a digital marketing platform.

3. Find your target audience.

Now that you have a budget in place, it’s time to find your target audience. The best way to do this is through research. Look at your competition and see how they’re attracting their audience. What are they doing that you’re not? What are their best practices? Use this information to determine who your target audience is and what you should be doing to reach them. The more you know about your target audience, the more you’ll be able to develop marketing messages that they’ll value.

4. Measure the results of your marketing efforts.

Once you’ve determined your target audience, its time to measure the results of your marketing efforts. Did any of your marketing efforts lead to an increase in web traffic? Did your social media posts result in increased engagement? Does search engine optimization (SEO) rank higher in organic listings than it did before you started implementing changes? Measure the results of your efforts and know when you’ve reached your goals and when you need to adjust your strategy. The key to successful online marketing is constant measurement and evaluation.

5. Identify your key performance indicators (KPIs).

Your key performance indicators (KPIs) are the measures that you’ll use to determine your success as an online marketer. These measures should be able to indicate the amount of success you’re having as an online marketer. Think of some metrics that can be used to determine your success such as the number of leads generated through email marketing or the number of people that engaged with your social media content.

6. Plan your marketing strategy.

Your plan should include a vision for your SEO, a strategy for getting website traffic, and metrics to determine whether or not your strategy is effective. Your vision for SEO should be to increase exposure so that your website can be discovered when someone searches for your product or service. Your strategy for getting traffic should be to create content that will be valuable and interesting to your target audience. Your metrics should reflect the level of success you’re having in reaching your goal of attracting potential customers.

7. Produce quality content.

This point applies to all of your marketing efforts but is particularly important when it comes to producing content. You should be producing content that is informative, offers value, and is engaging. When someone comes across your content, they have a greater chance of being compelled to take action and visit your website or social media pages. Ensure that your content is of good quality and is well-written. Don’t just dump a bunch of ads into your blog post – add value.

8. Use keywords in your headlines, descriptions, and body copy.

All website content should be built using keywords in appropriate keyword variations. When someone is searching for a product or service that you offer, their goal is to discover a website that offers what they’re looking for. One of the best ways to do this is to ensure that the keywords they’re using in their search match the headlines, descriptions, and body copy on your website. When an internet user sees a matching keyword, they are more likely to click and visit your website. The more relevant and accurate your content is, the greater the chances of someone finding and engaging with your content.

9. Measure and analyze the success of your strategy.

You’ve worked hard to develop a strategy and now it’s time to measure the results of your strategy. Look at your website’s analytics to determine the effectiveness of your strategy. The key performance indicators that you’ll want to focus on are the organic traffic coming to your site and the conversion rates from this traffic. Knowing how well your strategy is performing is critical to its improvement.

10. Be consistent.

Last but not least, we have a golden rule that applies to everything in marketing: be consistent. Keep producing content that is of high quality and that will engage your target audience. When you produce consistent, good quality content, you establish credibility that can only lead to eventual success.