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Starting Web Development with the Cairns Small Business Directory, I have opened the Brisbane office and Townsville. Coming soon will be the development of the integration of all small business directories into the Australian Version. Many small business owners are frightened by the term market research. Market research is seen as something that a large company does, not a small business. yet nothing is further from the truth. Successful small business operators are constantly analysing the market, the competition and the needs of their customers. They probably don’t call it market research though. They call it “sharp business practice” or “being one step ahead”. The effect is the same; they understand the market they operate in. Market research is also seen as being too expensive. But you should view it as an investment not as a cost. It is possible for you to do your own research. Whether you wish to research the market to start a new business or develop a strategy for your existing business, you do not need a marketing degree to gather the basic information. What you do need is time, energy and a determination to develop a winning marketing strategy from the information you collect. What then is market research? Put simply, market research is the means by which you find out about the size, characteristics and nature of a market. A market is any identified group of people who could use your product or service. Valid market research may be as simple as talking to potential customers and finding out what they want. There are many things that market research can tell you. For example, you can:
Market research helps you avoid one of the most common mistakes made in small business – producing a product or service and then trying to find customers for it. By using market research, you can be sure you will be selling what customers want rather than just what you want to product/sell. Be careful. It is a trap to make assumptions about consumer needs based on your own values and behaviour, or those of your family and friends. Your market research should extend further than family and friends which will soon verify or discount such assumptions. Market research will give you the information necessary to create effective marketing strategies. However, it is frequently difficult to sift through all the information you collect to come out with a clear picture of where you are now and where you want to be. Australian Small Business Directory allows you the business owner to TEST and MEASURE new markets in advertising. 1. Launch your Business 2. Test your Market 3. Expand your reach
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There are business directory's and then there is The Australian Small Business Directory. 1. Our Pages work. 2. Hand coding works. 3. Direct links to Search Engines Algorithms makes us better. Our Directories and Web Sites are now in a position of strength and as each day grows there is power in numbers. We started a few years ago with the management and module writing for many of the big companies and found the small business was looking for a web presence that wasn't going to send them broke. Cairns Small Business took to the streets like a fresh of clean air with our honesty approach and achievable results. Once we were a proven success in Cairns we discovered Brisbane needed the same change and we kept it affordable, then Townsville and so on. Being a part of our directories means you have the power of the internet to TARGET your customers. Join an ever growing, cutting edge technology company who can help your business, without taking an arm or a leg to achieve the results you’re looking for. Each entry will receive their own QR Code for their business links or information. New Advertising Module are available for $ per click, so no set fee and only pay for direct hits to your web site. Please email the team and we will contact you about our rates and service. Chris Walker CEO Australian Small Business
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