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I have had an exciting start to the new financial year. To prepare for my inevitable switch to become 100% self-employed I felt I had to get some basic administration in order. I couldn’t bear the thought of having to read ASIC pages and spend time on research, my time is such a scarce resource already. Instead, I went in search of a new accountant and had myself set up as a Pty Ltd.

Traffic Act Pty Ltd. Sounds great if you ask me I might treat myself to a new logo now too. Does anyone have any ideas for me?

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But that is not all, I have also decided to increase my involvement in cookandkitchen to become a working director of the business. Yeah, I know,… as a self-employed mother I shouldn’t put too much on my gourmet plate, but I am excited about the team I am working with, the concept and possibilities of the cookandkitchen website.  Anyone who is into eating Australian gourmet food, would agree with me [Allow me to quickly plug the website ] Go and have a look at the deliciousness we sell and you will soon see why I couldn’t resist myself! Get a 15% discount from me when you put the TRAFFIC15 code in when you place your first order too. [end plug]

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Internet marketing is gradually becoming a fixed feature of the marketing budgets in Australia and companies are spending their money more wisely by investing in Search Engine Optimisation to improve their rankings on Google and achieve top search engine placement.

According to an article in the eMarketer recently companies are waking up to the new trend and many are (may I say) wisely shifting their budgets from traditional to internet marketing.

e-marketer data on digital media spend

Source: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007149

Of the various internet marketing tools, many companies use a search engine optimisation service as a low cost way of ensuring they are found online for words relating to their products.

However, I find it surprising to see there are still so many websites that do not use website optimisation techniques in any shape or form. But online marketing is the future and it will be the defining way to compete in the future.

Many things have changed in the world of marketing but one thing is still the same; location, location, location. Now, however, it’s about your ‘location’ on Google. Where do you rank? Do the right ‘passers by’ (browsers) come past your store (website)?

In times where many companies are letting go of staff and are cutting down on (marketing) expenditure, it becomes even more important to spend your (marketing) dollars wisely.

If you are one of those marketers shifting funds from traditional to internet marketing, good on you! You will be guaranteed SEO will continue to be your key distinguishing factor and soon you will be miles ahead of your competition. Every chance some of your competitors are still resorting to expensive and untargeted advertising.