Use a Website Guestbook to Market Your Business

Guestbooks allow visitors to your web site to leave messages for others to read. When used properly, they promote valuable customer input and involvement.

You can get the ball rolling by having a few friends and associates submit comments. There is nothing wrong with suggesting targeted comments for them to make in order to set the tone of your guestbook's conversation. (In fact, this may be one time when you can have a conversation with yourself using different names--but you didn't hear that from me<g>).

Watch out for pranksters who like to leave nasty or profane comments. Most guestbooks give you a delete feature.

Check your guestbook often to exercise your duty as Bozo Bouncer.

Dozens of Internet sites offer free guestbooks you can sign-up for in a matter of seconds. I especially like the very simple one at http://FreeGuestBooks.com/. It is easy for visitors to use and you can customize it with your website logo.

Also check guestbook4free.com and the newly updated free guestbooks at Tripod.com (free to join).

For those who like to build their own, see Matt Wright's Matt's Script Archive.http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/

Kevin Nunley provides marketing and copy writing. Read all his free tips at http://DrNunley.com Reach Kevin at kevin@drnunley.com or 603-249-9519.

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