5 tips for winemakers on the internet
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5 Tips for Winemakers with Ryan O'Connell from Domaine O'Vineyards.London International Wine Fair Access Zone 2011TRANSCRIPT
5 Tips for Winemakers
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5 Tips for Winemakers
• Answer email
• Passive search
• Engage existing conversations
• Build a simpler website
• Think beyond e-commerce
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Open your email
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Open your email
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• It’s rude to ignore.
• It won’t take much time.
Passive searches
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Google is constantly adding new pages to its database.
Every time Google notices a page, you get an email with a link.
This way, you’ll know when people talk about you.
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Passive searches
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Engage existing conversation
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People talk on Facebook, Twitter, and established blogs and forums.
This is the conversation happening behind your back.
Turn around and engage that conversation.
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Build a simpler website
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Notice how long I waited to talk about a website?
Your site should be simple and clean.
Web sites are a tool to communicate information.
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Build a simpler website
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You can probably make a free website that suits your needs
• Tumblr
• Wordpress
• Posterous
• Facebook page
Make a website that responds to the needs of real people.
Necessary: Address, contact information, wine information, personal story/history/location.
Monetize without e-commerce
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Don’t limit yourself to selling wine.
• Sell your story
• Sell your brand
• Sell your image
• Sell your lifestyle
• Sell your personality
• Sell your passion
Use the website to make connections.
The wine will sell itself if you do all that.€