7"Reasons"why"your"online"marke2ng"in"Russia"isn't"

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We#offer#everything#your#business#needs#in#order#to#succeed#in#Russia#including#copywri8ng,#online#marke8ng,#technology#infrastructure#and#experts#with#years#of#experience#working#in#Russia.

Russian'is'the'biggest'Internet'market'in'Europe

And$it's$only$ge.ng$bigger

Big$e&Commerce$opportuni0es

With%all%these%opportuni/es%many%companies%are%failing%at%reaching%their%poten/al%customers%in%Russia.%We%gathered%the%most%common%mistakes%that%foreign%companies%

make%when%marke/ng%their%services%and%products%online%in%Russia.

#1!You!haven't!truly!localized!your!

service

Transla'ng)your)website)into)Russian)is)just)a)start.)In)order)to)provide)experience)that)Russians)are)used)to,)you)need)to)go)a)step)further.

Customer)service)in)Russian)language

• Email

• Product.instruc1ons,.manuals,.warranty

• Local.area.Russian.support.phone.line

Support'for'Russian'payment'methods

• Money'wallet'services:'Yandex'Money,'WebMoney

• Payment'using'terminals'(QIWI)

• Cash'payment'on'delivery'using'currier'service

• Bank'transfers

Make%sure%to%accept%methods%of%payment%already%in%your%ver6cal%that%your%customers%are%used%to.

#2!Adding!the!Russian!flag!to!your!site!is!not!enough

In#most#cases#companies#just#add#a#Russian#version#of#their#site#and#call#it#a#day.#There#are#many#downsides#to#this.

It#might#seriously#hurt#your#Yandex#

ranking

• No$content$duplica/on$issues

• Own$.ru$domain$that$people$in$Russia$are$accustomed$to

• No$need$for$language$tagging$since$the$language$can$be$defined$once$in$the$template$

• Possibility$to$host$your$website$in$Russia$for$improved$experience

More%info:%h+p://help.yandex.ru/

Truly&great&user&experience

Crea%ng(your(own(website(for(the(Russian(audience(will(allow(you(to(communicate(your(unique(value(proposi%on(be;er.

Case:&Bank&Raiffeisen

Below&is&a&good&example&of&crea2ng&a&unique&user&experience&tailored&for&the&Russian&market.

#3!You're!not!using!conversion!tracking

How$can$you$know$what$marke0ng$efforts$bring$results$and$which$don't?$Using$a$free$service$Yandex$Metrika$you$can$track$conversion$and$focus$online$marke0ng$efforts$on$the$right$thing.

Using&the&Yandex&Metrika&will&also&allow&you&to&take&advantage&of&conversion&op:miza:on&in&Yandex&Direct.

#4!Your!site's!region!is!all!wrong

The$geographic$affilia.on$of$a$website$is$important$when$users$make$region8specific$searches,$which$prevents$sites$from$other$regions$from$being$displayed$in$

search$results.

Not$being$listed$under$the$correct$region$reduces$your$possible$search$engine$visibility$in$Russia$greatly.

More%info:%h+ps://help.yandex.com/webmaster/

#5!You!don't!have!enough!compelling!

content

Yandex'search'engine,'just'like'it's'western'counterpart,'values'unique'content.'What'content'on'your'site'is'worth'linking'to?'How'o>en'do'you'add'new'content?

#6!You!don't!have!enough!good!organic!links

In#order#to#rank#well#in#a#Russian#search#engine#you#need#quality#organic#links#from#reputable#Russian#websites.#Ge<ng#a#link#requires#crea=ng#compelling#content,#doing#good#old#PR#and#promo=ng#your#site#constantly.

More%info:%h+ps://help.yandex.com/webmaster/

#7!Your!social!media!presence!in!Russia!is!

negligible

Vkontakte(groups(in(many(cases(rank(very(well(for(very(compe66ve(keywords.(U6lizing(Twi<er(may(also(lead(to(Yandex(indexing(your(site(faster.

More%info:%h+p://www.reuters.com/ar6cle/2012/02/21/us;twi+er;yandex;idUSTRE81K08E20120221

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• Email:#artem@lumolink.com

• Phone:#+358#50#404#4299

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