some help needed please.

[Marketing King]

Hi there i would like to get some advice on getting my web site set up as well as face book and twitter.We are starting a Catering and Cake business at home.Can any one help us with this as we are about to go live with our idea.

 

[iArtist]

Hi there i would like to get some advice on getting my web site set up as well as face book and twitter.We are starting a Catering and Cake business at home.Can any one help us with this as we are about to go live with our idea.

Why have you called yourself 'marketing king'? ...Cake king preferable?

That aside

You need to be more specific, do you want a website designed? Etc.

 

[Psl]

Count to ten, then check back here and there will be a host of offers for you to choose from.

Some very good friends of mine have cupcake company and here is their site, might help you decide what you need, if you haven't already decided that is

http://www.mamadoreenscupcakes.co.uk/

Here's the company that built it http://bravetheskies.com/

 

[Nexolutions]

You need to be more specific, do you want a website designed? Etc

Think this said it all, are you looking for recommendations on platforms you can play around with and do the work yourself, or are you looking for direct names of companies to do it with you?

 

[Marketing King]

Quotes on setting up the website etc....and the twitter plus any help with facebook.

 

[ianhaney]

Hi Marketing King

I am a website designer and was enquiring to see if I could be of any help at all regarding a quote etc

I can't unfortunately add my email address or website, feel free to call me on my number in my signature

Kind regards

Ian Haney

 

[Psl]

Try here
http://www.go-startup.co.uk/

 

[Murray Cowell]

Definitely do that!
A page on Facebook is not hard to build and especially if you have a website, don't forget to insert your social media buttons in order for people to find you everywhere.
What you should also start thinking about is email marketing, you'll have nothing to lose, on the contrary, only profits.
P.S. Regarding social media, remember to always be connected or at least respond to people in a fair amount of time.

Best of luck!

 

[Ashley_Price]

Social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)! They've been the "new" buzzwords for some time, but you have to do it right, or not at all.

If you don't have the time to regularly post updates to these sites, then either pay someone else to do it, or don't do it at all. If you pay someone else to do it you need to give them reasonably free rein, and make sure they know what they're doing. Just posting advertising up every few hours won't get you any business. View them in the long term, just like any networking, you need to build up a reputation before you'll get any business from them. If you expect immediate results, you'll be disappointed.

I was on a website recently that had the "Follow us on Twitter" link. I went to their Twitter page and guess how many posts (or "tweets") they had done? None! Why are they asking people to follow them if they're not tweeting?

It is better to do one or two marketing avenues well, than spread yourself too thinly.

 

[HazelLCottrell]

Things like cakes sell like... well, hot cakes on social media sites like Facebook! It is a good idea to get that going while your website is going as then you have a selection of people on the edge of their seats ready for your site to go live.

I manage social media accounts but I also offer social media training - it's good to have a website but with social media you can really chat to potential customers, even find sales on Twitter

 

[ethical PR]

Hi Hazel

Be interested to see any research you might be able to point us to, in terms of what sells well via twitter/facebook in terms of consumer products such as food/drink items.

Personally I haven't bought anything as a result of it being on social media in terms of consumer products, but have bought a lot through websites.

Professionally, I wouldn't recommend the OP develops his social media presence before his website is ready - not sure I agree with your premise that the OP would 'have a selection of people on the edge of their seats ready for your site to go live' by investing in a social media presence.

 

[JonathanSEO]

Cakes that are personalised & homemade do go well on Facebook and generate enquiries / questions. So it's worth doing. But you ideally need a website to back it up and showcase more of your work.

Hazel however is selling the social media dream that won't materialise.

Nobody is going to give a damn about a website going live though and be refreshing it daily. Facebook is good if you make a nice cake for someone, upload a picture, the person who bought it then shares it, her friend sees it who also has a celebration coming up and you're staring them in the face. That's about it.