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Economy Plan with OCNK Domain Monthly Fee US$4.95

Standard Plan with Private Domain Monthly Fee US$19.95

- Initial fee and domain fee required.

- Flat Fee.

- Advance payment for one year contract.

Smartphone Version

Economy Plan with OCNK Domain Monthly Fee US$4.95

Standard Plan with Private Domain Monthly Fee US$9.95

- Initial fee and domain fee required.

- Flat Fee.

- Advance payment for one year contract.

Demo Site for Smartphone

You can send the url of smartphone site. Enter your email address of smartphone.

Recommended PC Environment

Windows

OS
XP,Vista,7
Browser
IE7 or higher,
Firefox
Google Chrome

Mac

OS
OSX 10.5 or higher
Browser
Safari 4 or higher,
Firefox

How to get customers

How do you find customers for you online shop? Here are some tips for new Ochanoko shop owners!

STEP1 Register with Search Engines-Register with search engines like Google and Yahoo.

To find customers easily, it is important to register your website with major search engines. You may think that your site will automatically appear if searched by keywords on the internet, but actually it won’t. Register as soon as you can! Register with Yahoo here.

To register with Google, go to : http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl.
They are both free of charge.

We also suggest Yahoo! Directory Submit. Your website will be reviewed within 7 days and if it is approved, it will be listed in Yahoo’s directory. This is a paid service with review fee and also an annual fee. Consider well before submission, and for more information go to : https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro/

STEP2 SEO-Optimize your site to generate more traffic.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a way to make your website more ‘visible’ in the market by making it appear higher up in the keyword search result page.

Basically, search engines check for 3 types of metatags (or keyword): your website's title, keywords, and the description of the website. Your site's ranking in a search result depends on the words you select as metatags. Be sure to choose words potential customers may use in searching your product or website.

With Ochanoko you can select 3 metatags by going to the [Metatags (Whole Site)] and the [Metatags (Each Page)] page. By entering effective words related to your product, it will make the chances higher for customers to find your online shop.

Step3 PPC Advertisement-Place ads in search result pages using Yahoo! Search Marketing and Adwords.

Usually, a customer finds your website by typing in keywords related to your product in a search engine. PPC is a way to put your ad on search result pages. You can bid for the word(s) that make your ad appear.

Yahoo! Advertising and Adwords are companies that provide this service. Bidding price can vary greatly depending on what keyword you chose. Some start at just a few cents. And since you pay only when your ads are clicked, you can set limits and budget your advertisement cost.

Yahoo! Advertising : http://sem.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/searchenginemarketing/

Google Adwords : https://adwords.google.com/select/Login?hl=en_US

Step4 Press Releases-Make your shop go public!

It’s much easier when you get exposed to mass mediums like newspaper, magazine or TV. You might be thinking that will cost millions of yen, but not all the time! Some mass mediums are always looking for new itemshopport about. If you can present an interesting product or service, they just might come at your door. Here are some services that will help you do that with very little or no cost at all.

PRWindow : http://www.prwindow.com/

Step5 Word of Mouth Marketing-Identify communities and opinion leaders.

Use social media or SNS to tell people about your shop. This is another way of communicating to the public. Share useful information to friends and communities, and stimulate word-of-mouth and referrals. Identify effective communities and influential opinion leaders to market your product.

Step6 Print Media-Advertise your shop in magazines and papers.

Finally, let's return from our virtual world to the real world of print media.
Paid advertisements in magazines and newspapers can be effective, and also flyers.
After you have exhausted all of the above-mentioned Internet promotion ideas, this can be the final method you try.