First off I want to welcome Michael “EasyCure” Preedin to the Poker Tech Reviews family. Michael is taking over the role of Director of Marketing and Sales. I look forward to his valuable contributions as we grow this business from idea to a flourishing contributor in the poker community. Michael will begin posting here as things continue to develop so I invite you to stay tuned for his updates.

If you’ve read over our plan so far and found that this is something you want to support, and/or become directly involved in, I encourage you to contact us. We’ll need Writer’s, Designer’s (Graphic and Web), Editor, and many other useful skill sets. Investment opportunities are available as well.

There is still much to be done, and with the right group of dedicated people we will succeed.

Marketing a small business can often be more of an art than a science. Some of the factors involved include target market, goals, strategy, and budget. In order to mesh these out here is the preliminary Marketing Plan for PokerTech Reveiws.

Target Market

The initial target market is the online poker player. This segment is represented by a wide swath of people but the core target group is represented as white males, in their early twenties, with disposable income. This will be the easiest target group for initial contact and expansion encompassing the gambit of serious players will follow afterwards.

Goals

To generate 100,000 page views per month within the first three months. Within one year the page views should expand to 700,000 per month. Page views should be at 1,000,000 per month within 18 months.

Strategy

Utilize the network of poker bloggers through mention of site within posts. Banner ads promoting the site through select bloggers sites. Mention on various poker forums through means which are within the posting guidelines of the individual forums. Placing of “Review Graphics” (a graphic representing the rating given by PokerTech Reviews) at sites which have had products reviewed by PokerTech Reviews.

Budget

In keeping with the No Cost philosophy their will be no budget for marketing. The niche market nature should lend itself to intense viral marketing. The nature of which negates any need for an initial marketing budget.