EVERY BUSINESS HAS A STORY
You have a story that you should be telling in your marketing and advertising messages, in Social Media, but especially on your FREE online Business Listings!
When you Claim or Verify your Business Listings, you are using your Internet power!
GIVE SHOPPERS IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS (create CITATIONS):
• correct business name (N)
• correct business address (A)
• correct phone number (P)
• hours of operation
• payments you accept
• special offers
SHOPPERS want and NEED to know WHY they should drive to your business.
Some consumers like to explore and discover new and interesting places
to shop and dine, no matter where you OR they are.
If they are looking for what you have, they will SHOP your business FIRST
by searching, clicking and visiting your online presence! IF you can be found!
TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS!
It's up to you to share your uniqueness on the Internet by using your
FREE Business Listings, whether you have a website or not!
It's online real estate that's there for YOUR use, alone!
Use your FREE Business Listings to share your business,
VISUALLY, like a website or TV commercial!
Use pictures and video to SHOW--
• what's different about your business
• your products
• your services
• your special offers
• unique products that you sell
• unique services you provide
Actively engage SHOPPERS by posting "real time" messages on Social Media!
Strategically increase your Likes, respond to Reviews, see how many have "Checked In."
Educate to motivate consumers to visit your business!
Use video to show them HOW to use your products and services.
A "robust" Business Listing can attract NEW CUSTOMERS visiting the local area, to your business.
Whatever your business, you have compelling information with which to generate interest.
Most of us love a good story, clever ideas, useful information,
new ways to enjoy life and make daily tasks more convenient.
Tell us how your business helps with that!
Use the opportunity desk top computers, smartphones,
mobile devices, tablets, etc., offer, to tell your business story.
Shoppers want to SEE your products, food, location, staff,
special celebrations, events and your specials!
Most of all
ENCOURAGE YOUR HAPPY CUSTOMERS TO WRITE REVIEWS FOR YOUR BUSINESS,
especially after you give great Customer Service!
Google, the Queen Bee of all things Search (for now), has laid down the law---
SEARCH ENGINES SHALL LOOK FOR FRESH, UPDATED,
ACCURATE CONTENT (NAP & Citations) TO DETERMINE
THAT YOUR BUSINESS IS OPEN AND OPERATING, BEFORE
INCLUDING A BUSINESS LISTING ON THE ORGANIC (FREE)
SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS PAGE (SERP).
ARE YOU PREPARED?
The overall goal of having a business listed online, is to be included on the 1st Page of a Google search.
Google and other search engines take great pride in directing Consumers
to businesses that are serious about DOING business, online and off.
BTW, if your website was not built to shift to a mobile format, you better get one or suffer
MOBILE-GEDDON!
Google has decided that it will not drive traffic to websites that do not
format for all devices, particularly mobile devices, since most Searches are done on smartphones before
a consumer decides to visit, call or buy.
When you put the pieces of the Digital Marketing Puzzle together,
which includes updating and maintaining your online Business Listings,
watch your customers and new business grow, no matter how large or small your business is!
ALL BUSINESSES COMPETE FOR CUSTOMERS ONLINE.
THE INTERNET HAS LEVELED THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL BUSINESSES.
LARGE OR SMALL. LOCAL OR NOT.
The question is:
ARE YOU IN THE GAME?
You have a story that you should be telling in your marketing and advertising messages, in Social Media, but especially on your FREE online Business Listings!
When you Claim or Verify your Business Listings, you are using your Internet power!
GIVE SHOPPERS IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS (create CITATIONS):
• correct business name (N)
• correct business address (A)
• correct phone number (P)
• hours of operation
• payments you accept
• special offers
SHOPPERS want and NEED to know WHY they should drive to your business.
Some consumers like to explore and discover new and interesting places
to shop and dine, no matter where you OR they are.
If they are looking for what you have, they will SHOP your business FIRST
by searching, clicking and visiting your online presence! IF you can be found!
TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS!
It's up to you to share your uniqueness on the Internet by using your
FREE Business Listings, whether you have a website or not!
It's online real estate that's there for YOUR use, alone!
Use your FREE Business Listings to share your business,
VISUALLY, like a website or TV commercial!
Use pictures and video to SHOW--
• what's different about your business
• your products
• your services
• your special offers
• unique products that you sell
• unique services you provide
Actively engage SHOPPERS by posting "real time" messages on Social Media!
Strategically increase your Likes, respond to Reviews, see how many have "Checked In."
Educate to motivate consumers to visit your business!
Use video to show them HOW to use your products and services.
A "robust" Business Listing can attract NEW CUSTOMERS visiting the local area, to your business.
Whatever your business, you have compelling information with which to generate interest.
Most of us love a good story, clever ideas, useful information,
new ways to enjoy life and make daily tasks more convenient.
Tell us how your business helps with that!
Use the opportunity desk top computers, smartphones,
mobile devices, tablets, etc., offer, to tell your business story.
Shoppers want to SEE your products, food, location, staff,
special celebrations, events and your specials!
Most of all
ENCOURAGE YOUR HAPPY CUSTOMERS TO WRITE REVIEWS FOR YOUR BUSINESS,
especially after you give great Customer Service!
Google, the Queen Bee of all things Search (for now), has laid down the law---
SEARCH ENGINES SHALL LOOK FOR FRESH, UPDATED,
ACCURATE CONTENT (NAP & Citations) TO DETERMINE
THAT YOUR BUSINESS IS OPEN AND OPERATING, BEFORE
INCLUDING A BUSINESS LISTING ON THE ORGANIC (FREE)
SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS PAGE (SERP).
ARE YOU PREPARED?
The overall goal of having a business listed online, is to be included on the 1st Page of a Google search.
Google and other search engines take great pride in directing Consumers
to businesses that are serious about DOING business, online and off.
BTW, if your website was not built to shift to a mobile format, you better get one or suffer
MOBILE-GEDDON!
Google has decided that it will not drive traffic to websites that do not
format for all devices, particularly mobile devices, since most Searches are done on smartphones before
a consumer decides to visit, call or buy.
When you put the pieces of the Digital Marketing Puzzle together,
which includes updating and maintaining your online Business Listings,
watch your customers and new business grow, no matter how large or small your business is!
ALL BUSINESSES COMPETE FOR CUSTOMERS ONLINE.
THE INTERNET HAS LEVELED THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL BUSINESSES.
LARGE OR SMALL. LOCAL OR NOT.
The question is:
ARE YOU IN THE GAME?