If you want better lead generation and a whole boatload of qualified leads at that, you’re going to want a great landing page. Seems obvious, right? The problem is most small business marketers often take the landing page for granted and spend more time and money on all of the other bells and whistles – […]
VIEW POST »Just because there will continue to be more competition in your local market doesn’t mean you can’t still win big in this economy.
VIEW POST »Don’t get me wrong, the Internet can be a daunting place for many reasons, but that doesn’t mean not having an Internet marketing plan for your local business is acceptable, especially today. Read this closely: The Internet is Not Going Anywhere Anytime Soon, so this means that if you own, run or work for a […]
VIEW POST »Revealed in the video above is the Secret Internet Marketing Formula for Local Businesses. Stray from this simple 3 Step Formula and you may be putting your business on a long frustrating path to acquiring new customers online. Not only will this formula help you understand exactly how to attract new customers for your local […]
VIEW POST »If you want to leverage the Internet to get more leads, sales and customers, then you MUST have a strong pulse on your market online. What does that mean exactly? Two words: Keywords and Competition First, you must know the keywords your target audience uses when they search for your product or service online. What […]
VIEW POST »The majority of business owners continue to side-step this one particular question of mass Importance: Who is your target market? And for the few that actually give me an answer, there’s a strong chance this was their answer: ‘Everyone.’ Well, this couldn’t be farther from the truth (unless you’ve got tons of dollars), especially when […]
VIEW POST »Testing and tracking your marketing performance might sound like a lot of work, but the time and energy you put into this one piece of your marketing plan is worth its weight in GOLD. In fact, it might just be the difference between winning and losing in your local marketplace. Here’s the deal, how do […]
VIEW POST »Are you using clear, concise, direct calls-to-actions in your online marketing? The reason why I’m asking this today is because I see far too often businesses build big, beautiful, robust internet marketing campaigns and then when it comes to action time, they don’t firmly state what the next step is for their target audience to […]
VIEW POST »How long should my video be? is a big question people ask a lot of times and it really depends on what the goal of the video is. Yes, people have a short attention span. Take a look into your niche. Look at what other folks are doing in your marketplace. Go to YouTube […]
VIEW POST »Below are 5 powerful local business video ideas that you can implement into your Internet marketing plans: How-To Videos If you are a local business, go and check out ExpertVillage on how-to videos. There’s a bazillion how-to videos on there. They have everything from how to walk your dog, to how to kiss a […]
VIEW POST »What’s the one thing you want someone to do when they land on your business website? Do you want them to call your business to schedule an appointment so they can come in and see you? Do you want your website visitors to enter their name, email and any other pertinent information that you want […]
VIEW POST »Weak, generic, boring content is not going to get anyone excited about what your local business has to offer. Actually, weak content can have a huge negative impact on your business’s online marketing efforts as well. Here’s how… First, your website visitors are not going to be excited about the generic information that is on […]
VIEW POST »If you haven’t claimed your local maps listings on the 3 major search engines (Google, Bing and Yahoo), then you are absolutely leaving FREE money on the table. The truth of the matter is each local business has essentially a free ‘local lead generation’ website on each of the major search engines that allows you […]
VIEW POST »Tracking your marketing is incredibly vital to the overall success to any business, especially online. And when you incorporate a simple tool like Google Analytics in order to gather data about how people are finding your website, how long they are staying on your website and what pages they are visiting on your website, you […]
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