Small business owners have a natural tendency to be skeptical about everything. It’s sometimes difficult to tell the difference between a passing trend or a valid, long-term marketing strategy for small businesses. Let’s face facts – You should follow the lead of your competitors, lest you lose your foothold in your niche.
Search engine optimization for small businesses refers to getting your virtual property (most often in Google) listed on the first page search engine results. This is usually done by using a selected group of keywords phrases. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Google Places Page, a YouTube video or your own website. The goal is to get you noticed by local searchers before your competitors. Although it sounds complex, that’s exactly why we are here. A successful SEO campaign can have huge results.
Next time you search for something on Google, I urge you to pay close attention to the right side. A few ads are visible that are not included in the search results. These are paid ads from Google’s AdWords program and are a vital part of small business online marketing.
Pay Per Click is a great way for you to get started with your Internet marketing campaign. You get exactly what you pay for. You want to make 100 people fall in love and be loyal to your business. Get 100 clicks to your site… That’s it. This type of advertising is cost-per-lead. I am sure you can see its value. You can create a very profitable campaign with proper lead generation and analytics. It runs almost entirely on autopilot.
This is a lesson we all have learned: If you try to do everything, you will always fall behind in the areas that you are best at and not enough in the areas where you are most proficient. This causes your business to slow down and doesn’t generate as much revenue. If time is money, you won’t be able to afford to spend more time on something someone else could do faster.
It is why I recommend that small businesses seek the help of professionals when considering Internet marketing. We have seen an increase in ROI time and again when business owners focus on running a successful business while Internet marketers do what they excel at – Capture potential customers’ interest. You can be confident that someone who has done it before will help you get better results whether you are looking to improve your website’s rankings in search engines or social media marketing to spread the word through Facebook and Twitter.
