Smart Phone Customer

Small business owners in todays economy are hiding from their potential customers in plain view. They have a storefront with lots of traffic all around and no foot traffic.

The product or service you offer is the best within twenty miles. You always treat your customers right, after all they are the life blood of your business. You need to find a way to get them to stop in and check you out.

This is how customers will find you in 2011 and beyond....

You need to advertise. If you don’t your business will fail. Small business advertising has changed with the internet. Just last week I read that Dex is now moving its yellow pages online and will slowly move to a no print version.

If you haven’t started building an online presence, you need to for your business to survive. There is a revolution happening right now. Bigger than the internet. It is cell phones, smart phones to be precise. Here is my post on how to get started for free http:/mediamagnet.net/create-and-build-2-google-places

Can your potential customers find you online? You have what they want and desire. They just can’t find you. Once you have a presence you can develop a relationship with potential customers if you know how.

People are out and about with their phones looking for the product you offer. They are looking at their phones and not around them. They search for what the want nearby. Read the customer reviews and text their friends to meet them there or tell them where they are going.

Facebook Viral

This tells everyone they know what they are doing and why. This is the beginning of word of mouth advertising. You need to be online to participate. If your business is not growing and you are doing everything the same is the problem.

The days of the hard sell and over coming objections are over. Today’s customer demands that you take a different approach. If you want to put your best foot forward. We can build your online presence. We guarantee the results you want. It is what we do. Call 801-683-9582. We will make your business grow.

You need to establish your places page today! The first thing you want to do is locate your business on google maps.

This will mark out your location for google to find your business. Then when someone is in your area looking for your product you will pop up.

You do not want to claim your page until you have mapped it. It will take Google about two weeks to call and confirm your place page.

Once that happens. You can go ahead and start to optimize you places page. It will give your business your very own website.

You want it to get your potential customer to do one thing. You can have that be call you. You can put a coupon on the page for them to come and try your product.

Keep it simple.. Do not try to tell them everything about your product or service here. The places page is designed for the smartphone owner to find what they are looking for at any given moment.

When the page is optimized it will have links to your website or blog. You can upload video and pictures here to catch peoples eye.

Just remember that once the page is there it is the key to people finding your business. By making sure that it is optimized on maps they will find you.

You then have the ability to have them call you. Offer a discount or visit your website for more information. This is the new phone book on steroids.

This is how customers will find you in 2011 and beyond....

Most of us think when something doesn’t cost us anything it has no value. With google places think again my friend.

Optimizing your places page will take time and effort on your part. You do not need a website to be found online by potential customers. You do need a places page.

Too busy taking care of business to want to implement the change? Call Us at 801-683-9582. The only thing you will be missing is new customers that need and want your product or service now.

They have conducted extensive research and this is what the survey showed.

If you own a small business. You need to keep your products updated. My guess is that some of you have never even considered buying a car online.

You can’t of course complete the entire transaction online. You can research the vehicles that will fit your needs. This method is really useful if you want a hard to find car.

You can cut down the process from days to a half day. Never buy a car without driving it. Even if it is new they are mechanical things and all work differently.

How do I know this I have purchased my last two cars through online research. I had the financing in place before I ever walked through the dealers door.

I have my research in hand I will have it down to about three cars that are possibilities. Start with a google search for the year make and model for the car you are interested in.

I have checked kelly blue book and know the value of the car. I know if their are any recalls for the car.
I know what I need to know to make a sound buying decision.

Is there a process that your customer needs to go through prior to walking through your door? Help them to make it. You will find that they will come through your door.

This example was to help you through the creative process. Get you thinking. If you wonder what your customers search for when looking for your business. Check Ms. Google.

Using the Keyword tool you will discover how people find you online.

We can help Call us at 801-683-9582. We will have your business online and driving customers to you within a week.

It used to be optional, unless you wanted to sell some product online. Things are changing quickly.

Don’t let someone tell you that the advertising that has worked for your business in the past will keep on working.

Your bottom line is telling you that right now. You need to be where people are looking. Our world has changed and regretfully we will all get left behind if we don’t at least take some steps to change…

Over the next month or so I will be posting a daily tip on ways of marketing your business. This will work anywhere in the US..

To optimize your pages and actually get visitors. There are tricks and tips to help. It does take time..This is what I do for local business’ to get people coming through their doors.

Just having an online presence will help. When your customers are looking for your number, what you’ve been up to or just want to complain…This is where they are.

I will walk you through part of the process and tell you how to get at least a place online that you can build from.

If your just too busy doing what it is you do. Call us we will work within your budget. You don’t want to get left behind or not get a return for your investment in profit. CALL TODAY 801-683-9582

I am going to help you to grow your business. I am going to give you the keys to the kingdom at no cost

Over the next little while I am going to show you how to do it yourself. You will begin to see some results by following my lead.

It takes time to build a following:

1. Create and Build

2. Use seo to get your website ready

3. Drive traffic

4. Track

5. Convert

6. Leads

7. Convert traffic

8. Follow up marketing

This is the steps it takes to make your presence online known to the world. I will tell you what you should do at each phase.

You will learn why your old advertising methods have become less effective. We can change that together. If you would like us to do it for you call us at 801-683-9582.

85% of all shoppers look online for products and services

Most business owners do not realize because of the downward turn in the economy that they are wasting their money on yellow page advertising.

Owners think that the lack of phone calls and new customers is the economy. Wrong! Customers cannot find you. They are not looking in the yellow pages.

The two most important places for your business to be are on Google places and Facebook. Listing your business here is free.

The only draw back to doing it on your own is you need to know that this is new. Google keeps evolving google places and you need to stay on top of it.

The second place you want to have your business show up on is Facebook. Create a fan page for your business and watch the discussions begin. Daily interaction with your fans is crucial.

Both Google and Facebook are mobile friendly. This will put your business in front of your competition. Remember when we used to believe that no one would ever shop online?

How long does it take to move your business to the top of the heap in your local market? About a month. The biggest retail season is upon us here in the U.S.

Put an end to red ink and worry….

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We will get your business online. Where a simple search for your business will drive customers to your business every day.

You can take over from there, or we will keep things optimized and running for your company.

People participate in social media to make connections with other people who have a common interest. Latest statistics show that sixty-eight percent are just observers of what other people are doing. The way that they observe the nightly news and are affected by what they watch. They discuss it with their friends and co workers offline.

Twitter and Facebook provide small business the tools to climb the social media ladder without breaking the bank. It is up to the user of the platform to provide engaging content. With only twenty-nine percent of users creating new content the field is wide open. Content is what keeps twitter and Facebook at the top of the ladder. Writing engaging content will put your company in the lead over your competition for their attention.

You create the engaging content to your blog or web page. Once the content is online you tweet about it on twitter sending traffic to your post. You will be amazed at the response and traffic you can create. Facebook will allow you to post a link to your wall giving you a link to your blog or web page.

Staying on top of the ladder both twitter and Facebook are constantly evolving and changing the way that they allow people to interact within their platforms. When they see that users are wanting more they give them the ability to do what they want.

Twitter recently gave users the ability to purchase followers. They gave people the ability to buy an ad in their who to follow section of the platform. The ad appears in the who to follow section on a person’s homepage. They use can then follow that person if they find a common interest.

Companies can not afford to ignore social media any longer. When was the last time you picked up a phone book? Your online presence is going to be your survival as a business. The world is changing as we know it. We can fight the change and put our head in the sand or we can profit from it.

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Twitter takes time to snowball into a loyal following. Your profile will determine what you are about on twitter. Use your profile to gain interest in you and your blog. Tell people what you enjoy, love and spend your time doing. Twitter will suggest people to you to follow that enjoy the same things. These are the people you want to follow.

When people respond to you respond back. Twitter is not a one way conversation it is about making a connection with people who share your same interest. Use the at reply to comment on responses. Remember everyone can see your response so be kind.

The best way to get a following that will respond to your tweets is to show your personality. We are all unique and people will respond to your voice. Choose one of your interest and tweet about it. Share your favorite YouTube video you have seen today. The news story that has stuck in your head all day. Tell them a good joke. Share your knowledge when asked a question if you know the right answer. Send them to beautiful pictures, art and articles that you have found interesting and informative.

The people following you will be open to listening to what you have to say. They will actually want to hear from you. When you post a new post to your blog you let them know. Tell them what is in it for them to check it out. Remember to keep it short you only have 140 characters to capture their attention. You will know you have hit your mark when they take the time to read what you have to say. They will become loyal followers to your blog. When you tell them to visit they will.

Blog post need to give your loyal followers exactly what you promise. Your post should be well written and short. If you have something that requires a lengthy discussion, break it up into several posts. This will give you something to tweet about on a daily basis. Just remember to give more than receive. Use twitter eighty per cent of the time for connecting and twenty per cent for self promotion.

You should allow about three months to develop a loyal following. Don’t give up and keep it interesting and the rewards will be a great asset to your business.

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If your not using Social Media you should know that it is growing and growing quickly. What is Social Media? There are many social platforms the most popular are YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I know what you are thinking I don’t have the time, I need to run my business.
Did you know that women between 20 to 30 years of age check their Facebook daily? The number of people using Facebook to connect with friends and family is rising quickly.

Did you know that you can hire an Assistant and pay them to help? You can have them make sure that your ROI is within your budget? Generate exposure for your business?

– 85% of all business implementing a strategic Social Media Campaign have generated exposure for their business.

Increase in traffic, optins and subscribers – More than half of companies have reported an increase in traffic due to getting social. By increasing traffic they were able to create more qualified leads.

Increased business partnerships – 56% of all companies created increased business partnerships because of social media.

Rise in Search Engine Rankings – 54% saw a rise in their search engine rankings as a direct result of becoming active on the Social market.

Qualified Lead Generation – 52% of the companies saw qualified leads increasing the opportunity for sales.
Helped to Sell Products and Services .

Close Business – 48% of companies were able to determine that getting social increase their bottom line by selling more products. Getting social gave them a platform to discuss the benefits of current products, alert customers to new products and find out what their customers want.

Reduced My Overall Marketing Expenses – 48% reported a decrease of marketing expenses last year.
Find Out What the Competition is Doing – Social experts can help you figure out what your competition is doing. What is hot and what is not.

Getting Social will take time and effort to achieve results it is becoming more and more main stream. Companies like IBM, Pepsi to name a few have already jumped into Social Media Marketing. Budgets for getting social can be small at first and build as your ROI starts rolling in.

Need help with Social Media Marketing contact us. Remember the time spent on this type of marketing will not be wasted. Get out there and get social before you find yourself playing catch up with your competitors.

All statistics were taken from the 2010 Social Media Marketing Report.

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