8 Straightforward Website optimization Procedures For Entrepreneurs

8 Straightforward Website optimization Procedures For Entrepreneurs

With the plethora of information piñatas available at the click of a mouse it can be a bit overwhelming for small business owners to make sense of all of the information available, so My “Three Amigos” reference aside, let’s just talk about what essential items you can control right away that will make a huge difference and start you on the road to a solid local SEO presence.

1. Quality Content:

One of the biggest challenges for small business owners is providing the type of content that Google loves. You hear “create great content & lots of it,” but how do you actually start that and then where are you going to find the time to write articles while you’re trying to run your business? First, I want you to take a breather and not worry so much about quantity at the moment as much as we should be focusing on quality! Moving forward, start by writing down all of the points that you deem would be relevant, important items to your customers; you know them best so write for them. You are an expert in your field and that’s the reason you have a business with a beating heart, so just think about what your customers want to hear about and become the authority on those items. Here are some topic ideas to get you started:

• Top Ten (or any number) Lists –

Search Engines love lists. They are easy to come up with, simple to write & easy for your readers to digest.

• How To Lists –

Again easy, short, and puts you in a position of authority.

• Product Reviews –

People love reviews on just about anything and since nobody knows your products better than you give readers an unbiased review of what you sell. Bye, the way it’s ok to rate some items or services over your own In some cases as it adds to your credibility and will go a long way with readers when you make future recommendations.

• Ask and you shall receive –

Ask your offline and online community what they would love to read about. Ask everyone you are affiliated with what they would want to know about your services. You might be surprised at the answers you get.

• Be on the lookout –

Don’t be afraid to see what the competition is writing about. Reading a lot will also offer you insights into the mindsets of others in your industry and could end up opening some new & exciting doors.

• Offline Material –

Many businesses have tons and tons of content already produced sitting right under their noses! Look at any and all print material you have such as brochures, pamphlets, sales, and specials anything you have in print form could offer you some really good ideas. Any and all traditional marketing you do is a wealth of possible ideas.

2. Contact Info Easy to find:

Go to your website as a customer would and see how easy it is to contact your business. If it lasts more than 3 clicks you have a problem. Your contact details should be easy to get to at all times and should be prevalent in the footer & if possible the header of your website

3. Spread the Word:

Every person you come in contact with should be hearing about your endeavors. Encourage everyone you meet to check out your site, your blog to join your community no matter how big or small it may be. Remember if you’re excited about your brand then others will be as well.

4. Local Listings:

This is very important, and I want you to remember this in everything you do moving forward pertaining to your online marketing, here goes…If I’m signed in to Google like millions are every day, my search results will be tailored just for me based on my location and search history. Meaning someone who ranks number one for “Florida Home Inspector” may not rank number one to me as Home Inspectors in my local area could rank higher within my version of the search. So if you are a pizzeria in Orlando, you want to make sure that you come up whenever anyone searches in your area for “Italian Restaurants” or “Pizza delivery” and so on. So join as many local reputable directory sites as you can. The more prevalent you are in local directories, the more chances you have to be seen.

5. Reviews and Responses:

Every local listing site and or directory your location is listed on has the ability for users to leave reviews of your establishment or services. These sites are imperative to your local presence online as Search Engines are starting to put a massive amount of weight into these review sites like Yelp or Tripadvisor. Monitoring these sites for user reviews should be one of the most important items you do each day. Every time you get a review try to thoughtfully respond to the user. This simple practice will offer huge rewards down the line as these sites rank you on the quality of reviews and responses to those reviews. So when someone is using SIRI for instance (who by the way only relies on Yelp), your business will rank high if you have a good number of quality reviews and you have responded to those reviews. This simple thoughtful act will be a benefit to you and your company’s hands down every time.

6. Fixing Information:

Once I was out of town and was craving ice cream. I searched locally on my phone for a certain ice cream shop I love, and 3 listings came up. I thought “Hooray” and proceeded to drive to the first location only to find that it had moved to another, then after a 20-minute drive, I arrived at the second establishment to find they had been sold and changed to a different brand. By that time I was so frustrated that I said forget it and bought a slice of pizza at a nearby shop (I’m Italian, so I think we always resort to pizza). Anyhow the moral of this story is to make sure that any and all listings you have online have your correct contact and social information as well as your current location info. Old and outdated information can make that potential ice cream buyer eat some pizza very quickly!

7. Get Mobile:

Mobile searches will soon trump desktops and it is easier and cheaper than ever to have a mobile version of your site ready to go. Go to your website on your phone and see how the experience is. How you feel after that will tell you if you need a mobile version of your site or not.

8. Espanol:

There is a plethora (sorry I’m an 80’s movie buff) of potential customers just sitting right under your nose. Just making a slight effort to speak to them in their native language could do wonders for your bottom line. Now let me say that having Google translate on your site isn’t the same as having a Spanish version of your site just for a moment go to Google translate and see the results, they are less than stellar I assure you. Now getting your site translated could be time-consuming but trust me this demographic will appreciate the effort and reward you I promise.

Well, that’s all I have for now amigos but roll up your sleeves like every small business owner does, get creative and start using this list as a start to your local SEO strategy.

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