August 13, 2007
You may have wondered, “What good is an online business profile going to do me?”
You might look at a business profile and see just a listing of your business name, contact information, and short description of the services you offer. Real simple, right? So why bother getting a business profile? Well, here are a few reasons:
It’s free!
It tells people who you are and what you do.
It provides your customers with an easy way to find you.
It creates a relevant inbound link to your website, improving its relevance with search engines.
It gives other companies (who could be potential partners) an idea of who you are, and reasons why they might want to do business with you.
It’s an additional free method to get your name more exposure.
And that’s just scratching the surface. Let’s look at a few of these points in greater detail, shall we?
It tells people who you are and what you do
A business profile is a useful tool to customers and other businesses alike. The media, customers, and other businesses all use business profiles to find and obtain contact information and confirm what it is that a particular company does.
It provides customers with an easy way to find you
The Internet is quickly replacing the yellow pages as the preferred method of finding information about local companies. Your profile page gives your customers a single webpage that they can bookmark and refer back to whenever they want to give you a call or refresh them on your location – either your physical location or website URL.
It creates a relevant inbound link to your website, improving its relevance with search engines
This is perhaps the #1 reason a business creates a profile. But as I’ve shown here, it’s far from the only good reason.
Furthermore, the additional exposure you receive as a result simply can’t be measured. Your profile could potentially be picked up by an investor looking to provide you with some extra capital, a potential business partner that could increase your revenues, or simply create a higher level of trust with potential customers.
Remember to keep all these things in mind when creating your business profile, and give it the same care you provide for your own website. Your profile is representing your company on the web. Put your best front on for it!
July 9, 2007
Did you know that the number of Internet searches done by consumers looking for local services is on the rise? A Kelsey Group Report showed that in 2006 over 80% of all Internet users use search engines to find information about local businesses! If you consider the number of people in your community that have Internet access (almost all of them?) and over 80% of them are looking for local services online, the truth is that you can’t afford to not have an Internet presence.
Thanks to OnlineInLocal.com, a specialized online directory for local businesses, you can now create a dedicated webpage that will get listed in the local search results for the major search engines absolutely free! All you have to do is go to this online business profile website, and type in the promo code: onlinein.
Charlie, from Sunglasses Only, the manager of an American Fork, Utah sunglasses shop, filled out his profile and began to drive additional traffic to his website. He found it useful in a number of ways:
It’s an additional page that gets listed in the search engines, allowing for more people to find his site.
It gave him a link to his website from a site with a high page rank, increasing the SEO value on his current site.
It’s another way for people to get to know your business and it’s absolutely FREE!
See the Sunglasses Only profile page that Charlie built by clicking here: http://sunglassesonly.onlineinlocal.com/
Getting listed is very easy. Simply answer a few questions and your business profile is created automatically. And because it’s completely free, there is no risk. Even if you already have a website, listing with OnlineInLocal.com will improve your Web presence and help you move up in the search engine rankings, potentially sending more business your way.Get listed today for free, and start driving local consumers to your business with online advertising and also get a free search engine submission.
www.onlineinlocal.com