Business Internet Marketing Strategies for You

You can have the prettiest website or the best products in the world, but if people can’t find you online you may as well turn out the lights and go home. And these days “getting found online” better include getting found on mobile devices. 

With the plethora of options out there, how do you choose which local business directories to include as part of your internet marketing strategies? And why should you go to the trouble?

Local business directories can be the best friend your business ever had ... and at the same time the worst enemy. Say what? 

When it comes to abs who doesn't want a 6-pack? When it comes to local search, we're talking 3-packs and 7-packs. If you've heard these terms but don't really know what they mean, well, you're not alone. Fear not!

Have you heard from Google that you have duplicate listings on Google Local? Do you see multiple results for the same location in the Google Maps search results when you look for your business online? Maybe you haven't heard from Google but

Have you ever looked up information about a business online (like what days/hours a restaurant is open, for instance), made plans based on that information and arrived at the scene only to discover they're closed because their hours of operation have changed but weren't updated on their local business listing? Or maybe

“Strategic marketing consulting” isn’t just a smart business move, it is a business survival move these days. Why? Because the Internet has changed the world in ways that affect all businesses, great and small. You, as a local business owner may be doing all the same things that have worked for you for decades, maintaining all the quality and all the services that made you a leader in the first place. But here’s the deal: your customers’ buying and browsing behaviors have changed. That affects your bottom line.