Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Local Online Advertising Lancaster

Online Advertising Lancaster 

Is the the most important thing that any local business can do to get more customers.More and more people are using the internet and mobile devices to search for local information and business details.The visibility of the local Google maps make it prime real estate that people are paying with their PPC campaigns to be above. But you can be there for FREE. Your business in front of thousands of new customers and it only cost you a bit of time and effort. I have done a short video to explain the benefits for your business, take alook then do something about your website or business details.Online advertising can let the small local business compete with the brand names for a fraction of what it use to cost using newspapers and yellow pages.

Local Online Advertising Lancaster

Local Online Advertising is now a complete must for any business. If you have a website so much the better,but you really don't need one, but it is advisable. Here i have done a quick video to explain the benefits of being in front of the people searching on Google. Internet promotion and the use of mobile devices is just going to increase, so invest in the time and effort of local online advertising NOW. It doesn't matter what type of business you have it will benefit from being visible online.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, 27 September 2010

Online Advertising - For Local Business.

Online Advertising Lancaster

Online advertising for local business is the equivalent of having control over your very own media empire, just like the barons of the newspapers or the TV moguls. It is now possible to quickly and at a modest cost put your sales message in front of thousands of potential customers. Never before in our lifetime as the individual been able to reach the masses of people around the world with the simple use of online advertising National newspapers or magazines only have limited distribution, usually within the country of publication, but now you can reach more customers than they can ! It is time to think about the so called "global village" put your message out there, let your customers find your information 24/7. It is a fact that 80% of people search online for local information before buying offline. With the ever increasing use of mobile devices to search for information, technology is helping the small local business to get extra business in this difficult economic climate. Make sure your web site is formatted for mobile search, otherwise the customers will just go to your competitors.You can take your billboard and place it in the corner of every persons room, on the computer screen.
So, you feel your business has nothing to do with the Internet. Are you sure? Irrespective of what your company is dealing in and where you are located, the Internet impacts on your business. Your clients are searching for companies on the Internet. If you do not have a presence or if you do not get noticed, you may end up losing a lot of business. On the other hand, you can capitalise on the Internet to showcase your business efforts to prospective customers across the globe. Online advertising is the most effective and cost efficient way of getting in touch with your customers.
 

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Local Internet Marketing Puts Your Business in Front of People Who Take Action.

Local Internet Marketing Puts Your Business in Front of People Who Take Action.

People who use search engines to find local businesses or local business information do not search just for the sake of searching. They search to find an answer. And when they find, they do take action, in a recent study it was found that :-

  • 70% will call the phone number on a website
  • 60% have referred a business they found online to a friend
  • 52% always or often go online first, then follow up with an offline purchase from a local business
  • 14% will send a business link they found on the internet in an email to a friend.or colleague.
  • 11% will put their details into an online form

Obviously the large number of people searching for local business information means that local search marketing doesn’t just expose a business to a lot more potential customers, it exposes the business to people who are ready to take some action now.

Whether your business is a major company with locations around  the country or around the world or you are a small business with just one location, local search marketing is absolutely essential to a successful marketing strategy if your potential customers are local to your business.You need to learn about Local Internet Marketing - online marketing that's designed to drive business not just to your website, but into your premises. We know that 86 percent of consumers who use the Internet to find a local product or service follow up with a phone call or an in-store visit and over 50% percent end up making their purchase offline. Can your business be found by your potential customers ?

 

Monday, 13 September 2010

Internet Marketing Service - Lancaster


Internet Marketing Service - Lancaster.

Imagine you want to buy " something" and shopping for that item, has been a headache since the day you decided you wanted it. You want a particular make or model, but you don’t have to walk around shop after shop searching . Because, that is what local online search is meant for. It brings before you all the items/services  in your locality to your screen, without you taking a step outside the house.

 Be it  estate agents, herbal spas, doctors, health clubs or dentists, local search is proving to be a high priority for Google to present to the searcher . A reason for this is that  users are better at using key phrases that are town or county specific and from the perspective of sales and conversion, local search has seen a tremendous growth compared to  traditional search. In fact, it has helped online marketing move to offline purchase so much that many businesses have found their business sales increase through their Internet marketing service.

Why is Google preferred  by so many users? Well, the answer is in the search engine itself, especially its new  interface. When you search for say, “restaurant Lancashire”, along with the local search results you get another option “Nearby” that provides you with refining options where you can add custom location or choose the location that Google provides. This lets you find a result at the exact town you want.

 Google local business search and Google Maps are not new. Google can pull links and information that are connected to a particular location and present the results before you along with its map. Creating your own account in the local business listing ensures that your website is placed high in the search results when searched with the geographical location.

More and more people are searching for local information with applications like mobile phones and ipads, more than even desktops  or even a laptops. To ensure that your business and your website is listed on top in the local search results it must be listed on Google. You should think of your website as the secret advert ready to spring into action on your customers search device of choice.Our internet marketing service ensures your business is in front of your customers when they need it.

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Google Instant And Local Business

Google Instant

 Critics have called Google’s new instant search feature the death of search engine optimisation and traditional search rankings, while others have been more moderate in their outlook that the feature simply demands a reassessment of how SEO is done. However the feature may be good for some.
Sites that already rank highly for high traffic keywords would likely receive more visibility as users were likely to see the same search results than before.Google begins suggesting sites the moment you type in a letter (type 'a' and you'll see Amazon, add a 'p' and you get Apple, etc), Sites that rank well for short search strings will get seen more often, and will get clicked more often.
Google Suggest  - another feature that automatically suggests phrases as the user types - is being more tightly integrated with Google through Instant, which in turn would entice users to follow the suggestions more often.

Also, the new page layout means a typical user will see fewer results ‘above the fold’ - so not only are these top few spots more valuable, there are fewer of them. So, it's going to be even more important that you do your keyword research, find the search phrases that are likely to be suggested when people are looking for your site, and rank well for those phrases.The launch of the feature publicly this week in the US / UK, sparked international debate, over what impacts the new search process might have on SEO and rankings,  internet-based marketing, ad sales and increasing traffic to your site.In theory it could potentially see a drop in rankings for websites using long keyword strings in favour of those who ranked highly with one or two keywords.

Google’s local response was short but tried to answer concerns.
“As with all changes  to search, there will always be people who work to optimise their pages to fit the Google experience,” a spokesperson said.
 “But it's important to note that there are no ranking changes with this enhancement and as always we continue to focus on showing users high-quality, relevant queries and search results.”
It's not a catastrophe - as some have suggested - but it would need a reassessment by business owners of their websites.When it comes to keyword research, now that results are displayed the moment you enter a single letter, we're going to need to rethink what a ‘search’ or ‘impression’ is! Single letters will probably be the most popular keywords . It will be interesting to see what constitutes an "Adwords Impression now.”
This could prove to be a minefield for local business owners trying to attract new customers with a successful internet marketing campaign.

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Internet Marketing Services - Lancaster UK

Internet Marketing Services Getting your business site to page one on Google is essential if you want to have a successful marketing campaign. But most business owners just want to get on with,what they do best.We will do all the work behind the scenes with the web promotion, while you make your business a success doing the real work.As a business owner you can't be expected to know how to do everything the professionals,you wouldn't even consider trying to do the accountants job, so let us get your business noticed on the web and you can serve the new customers as they contact your business.

Monday, 6 September 2010

Internet Business Promotion

Local Internet Business Promotion

Annoco Ltd Google is providing search results based on geo targeted information. Your location as the searcher is used to provide results that Google believe are the nearest to the searchers location. As a business owner, your business needs to be in the 7 places available on page one so potential customers could visit your site.This is prime real estate, location location location.For a quick video explanation go to http://screencast.com/t/NmFkM2E0 NOW. This is Local internet business promotion at it's best. If you need help getting your business into these top positions we would be pleased to help Annoco Ltd Lancaster.

Friday, 3 September 2010

Cheap SEO - Back Links The Facts !

Cheap SEO - Back Links The Facts !

It is common advice to get good quality content onto your blog or website and then build some back links to them.Well as you can see from the table,unless they are from a high page rank site you will need a lot of them to have an effect on your blog or website.This is by no means a definitive table but gives a reasonably accurate guide to the link building required before you would see any results.
Hope it proves useful ! Using a structured approach,with consistent weekly effort will eventually get the results you want or we could do it in half the time ! Annoco Lancaster UK.

Location,Location,Location - Successful Marketing.

Successful Marketing is just like selecting a high traffic location for your shop in the mall, or picking the best views for your beach side home.The best sites get the most traffic every single time,with less effort and it grows like a snowball going downhill.You must select the  sites that are relevant and authoritative for your particular business, select maybe 5-6 of these and use them as feeder sites to distribute your content on. Add to these the social media sites like Facebook,Twitter, Myspace and Youtube and you could create the buzz needed to start your local internet marketing campaign. Make sure that your website is mobile optimised, more people everyday are looking for services using their mobile devices, most websites cannot be viewed, so you loose out big time. 5 times more people use mobiles than computers. You need to be consistent with your information and to regularly update items and content, optimisation is not a one hit wonder it builds slowly over time, so keep building your foundations.This is the first time in history, that you have the same media opportunities that the huge companies have. Social media management is in your hands and not the media tycoons of the past, use it to claim your choice of location.If you want to leave the internet work to other people, we would happily provide an internet marketing service to help you get more customers.

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Be A Successful Local Celebrity

Internet promotion Should now be part of every local businesses marketing strategy. New " Digital Customers" are viewing information in the comfort of their homes,looking at clothes,choosing restaurants,booking flights and holidays. This is now taking over form the old Yellow pages and newspaper ads, Nearly every house has access to a computer or a mobile phone 24/7 so to get found, you need to be visible , or your competitors will be seen instead. Internet promotion should be part of an integrated system, yes you still use direct mail,posters and flyers, free coupons and other listings to be found, but it should be a part of a consistent approach. Not just a thing you do when business is slack ! If your customers can find your details 24/7, see menu's, prices,images and special offers you become the "local celebrity" you just don't realise it. Think about your details being in every house in the area ! New and updated information easy to find and contact, that's what you can achieve when they use their computer or mobile.You can even be within 3 feet of them 24/7 via their mobile devices, reports show that 87% of people have their mobiles within 3 feet of them at all times. Could you use this to send special offers,quiet times in the restaurant, new stock arrived, new house for sale or up and coming events ? Make internet promotion part of your successful marketing strategy.