London Finder – Local Blogs
Just wanted to send a head up to London Finder, which is a new London Ontario local blog for news, events, business directory listings and what not. If you’re starting something new and want a shoutout let me know!
Helping London’s Local Businesses Compete Online
Just wanted to send a head up to London Finder, which is a new London Ontario local blog for news, events, business directory listings and what not. If you’re starting something new and want a shoutout let me know!
As soon as you become serious about your business there are a few things you do. You go to a designer and get a professional business card design. Then you get leaphlets and pamphlets with your business information. And nowadays you get a website thrown into the mix. But then what?
I think we can agree those business cards are useless sitting on your desk. In fact your business card is useless until it gets into someones hands. So you accept that you will have to distribute those business cards.
But what about your website? Your website is useless until you get it in front of people. And not just anyone, but in front of the London Ontario market. And if you can get it in front of London Ontario residents who are potential clients? Then your website is worth its weight in gold.
So let me ask you again, is your website useless? Let’s take for example the new London Ontario directory site London Finder.ca.
Ask yourself this, what has your website done for you lately? Is it just collecting dust or is it bringing in potential clients everyday? Would you be satisfied if your business cards were all sitting on your desk? Would you be satisfied if all your promotional material was sitting on your desk collecting dust?
Should you be satisfied with a website that does nothing for you?
Most offline business don’t have a website. And if you bring up online advertising they aren’t quick to jump in. Why? Most people don’t really grasp the power of search. And even more people don’t understand why local search and local seo is so important. I’m going to break down the city of London Ontario and explain to you point blank why London Ontario SEO is so critical.
Being a university town makes London ON one of the best places around to make use of the internet. In smaller towns around Canada more and more of the population is using the internet. Because of the 30,000+ university students right here in London, online search is a huge deal. I can’t even describe how many times people will use Google to find London’s “best Chinese food place”. In dozens of dorm rooms people want to know what they can get delivered fast and cheap.
Whoever harnesses the power of the internet and local google search in specific has a lot of money to make. That’s where we come in.
I think we can all agree there are tons of obstacles in this business. You need to be tech saavy to understand the intricacies of building a website,hosting it and using it to promote your business. And hey, that’s the easy part.
How do you make everyone in London Ontario who searches for “London Ontario Chinese Delivery” forever remember your restaurant name and number? This is probably the biggest reason local business owners haven’t taken the time to get this sorted out. Search engines are ridiculously complicated and the time it would take to understand the complexities of this business is not worth it.
Again, that’s why we’re here. We understand traffic. We understand website marketing. And that’s what we deliver. Whether you’re looking to get your first website set up or just looking to increase promotion to your already active site we can help.
In fact, we can create and host sites for complete beginners. Or we can work on an existing one. It all depends on what you need.
Now let’s be clear–there is no free lunch here. We can’t make you a millionaire or ensure that you’re going to be on Forbes next quarter. If that’s your type of thing then go to Ivey. But making sure that those freshmen looking for “London Ontario Chinese Delivery” find you? You better believe we can do that.
It’s inevitable that most business owners will not be ready for this step. And this is good. This means that the few who do take the chances will have no competition. And they will see 10x the rewards.
We want to be clear in our London SEO Services–we’re not miracle workers or black magic workers. Before you can sign up as a client we need to talk. We need to make sure you have a realistic expectation of how you’re website will be marketed. There’s no quick “buy now” buttons on this site, this is a real business and we’re only looking to take on real clients.
Till Next Time,
London ON SEO