{"id":4477,"date":"2023-11-10T06:23:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T06:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/?p=4477"},"modified":"2023-11-10T06:24:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T06:24:56","slug":"how-to-build-your-business-online-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/blog\/how-to-build-your-business-online-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build Your Business Online Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your business requires an online presence in order to reach those most in need – your friends, family, and neighbors, as well as consumers who search for what you offer.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/blog\/how-to-build-your-business-online-presence\/#Content_Marketing\" title=\"Content Marketing\">Content Marketing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/blog\/how-to-build-your-business-online-presence\/#Social_Media\" title=\"Social Media\">Social Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/blog\/how-to-build-your-business-online-presence\/#Google_My_Business\" title=\"Google My Business\">Google My Business<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/blog\/how-to-build-your-business-online-presence\/#Website\" title=\"Website\">Website<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Launch with a website, social media profiles, and Google My Business listings; then consider paid advertising options to appear in search results and on websites visited by your target audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Content_Marketing\"><\/span>Content Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective online presence is integral to brand recognition and financial growth for any business but can often seem daunting when starting from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Content marketing is one of the best ways to expand your business online. This form of promotion involves regularly creating and publishing relevant and useful material for your target audience – such as blog posts, infographics, videos, podcasts, and social media updates – in order to build trust between yourself and customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your expertise can set you apart from competitors by showing it off in various areas. For instance, if you specialize in web design, for example, creating articles about how to choose an ideal host and creating how-to videos could really set you apart from competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Content marketing can increase both website traffic and sales by helping your search engines rank you higher, which will provide more leads and visibility for leads to convert into customers who will likely return again and again.&nbsp; Professionals like the ones at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildbusinessonline.co.uk\/\">Build Business Online<\/a> can help you achieve your marketing goals. Furthermore, content marketing helps build relationships between your business and its target customers that could result in loyal repeat purchases from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_Media\"><\/span>Social Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media is another essential way of expanding your business’s online presence, though this approach may take longer and require trial-and-error to achieve success. Yet social media remains an effective means to reach target customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers frequently turn to social media when they have questions or are dissatisfied with a company, so businesses must respond swiftly and effectively when their consumers reach out with concerns or inquiries about them. When consumers see that brands care about their experience, trust can be built quickly leading to new customer acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media provides an ideal venue for promoting sales, events, and contests related to your business. By doing this, you can generate significant buzz about it while drawing new customers in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with social platforms’ declining organic reach, they remain an invaluable way of reaching your audience and promoting your brand. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/s\/social-media.asp\">visit this site<\/a> to learn more. The key is crafting unique branded content that outshines competitors while still engaging audiences: Instagram stories tend to work well here while demonstration videos work best on YouTube and Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_My_Business\"><\/span>Google My Business<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google My Business profiles are an effective way to expand your online presence, providing an avenue for you to add information such as your name, address, phone number, website URL, and hours of operation directly into Google search results and maps – providing more potential customers with access to what your company provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google My Business also gives you access to free tools that can help manage your business online, such as Posts for sharing updates and offers about your company and a Q&amp;A feature that allows customers to ask any queries about products or services you offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, reviews promote your services and will help potential customers decide whether or not they use your services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Establishing an online presence for small businesses is essential. Consumers rely on multiple sources for research before making purchase decisions, so it is crucial that your company can easily be found online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While creating an online presence may be costly, it can be worth investing in small businesses looking to grow. A strong online presence will increase visibility, build customer trust, and ultimately boost sales – it is also wise to set marketing goals to make sure your efforts yield maximum return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Website\"><\/span>Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Websites are essential components of your online presence for any business, serving as the hub for all digital marketing activities and providing customers with more information about your products and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, having one enables you to keep in contact with visitors long after they leave – use plugins that enable chat features or allow visitors to book appointments instantly! You can click the link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchcustomerexperience\/definition\/chatbot\">https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchcustomerexperience\/chatbot<\/a> to learn more about these features that can help grow your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Establishing credibility with potential customers requires having a website for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies reveal that most consumers research reviews and recommendations before engaging with any given business. Furthermore, having your own domain allows you to create professional-sounding email addresses using it, which makes your brand appear even more credible and professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Establishing an impactful online presence takes both time and effort. While creating a presence online does not happen overnight, with careful planning and consistent engagement you can begin seeing results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your business requires an online presence in order to reach those most in need – your friends, family, and neighbors, … <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"How to Build Your Business Online Presence\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechhelp.org\/blog\/how-to-build-your-business-online-presence\/#more-4477\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Build Your Business Online Presence\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":4479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - 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