Advertising and promoting your local business online can seem like a daunting task. However, we have compiled a comprehensive and effective list of things you can do as a business owner to drive new customers online to your company. If you apply and focus on at least 25% of what is on this list, you are practically guaranteed to help dramatically increase your company?s exposure online.
- Start a company website
- Start a company blog
- Bookmark your website and blog
- Syndicate your blog via RSS
- Submit yourself to Yellow Pages
- Submit yourself to Super Pages
- List yourself in local directories
- Get active in local online forums
- Leave links to your company websites on forum signature
- Buy banners on related local websites
- Submit yourself to Google Local
- Submit yourself to Yahoo Local
- Submit yourself to Bing Local
- Provide Google Coupons
- Provide Yahoo Coupons
- Provide Bing Coupons
- Place Reviews for your Local Business Listings
- Submit yourself to Yelp.com
- Ask your satisfied customers for reviews
- Release a Geo-Targeted Press Release
- Setup Local Pay Per Click Campaign on Google
- Setup Local Pay Per Click Campaign on Yahoo
- Setup Local Pay Per Click Campaign on Bing
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization) your website
- Submit articles about your company to article directories
- Bookmark your website
- List your company and website on your e-mail signatures
- Hold a contest and give something away
- Offer free samples of your product on your website
- Create and Syndicate videos about your company
- Join the Better Business Bureau
- Get links from your local chamber of commerce
- Submit your links to pertinent city and state governmental resources
- Get listed at local library web sites.
- Ask your supplier or manufacturer if they will list your website on their
- Ask other business relationships to list you on their website
- Promote your company through Craigslist
- Create a Wikipedia page about your Local Business
- Comment on local related company blogs
- If you are an active sponsor or donate to charity ask for links to your website
- If you are a retailer sell items on eBay to attract online buyers
- Create a Facebook page to promote and add Fans
- Create a Twitter account and tweet/follow perspective clients
- Create a LinkedIN account and start networking
- Capture your customer?s email
- Start an email Newsletter to your customers
- Send coupons to your customer?s email
- Send referral incentive to your customer?s email
- Get your business mention on Local Guide websites
- Advertise your business on Local Guide websites
- Get SoftlineSolutions.com a local internet marketing company to do everything mentioned above for you