I just had a client come by and say thank you.

Every business owner loves to hear that they are doing a good job, but we typically don’t get the feedback often enough.  My client was at a conference where they had a speaker talking about Internet Marketing and local SEO for your business.  The speaker had done his homework and had researched every business that was in attendance.  He put together a report about the ease in which your business could be found locally.

As he went through the points he revealed that only one company present was found in the city in which their offices reside.  Only one business!  That is incredible!  So my client had to come by and tell me how proud he was to be able to stand up in front of his peers and accept the honor.

If you were at this convention would you be able to stand up and say “Yes I can be found!”?  This is how you find out, how long does it take you to find your company without using your company name, address or phone number?  Do you show up on the fist page?  How about the places page?  The google “10 Pack”?

Use your keywords and your city, do you show up?  If you have a smart phone, go through the same exercise.  Many of your customers may be driving nearby and want to find you with their smart phones, but they can’t find you if you’re not there to be found.

Internet Marketing is for real and you need to pay attention or your business will suffer.

Until next time, be a rockstar and dominate your niche.

Dale