{"id":3860,"date":"2016-09-20T10:50:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eparrs.com\/blog\/blog\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2024-02-29T19:30:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T00:30:33","slug":"desperate-to-create-an-online-presence-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eparrs.com\/blog\/desperate-to-create-an-online-presence-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do if You’re Desperate to Create an Online Presence for Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’re a small business owner with a very locally-focused customer base, then why the heck do you need an online presence, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, in case you’re not aware of the many changes in advertising that has happened for your local business, changes that will definitely affect your \u201cbottom line\u201d please stay with me for the 10 minutes it will take you to read this… and discover for yourself that print advertising is NOT what it used to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Many 40+<\/sup> year old receptionist, secretaries, administrative assistants, or whatever they\u2019re being labeled today, are tossing their yellow page directories into the recycle bins as quickly as they are delivered to the many different workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?!<\/strong>\u201d you snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t take my word for this; ask a few different receptionist if they still have their printed copy of the most recently delivered yellow pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let\u2019s take a look at newspaper subscriptions. Are you aware that the newspaper industry is struggling to remain viable now given the many news agencies delivering the news over the internet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, that\u2019s right. I said they are struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what does this mean for your locally-focused business?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that you can no longer afford to ignore the internet. Once you start losing your loyal (aging) customers, how are you planning on finding NEW customers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please, let me tell you what to do if you\u2019re desperate to create an online presence for your business<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your budget won\u2019t afford you the cost of website hosting never mind hiring a website designer. Don\u2019t you worry, that\u2019s NOT an issue here. A Google My Business account is YOUR must have solution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you\u2019ve set up and authenticated your locally-focused business to Google you will have a FREE\u2026 yes, FREE website presence for your business. When you do this, and you set up your Google My Business account properly, Google will LOVE your business, and Google will show your Google My Business account (which includes YOUR details that YOU control) in search results for your locally-focused business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s NO MORE NEED to feel left BEHIND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s now your time to save!<\/span> There are many EASY to follow steps to take in setting up your new Google My Business business account that are offered on the internet. You only need to be sure to select one that either ranks high in a Google search or has been recently shared online. Updated steps can save you LOTS of time and frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of writing, here are a few to get you started:
<\/strong>How to Set Up Your Google My Business Listing<\/a>
Google My Business – Manage Your Business Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You’re a small business owner with a very locally-focused customer base, then why the heck do you need an online presence, right? Well, in case you’re not aware of the many changes in advertising that has happened for your local business, changes that will definitely affect your \u201cbottom line\u201d please stay with me for the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":5,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"BlogPosting","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archived"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":true,"span_bottom":"