How Better Business Bureau Accreditation Builds Consumer Confidence The Better Business Bureau is a non-profit accrediting organization that gives its stamp of approval when a business meets high standards of quality, responsibility, and trustworthiness. So why is this BBB logo so important? Recent studies have shown that 8 out of 10 consumers recognize the BBB […]
Reputation Marketing and How It Can Affect Your Business
Creating and maintaining a positive reputation for your business is a vital and important aspect in creating a loyal customer base while building your brand. No major successful or popular brand started out and became successful with a negative reputation. In fact, the reputation of a business has been proven to have a significant influence […]
To Hire or Not to Hire a Full-time Marketing Director?
To get your digital marketing performing at its optimum, you would need a Marketing Director to oversee the strategy and implementation. However, a Marketing Director would cost you $11,000 to $11,500 a month. This is a huge cost to deal with for most small business owners like you. As with any HR activity, there is […]
Get More Customers! Make Sure your Website is Mapped Out Along the Customer’s Journey
Your Customer’s Journey goes through these stages: Awareness, Interest, Desire, and Action. There’s no telling how long they stay in one stage before jumping to the next. Sometimes the progress takes months, and others the jump is almost immediate. Many websites concentrate on the ‘Awareness’ and ‘Interest’ stage without signals toward a purchase while others […]
5 Easy Ways to Better Engage Your Audience
Every time a user comes to your website or social media page you have the opportunity to interact with them and turn them into lifelong customers! We want your customers to enjoy coming to your page and to look forward to viewing your content. So that leaves us with the question, what does your target […]
What’s in a Google Algorithm?
Are you looking to improve traffic flow to your website? Search engine optimization is the golden key to bring more eyes to your page, and we want to help you get there. Google’s search algorithms are responsible for displaying the most relevant search results at any given moment. These algorithms are based on keywords, search […]
10 Highly Effective Ways to Promote Your Business with Social Media
Are you putting social media to work for your benefit? Follow these 10 strategies to reach social media success! 1. Choose the Right Platforms Every business is different. Make sure you consider both your customers and your business. Find out what social media sites your audience uses most, and think about which sites are the […]
Grow your Potential Customers: Extend your Brand’s Reach to Thousands of Targeted Audience on Facebook and LinkedIn with $200.
Did you know you can extend your marketing messages beyond your existing followers and connections on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other channels through boosted and sponsored updates? We recommend performing a test either on Facebook or LinkedIn. The first step is to get a Facebook Business Page or a LinkedIn Company Page created for you, compose […]
3 Reasons Why You Should Start Using Google AdWords Today!
Are you looking to grow your business? Are you hoping to bring in new customers? Do you want to see that bottom line grow? Successful business owners with an eye to the future should be able to answer yes to all those questions. Here at Be 1st Online, we understand the value of growth to […]
How PPC can Compliment SEO for Better Results
There are many reasons why you should use AdWords Pay-per-click Marketing: 1. It’s an effective way to achieve instant traffic 2. It’s cost-effective 3. It gives you fast, measurable results However, did you know that using PPC hand-in-hand with SEO can increase the overall effectiveness of your marketing? Here’s how. 1. PPC only keeps the […]