So Why Do You Join The Chamber or Any Networking Group, What is your ROI?
Let's say you have 400 Paid Members, only about 10% will be active, so out 400 members you will be promoting to about 40 to 50 other members doing the same thing. 🤔
Meanwhile, I hear everyone say, well we just Google a business when we need something. That Is A Great Idea, I Agree!
So why do you spend so much time with the 40 to 50 members promoting to each other and not venturing out and investing into other avenues.
Don't get me wrong, I do think everyone should be a member of the chamber of commerce but only for the right reasons. Yes you get to meet, greet, interact and be part of the local community.
Subsequently You need to drive traffic to your business if you are going to stay in business.
I agree Most Everyone (even if it is a referral by a friend or word of mouth) will go to Google and search that business, product or service also reviews.
Google is here to make money, so 1st thing you will see (if any) are their ads, this is where you have paid them to place your ad on many websites.
The 2nd thing (if done correctly) is Google Maps and folks this is Free!
And the 3rd thing will be the organic listings, this is where if your website is done correctly you should come up, folks 1 letter can change your ranking in search results.
So where are you when folks search for you? To begin with the organic listings can be very competitive as even the Google Ads are Too! So it is STILL important to be listed with the same information consistently throughout the different search platforms.
So How Do You Get on the 1st page or at the top of the 1st page organically.
- Your Website has to be created correctly
- Age of your site has a lot to do with rankings
- How popular is your website? Do you have a lot of websites linking to your website (or Backlinks) such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Local Business Directories (including the chamber)(some have a no-follow, so it does not help you).
- Ads can be like Backlinks too, if set up correctly.
So would you like to talk more about ranking in search results or more ways to get your business found? Join us as a member and Let's Talk!