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Use Google’s free tools to grow your small business’ online presence
By our News Team | 2022
Internet-based marketing is critical for any business. But you don’t need to spend a fortune optimising your strategy.
Marketing your business through Google – basically the internet – is an important strategy to consider when it comes to a company’s marketing plan.
Rucien Petersen, Founder of marketing company Spottmedia, discusses some of the key ways to grow your business through Google.
1.Google My Business page
The Google My Business page helps companies to be found online when potential customers are looking for a product or service in a specific location. You can create your business page and update it regularly with information related to your location and offerings. If you are running a promotion, have an upcoming event, or want to share the latest company news you can do so under your page. You can also request customers to review your business, increasing the feedback on your business and service offerings.
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2. Google Test My Site
Many business owners spend heavily on a website developer to create a website, but the reality is if your site is not optimised for speed and mobile it won’t capture the attention or convert visitors into paying customers. Test My Site is a feature provided by Google that allows you to test your website and how well it is optimised. After testing your site, Google will provide a full report on where you need to improve and the changes required.
3. Google Trends
The best way to create solutions and to solve problems is to understand what your customer is looking for. Google Trends allows you to find out what consumers are searching for, and the key words related to specific terms during a particular period. As an example, if you search ‘marketing’ in Google Trends you will find related topics like affiliate, consultants and certificates. You will also receive a breakdown on which countries and cities had the highest search over a 12-month period.
4. Google Ads
We know that Google ads are expensive, but they are also extremely effective. Consumers are bombarded by marketing messages every day and Google ads allow your business to stand out by breaking through the clutter. Google Ads are purely created to target individuals based on their key words entered into the search engine.
5. Market Finder
Where do you go to find your ideal audience and market? Market Finder is the perfect feature that can assist your business. Market Finder uses terms related to your business to match and connect to your ideal audience based on a global online search.
Petersen emphasises that being found online involves a process of feeding Google content consistently and regularly. These tools will not only help you to create an online presence, but enable you to grow the business and connect with your ideal audience.
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