As a business owner, whether you own a brick-and-mortar business or an online business, your website and social media play a huge role in getting new customers in the door and ultimately making sales in your business.
Internet marketing and online marketing play a bigger role in the growth of your business now more than ever. And if you’re not being seen by new (and existing) customers, it will be hard to grow and sustain your business.
Online visibility is the overall presence of the business or brand in the marketplace. Your business can have great products, an outstanding website, or even a great social media presence, but if consumers can’t find it, your business or brand will struggle to grow.
Online visibility is important because it allows consumers to find your website or products, as well as bring new and unique consumers to your business. Online visibility also helps how your products or services are perceived in the marketplace and helps you stand out among other businesses that might offer similar products or services.
Online visibility comes in many different ways, but for the purposes of this article, we’re going to focus on 3 forms of online visibility:
Search Engine Optimization (or SEO) allows you to connect with the right people searching for specific things, all through a network of different strategies and techniques. Basically, the better your SEO, the higher you’ll rank in searches, and the better results you’ll see from that web search traffic.
There are over 3.5 BILLION Google searches done every single day, which is powerful for businesses. If you’re not utilizing SEO on your website, on blog posts, or even in your Etsy shop or podcast, you’re missing out on traffic coming to your website, and ultimately, new leads and sales.
SEO is something business owners should always be focusing on, simply for driving in new traffic to your business from the Google search. It is the number one way for you to get visible online where people are actually searching for what you have to offer.
If you want to go more in-depth into SEO, check out my blog post on everything you need to know for SEO in 2021.
The most reliable way to bring in new leads to your business is through Google Ads. Similar to SEO, Google Ads allow you to show up for people who are actually searching for your product or service.
Ever notice when you type in a search that an ad is the first few results? These are Google Ads and will ultimately help you get visible to the right people, leading to new leads and an increase in revenue.
Not only do Google Ads help you get visible online, but they’re also a great compliment to the SEO work you are doing. Typically we find if you show up organically (SEO) and in Google Ads, that people will click on the organic listing – thus saying you that cost per click.
Want to know if Google Ads are right for you? Here are 9 reasons your small business needs Google Ads.
While I believe SEO and Google Ads are better ways to get visible online, social media marketing tends to be the main way most businesses choose to get their products or services in front of new people. And while there are billions of people using social media on a daily basis, it’s much harder for you to find new people utilizing social media marketing compared to SEO or Google Ads.
If you want to utilize social media for getting visible online, then you have to be CONSISTENT. And that doesn’t mean just posting on social media daily. Consistency on social media means posting consistently, showing your face consistently, and engaging with your followers consistently.
And even if you are showing up consistently, it doesn’t necessarily mean new leads are going to be able to find you, which is why utilizing SEO and Google Ads are so important for online visibility.
What methods are you utilizing for getting visible online?
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Welcome! My name is Glenneth and I live in beautiful East Tennessee. I wear many hats: CEO of The Visibility Method, SEO & Google Ads Expert, content creator, and more. I love technology, social media, and weight lifting. My favorite place to hang out is the hammock in my backyard. My favorite colors are pink and orange. My favorite team is the Vols. And I LOVE to get email so please drop me a note and say hi!
