Running a business has been an extremely difficult task over the past several years. It seems that after Covid 19 hit we have seen our website drop in rankings and our leads from our Google Business Profile fall by 50%.

Keeping up with digital marketing has been difficult. The time spent has increased the without complete knowledge of the proper SEO it’s hard to know where to start and what to do.

Working with an SEO expert has been the best decision we have made. Impactbiz Marketing provides us with linking, on-page SEO, off-page SEO, Google Business Profile management, and so much more that we have seen an uptick in search volume with our keywords and more website visitors and calls.

Ultimately the leads are coming in stronger and we are seeing business pick-up.

So where should most businesses start?

Start by looking at your Google Business Profile and make sure you are consistently using the same name, address, and phone.

First, are you using keywords? On the Google Business Profile page, there is a section you can use to highlight the keywords that will help you get found. If you’re not utilizing the FREE advertising space then you’re not utilizing the full value of the page.

Second, are you getting reviews? Impactbiz Marketing set up a review funnel as part of our SEO package. This funnel pushes out emails to our satisfied customers and gets them to provide a review. We specifically ask for the reviewer to note the specific work performed and provide a few pictures if possible. These are all part of Google seeing engagement and therefore they push our business up the maps page.

Third, questions? there is a section that Impactbiz pointed out to us that has people ask questions. With just 10 friends asking pre-written questions we have seen an increase in searches with those terms.

Fourth, responses. Are you responding to the reviews? Again, Google likes to see engagement so respond to your reviews.

Fifth, pictures. Add photos to your page, show the work and use Alt Tags. If you work in one specific location make sure the photos are geocoded for your location. If you work in a geographical area then let the geocode location be the area. This help Google decide what areas you working on.

Sixth, on-page SEO. Here are the title, H tags, keywords, on-page linking, and content. Get your content up. Use the keywords people are searching for to find your business in the title.

Seventh, schema. Make sure your schema is accurate. Schema works under the written copy you see on the page. Many times when Google bots are scanning your website they are reading the information as it is written in a code that they can understand.

Eighth, did I say content? Yes, increase your website content consistently. Get the information out there people are looking for and provide value to the reader.

Ninth, on-page SEO. Alt Tags, Geocoding, maps, all the necessary items needed to be a strong website.

Tenth, work with a professional SEO company. Impactbiz Marketing is an SEO expert business. They outsource Facebook Ads and PPC for their clients as they are not experts. Work with a company that specializes in SEO because understanding linking, on-page, off-page, and GMB is hard enough.