July 5, 2024

Jeff Shirk

Transparent Books

7 Tips For Building A Strong Online Presence

Introduction

In today’s online landscape, it’s more important than ever to have a strong online presence. If you want to attract new customers, get more people talking about your brand or build buzz around your business, there are certain things you can do to help make that happen. Here are seven tips for building a strong online presence:

It’s not just about the products you sell

The products you sell are only a part of the picture. It’s not just about the product, it’s also about your brand and experience, as well as all other aspects that make up your business.

In order to succeed in a competitive marketplace, it’s essential to have an online presence that includes more than just a website. In fact, many businesses have found success by creating entire communities around their products or services–and then building out from there by creating content (like blogs) and networking with potential customers/clients via social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

The importance of having a blog

Your blog is an important tool for building your online presence. It can help you attract customers, get leads and increase search engine optimization (SEO) benefits.

  • Blogging helps attract customers: By blogging about the products or services that you offer, you can build trust with potential clients who may be interested in what you have to say. This will lead them to become loyal customers who are more likely to buy from you again because they’ve already heard about how great everything is from someone else–you!
  • Blogging helps get leads: If someone reads one of your blog posts and finds it interesting enough for them to want more information about what it is that makes this topic so interesting, then there’s a good chance they’ll click through on an embedded link at the bottom of said post which takes them directly over into Google Analytics where they’re able to fill out an online form asking various questions pertaining specifically towards whatever topic matter had been discussed within those same pages just moments before hand.”

Create an online community

  • Create an online community.
  • Give your customers a place to share their experiences with you and each other, so that you can learn from them.
  • Build a forum where people can talk about what they like about your products and services, as well as ways for improving them.
  • Get feedback on your products and services from the people who use them every day–your customers!
  • Create a community of advocates who are excited about what you sell, because when someone loves something enough to tell their friends about it (or even write an article), then that person becomes more likely to buy more things from you in the future too!

Create valuable content for your industry

  • Create valuable content for your industry
  • Create content that is educational and informative, but also unique and relevant. It should be easy to read, digest and understand. It should also be engaging and interactive so that the reader feels like they are part of a conversation rather than just reading some words on a screen.
  • The best way to create this kind of content is by asking yourself: “What would I want to read?” or “What would make me stay longer on this website?”. If you have trouble answering these questions then chances are there’s something wrong with your current strategy!

Social media is king

The internet is a wonderful place, but it can be a bit of a jungle. There are so many websites and blogs out there that it can feel like you’re drowning in information overload. And if you don’t know what you’re doing, it’s easy to get lost in all that noise.

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are great places for businesses because they allow them to reach their audience directly through their smartphones or computers at any time of day or night–and these days most people are always connected via one device or another! Social sites also give businesses an opportunity to build trust with customers by cultivating relationships based on mutual interests rather than just selling products (although sales happen too). Finally: social media gives companies access to new markets by connecting them with potential customers who may not have otherwise found them on their own.”

How to get found in search engines

It’s not enough to simply create a website and expect people to find it. You need to do the work of getting people there in the first place.

Here are some tips for optimizing your website for search engines:

  • Title and description tags – The title tag is one of the most important pieces of information that search engines use to rank websites, so make sure yours includes keywords relevant to what you offer. In fact, Google has admitted that they use over 200 signals when determining where a site should appear in their results pages (which means there’s more than just these two). The same goes for meta descriptions–make sure they contain keywords related to what you offer on your site!
  • Sitemap – A sitemap helps Google understand how all pages within your site are organized so they can better crawl it as well as provide users with more relevant results when they’re searching online (for example: “where can I buy shoes online?”). This also helps ensure that any new content added after launch isn’t missed by search engines during subsequent crawls/indexing processes which take place every few days or weeks depending on how often someone visits again after initially finding them through Adwords campaigns etc., etc.,…

Mobile-friendly websites are key in today’s online landscape.

If you’re not already, it’s time to start thinking about your website’s mobile-friendliness. Mobile devices are now more popular than desktop computers, and people are using them more frequently to make purchases online. A mobile-friendly website is easier for users to navigate, read and use on a small screen–which means that if your site doesn’t work well on mobile devices, customers may be turned off by the experience of visiting it.

Here are some tips for making sure that your website works well across all platforms:

Building a strong online presence requires thoughtful planning, good content and consistent promotion.

Building a strong online presence requires thoughtful planning, good content and consistent promotion.

The first step is to create a strategy: What do you want to achieve? How are you going to get there? Who will be involved in this process? These are all questions that need answers before anything else can happen. Here are some tips for getting started:

  • Create an editorial calendar – When creating your editorial calendar, make sure it takes into account all of the different types of content that will be published on your site (blog posts, podcasts/videos, infographics). This way everyone knows when they’re supposed to publish something so they don’t overlap with other pieces or miss deadlines altogether! You should also think about where these different types of content will live–do we want them all on our homepage or should some go into another section like “News” or “Press Releases.” This helps us stay organized which makes our readers happy too!

Conclusion

Building an online presence is a challenging and time-consuming task, but it’s also one of the most important parts of any business. If you want people to find your products or services, they need to be able to easily search for them online. And if they can’t find what they’re looking for on Google or another search engine (which has become increasingly difficult as mobile usage grows), then chances are good that they won’t be coming back again anytime soon!