Forget the phone book. Most people start their search for a housecleaning company online. To stay competitive in today’s environment, it’s essential to have a strong online presence and to be sure your company is among the top results in a search for “house cleaning” in your city. One way to boost your search results is using Google’s Local Services ads, a newer tool from the search-engine giant. These ads, which appear at the top of search listings, display a…
In the past, consumers interested in hiring a cleaning business would just consult family members, friends, neighbors, and even the yellow pages. SEO was just a collection of letters, nothing more. Now? The internet has bumped these previously trusted sources lower down the list. 97% of consumers read online reviews for local businesses before they choose a service provider— 12% search for local businesses online daily. The last place a consumer would search would be the yellow pages (if they…
Did you know that YouTube is the second-largest search engine behind Google? But only 5% of small businesses use YouTube videos for marketing. That means it’s very likely your competitors are not using YouTube either, which is good news for you! But if you want to start leveraging video in your marketing strategy, you must know how to optimize your YouTube videos for local SEO. When people think about “local SEO”, optimizing their website comes to mind first. And it…
Every business owner, small and large, has hopes that each person who is casually browsing their website will turn into a lead. While this is obviously not the case, there are some steps you can take to increase your conversion rate and optimize your website for leads. There is no one secret step that will magically turn website visitors into leads. It is a process that requires strategy and testing in order to optimize the site to produce leads. Having a functioning…
