Every small business, from real estate agents, to general contractors, is concerned with the same thing: how do I find more leads with less effort. The internet is one of the best mediums for this, but the landscape for online local has become fiercely competitive. This short talk will provide a set of simple, practical methods that small businesses in any sector can leverage to stay ahead of the online competition and get more eyes on their business.
7. FINDING CUSTOMERS ONLINE
• Knowledge of Space and
Competition
• Attraction via curated
content and social media
• Conversion by building
and measuring
15. KNOWLEDGE
• Keeping Tabs on Your Space
• Zite, Flipbook, Pulse, Reddit, Reader
• Google Alerts
• Spying on the Competition
• Map out neighbourhood / top 10
• Simon Says! (Hubspot / Yahoo Site
Explorer)
17. ATTRACTION
• Content is your magnet
• Spam is SPAM
• Blog (Remove dates) + Diversify
• Become a source
18. ATTRACTION
• Content is your magnet
• Spam is SPAM
• Blog (Remove dates) + Diversify
• Become a source
• Twitter is not a joke (anymore)
• Twitter = B2B, Facebook = B2C, LI = Discussion
• Be real - we can tell
• Managing it: Posterous/Tumblr, HootSuite/
Tweetdeck
20. CONVERSION
• Be a Mac, not a PC
• It’s cheap (CrowdSpring, 99designs
vWorker, eLance)
• Measure! (usabilityhub, getclicky, mouseflow)
21. CONVERSION
• Be a Mac, not a PC
• It’s cheap (CrowdSpring, 99designs
vWorker, eLance)
• Measure! (usabilityhub, getclicky, mouseflow)
• Make an offer
• Make it useful!
• E-mail Signup (MailChimp, MadMimi)
• Twitter/Facebook Login
22. GOOD REAL ESTATE AGENT?
• Thanks! Visit us!
• Askabout uknowa’s
referral program
• carlo@uknowa.com
• @uknowa Booth #1142
Sept 22-25, Better Living Centre, The Ex