America's New Entrepreneur--SemSem SEO LLC

A Division of Gardner Bank

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 At SmallBusinessBank.com, a division of Gardner Bank, we serve micro business customers in the wide range of their business' life-cycles, from pre-start up, to mature business company. Regardless of what stage of success you have taken your micro business to, you can count on us to share your story. This weeks story, in their own words, is SEMSEM SEO RVA.

SemSem SEO, LLC was founded in 2012 with the goal of helping local Richmond businesses help connect with more customers online.  We specialize in local search engine optimization (SEO), meaning we help businesses rank higher for customers searching in your local area.  We have had great success improving the bottom line of our regional clients by increasing search engine visibility.

Our number one tip for small business owners is that everyone needs a strong "Web Identity" -- what users find when they search for the name of your business.  It is 2015, and we still find many Richmond, VA businesses do not have a website.  Word of mouth may be the top referral source for many businesses, but if your website is non-existent or out-of-date, then you may be losing customers who have been referred to you.  The other important aspect of Web Identity is managing your online reputation and getting positive reviews.

When it comes to improving "Web Presence" -- how new customers find you through the web -- it helps to work with a search engine optimization company who understands your industry.  In particular, if you are a brick & mortar business serving your local area, you should work with someone who can help you get ranked for customers who are located near you. 

 

People frequently search from mobile devices that have GPS, so search engines will pick up on the customers actual location.  A quick test is to search for your type of business using your mobile phone from within your business.  Do you rank #1 on Google when you do this test?  If not, you should add local SEO into your marketing plan and budget.

 

SmallBusinessBank.com is proud to be helping micro business customers like SEMSEM SEO build their business dreams with simple, value-based banking solutions. Visit their website at: http://www.SEMSEMSEORichmond.com.

Let us feature YOUR micro business on our blogsite, and get FREE promotions on social media platforms and website at www.SmallBusinessBank.com.

Contact  John at 1-855-856-0233, Ext. 114 today.

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The Microbusiness Difference--A Closer Look!

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When it comes to the U.S. economy, size matters. Whether it's Big Business, Big Oil, or Big Banks, scale of operation is clearly a big deal.

As daily media coverage shows, it is the nation's major undertakings and enterprises that occupy the attentions of Washington and Wall Street. For all intents and purposes, it's the performance of the Fortune 500 companies that serves as a barometer for the rest of the economy and tells the rest of us how well or how poorly we are doing.

However, this focus on scale fails to take into account other parts of the economy, such as microbusinesses, which represent 92 percent of all U.S. businesses.

While, by definition, these businesses are small in scale, in the aggregate they are much more significant than most people realize. What's more, they have the potential to be even bigger and to provide the growth and jobs our economy so desperately needs.

It's time to give microbusinesses a closer look.

In 2011, microbusinesses directly accounted for approximately 26 million jobs in the economy. That's more than the total number of individuals employed in the government sector at the local, state and federal levels and more than twice as many who work in the Manufacturing. It is also more than total numbers in the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector.

In our next two blog pieces--we'll talk about the various ways microbusinesses impact employment in our country.

 

 (The above from the Association For Enterprise Opportunity--The voice of Microbusiness).

Learn how YOUR business can be featured on our blog and promoted for FREE via our social media platforms/website at jverlin@gardnerbank.com .

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