For an online business venture, there is no limit to your creativity in what you can do, just as there is an absolutely large barrier on what you must not do if you wish to expand. Many businesses today still do a lot of things that might probably shift them on the bad end of the pole. It might be their marketing strategies, online branding or value proposition. Whatever it may be, there are business owners who fail to capture the willingness of their customers\u2019 to buy or avail of their product or service.<\/p>\n
Some of the worst things your company is prone to do are:<\/p>\n
Many small online businesses want to target specific keywords, thinking that they get most of the market if they rank on them. However, they fail to realize that focusing on your keywords and letting your branding go is a definite NO when it comes to online marketing. Sure, keywords are important, but think about this: Isn\u2019t it better when people don\u2019t need to search for a keyword anymore and just go straight for your website, because they know that your brand provides what they are looking for?<\/p>\n
Bro Tip:<\/b> When targeting keywords, use long tail keyword phrases with your brand included. If you are, let\u2019s say, a company that provides car rentals, instead of just focusing on the keyword \u201ccheap car rentals,\u201d try making it \u201cputyourcompanynamehere.com\u2019s cheap car rentals\u201d and incorporate it on a sentence that makes sense to readers. That way, you hit two birds with one stone: you got your keyword, and the reader knows it\u2019s from your company.<\/p>\n2. \u2026Not Showing a Sensible Website to Your Would-Be and Existing Customers<\/h4>\n
Let\u2019s face it: nobody likes to stay on a crappy website, even if you provide a service that is worthwhile. A site\u2019s dwell time (time spent, bounce rate, page views) affects ranking a lot, and not providing a user-friendly\/user-engaging website is a major letdown, no matter what amazing thing you offer. So if you want to lose current customers or scare off new ones, then please continue focusing solely on ads, having a poor web design and having an overall confusing website.<\/p>\n