Struggling to market your local business online? We created this handy infographic to help get you started! Don’t want to read the infographic? Scroll down for the summary:

Struggling to find a plan for marketing your business? Check out our 9-Step Guide to get you started.
- Get a Website
– make it mobile friendly
– add webmaster tools and analytics
– use Hostgator for hosting
- Have a reason for people to contact you
– guide/information that only you can create
– email capture/lead form
– free consultation
– giveaway
- Submit it everywhere you can. Make sure information is consistent.
– Google My Business
– Yelp
– Angie’s List
– Bing Business listing
– FourSquare
– MOZ Local makes it easy
- Claim Social profiles
– Facebook
– Google+/Google My Business
– LinkedIn
– Twitter
– Instagram
– Pinterest
– Tumblr
- Contribute to groups:
– Facebook Groups
– LinkedIn Groups
– Quora
– Gravatar
- Create and share great content
– Content that solves problems
– Share it across all your social channels
- Get Reviews and Referrals
– Google+/Google My Business
– Facebook
– Industry review sites
- Build Upon Your Success
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