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How To Grow Your Business Online by Opinionated: 5:21pm On Oct 25, 2018
By Egboka Ozioma

Few decades ago, growing a business online may have sounded like a dry joke. But, with the emergence of search engines like Google and Bing, social media sites, websites, mobile apps; the challenge of promoting a business online have long been overhauled.

Don’t sing yet; this is not me saying that online business can be likened to taking local ‘akamu‘ with abundant peak milk. Nevertheless, it is somewhat ‘pappy’.

Growing a business online involves a lot of things which the first is having a goal.

Let’s assume you are an event manager, what exactly do you want to achieve by growing your business on the web?

-More bridal followership on social
-More couples receiving your news later or
- More events to
-Increased web

Acknowledging your goals helps you decide which way would be best fitted for your business growth.

Great ways for putting your business online, and driving more sales include:

Getting Your Business Listed in Online Local Business Directories

Local businesses here refer to people who operate within a physical geographical location, and sell products or services majorly to people within that locality.

Getting your business listed increases the chance of your business popping up when someone searches for that kind of services in your location, e.g. If I am within Amuwo Odofin, and I type on google: Events management companies. Google using my phone enabled GPS will track my exact location and list event management businesses within Amuwo Odofin. Therefore, getting my business enlisted, increases the chance of people seeing it on search engines.

Building a website or Mobile App

Well, mobile internet access is growing in leaps and bounds and most people when they’re on the go prefer to browse with their phones. Creating a website or an app (depending on choice and financial capabilities of the business) for your business could be a great way to achieving your online goals.

It is worthy of note to know that you must make your app or website Mobile friendly. This website acts as an online home for your business where people can come and know more about your business, and even make purchases without meeting you physically.

Your website should therefore be easy to navigate and be fast in loading as online people have little attention life span.

Also your website and app should include your address, phone number, about page, and reviews.

Having a phone number is important should the customer to be decide to call immediately if he’s using a phone.

Your mobile app has features which can utilize the GPS to track when your potential customers are within your geographical location so you can send them a targeted advert. Also it can contain a map to show them the route to your physical office.

You could also include in both your website and app reviews or testimonials by satisfied customers, this would help build trust and encourage patronage.

Social Media Pages

They can be used to replace apps and websites. This depends on individuals. Social media helps you share interesting videos, and pictures with your followers who are interested in the services you offer.

Social media helps for interaction and build of trust between customers and business owners.

Very popular social media Platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.

Online advertising (SEM and SEO)

Having done the above, online advertising helps put your business in front of people.

While SEO increases your search engine rankings and enables that your business appears in people’s search results, SEM enables you to bid for key words so that your business can appear also when people search for related businesses.

Online advertising helps you become more visible, brings your website or even social media pages in front of people. Targeted adverts help you reach

people who are already interested in the kind of business you do, and could contain some offers to encourage them to click on your adverts and patronize you.

Web Analytics

After you have done all the above. You will need to monitor your growth, find what is working, and what isn’t. You may need to know what people do on your website, how much of your goals you have achieved.

This would help you plan your next move, and know how best to keep growing your business. All this can be achieved by the use of web analytics.

Before ending this, it is important to note that growing a business online requires patience and persistence.

Do all those, and you are well on your way to becoming a storm in online business!

Source: How to Grow Your Business Online

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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Caspian22(m): 6:46pm On Oct 25, 2018
Good one op.
Most business owners should know that the online world is a massive platform. The same way you treat your business offline, should be how you treat it online.

If you market your business online well enough, your business can thrive, and equally grow in leaps and bounds.

I'm a top blogger and I hope to manage the digital marketing of any top company in the future.

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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by akeentech(m): 6:46pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by TOBIWHITE(m): 6:47pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by nikkypearl(f): 6:47pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by PatrickOkunima(m): 6:47pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Nobody: 6:48pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by 3millionia: 6:48pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Dacronym(m): 6:51pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by SEONaijaExpert: 7:00pm On Oct 25, 2018
Growing an online business is serious work. It takes a lot of commitment and I can tell you it's more than the articles and tips you read online. Sometimes you just might feel discouraged. A lot of people have contacted me saying they want to sell their websites or blogs but of course, you can only encourage them because to me they have the potentials to succeed.

One thing is a fact, once you do all the hard work and you survived it to the point of being ranked well, you will enjoy all your labour and sweat.

Advertisements will start rushing you.
Sponsored posts inclusive
Needless to mention the popular google AdSense.
And several other ways of making money via your blog or website.

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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Ucheosefoh(m): 7:20pm On Oct 25, 2018
Dacronym:
Nigga Grow My Damn Business!!!
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Help a Brother Goddamit
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by qanda: 7:31pm On Oct 25, 2018
Growing your business online can mean positioning your products and services to be found online - VISIBILITY. One way to do this is to provide helpful information that individuals who need your products and services are likely to search for on the web. This information should be published on your blog, website, a forum like Nairaland, Google plus account. Note that Google does not crawl content on Social Media platforms - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. So, its not enough to create social media accounts for your products and services.

Trust and good customer service is important to make your business grow and thrive. Ensure to be HONEST in your dealings and treat your customers well.

Find FREE useful business and Entrepreneurial resources on Q and A App.

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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by mikek2007: 7:52pm On Oct 25, 2018
Good one
At least for a beginner
Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Nobody: 8:01pm On Oct 25, 2018
Caspian22:
Good one op.
Most business owners should know that the online world is a massive platform. The same way you treat your business offline, should be how you treat it online.

If you market your business online well enough, your business can thrive, and equally grow in leaps and bounds.

I'm a top blogger and I hope to manage the digital marketing of any top company in the future.
lol blogger
Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Princedapace(m): 8:12pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by JacksonOyibo: 8:19pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by PaulDnld: 8:30pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Nobody: 8:48pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Englov(m): 10:08pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Diamondcrown97(m): 10:12pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by showby: 10:15pm On Oct 25, 2018
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Diamondcrown97(m): 10:16pm On Oct 25, 2018
Opinionated:
By Egboka Ozioma

Few decades ago, growing a business online may have sounded like a dry joke. But, with the emergence of search engines like Google and Bing, social media sites, websites, mobile apps; the challenge of promoting a business online have long been overhauled.

Don’t sing yet; this is not me saying that online business can be likened to taking local ‘akamu‘ with abundant peak milk. Nevertheless, it is somewhat ‘pappy’.

Growing a business online involves a lot of things which the first is having a goal.

Let’s assume you are an event manager, what exactly do you want to achieve by growing your business on the web?

-More bridal followership on social
-More couples receiving your news later or
- More events to
-Increased web

Acknowledging your goals helps you decide which way would be best fitted for your business growth.

Great ways for putting your business online, and driving more sales include:

Getting Your Business Listed in Online Local Business Directories

Local businesses here refer to people who operate within a physical geographical location, and sell products or services majorly to people within that locality.

Getting your business listed increases the chance of your business popping up when someone searches for that kind of services in your location, e.g. If I am within Amuwo Odofin, and I type on google: Events management companies. Google using my phone enabled GPS will track my exact location and list event management businesses within Amuwo Odofin. Therefore, getting my business enlisted, increases the chance of people seeing it on search engines.

Building a website or Mobile App

Well, mobile internet access is growing in leaps and bounds and most people when they’re on the go prefer to browse with their phones. Creating a website or an app (depending on choice and financial capabilities of the business) for your business could be a great way to achieving your online goals.

It is worthy of note to know that you must make your app or website Mobile friendly. This website acts as an online home for your business where people can come and know more about your business, and even make purchases without meeting you physically.

Your website should therefore be easy to navigate and be fast in loading as online people have little attention life span.

Also your website and app should include your address, phone number, about page, and reviews.

Having a phone number is important should the customer to be decide to call immediately if he’s using a phone.

Your mobile app has features which can utilize the GPS to track when your potential customers are within your geographical location so you can send them a targeted advert. Also it can contain a map to show them the route to your physical office.

You could also include in both your website and app reviews or testimonials by satisfied customers, this would help build trust and encourage patronage.

Social Media Pages

They can be used to replace apps and websites. This depends on individuals. Social media helps you share interesting videos, and pictures with your followers who are interested in the services you offer.

Social media helps for interaction and build of trust between customers and business owners.

Very popular social media Platforms include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.

Online advertising (SEM and SEO)

Having done the above, online advertising helps put your business in front of people.

While SEO increases your search engine rankings and enables that your business appears in people’s search results, SEM enables you to bid for key words so that your business can appear also when people search for related businesses.

Online advertising helps you become more visible, brings your website or even social media pages in front of people. Targeted adverts help you reach

people who are already interested in the kind of business you do, and could contain some offers to encourage them to click on your adverts and patronize you.

Web Analytics

After you have done all the above. You will need to monitor your growth, find what is working, and what isn’t. You may need to know what people do on your website, how much of your goals you have achieved.

This would help you plan your next move, and know how best to keep growing your business. All this can be achieved by the use of web analytics.

Before ending this, it is important to note that growing a business online requires patience and persistence.

Do all those, and you are well on your way to becoming a storm in online business!

Source: How to Grow Your Business Online

Kindly reach me via WhatsApp or call 07069354749
Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by frankfab(m): 10:57pm On Oct 25, 2018
Same old story
Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by MrCuteking(m): 11:08pm On Oct 25, 2018
PaulDnld:
If you are really wondering where you can get your phone fixed, we deal with mobile phone related issues such as;
1.phone display/screen replacement
2.battery replacement
3.software related issues on any phone
4.motherboard/panel replacement or fixing
5.I.C/DIODES. and other Mobile phone related issues
We also sell UK USED phones and also phone swapping
@I-MART mobile phones and communication.
Office at ikeja Com.Village ....we are reliable and trusted

For contact : Whatsapp or call 07036821896

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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by GentlePEACE: 11:31pm On Oct 25, 2018
Ucheosefoh:
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Re: How To Grow Your Business Online by Opinionated: 8:15am On Oct 26, 2018
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