Ronan Conway

Get Found Online

In terms of marketing your business, this is a process which needs to be worked at over time, there is no magic bullet, or if there is, you have to explore lots of strategies to find it. Having a website alone will not necessarily bring in new business - you need to work at getting yourself found and reaching your target audience.

Get Started

Below is a list of SEO and marketing ideas (which is by no means exhaustive), some of which will be suitable to your business.

  • I recommend starting with the easiest and quickest options below which can have a significant benefit - social media profiles linking to your website and Google My Business.
  • Make a note of each strategy you want to complete and set aside time to focus on it (one at a time).

SEO

SEO stands for “search engine optimization.” In simple terms, it means the process of improving your site to increase its visibility for relevant searches. The better visibility your pages have in search results, the more likely you are to garner attention and attract prospective and existing customers to your business. SEO strategy can be a never-ending and limitless game. My personal opinion is to apply the 80-20 rule - 80% of outputs result from 20% of inputs - so do the simple things and do them well.

  • If your website is new, it can take a couple of weeks to start showing up in Google Search Results Pages and should improve over time.
  • Your website has been built with SEO in mind - mobile optimisation, page speed, meta tags & descriptions, image alts, url keywords, h1 and content keywords.
  • To optimise your search terms, see this guide. I have already granted you access to Google Search Console for your website. See this quick demo for more info.
  • Some of the sections below fall fall under "SEO Strategies" (Backlinks, Media, Google My Business, Social Media).
  • Learn more

Backlinks

A backlink is simply a link from one website to another. Search engines like Google use backlink as a ranking signal because when one website links to another, it means they believe the content is noteworthy. High-quality backlinks can help to increase a site’s ranking position and visibility in search engine results (SEO).

  • Put your website link on all relevant online profiles - LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter,etc.
  • Reach out to relevant businesses / partners / industry leaders who might be willing to link to your website.
  • One way to do this is to offer write a guest article on their website in your area of expertise and then link back to your website in the article / author intro.
  • You can check the backlinks to your website using Google Search Console.Here's a quick demo explaining how.
  • Learn more

Media

  • Offer your story / expertise to relevant media. This could be online or print - wherever it is you think will benefit your business most.
  • For online publications, be sure to include a backlink to your website as this will increase your Domain Authority, thus increasing your Google Search Ranking.
  • Learn more

Google My Business

  • Set up your Google My Business Page and include all relevant detail.
  • Ask customers (even former ones) to write a review.
  • You can also get friends to write "realistic" reviews if you want to go down that route.
  • Learn more

Social Media

  • Include links on your profiles to your website.
  • Post about your new website and services / products.
  • Post regularly about industry related topics and link back to your website (where possible).
  • Learn more

Cold Email

  • Create an email template for reaching out to businesses who might be interested in your service.
  • Personalise the email intro if possible as this increases the open rate and engagement.
  • Test out different styles of writing, layout, etc and see what works best over time.
  • Learn more

Email Marketing

  • Use a free service such as Mailchimp or EmailOctopus to gather subscriptions and connect with your target audience to promote your service / products.
  • Learn more

PPC or SEA (Search Engine Advertising)

PPC, which stands for pay-per-click, is an online advertising model where businesses run ads on platforms such as Google, Facebook, Instagram,etc and pay a fee every time someone clicks on it. The advantages of PPC are:

  • Target specific audiences (location, age, interests);
  • Only pay for clicks that take visitors to your website;
  • Start receiving clicks very quickly - i.e. new customers;
  • Track conversions so you can see if is working and bringing in more money than it costs.

How can I start?

  • You can learn how to create and manage your own PPC Ads and Campaigns.
  • You can hire a PPC Agency to do it for you.
  • Learn more

Access

  • You can access the CMS (Content Management System) using the link below or by adding ?edit to the end of any page on the website.
  • domain.com?edit
  • There's also a CMS link at the bottom of the footer of every page.
  • You should already have the login details for the CMS. If not, please email me.
  • The CMS editor only works on desktop.
  • If more people need website editing access, please send me their email and I will set them up.

Editing

My Demo

  • CMS Demo

Resizing Images

Image Optimisation

Generic Editing Videos

Documentation

You should not need to refer to this this but if you ever do, here it is.

Forms

  • All website form entries are emailed to email@address.com.
  • If you would like them to go to another email address, please send me that email address.
  • If there is ever a problem with spam, please let me know and I will do my best to fix it.
  • All form entries are also saved to a secure database and can be exported or deleted at your request.

IMPORTANT NOTE

  • Once the website goes live, I will send a test form entry to ensure that you are receiving the form emails but after that I will no longer monitor these. If you ever suspect an issue, (i.e. form entries not delivering) I recommend sending a test form to see if it's working and then contacting me to investigate and fix the problem.

Assets

  • Below is a link to all the website assets that I have on file (images, videos, fonts, icons, etc.).
  • If you need anything further, please get in touch.
Assets Folder 

Domain

  • domain.com
  • You own and pay for the domain annually.

Hosting

  • Hosted by Diarmuid Sexton. Powered by Amazon Web Services & Fastly
  • Invoiced annually by Diarmuid Sexton.

Email

  • You host and manage your email.