Getting to the 1st page of Google is a great New Year's resolution...

Well, another year is wrapping up :)
 
Did you meet all of your business goals this year?  Have you had a chance to sit down and list your business goals for 2012 yet?
 
Perhaps one of your goals is to have a larger online presence this year, or to capture more online traffic.  If you have any business goals that involve the internet, you'll have a better chance of meeting them if your website is on the first page of Google.
 
We have a Christmas gift for you that will help you do just that!
 
Here is our Website Review Workbook.  It will walk you through all of the components of your website and help you get it to the top of the search engines - all by yourself.
 
We have found that many business owners just don't have the funds to pay someone to do their online marketing and social media.  So...we decided to help you out.  This is the workbook we provide to our clients who like to "do it themselves".  Of course, we are always around to help you if you need it. 
 
Simply email us at barb@virtualbusiness911.com if you have any questions about the content of this workbook, or if you need any help implementing any of it.
 
Best wishes for a wonderful 2012!
 
Barb Asselin, President
 

Getting your website to the top of Google is a great New Year's resolution

Well, another year is wrapping up :)

Did you meet all of your business goals this year? Have you had a chance to sit down and list your business goals for 2012 yet?

Perhaps one of your goals is to have a larger online presence this year, or to capture more online traffic. If you have any business goals that involve the internet, you'll have a better chance of meeting them if your website is on the first page of Google.

We have a Christmas gift for you that will help you do just that!

Here is our Website Review Workbook. It will walk you through all of the components of your website and help you get it to the top of the search engines - all by yourself.

We have found that many business owners just don't have the funds to pay someone to do their online marketing and social media. So...we decided to help you out. This is the workbook we provide to our clients who like to "do it themselves". Of course, we are always around to help you if you need it. Simply email us at barb@virtualbusiness911.com if you have any questions about the content of this workbook, or if you need any help implementing any of it.

Best wishes for a wonderful 2012!

Barb Asselin, President

How to use Google analytics to increase website traffic and conversions

Do you use Google analytics to track the visitors to your website? Do you check to see what keywords people are finding you through?

Google analytics is a free product that is super easy to install on your website and offers a wealth of information on visitors to your site. Information that can help you determine:

- the success of an online or offline promotion
- what percentage of your visitors are from search engines, referring sites, or direct visitors
- what keyword phrases visitors are using to get to your site
- what pages are most frequented by your visitors
- what percentage of visitors never leave your home page, except to leave your site
- much, much more...

This presentation will explain the benefits of using Google analytics on your website.

For help installing Google analytics on your site or for assistance generating monthly reports on your site's performance, contact us at barb@virtualbusiness911.com

Best blogging practices for your business

Do you have a blog for your business but are not sure what to post or how to post it in order to get the maximum benefit?

We have created a checklist for you to follow when blogging.

By following the steps on this checklist, you will be maximizing your efforts in promoting your business. Have a Virtual Assistant? Simply forward this checklist to your VA and have them follow it.

Doing it all yourself? Automate your social media efforts with Posterous or Hootsuite. By doing this, you can post only once and it will populate all of your social media outlets, reaching the most potential clients.

If you have any questions at all regarding our blogging checklist, simply contact one of our professional Virtual Assistants at barb@virtualbusiness911.com and we will start automating your business for you.

Have a great weekend!

Barb

Top Google with our Social Bookmarking VA package

It's time for your business to be on the 1st page of Google and our Virtual Assistants can help!

Are you frustrated by your efforts to get to the first page of Google?

Are you having trouble finding the time for online marketing because you are trying to run your business?  Maybe you're not even sure what to do and how to do it.

Don't worry.  Did you know that Google loves inbound links to your website by high authority sites?  When those high quality inbound links are associated with one of your main keyword phrases, bingo!  To the first page of Google, please!

We can get your website to the first page of Google in no time at all.  You save all of that waiting time getting Google to notice you.  one of our sites was actually indexed by Google in less than 24 hours!  All due to our social bookmarking program

Here's what we can do:

- First, we determine 2 or 3 main keyword phrases for your website

- Second, we place 20 social bookmarks on the web over the course of 2 weeks (2 per business day)

- Third, we ensure that each social bookmark links back to your site and contains one of your keyword phrases in the title and description

- Third, we watch your site climb up in the rankings

The reason we don't post more than 2 social bookmarks per day is because it would not be natural for you to do so. But marketing your company a little bit every day is more realistic. Plus, as Google sees relevant bookmarks about your site every day or so, it starts to realize that your site is full of valuable information and should be at the top of the search results for your keyword phrases.

Email barb@virtualbusiness911.com to order your social bookmarking package today and get 20 high quality bookmarked inbound links for only $150 CAD.

Create a better virtual presence for your business with an enhanced Facebook graphic

Does your business have a Facebook fan/business page?  If so, have you utilized the full graphic capability that Facebook business/fan pages offer?

Through Facebook, you can increase the public's awareness of your company's message, services or goals. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Create a graphic that is 180 pixels x 540 pixels in dimension. Ensure that your graphic contains your company logo as well as a list of services or a benefit of using your product or service.
2. Log onto Facebook.
3. Go to your business page.
4. Hover your mouse over the current profile picture.
5. Click the edit button that appears.
6. Choose to upload a new profile picture.
7. Navigate to the location of your new 180x540 graphic.
8. Upload the new graphic.

Once your new graphic is uploaded, you should see it right away. You may have to adjust your thumbnail graphic (the tiny graphic that shows when you make a post). To do so, simply click the link under your new graphic that says "adjust your thumbnail graphic". Click and drag the graphic until the portion you want is within the thumbnail square.

Done!

If you would like to do this, but cannot create a graphic for your business, we would be happy to create one for you.

Our March break special is a Facebook graphic for your business. Regularly priced at $129, you can save 25% during the month of March and pay only $99. Simply email barb@virtualbusiness911.com

For more information regarding our services, packages and rates, visit our Virtual Assistant website at www.VirtualBusiness911.com

The mother of all internet marketing conferences

Here at Virtual Business 911, we are committed to staying on top of the curve for up-to-date internet marketing knowledge. We are always seeking out relevant courses, seminars, ebooks, tutorials and more so that our clients can benefit from the latest in SEO tactics.

Well, look out! Next week, we are attending Yanik Silver and Derek Gehl's Underground 7. It promises to be awesome. Three days packed full of successful entrepreneurs speaking on how they achieved their successes. Check it out:

http://www.undergroundonlineseminar.com

What I love about this event is that it is not a bunch of internet marketing gurus pitching their products and coaching services and then standing at the back of the conference room signing up people. You actually cannot buy ANYTHING at this conference. Instead, it is a group of highly successful individuals who have made millions online. They are not professional speakers. They are "under the radar" entrepreneurs sharing information. I can't wait!

All of our Virtual Assistant clients will greatly benefit from the knowledge we gain at UG7.

Onward and upward!

Free 17-page Website Review Workbook to see what your site is missing

Are you using analytics to see what keywords are drawing people to your website or to see which pages need to be changed to prevent people from leaving your site?  Is your website optimized for the top keyword phrases in your niche market?  Are you on the first page of Google for your keyword phrases?  Do you have alt tags for all of the graphics on your site?

If you answered no or you don't know the answer to these questions, don't worry!  We explain everything and much more in our new workbook, the Website Review Workbook.  It is a 17-page resource that walks you through all aspects of your site, from the visual nature of your design, to the technical aspects of getting more organic traffic from the search enginges.

Our Workbook will give you a concise action plan for revising your website so that it is recognized by the search engines. Download it for free today at http://www.virtualbusiness911.com

To your business success!

Barb Asselin, President
Virtual Business 911 - Consider it done.

Thank your clients with our December Christmas card special

'Tis the season and businesses all over the world are wondering the best way to
thank their clients for their business and support over the past year.
A popular, personalized option is to send Christmas cards to your client base. 
It is an easy way to say, "Thanks!"  It also shows your clients that you are
thinking about them and their families during this giving time of year.

As business owners, we are only as good as our reputations.  A great deal of our
business comes from word of mouth and a content client is worth its weight in
gold.  Recognizing special days for clients is a great way to continue a
positive dialogue and foster a strong connection between us and our clients.

We, at Virtual Business 911, want to help you appreciate your clients!  Simply
email us your list of clients (including full mailing addresses) and we will
send out Christmas cards on your behalf.  Our fee for this service is as
follows:

within Canada = $2.57 per card
within the US = $3.00 per card
outside of North America = $3.70 per card

The above prices include quality Christmas card with personal, handwritten
Christmas wishes, professionally addressed envelope, and the cost of postage. 
We do everything!

Simply email barb@virtualbusiness911.com and let us know how many Christmas
cards you need us to send on your behalf.

Virtual Business 911 - Consider it done.

To you business success!

Barb Asselin and Lynn Berry, Owners
http://www.virtualbusiness911.com

Increase your website traffic with a free keyword research report customized for your site

Everyone wants more traffic to their website.  There are a few ways you can get
it:

- paid traffic like pay per click advertising
- blog traffic
- traffic from articles you write on other sites or comments your make on other
sites
- traffic from your social networking efforts

But the best kind of traffic (free and takes no time on your part to get) is
natural traffic - the kind you get when someone performs a search on Google and
your site comes up on the first page of results.

There are a few things you can do for your website that will help your Google
rankings (where you show up on the search results page).  You can customize your
title tags, meta tags and meta descriptions.  You can have relevant and keyword
rich content.  You can include keyword phrases in your level 1, 2 and 3
headings.  If you know how to do all of this, great - but you are still missing
one thing:  KEYWORDS!  You need to know the EXACT keyword phrases people are
searching for so that you can include these phrases in your website.

Every business owner can imagine what they think a potential client would type
into a search engine.  If your business is a daycare in Sacramento, you might
think that people searching for you would type in "sacramento daycare".  They
might.  Or, they might type in: "sacramento child care" or "child care in
sacramento" or "where is daycare in sacramento" or "best daycare option in
sacramento". 

The point is, there is not just 1 phrase that people type.  Everyone thinks
differently.  The only way to know for sure is to do some keyword research.

Well, we are offering to do your keyword research for you for FREE!  Just go to
our site:  http://www.virtualbusiness911.com

Fill out the form on the left with your name, email and website.  We will do a
keyword research report for you within one business day and email it to you.  It
will be customized for your particular website and will include keyword phrases,
the volume of monthly searches each receives (potential clients), the amount of
competition on the web for each phrase and the estimated cost per click to buy
paid advertising for each phrase.

Let us do all of the work for you!  Get your free keyword research report today!

To your business success!

Barb Asselin and Lynn Berry, Co-Owners
Virtual Business 911 - Consider it done.
http://www.virtualbusiness911.com