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by Twister Twister, Twi

For most people a blog is simply a discussion forum. Other people might describe it as a way to express their thoughts and views online.

On the other hand if you thought that a blog was not only used by all of the methods above but also as a SEO tool, your understanding of how a blog was used would change dramatically.You would then be able to drive traffic to your site from your blog.

Search engine optimization simply means trying to get your site to rank higher in the search engines. This in turn should increase your chances of a potential customer visiting your site from the search engine results.

You will need to use other methods to increase the popularity of your website. Improving the linking and structure of your site with on-line and off-line optimization is very important but it's not all you need to do.

Blogs can be used as another technique for SEO. They are normally seen as an authority in a particular subject with lots of posts relating to that subject on the blog. This is a great way to get people to come back to your site over and over again to make a comment or leave some feedback about what you are offering.

Can you see the blog beginning to behave like a SEO tool? To ensure its success you have to keep promoting your blog and visiting other blogs that your readers may have. The reason for this is that you can leave a comment with your link included in it.

Your business will gain from these methods as your site will achieve higher rankings in the search engines. This will happen because you will get lots of back links and keyword rich content for your blog.

Search Engines Like Blogs

Search engines love blogs because they manage links and optimize keywords in a natural way. With a normal website you have to continually do this yourself. Having this ready made user base is ideal to use as an SEO tool it also saves you a lot of time.

You will not be able to build the niche you are looking for without a lot of work, but it will be well worth it in the long run. You have to focus completely on the quality of your blog to justify it becoming your search engine optimization tool of choice.

Your blog content has to be great so your readers can find something of value they can read, so make sure your content is top notch.

Great satisfaction can be derived from running a blog, but there are many business related benefits you can also expect to receive.

A blog is a natural search engine optimization tool that attracts traffic to your site in the most natural way, but only if your blog is a good one offering quality content.

2.HIGHER Average Sale.

What is your average invoice? (Monthly total $ divided by # jobs) How can you increase this average?

STAPLE STRATEGIES: Raise Your Price, Package Pricing, Pre-confirmation Letter, Client Folder, Multiple Services. If it's been a year since you've raised prices, are you out of your mind? Just with gas prices alone, you should have raised your rates at least 10%, and ideally 20% (we're talking pennies here, so don't get scared).

The biggest error that we see with especially the newer members is that they price by what they think the right price is. They pull a number out of the air, based on what they think sounds fine. Honestly, if you were to calculate what it truly costs you to do your job; fuel, supplies, insurance, workers comp, wages, taxes; you would likely be surprised to know that you are not keeping much in your pocket after a job.

Most look at the gross numbers; what the check says. You need to know what your NET is if you are going to be priced for success. If you do that we'll guarantee you that you'll raise your prices; especially if you discover that you are charging less than it costs you to do a job (which we've seen happen). Don't confuse cash flow with profits.(A good basics book on understanding financials is "How To Read A Financial Report: Wringing Vital Signs Out Of The Numbers" by John Tracy. It's a quick read and if this is an area you've always felt is a big weakness of yours, then you'll definitely benefit from this book. Jump on Amazon, it's cheap.)

If you're still worried about raising prices, then do so with your Package Pricing (which you absolutely need to implement if you want to boost sales conversion). If you do not do package pricing, then take your current price and make it your new "basic" or "budget"package. Then offer a middle (Deluxe) and a higher (Always Clean) package. You will discover that your market will gravitate to the middle price, and quite a few top packages too. People like choices, so give them what they want.

In this and in the future I reference the carpet cleaning business. These strategies and principles will work for any service business with just a little modification. To find out more information on the these strategies please visit us at the link in the about the author section. Tune in next time, when we will discuss core function 3; getting more repeat business.

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