I have to admit that I am lazy. If I am looking for a business I just type the name and town in the browser address bar and in most cases I will find it right away.
But in many cases all I get are “collective” or “aggregated” results which may or may not have then most critical data that I need right then … CONTACT information.
In this day and age, there is no excuse to NOT have an Internet presence that at the very least returns in a search for your name, town, and type if business.
And if you think that I’m going to spend all day trying to find you, you are dead wrong!
Because while I am looking for YOU, I will find plenty of your competitors with readily available contact information.
And they might even charge less than you!
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Amen, Richard. I rarely (almost never) use a phone book today. It's the web first. If you don't have a web presence, I don't know you exist. Good stuff!!
Good morning, Richard....if an agent is marketing online properly, they should have at least 15 pages of information about themselves....
I'm curious Richard...should my phone number also appear in the google results for my name? I checked (as I always do when you blog about this) and my name's right there, but you have to click on through to find my contact info.
Mike...
Nor do I ... and the funny part is that the Internet is so inexpensive these days. They can even do it for free if they want! THANKS!
Barbara..
Lol, I just checked and discovered that Google will only return 100 pages in a given search. Thanks my friend.
Hi Richard,
Aw come on!
You mean, you would not go to page 14 of Google to find me?
But I'm so nice!
And I work really really hard.
And you will like me, really you will...
Phil
Laura...
Great question. In most real estate related searches, my phone number appears in the search. On my other sites, it does not. The phone number should be included in your page "description" if you want it to appear.
I think that I will write a post about this soon! Thanks.
It make sense. And it is no secret so why do people ignore such basic marketing requirements?
Richard, isn't this the truth today. People used to let their fingers do the walking in the Yellow Pages. Now they do their walking on the keyboard.
Very good question, Richard. Something eveyone needs to do. Thanks.
Richard, Your post hits the nail on the head. Internet presence is extremely important. This is how people make searches in 2011. Thanks for this reminder post.
Hi Richard. I get frustrated quickly when I can't find what I am looking for and move on. When I do find it, if I can't find the phone number, I am a crazy person.
Agreed...even someone who doesn't activly blog,do SEO items etc still should come up in routine search or MOVE ON!
I find that I need to work harder in keeping my name on the first page. Consistency is the key.
Great question Richard. It's all about content on your website(s), blog(s), and any other internet marketing tools we use. I'm getting there.
A lot of older agents don't have websites or if they do they're out of date. I visited a website yesterday where the agent hadn't updated their front page since 2001!
Richard, More often than not find our businesses the same way. Just another reason to put ourselves on Google Places and wherever else we can.
Well said. Having an internet presence is critical to success in any business these days. And I'm with you. If I can't find you online, I'll find someone else.
Then try some websites with no phone contact numbers. Dont that drive you crazy? You wonder how they stay in business.
Totally agree. I too look for businesses from the comfort of the Internet, if you can't be found then I'm not going on an Easter egg hunt looking all day for you .. move on to the next opportunity someone has earned.
I am amazed at how hard it can be to find even basic contact info for some agents.
Richard - I have the most frustrating time trying to find the contact information for attorneys. My clients give me their names and town. That should be enough to track someone down on the Internet. Wrong!
I agree. The internet is the first place I look these days for everything and everyone.