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Local Business Portal was established to allow businesses to advertise their products and services not only in one large directory, but also in their own localities. Our portal is different than many business advertising sites currently available on the internet because what we offer is quite unique!
Ranking highly in internet searches is often associated with the location of a business being searched as well as how well a website has been optimized to attract internet searches. Because of this, Local Business Portal incorporates many Search Engine Optimization parameters. This helps our all Canada site as well as each local site we create to be found by people searching the internet, which gives more exposure to our advertisers!
A consumer searching for a certain type of business will usually use " keywords" such as "widget provider". Contrary to popular belief, being found through internet searches is not automatic! In order to help our clients be found through internet searches, all our websites have been created using proper Search Engine Optimization techniques.
Most of the online advertising directories use premade templates with very little Search Engine Optmiization incorporated. Because of our SEO expertise, subscribers in our Local Business Portal have a very good chance of being found by consumers searching for their types of business in their particular service areas.
According to statistics, there are around 37 million internet users in Canada out of a total Canadian population of just over 40 million. This means that the majority of people will turn to the internet to find a service or product fulfilling their requirements and it is crucial for businesses, both big and small, to have a variety of types of internet presence, including websites and advertising on other venues. However, the cost for online advertising can be daunting for a small to medium sized business. Although Local Business Portal offers exceptionally low pricing for its online business directory, it is amazing the difference in cost for available internet advertising.
- Advertising in Online Directories - Costs for online advertising vary hugely across the internet. Many online directories are simply launched using templates that can be quite restrictive. Although there are free online directories , their own salespeople will tell you that their basic free listing is not "findable" - you have to pay a high monthly amount in order to show up in searches on their websites! Such templates usually do not include much in the way of SEO. Some directories do allow you to upload a couple of pictures, but the space is quite restrictive. Average monthly costs for online directory advertising can vary up to $200+ a month, even when you don't get very much value for the money!
- Pay-Per-Click Advertising - although it's a great way to drive traffic to your website, such as using Google Ads, the cost per month could be as much as between $1,000 to $5,000 per month.
- Social Media Marketing - this is recommended in order to build brand awareness, although its effectiveness really depends on the kind of business you run. A recommended industry average to be effective appears to be between $1,000 to $3,000 a month for small to medium sized businesses.
- Email Marketing - email marketing is a good way to let people know that you are there, but it can be time consuming and in Canada, rules can be quite restrictive. Our research shows that you could be facing from $500 to $2000 a month for email marketing campaigns.
Thanks to Local Business Portal's business model, businesses who advertise on our Portal not only get to show their contact information, they get their own personal informational page where they can add whatever they wish, as well as the capability of uploading their logo and up to 4 other images. And our specific care for incorporating "all the right stuff" helps increase your chances of being found through internet searches much more so than on template based directories.
Our new launch also includes four additional websites created in such a way as to boost their presence in internet searches, thus helping our advertisers from those areas even more. As we grow, we will be adding more individual sites which will contain many SEO parameters to help boost their online presence.
Check out the "What-You-Get"page! You'll be amazed at what you get for $49.99 a month (and check out our Launch Special of only $25 for the first 4 months, a savings of $100)!
