Archive for December, 2009

What If Your Business Didn’t Have a Front Door?

How awkward would that be? Imagine all the people that might want to patronize your business or professional offices, walking right past you because they didn’t even know you were open for business.

That’s the same situation for many local Chicago or Cook County businesses online. They have a website or a blog, but it’s nowhere to be found in the search engines. Other businesses and professionals haven’t taken the step yet: a Web presence is something they’ll do when they get around to it.

It’s the 21st Century, folks. Fully 1/2 of all search engine inquiries are for local information. More than two-thirds of all people who are seeking services go online to find them. Think about that. How many potential clients or customers are you missing out on because nobody can “Google” you?

The Five Star Chicago Front Door Pages for businesses, professionals and targeted local traffic can put a big, red front door on your business! There’s just one catch — only one business per niche can have one. That’s because this exclusive, premium service does more than just give you a prominent position in the search engines.

Each Front Door Page is supported by ‘backlinks’; references to a given business or service from very authoritative websites. Each backlink does two things:

  1. Provides a separate entrance to your business’s “marketing funnel”
  2. Pushes your competition farther and farther down in the Search Engine Results Pages (SERP’s)

Can you see all the implications of what that might do for you (and to your competition)?  The more backlinks you have, the more search engine results you command. Life isn’t fair — so take advantage of every advantage you can get

Five Star Chicago Front Door Pages for Businesses, Professionals and Targeted Local Traffic: your commanding presence in the local business area!

Finding or choosing a chiropractor, whether in Chicago or anywhere in Cook County, depends on what you need for yourself and where you can go for reliable information on who’s best for you. If you’re new to the area, it can be a bit difficult getting a referral from someone you know and trust. Even if you’re quick to make new friends, those new friends won’t necessarily be well informed about chiropractors in general or your particular need for one.

Now you have to become a researcher, digging through all the resources you can find. Internet searches, Yellow Pages advertising and directories of professional practices are a good start. Zeroing in on chiropractic practices that offer at least an indication that they know about and can evaluate your particular condition will narrow the field.

But all of these steps are just ways to gather raw data. They don’t answer the most important question you’re probably asking yourself: “What’s in it for me?” Does a particular chiropractor specialize in what’s bothering you? Will you get personalized attention by the staff and practitioner? Will you be treated like a person or just another “patient”?

Perhaps the best indication of someone who’ll meet your needs and respect your unique condition is how that chiropractor presents him or herself. Those chiropractors who spend a lot of time talking about themselves, their expertise, their experience and how many patients they’ve treated are common. That’s how most professionals market themselves.

For you, finding a chiropractor that speaks directly to your concerns, your needs and your condition first could be a sign that you’ve found someone who puts patients first. In other words, find the Chicago chiropractor that’s remarkable — one who stands out from the crowd.

Those chiropractors will tend to be HERE, at Five Star Chicago!