In April 2013  Google accounted for 90.55%  of all searches done online in the UK

In short if you aren't found on Google you aren't going to be found. And it is critical for your business to be found in the search listings.  Your customers must be able to find you!

In this Blog posting and the video opposite Nicky Kriel talks to the co-founder of the Pop-Up Business School about getting your site up the Google Rankings.  Get a pen and paper and play the video. 

There is nothing more important for your website than getting it found by potential customers!

Most importantly visit Nicky's blog for loads more tips and great advice on social media

Over the next week or two we will have some more guest blogs from Nicky Kriel and are excited about helping you to build your business.

If you want to know more follow us using the twitter buttons below or send us a message:

10th - 14th June at the Henley Business School building on the Whiteknights campus.  We will be there from 10 - 5 every day.

3rd - 4th of August at Harebrakes Community Hub.  Come along for help getting started!

More info - Watford

18th - 29th of November somewhere in Weston Super Mare we will be working with you to make money! Come along

7th - 18th of October we will be in the centre of Poplar in London opposite Canary Wharf

1. Blogging - create a blog and write some content that will be valuable to your audience
2. Twitter - create a twitter account and talk to people interested in your subject - include links to your website
3. Facebook - Post with pictures and slogans and links to your website
4. YouTube - create short "how to videos" and put them on your website as well.  YouTube is the 2nd biggest search engine in the world!
5. Back-links - swap links to your website with people who own websites in the same industry
6. Flyers - put your website address on your flyer and give it to people.  Old School we know!
7. Interview experts - find someone in your field that is an expert and interview them.  Put this on your blog and tweet about it
8. Guest Blogging - find blogs within your field that have a large follower-ship and offer to write them a guest blog
9. Email lists - build an email ist of people interested in your subject and send them something valuable every other month
10. PPC - this is expensive but can drive good traffic.  Use Google PPC service. Pay Per Click
11. Free Press - get to know your local paper and ask them to do a feature on your business.
    

Thanks to the Pop-Up Team that helped me write this post

Tony - The Retail Operation

Jackie - JHTS Transcription Service

Michael  - Future Clean car cleaning

To start a business you need a website; right? Right, if you aren’t on the web you are missing out.

Websites cost money to set up; right?  WRONG!  You can set up a great website that will get you online quickly and easily and will drive customers to you.  All you need is the right tools!  In this interactive workshop we will show you how you can build and promote a website for no money at all.  Bring your laptop or borrow one of ours and let’s get started!

You already have a job; you have two children you look after at home, you are already busy.  This workshop is for you.  Showing you how you can make money online from the comfort of your own bedroom.  This workshop is designed to show you quick and easy ways to make money online

On the 1st of October we will be coming to Weston Super Mare to run a two week pop-up business school which is FREE for anyone to attend.  Come along to the opening event on the 1st at 10am at the Motex Centre.  Find out more about the Weston event here or download the full event schedule