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What makes people talk? The news. What grabs people’s attention? The news. What are the fastest moving terms in search traffic – it’s all dependent on the news.
The top most searched for terms for June according to Hitwise were ‘Michael Jackson dead‘ and ‘Setanta’.
It’s news that people want.
It’s news that your customers will keep coming back to your Tradespace or website for.
What’s your news?
Use your blog to let us and your customers know.
Tags: BT Tradespace blog, news, news headlines, Tradespace, website
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Competition is good – it helps keep us on our toes and satisfy our need for achievement. One of the most oft-asked questions we get is – ‘who’s doing well on BT Tradespace?’
The answer is – lots of you really.
The people who are most interested in their Tradespace for instance. Or the ones who don’t stop with just an ‘About us description‘ (although that definitely helps with SEO) but ones who go on to do more and more on their Tradespace – these are the people who do well, who see leads, who get traffic and who are found on search and who see BT Tradespace results.
Your Tradespace isn’t yet another thing on the ‘to do list’. See it as a channel to sell, a place to connect with customers, an opportunity to do something different – whether that be with your blog, video, pictures – and you’ll soon find you want to be one of the ones that do more and get more….
The monthly BT Tradespace Charts is just another opportunity – to showcase those of you who doing more, and to inspire those of you who aren’t doing much and while we’re at it, to create a bit of healthy competition.
And a few more reasons to keep your Tradespace updated…
Tags: BT Tradespace, BT Tradespace TV, Charts, Tradespace
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There are ways you can help yourself be found via search. One is to use the free tools that search engines like Google offer. But a more powerful way is to think smarter when using sites like BT Tradespace.
Every interaction that takes place on a social network is an opportunity for you to talk about your business in a relevant and engaging way. Every interaction is an opportunity to reach your customer or potential customer.
One such tool, ready for you to use – is your profile and ‘about us’ description. Mary (our resident Web Analyst a.k.a the smartest cookie in jar) spends a lot of her time digging deep into how users arrive at your Tradespace and she’s found that -
Tradespaces with an ‘about us’ description and keywords benefit from three times the number of natural search visits than those that don’t.
Your ‘about us’ description and keyword tools may seem like a small thing, but it can be a big traffic booster, if you use it well. It’s the first thing your customer sees within BT Tradespace search results – so what does yours say about you/your business?
Our tips are:
Tags: drive traffic, Google, profile, social network, Tradespace
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Thought online bookings and managing your diary online was only for hotels and restaurants? Think again, because we’ve come up with an absolute killer app called BT Book it now for your Tradespace.
Now, we think that’s the business for Tradespacers because you can now take bookings online via your Tradespace, be available 24/7 and never have to miss a customer.
BT Book it now offers three booking packages you can choose from depending on your business needs, starting from accepting basic online booking requests for free – all the way up to a cost-effective full ‘real-time’ online booking service that you can tailor to your business!
Does it work?
Just ask Charles! Charles from Clear as Crystal web design is one of the first to use the service. He set up BT Book it now to help promote his website consultations and here’s what he had to say – “I saw the potential benefits to my business straight away. To be able to offer my clients a way of booking a ’slot’ to talk about their website needs and to identify the ways in which I can help them achieve their online goals means that I can really manage my time more effectively and offer a valuable service to potential customers”
BT Book it now is great for a whole range of businesses – consultants, hairdressers, gardeners – the list goes on! If you need to mark out time in your diary – then BT book it now is for you. It’s quick and easy to set up – and the start up service is – can you believe it? – free!
How do I sign up?
Simply log in to activate your online bookings.
Or check out the information page to find out more or better still, if you need a hand setting things up, take a look at our FAQs, to start accepting online bookings today!
Tags: bookings online, BT Tradespace, online bookings, Tradespace
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