{"id":2844,"date":"2020-12-09T02:37:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T02:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kobotalk.com\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T15:57:12","slug":"5-helpful-tips-for-taking-your-business-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kobotalk.com\/BLOG\/5-helpful-tips-for-taking-your-business-online\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Helpful Tips for Taking Your Business Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_2844\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2844\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxIDEiIHdpZHRoPSIxIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjEiIGRhdGEtdT0iaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZpMC53cC5jb20lMkZrb2JvdGFsay5jb20lMkZCTE9HJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnBsdWdpbnMlMkZwYWdlLXZpZXdzLWNvdW50JTJGYWpheC1sb2FkZXItMnguZ2lmJTNGcmVzaXplJTNEMTYlMjUyQzE2JTI2c3NsJTNEMSIgZGF0YS13PSIxIiBkYXRhLWg9IjEiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-spai=\"1\" border=0 \/><noscript data-spai=\"1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossy+ret_img+to_webp\/i0.wp.com\/kobotalk.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&ssl=1\" data-spai-egr=\"1\" border=0 \/><\/noscript><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>If there was just one lesson entrepreneurs learned from the global spread of the corona virus pandemic in the early months of 2020, it was this: Taking your business online, whatever the size is not optional.\u00a0 It\u2019s a best business practice.<\/p>\n<p>It is a digital world and the online marketplace has become so central to business growth that you can only ignore it at your own peril as a business owner.<\/p>\n\n<p>Why should you take your business online?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lot of reasons. It can boost your business and helps you to easily compete with the bigger companies in your industry. \u00a0It improves your image and gives you the air of seriousness even if you are a mall company.\u00a0 Having an online presence gives you access to a wider market.\u00a0 In fact, you will have a global reach and be able to receive orders from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>With automated email system, chat bot and\/or other similar tools, you are able to provide 24\/7 customer support and increase customer satisfaction, amongst many other benefits.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t sell anything online, you would say or so you think.\u00a0 You are missing.\u00a0 This is because the first port of call for any one looking for a product or service, is the internet.<\/p>\n<p>And the beautiful part is that it doesn\u2019t really cost much to take your business online.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, small business owners can easily digitize their businesses on a budget.\u00a0 Every business has a stake online, if you don\u2019t claim yours, others will take your place.<\/p>\n<p>If that got you and you are wondering how to digitize your business, here are the various ways to take your business online.<\/p>\n<h2>#1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Set up a website<\/h2>\n<p>Website is a great way of establishing your online presence.\u00a0 A website is your office or store on the web and it is a great asset with which you access the global market.\u00a0 But setting up a website needs planning, especially if your business has been a brick and mortar one all the while.<\/p>\n<p>You have to clearly define your goals in terms of what you want to achieve with your business website: Increase sale? Develop new market? Enhance reputation? Offer better service? Or all of the above and more.<\/p>\n<p>Answering this questions honestly and comprehensively will enable you decide on the kind of website to build and the level of skill you will deploy in creating it.<\/p>\n<p>Building a website requires that you register a domain name and buy a hosting plan. Thereafter, you set up your website and load it with content.\u00a0 In online marketplace, content is key because it drives engagement, enhances closing and increases sales.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>#2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sign up with Platforms<\/h2>\n<p>Smart tech entrepreneurs who understand the limitations in the market place are setting up platforms to make things easier for others.\u00a0 Thus, if creating a website is not what you want to do immediately, no problems at all.\u00a0 You can still take your business online by simply identifying one the many ready-made platforms and hosting your business there.<\/p>\n<p>However, to explore this option will really depend on the kind of business you do.\u00a0 Most of them are in the retail trade industry.\u00a0 Thus, if you a retailer, who find it overwhelming to create an online store, you can use ecommerce sites like amazon, shoppify, etsy and the likes to sell your goods.<\/p>\n<p>These platforms do a lot of work to get your product in front of your customers, drive sales, and even help with fulfilment.<\/p>\n<h2>#3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use Your Social Media Accounts<\/h2>\n<p>Social media has truly shifted from just being platforms for social interaction.\u00a0 It is now a true marketplace where transactions worth billions of dollars are conducted on a daily basis.\u00a0 Facebook, for example has incorporated online shops to the platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thus, users can open online stores on Facebook for free, list their products and sell to the billions of users that visits the platform.\u00a0 In addition, social media platforms provide you with opportunity to drive engagement with your potential customers, again using quality content.<\/p>\n<p>You need not do this yourself if you are not up to it.\u00a0 There are professional freelancers who have experience on how to sell and drive engagement with social media platforms.\u00a0 Seek them, engage them for the benefits of your business.<\/p>\n<h2>#4. Google my Business<\/h2>\n<p>Creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/business\/faq\/\">Google My Business page<\/a> is fast becoming one of the fastest ways of taking your business online at zero cost.<\/p>\n<p>Google my business is a free tool offered by the tech giant, Google to help business owners list their business profiles on Google powered maps and search engines.\u00a0 So it is not only a marketing tool, it is something you can use to connect with your customers as well as drive engagement.<\/p>\n<p>How does it really help?\u00a0 Listing your business profile on Google my business enables your business to come up on the search engine or google map when people search for products or services related to your business.<\/p>\n<p>This helps potential customers to find, connect and engage with your business.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>#5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Email Marketing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another easy way of taking your business online is by the use of email and this is particularly so for small businesses.\u00a0 Simply put, email marketing is the use of emails to directly communicate, engage and promote products and services to your potential customers.<\/p>\n<p>The process begins with deploying an email marketing platform, build a list of subscribers, write your copy (emails), plan and boost your campaigns and then follow up.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that you follow professional procedures and avoid spamming.\u00a0 Ensure you use a legitimate method to obtain email addresses to build your list.\u00a0 Not everyone takes unsolicited mails lightly.<\/p>\n<p>Write attractive headline and send engaging content to win the confidence of your potential customers.\u00a0 Thereafter sell and follow up.<\/p>\n<p>Email marketing if properly done can help you create visibility, authority and confidence without even having a website.\u00a0 Above all, it can help you drive sales and generate a high ROI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have set up your online presence, the business will start rolling in, right? No.\u00a0 Setting up is only the first step.\u00a0 Selling your products and services online needs some special kind of skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry you do not need to have all the skills. After all in your brick and mortar business, you still have to hire some skill to help you do certain things in your business.\u00a0 So here too, you can outsource these skills to freelancers at very affordable cost.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of those skills<\/p>\n<h3>Content Creation and Copywriting<\/h3>\n<p>The most important skill you want to learn or buy on taking your business online is content creation and copy writing.\u00a0 Content is used to educate, engage and promote goods and services to potential customers.\u00a0 The whole process of marketing is driven by content.<\/p>\n<p>Those who create these content are copywriters. <a href=\"https:\/\/kobotalk.com\/BLOG\/high-income-skills\/\">Copywriting is a skill that is highly sought after<\/a> at the online marketplace because content drives online commerce.\u00a0 Copywriters know how to craft words that drives traffic, convert website and platform visitors, boost click-through rates and ultimately drive up sales.<\/p>\n<h3>Search Engine Optimization<\/h3>\n<p>Search engines are the tools that discover, organize and present content based on a user\u2019s query. \u00a0\u00a0There are many search engines on the internet but the most popular is Google.\u00a0 Any one searching for information, product, or service online will 90% of the time first visit the search engine, type in a query,<\/p>\n<p>The search engine will review millions of website or content in the database and presents the most relevant to the user. It craws, indexes and rank online content.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, for a business to achieve its purpose of going online, it must present its content in such a way that it is relevant to most anticipated search terms and presented in such a way that the search engines find it useful enough to present to users.<\/p>\n<p>The process of writing and organizing content in the manner that is suitable to search engines is what is known as search engine optimization or SEO for short.\u00a0 It is an important aspect of digital marketing SEO and very critical to successful online selling.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mobile Usability<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mobile phones and other hand held devices such as tablets account for the highest number of devices people use to access the internet.\u00a0 Far more than laptops and desktops.\u00a0 What this means is that if your website or content is not mobile friendly, you will likely not have an audience.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond being friendly, your content must be responsive to all screen sizes.\u00a0 So when developing content or considering taking your business online, ensure that the platform is optimized for mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":181,"today_views":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 Helpful Tips for Taking Your Business Online - KOBOTALK BLOG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wihatever its size, taking your business online has become a best busines practice. 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