Why Is Search Important To Small Business?

People are turning to the search engines to search for “local” service providers, including home improvement, health care, restaurants, and entertainment. With many individuals preferring to deal with local companies and businesses, local search is becoming an increasingly important aspect of every business. Just building a website is not enough anymore to succeed online. It is now crucial for any business hoping to expand their reach to have a high Internet presence that is aimed at targeting their local customers.

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    We’ve just launched a new website for a pediatrician center in Joppa, Maryland. The site features a resources section, online appointment scheduling, and a custom Google map for getting directions to the office. We also setup Google Apps for the office to centralize their communications.

  • Netset Media Launches American Financial Services of Baltimore, Maryland

    We worked with the team from American Financial Services in Baltimore, Maryland to design a website that helps them advertise their credit card processing solutions for small businesses. We created a search engine optimized site that includes an application page for new customers. The site features a jQuery slider on the homepage and was developed [...]

  • 25 Ways To Optimize Your Web Site For Search Engines

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  • Increase Your Marketing for Less Than You Spend On Coffee

    As an executive, manager, or leader, a down economy is a scary place. It’s a time to be prudent and cut costs. Marketing often looks like an attractive budget to cut when times look bad. However, if you stop reaching new customers, your business could easily snowball into even further economic trouble. Many business experts [...]

  • Netset Media LLC launches website for The Town of Overlea, Maryland

    We setup a custom WordPress site for the Overlea community with a integrated membership directory and message board. The Overlea Community Association also uses the web site to promote local events.

  • Netset Media Launches Online Store For Two Sisters Gallery in Bel Air, Maryland

    We’ve worked with Two Sisters Gallery for over 5 years and have helped them evolve their business with ecommerce, social media, and email marketing to help improve their sales. We implemented a custom design on popular ecommerce application, Shopify, which easily allows Debbie and Bonnie to update their inventory and add new products. We also [...]

  • How to Win and Lose with Social Media

    Social media and social networking are quickly becoming the norm for businesses both large and small. A recent study by a Chicago-based firm, Slack Barshinger, showed that small and medium-size businesses are getting “heavily involved with social media, with about half using blogs, wikis, Twitter or other social media channels for business purposes.” If your [...]

  • Netset Media launches Harford Accounting Services

    We recently launched Harford1040.com, an Accounting and Tax firm in Bel Air, Maryland. We created a goal based design that is optimized for converting visitors into customers and is search engine friendly to maximize their organic search engine visibility.

  • Social Media Case Study: AFSCME Council 67

    We’ve been working with Maryland’s largest union, AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) for the past two years. We designed their site from the ground up using a robust content management system, WordPress, to handle the large amount of content that is posted on a monthly basis. We’ve also been responsible for [...]

  • Tails on Trails: Pretty in Pink

    We worked with local pet care startup, Tails On Trails, to help develop their web presence and put tools in place to help them do business. We took careful steps when designing the site to make sure to keep the playful colors and graphics that appeal to eye.

  • 10 Reasons That Small Business Succeed

    We review the top ten things that help you turn your business into a successful business regardless of industry.

  • 3 Things Your Web Site Needs To Be Successful

    Most small business websites site are uninteresting, hard to look at, and don’t do much for the business.On the other hand, the few successful websites out there are good at getting people to it, excited, and ready to buy!

  • KLR Real Estate, Inc. Site Launch

    KLR Real Estate, Inc. is Baltimore-based real estate company specializing in property management and sales.  We worked with the company to develop a organizational identity, web site, and client forms for management of organizational responsibilities.

  • Netset Media Launches Local Ad Network, Right Mix Media

    We worked with Right Mix Media, an online ad network specializing in display advertising on local Baltimore web sites. We built this web site with open source blogging and CMS software, WordPress, which allows the team at Right Mix Media to post and manage their web site’s multimedia features quite easily. We also designed a [...]