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How to be seen as an Expert: Online

 
How to be seen as an Expert: Online

For most people in business, being recognised as a leading authority and voice in a particular sector is a major goal.

To become that person who people turn to for advice and guidance will mean business and interest in you will pick up: significantly.

Rather than just being a pipe dream, it can be achieved with the help of your website design team.

Consider some of these iniatives which could soon make you a real industry leader:

 

Express your Opinion

Are you involved in a fast paced industry with news breaking daily, weekly or monthly? If so, a good way to build up your credibility is to let people know what you think about it all. Express your company's view via a latest news section on your website.

You'll find that writers and journalists involved in the industry will more often than not look for reactions from those the news affects, meaning you could soon see your name and views picked up by independent bloggers or mentioned in media articles, increasing your exposure and reputation.

 

Blog

Blogging has many benefits to businesses and is an excellent way of building up a reputation. Even just a few posts a week may be enough to enjoy several benefits.

Firstly, it will show that your website is up to date and live. Secondly, it will work as a platform for you to add hints or tips on various aspects of your business or industry. With well researched SEO keywords included, anybody searching for help could be directed to you via search engines.

Finally, blogging is the perfect way to develop your company tone. With the help of an online copywriter you can develop an authoritative voice that commands respect and highlights your expertise.

 

Social Media

Get onto as many social media platforms as possible, such as Twitter and LinkedIn, and make the most of them. These platforms allow for real time reactions to events or daily updates from your company.

Connecting with customers and contacts in this way is important. Over time, people will consider you a leading voice in your industry, meaning they will more often than not turn to you first when they need help. Integrate your Twitter feed so it appears on your website and include join us/follow us buttons on every page and share buttons on all your articles and blogs: it's all about creating as many opportunities to get people involved and noticing you as possible.

 

e-books

With the help of a designer and copywriter, creating an e-book in which you offer advice and guidance can really prove your expertise. Make your e-book available for download or purchase on your website; you may even want to look into getting it an ISBN code so you can sell it via retailers such as Amazon.

Having such resources available will certainly highlight your expertise. Remember to also produce help or general information articles and make them available on your website for visitors to browse. A large library of such information points towards an up to date and reliable company and an expert who knows their stuff.

 

Use Support Services

Whilst all this may seem a lot of work, it is relatively straightforward to set up and maintain. A top web developer can design a new website or improve your existing one to allow you to easily upload content and integrate social media onto your site. A copywriter or social media expert could also help keep it all up to date and develop – with your input – a tone of voice that you want to put across to your customers, one that underlines your expert knowledge and unrivalled authority.

 

Published on: Tuesday, 5th April 2011

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