A Guide to Having an Internet Presence
ESTABLISHING AN INTERNET PRESENCE
Things to know about having an internet presence…
- It can help legitimize you as a business.
- It does not automatically equate to having “traffic” (people looking at your content).
- It requires “activity” to generate “traffic”
Internet presence options and suggested order…
- Google business FREE
- free with advertising options
- large audience
- contact options
- options for analyzing traffic
- review/rating abilities
- app option for mobile management
- Facebook/Instagram FREE
- free with advertising options
- large audience
- more contact options
- options for analyzing traffic
- Meta Business Suite
- manage both in one place for free
- schedule posts into the future
- Suggest both to cover multiple demographics
- 1-on-1 type Appointment software ($0-$30/mo)
- can be free, depends on options
- online payment options
- no-show protection
- best way to setup appointments without a receptionist
- Group event software (commission per ticket)
- rarely free if an extension of a 1-on-1 package
- always takes some sort of per ticket commission
- same benefits as 1-on-1 but for group events
- reserved seating and advanced ticketing options
- Official Website ($300+ each year)
- never free
- should be connected to all of the above
- extreme customization options
- analyzing traffic can require “special” configuration
Notes
- Transacting money through an online option will require someone to pay a fee.
- Income is always trackable through any form of digital payment (credit card, Venmo, Cash App, etc.).
- The government is cracking down on past and current digital income loopholes.
DO I NEED A WEBSITE?
Do I need a website to…
- …share information about myself? NO
- …share information about my services? NO
- …present to clients for booking individual appointments? NO
- …present group events for clients to sign up to attend? NO
- …sell products I make or distribute? NO
- …create a “branded” email address rather than using @gmail.com or @yahoo.com? YES
GETTING STARTED
Basic
- Set up a Google business
- Set up a Facebook business page
- setup your profile account
- Facebook only wants you to have 1 account to log into Facebook regardless of how many businesses you have or work for. It is against Facebook policies to create a login for a “human” that does not exist. Humans get “profiles”… non-humans get “pages”
- setup your business page
- setup your profile account
- Set up a business account on Instagram
- Set up Meta to manage Facebook and Instagram