advertising my website

[frankief]

I am self employed 'one man band' and have my own ltd company offering surveying services to the building industry.I have a website up and running and have got free listings in kellys and another similar online industry site.

How do I get my site to come up on a google search eg 'freelance surveyor midlands' and maybe get some customers that way?

I dont want to pay if I can help it, and i dont fancy having a load of links on my site which I believe is how your score rating is worked out by google.

Any advice please?

[jason1980]

a self employed one man band can't be a limited company. You would be a sole trader? Ltd companies are formed with directors...at least 2 through companies house.

Any way to get your site up on a google search you would need adwords set up and budget a monthly allowance like �30 or even �25. That drives a lot of traffic to your site and you can target areas and keywords. Its pretty good.

[Oneeyedvic]

Just to be pedantic - a Limited company needs only one director and one company secretary (who must be different).

I am a director of a small limited company and despite being an 'employee' of the company, I am classed by most financial institutions as being self employed.

I would suggest you look into 'optimising' your website - (google the word) - if you can't afford to pay for it, then you will have a lot of work to do.

If you have a small budget, try the adwords - I have had a little success from it, or you can also try a program called IBP(Internet Business Promoter) which will help you.

Good luck

[frankief]

Thanks for the info vic. Jason, yes we all know ltd companies need 2 directors - the company secretary is in some cases a wife/ relative/ friend who will sign a few forms to help you out but takes no interest in the running of the company.We are not talking McAlpines here!!

[mariya]

Use Social Media Networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Pinterest....etc. Advertise your website in these networks, you have vast audience may know your service such as website and your product. Once you will get more likes, more followers you will get more ranked by google.