Wollongong Search Engine
Use Keywords to find locally based businesses etc (Helensburgh to Gerroa)
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Wollongong Business Directory
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Business Owners:
Are you missing out?
Local business owners in the Wollongong area are missing out on many potential internet customers.
The phenomenal successes of eBay and other online businesses clearly demonstrate that more and more people are using the internet to find goods and services.
Even though locally bought goods and services have enhanced value due to the fact that local business outlets can more easily and quickly respond to customer needs, it is clear that a sizable proportion of the population are opting for the internet to find products and services.
It is therefore in the interests of local businesses to develop strategies for tapping into the growing internet marketplace.
Conventional Business Directories?
One simple inexpensive strategy is to list your business on an internet directory.
A problem with this strategy is that internet business directories generally use categories to organise listings. Many businesses don't fit neatly into these predefined categories which are often non-intuitive or too obscure for the average user.
Websites?
A second strategy is to get a website that can be found via the major search engines.
The problem with this option is that the major search engines generally cast their nets so widely that local businesses find themselves having to compete with similar businesses from all over Australia and even the world.
Many local website owners, will attest that their sites fail to rank high enough for keywords relevant to their businesses.
Now the Answer!
Local businesses can now utilize a powerful new cost effective option. TheGong.com.au provides a user-friendly search engine dedicated to connecting internet users with relevant businesses and other organisations within the Wollongong area (Helensburgh to Gerroa).
With TheGong.com.au your business doesn’t need to fit into any particular category, nor do you need a website designed to outrank thousands of others. You don’t even need a website.
By signing up for a Premium Listing on TheGong.com.au, you get to choose up to 50 different keywords or phrases that are relevant to your business and that local internet users will be likely to use in their searches.
How it works
When users type in keywords to search for what they are interested in, a set of results containing listings with matching keywords will be generated.
The more keyword matches, the higher a listing will appear in the results. This is the great strength of keyword search and probably why it is so popular. The higher a listing appears, the more relevant the listing is likely to be to the searchers needs.
All listings on TheGong.com.au undergo an approval process to make sure they are indeed relevant to the Wollongong area. This constraint ensures that the level of competion on keywords is minimal.
Rather than relying on alphabetical sorting when listings tie with the same number of keyword matches, random sorting is employed ensuring a level playing field.
Standard Listings (FREE)
A Standard Listing gives you up to 5 keywords of your choosing. This option will satisfy those that don't need many keywords. Apart from the keywords limit a Standard Listing is equivalent to the Premium Listing as described below.
Premium Listings
($35 per year)
With a Premium Listing, you get up to 50 keywords of your own choosing plus keywords derived from your business/organisation name, suburb name and postcode.
The search results include:
- Listing Name
- Brief Description
- Phone Number
- Link to your Website (optional)
- The name of your business or organisation will also act as a link to a Details Page (as below).
Along with the basic information above, you get a Details Page which includes provision for the following:
- Fax Number
- Address
- Business Hours
- Up to 500 words for describing your business in detail.
- Up to three pictures to give that professional edge. Please see five examples of nicely finished listings below:
What's more, you'll be able to modify your listing at any time!
Premium Gold
($150* per year)
*Coledale to Shell Cove Only
A Premium Gold Listing is a Premium listing, except, everything is done for you. It's the easy, no-fuss option.
When you sign up, a representative of TheGong.com.au will visit you to collect relevant information and to take photos and within a few days your listing will be available to internet surfers. Each time you renew your Premium Gold Listing you'll get a further visit and photos to make sure your listing remains fresh and vibrant.
Any adjustments required through the year can simply be phoned through to TheGong.com.au office at no additional charge. You will also have the option of making updates yourself via the internet as with other Premium Listings.
Register Now!
Click here to register as a Gongstar. This will allow you to create a Standard or Premium Listing for yourself. Otherwise call 4227 6630 if you are interested in the Premium Gold package.
For more information about the advantages of a listing on TheGong.com.au click here.