Barking and Dagenham based businesses are popping up faster now than ever before. Last year, over 600,000 new companies opened their doors in the UK. That means, 600,000 new competitors, trying to steal clients’ attention from your establishment or website. But it also means increased attention and focus on your market. With new businesses coming in, it brings more opportunities and drives more people.

In fact, since 2011 the number of startups being launched every year has been increasing. From coffee shops to apps, fintech to education, entrepreneurs, and founders are flocking to Barking and Dagenham to get their businesses off the ground.

And, it makes sense. Barking and Dagenham may be an old city with immense history, but it’s a city on the rise.  It’s a city begging for new companies to come in and set up shop and it’s got everything going for it.

It has some of the best talents within walking distance. Oxford, Cambridge, Kings College, University College of London, all right on the doorstep. These colleges attract some of the world’s best students. They come to Barking and Dagenham and fall in love with the culture and the city. Every year hundreds if not thousands of new grads enter the marketplace looking for a job. Looking for a company where they can make a difference.

It’s becoming easy to open your doors in Barking and Dagenham. The city is making it easy to start a business. They offer financial support to new companies and new entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship visas for non-citizens to come start their company in Barking and Dagenham, and small business grants for those that qualify.

Access. Barking and Dagenham is a connected city; it has hundreds of flights in and out every day. Almost half of its 8 million residents were born outside the city. It’s surrounded by busting towns and cities, each with more potential than the last.

Capital. In the first six months of 2016, British companies saw $1.3 billion dollars in investments. Investors are attracted to the city because that’s where the talent is. It’s becoming the Silicon Valley of the UK. New companies come here for the environment, investors come for the companies, then companies begin chasing the investors, and the cycle continues.

Exposure. There’s no denying the amount of opportunities for exposure in a bustling city. There are newspapers, reporters, tv, radio, 8 million people, and all their friends and family. Those people are all potential customers; they’re all people who might know someone interested in what you offer.

Finally, Barking and Dagenham is a fun city! The startup culture has taken over; there’s nightlife, daytime activities, good food, good drinks, everything a city needs to make a great home.

With all that going for it, it may be hard to stand out from the crowd. That’s where local SEO comes in. Local SEO is vital for your business in Barking and Dagenham. Those same people living in Barking and Dagenham are searching online for products like yours. They are reviewing products online, they’re talking about products, and they’re buying products. Ranking for local SEO means you begin to bring those customers over to your business.

96% of PC owners do online searches for local products and services … along with 81% of tablet owners … and 79% of smartphone users.

Our Barking and Dagenham SEO team can help those people doing local searches find your business and become your customers …

First, let’s define SEO. Search engine optimization brings more customers to your Barking and Dagenham based business by ranking your website higher in Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines.
But SEO isn’t just about building a website for search engines. It’s about building a website for people – that’s what search engines want. And by building a website for people, you will begin to rank higher. And this is how we deliver results for you in Barking and Dagenham. We focus on bringing your top qualities to the people of Barking and Dagenham so they can see what makes your business special.
Fact: The majority of web traffic comes from just 3 search engines: Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
The reason Search engine traffic is valuable is that it is targeted and user-generated. With local search traffic you are getting in front of people who are actively looking for products you offer. It’s like opening a store in Westfield and getting the walk-in traffic. Except with search, you don’t need to open an expensive storefront.
But if search engines can’t find your website, that means customers can’t find your website. And if customers can’t find your website, you miss out on opportunities … which go to your competitors. That not only leads to a loss of revenue on this customer, but you lose the referrals they may send, the repeat business they may bring, and all other future revenues from that person.
More search engine traffic can bring you customers and revenue unlike anything else. That’s why investing in SEO can deliver a significant rate of return when compared to other marketing. SEO is an up-front investment with a long-term benefit. A good local SEO strategy will stay effective for a long time. It doesn’t cost any extra as effectiveness goes up.
Fact: The rules of search are changing. Constantly.
Google changes its search algorithms about 10 times every week – nearly 600 times a year. And every one of those changes can push your site up or down in the local Barking and Dagenham search results. It’s a full-time job keeping up with the changes.
As a business owner, you don’t have time to keep up with all that; you have a business to run. That’s where we come in. Because SEO in Barking and Dagenham is our business. It’s what we do.