Year-End Checklist for Small Business Owners HD

✅Read about it here ➜ http://bit.ly/37nHXf8GoDaddy ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰ 00:16 – Audit your website (demo) 03:03 – Get your finances in order 04:28 – Look back on your marketing efforts 05:40 – Review your social media accounts 06:34 – Review your local listings 07:32 – Evaluate your conferences and groups With another year skidding to a close, it’s time to get started on those end-of-year tasks. You spend all year running your own business, now it’s time to get things in order. To make it easy, we’ve compiled this list. 1. Audit your website Turns out, your clients don’t like static websites — which is why the most effective sites are those that are watched and updated regularly. Here are some things to check. -The basics Look at your website as if you had never seen it before and know nothing about your business. Is your navigation clear and intuitive? Is there a Contact Us link on every page of your website? If Contact Us triggers an automatic email, review the email content. Are your social media buttons in the same place on every page? Is all site content up to date? Delete, revise or refresh as needed. -Make sure it talks to search engines Search engines like Google are your best friend since future clients will use them to find you. Search engine optimization is the process of increasing the quality and quantity of website traffic by increasing the visibility of a website or a web page to users of a web search engine. Learn how to make them pay special attention to your site, by utilizing keyword research. It’s well worth the time and effort. -Conduct a website performance test Most performance tests measure two things: resource loading and page speed. Together they constitute a huge pain point for clients in every industry if they don’t perform well. But you won’t know it’s a problem if you don’t look. -Do a security check With Google’s transition to HTTPS everywhere, an SSL is imperative to keep traffic coming. Beyond that, you’ll also want malware protection and possibly backup services (if they’re not already included in your hosting plan). -Consider starting a blog Blogging is a proven way to generate new leads for your business. By publishing helpful articles on topics of interest to prospective clients, you can reel in people who otherwise wouldn’t know about you. Linking back to your website in each post brings them in the digital door. 2. Get your financial house in order Prepare for your annual meetings with your tax accountant, lawyers or consultants now before the first flakes (real or synthetic) fall. Don’t wait to send bank confirmations, especially if your business has a December 31 year-end. Be sure to file an annual report if it’s required in your state. If you do have to file, do it before the end of the year to avoid late fees. Then, prep for end-of-year financial reporting. 3. Look back at the year’s marketing efforts There’s often a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to trying new marketing tactics. Banner ad