Around the Workstand
Around the Workstand is our podcast where we discuss the work done here at Workstand. Workstand is the only all-in-one commerce solution built exclusively for local bike shops. Our technology powered the ecommerce revolution for the IBD channel and is trusted by one out of four shops. Every subscription includes an optional point of sale at no extra cost. Workstand helps local bicycle retailers leverage the power of our industry-leading data network to run a more efficient business and expand sales opportunities.
We offer the most complete catalog of product data, including images and descriptions, expanded sales potential, and improved efficiency for both retailers and suppliers. Included drop shipping and brand marketing partnerships to build powerful relationships.
To complement our software services, Workstand is also a complete digital marketing partner. We work with over 400 bike shops, including many of the nation’s largest, offering website maintenance, Google Ads, SEO, graphic design, custom websites, and more.
Contact us anytime for more information: podcast@workstand.com
Around the Workstand
SEO/Organic Search and SEM/Paid Search tips for your Workstand website - it's not so complicated!
Inventory visibility online - a quick primer - What is SEO and Organic Search and what is SEM and paid search?
- When we work with merchants to help grow sales, we think about two high-level ideas concerning website traffic - Organic/SEO and Paid Search/SEM
- Organic/SEO is working on the website’s content in order to be an attractive option for a search engine to choose when someone searches for a particular topic. It’s what the website does to draw in traffic.
- Quality content
- What represents your business, people, products, services, and community…
- Active management of the website
- Homepage merchandising - well-maintained websites perform well and are easy to navigate/shop
- How often? Hero, monthly. The entire homepage, consider seasonally.
- Catalog maintenance - at least monthly?
- Homepage merchandising - well-maintained websites perform well and are easy to navigate/shop
- Ancillary, off-site activity
- Google My Business, Social platforms
- Quality content
- Paid Search/SEM is, as the name suggests, paid for so that a business has a better opportunity than Organic search to win a high-intent shopper
- We primarily work in Google Ads
- Product and/or Awareness focus
- I said two but those two together end up producing a third hybrid opportunity - free shopping ads on Google
- Must have your data so setting up Google Merchant Center is required and providing Google with a compliant product data feed is also required - luckily, your Workstand website does this for you.
- You have no control over the products that show or where they show up - Google algorithms handle all of that
- Tech Tip: Enable Google Shopping
- Settings > Marketing > Google Shopping
- Deal with the beast that is Google Merchant Center or let us help
Be sure to email your questions to podcast@workstand.com. We read all emails sent and we look forward to hearing from you.
If you're a Workstand client with questions about your subscription, email support@workstand.com or call 303-527-0676 x 1. If you are not currently a Workstand client with questions about how our programs work, email info@workstand.com.
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Mark Still, Business Development
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If you have any questions about the topics discussed in this episode of Around the Workstand or if you have ideas for new topics we can cover, schedule a time to meet with Mark Still here or email mark.s@works...