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Are Rival Jewelers Showing Up Higher in Google Search Results?

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9 years ago

January 25, 2016

INSTORE Staff

Your website isn’t doing much good if no one can find it.

It’s not enough for small businesses to merely have a website. That’s the message of Toby Nwazor, who writes about the importance of small businesses investing in search-engine optimization for The Huffington Post. He lists four compelling reasons why business owners should allocate some of their marketing budgets to SEO, suggesting that it’s one way in which competitors can take business from you. “All you need to do to confirm this is to perform a search of the product or service you offer within your locality. You will be surprised to see your competition’s websites coming up on the first page. Guess what, that is the reason they are ahead,” he writes.

Family Legacy, New Chapter: How Wilkerson Turns 89 Years of History Into Future Success

After 89 years of serving the Albany community, Harold Finkle Your Jeweler faced a pivotal decision. For third-generation owner Justin Finkle, the demanding hours of running a small business were taking precious time away from his young family. "After 23 years, I decided this was the time for me," Finkle explains. But closing a business with nearly nine decades of inventory and customer relationships isn't something easily managed alone. Wilkerson's comprehensive approach transformed this challenging transition into a remarkable success story. Their strategic planning handled everything from advertising and social media to inventory management and staffing — elements that would overwhelm most jewelers attempting to navigate a closing sale independently. The results speak volumes. "Wilkerson gave us three different tiers of potential goals," Finkle notes. "We've reached that third tier, that highest goal already, and we still have two weeks left of the sale." The partnership didn't just meet financial objectives—it exceeded them ahead of schedule.