LinkedIn to Grow your B2B Flooring Leads

Growing B2B leads is about making connections with people, one at a time. With the pandemic and many things turning (at least temporarily) to the virtual world, it’s important to learn how to network online.

An easy, free way to find potential leads with Linkedin without bots or automation is to study a business’s website in the flooring industry. Read their overview and then search their list of employees. This will allow you to target people according to a job title. Next, use filters for various job titles as many titles are worded differently. The filter will produce many results, which you can contact with an email.

Another approach is called Outbound Lead Generation. This cost-effective strategy involves optimizing your profile with a professional picture and headline. Then, create a list in LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator titled “Connection Request Sent”. Send this request without a message to people active on LinkedIn’s platform within the past 30 days. This ensures you are reaching out to viable contacts. Save the “Responded” list. After this, under “Follow Up List” use “saved searches” to create a targeted list. At this point, using industry filters such as “Flooring” and then title filters such as “Flooring Retailers” will generate results for you to contact before sending a message of authentic everyday language to all on this list. Sending out 50 connection requests a day can result in 400-600 new connections a month. Keep in mind that Sales Navigator is a paid-for service. You can try it out during a trial period for free to test run the system and see if it’s worth it for you.

Installing Google Chrome extensions from the Google Chrome web store is another way to generate B2B leads on LinkedIn. Linked Helper will generate free leads on LinkedIn, however, overall account activity of any kind is limited to 150 actions per 24 hours so limiting actions to these numbers is wise.

In addition, a free account on LinkedIn will allow you to use Boolean, a logic program used to find specific hyper-targeted leads. Utilizing quotation marks or not using quotation marks and utilizing the words “and” “or” and “not” in particular ways dramatically affects the search results. This system is valuable to producing precise searches for locating high-quality B2B leads on LinkedIn. Once a connection has been established, asking for a Zoom meeting, offering a free e-book, or sending them to a landing page using direct, concise language can help increase business leads. You can share with them your catalog of flooring and related products.

Connect with others in the flooring industry on LinkedIn

Since LinkedIn is the world’s largest database with more than 450 million people listed, engaging with people by commenting on their posts is a great way to establish interest and, ultimately, a business relationship. Commenting is also a way to determine if you want to move forward and connect on Linkedin with a prospective lead or not. If your decision is to build trust, then leaving positive comments and tagging them in relevant posts is a non-stressful, authentic mode of building B2B connections, one valuable person at a time.

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8 Things You Need to Fix Now On Your Flooring Website

In today’s world, it’s more important than ever for flooring businesses to have a website. Think about it— Where is the first place you go to search for a business? Your answer was likely Google. One study found that 91% of adults use search engines as means of gathering information, and 83% of those users choose Google. Without an internet presence, customers are not able to find you, which essentially means you do not exist.

However, you don’t want just any old website. Your site needs to reflect well on your business, while attracting as many customers as possible. Below are seven things you can fix now to improve your flooring website by leaps and bounds.

Curb Appeal

As the saying goes, first impressions are lasting, and they can make or break you. Design is one of the most important factors to consider when building your flooring website.

Simplicity is key. Steer away from dark backgrounds, or bright colors. Also, try to avoid distracting ads and pop ups. You want your website to be inviting, not overwhelming. If you’re unsure what a well-designed flooring website looks like, invest in a reputable designer. You will see the returns on your investment.

Ease of Use

94% of respondents say easy navigation is the most vital website feature. Think of how frustrating it is when you go to a website looking for information and you can’t find what you need. Your website should be well organized, allowing your customers to find information quickly and efficiently.

Relevant Content

You want your website to be useful to your customers. Consider common flooring issues your customers may face, or questions they may have when searching for the perfect flooring for their home. If your customer was standing in front of you, what would their questions or concerns be?

Having relevant content not only meets your customer’s unique needs, but also boosts your credibility with the customer and your ranking on Google. So, another great investment is hiring a content writer. Many businesses are amazed at the leads they generate from a single blog post.

Mobile Site

85% of users say a company’s mobile site should be just as good or better than the desktop version. More often than not users are using phones and tablets to do a quick search. Make sure your mobile site is optimized. Doing so is easy and can help you gain customers and keep existing ones.

Make your flooring site mobile friendly so content easily fits across tablets, laptops and phones

Trust Building

A website research group, Nielsen Norman Group (NNG), created a pyramid highlighting the hierarchy of users’ trust for websites. In order to achieve the highest levels of trust with customers, consider what you would need to feel confident in a website. Some things to consider are:

• Increasing your authority in the flooring industry by providing informative guides
• Including a section for customer reviews
• Make sure your website is HTTPS secure

Feedback

Allow your customer to give you feedback. Customers like to be heard, and some of their feedback can help improve your website.

Call to Action

You want your calls to action to be specific. Study your customers’ behavior on your site. Don’t be afraid to try new CTAs. A focused CTA provides 400% more engagement than a generic one.

Unique Story

Share what makes your flooring business unique. There are a million other flooring websites. However, you can stand out in the minds of customers and create an empathetic connection by giving customers insight into why you love what you do.

Bonus Tip: Pro Service

When you do get customers in your door, follow best practices for optimizing the guest experience! Make sure you also have the proper tools to quickly and efficiently quote pricing and availability of flooring. You can use a tool like VendorPriceBook.com to streamline these processes.

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