Increased Online Presence
The RBG Vendor Directory allows your ministry/ business to be easily found by search engines as well as Supporters searching for your brand or similar products/ services online. When a supporter sees your ministry/ business listed in the RBG Vendor Directory they will consider you to be a professional authority within your respective craft or industry. To maximize awareness of your ministry/ business the RBG Vendor Directory also provides opportunity for you to increase exposure of social networks through your business listing (i.e. Twitter, Business Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube).
According to a study performed by media relations specialists:
8 out of 10 people will use a print or online directory to find companies or products they are looking for. The same study also suggested that 8 out of 10 people who use these directories to locate a business do so with the intent to purchase a product or service from them.
Increase Traffic (In-store and Online)
Millions of African/ Indigenous people are online every day shopping for goods and services. These are people who are actively searching for websites that are directly related to the products/ services offered by RBG Vendors. If Supporters aren’t able to locate your website; or even know that it exists, then it’s virtually impossible for them to support your products or services. Supporter’s cannot buy your products or use your services if they are not aware of your existence; and who you are.
There are several ways that the RBG Vendor Directory can help you increase the amount of traffic your ministry/ business receives online as well as offline. The more exposure your brand has; the more first-time support your brand is also likely to receive. Listing your website in the RBG Vendor Directory helps your ministry/ business to gain exposure within your immediate community and abroad.
Search Engine Optimization
Increased exposure and higher search engine rankings will result in more traffic to your website; and subsequently increased revenue potential.
The RBG Vendor directory increases the inbound links to your website. When an online Supporter sees your website link listed in the directory, they may click on the link which will instantly re-direct the Supporter to your website. This is a great way to increase traffic and improve your status in the eyes of search engine crawlers.
The RBG Vendor Directory offers exposure to the various major search engine crawlers (i.e. Google, YouTube). This increases the chances that your website will appear on major search engine results pages(SERPs), which will allow more Supporters to see your website when they perform a regular search.
The more backlinks that a search engine crawler can find, the more relevant they will rank your website. This will result in a higher page ranking on the SERP. As you know, the higher your SERP ranking the more people are likely to click on your website link (“traffic jamming”).
Donations & Contributions
The RBG Community Network Ministry understands the importance of an awareness campaign that's less expensive than traditional TV and radio advertisements. All donations cover any costs associated with the RBG Community Network Ministry and the RBG Loyalty Rewards program.
Silver Listing: Give according to your heart
(Businesses/ Organizations that have donated less than $25 will be included as a “Silver Listing”, in the RBG Vendor Directory.)
Gold Listing: $25 or more annually