WELCOME TO TRADED NETWORK

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You have now registered with either Traded.org.uk, Chariti.org.uk, Supportus.org.uk or maybe all three websites and have already taken the first step towards creating additional online presence for your business.

These marketing platforms will provide you with a great way to showcase your business online, post news, offers, events and jobs, generate more

sales enquiries and help good causes raise money.

The next step is to set up your profiles. Start by adding your contact details and a description about your business. You can also add unlimited images and videos, which will make your business really stand out when

someone views your profile. Add your social media links so you can increase more engagement with businesses and your local community.

If you want to appear in more search engine results start to write posts

such as business updates, news, offers, events and jobs. All of your posts will be indexed for search, which will be great for your business!

We are here to help, so if you require any additional support please do not hesitate to make contact by emailing us at

support@tradednetwork.org.uk or calling us on 01603 251736.

Getting started - Creating your profileLogin to your account and start to build your profile by clicking any of the edit links.

This is a good example of a completed profile.

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You can auto share your posts on Twitter by clicking on the Authorize on Twitter button, which will open up a new window on Twitter for you to set this function up.

Add all your business credentials and your logo, which should be in a jpeg format and under 1mb in size.

Complete your description and make sure you let people know what your business products or services are and how you can help them.

KeywordsType in a number of keywords relating to your company products and services.

Add your social media addresses and the logos and links will appear in your profile.

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Edit your profile

How can you help good causes?You can indicate your availability to help the good causes you support, by ticking any of the items in the list. The good cause will be able to contact you based on your selections.

Adding images and videosReally showcase your business by adding images and any videos to your profile. Click on the edit link next to images or videos.

Adding VideosYou can add videos that you have listed on YouTube or Vimeo. You need to get the video embed code, which can be located next to the sharing section. Copy and paste the embed code, add a title and click EMBED VIDEO.

Adding ImagesChoose an image from your computer by clicking on choose file. The images should be a jpeg less than 1mb.

Add a title and a description to explain what the image is.

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Adding a postWriting posts on any of the three sites is a great way to communicate your news and events to your local community and to the wider internet, as each post is indexed by the major search engines. The latest posts are also shown on one the relevant website homepage.

When you write a post the title is really important, as the title is indexed by search engines. The title has a maximum of 65 characters.

Add an image, which is less than 1mb and in a jpeg format.

Select the type of post, either News, Offer, Job or Event.

Create your main content and remember to include your website as this will be a good backlink helping improve your own website performance. To do this highlight the word you want to link, click on the little link icon and insert your web address. When you have finished click CREATE POST.

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To write a post just click ADD NEW POST.

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Appear in more search results The future of online marketing is storytelling, which is a technique of telling a story across multiple platforms and formats. By posting your news items, information about your products and services, your offers and events, you will create more content on the Internet and you will start to appear in more search engine results.

Create posts that have Long Key Phrases. As an example instead of just adding a post about "holiday cottages in Cornwall", try being very specific such as, "holiday cottages in Cornwall by the sea that allows dogs."

Here are some good examples where our platforms have appeared in Google search results.

Create more online presence

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You can support any number of schools, clubs or charities. The more you support, the more your business will be seen, as your profile logo and link will appear on the school, charity or club profile page which you choose to support.

At any time you can login and search for schools, charities or clubs and support them. You just need to sign into your Go Cardless account with your password at the checkout rather than completing everything from scratch.

Don't take our word

"I am using all these platforms to help me market my business and I am really pleased with the results so far. I am receiving telephone calls and internet enquiries that I can track back to Traded, Chariti or Supportus. That's why we continue to add more good causes each month" John Blake, MD Abate Pest Management