Tuesday 25 October 2016

10+1 Tips for improving your visibility on Cylex


Wouldn’t it be nice to rank #1 on Cylex? Many of our customers turned to us with the same question. Get some answers and insights into our ranking process. Check out the key elements of increasing a company’s visibility on Cylex.

1. Categories (Relevance factor)

Our ranking algorithm is based on categories and keywords. That's why you should add relevant keywords to your Cylex profile and double check your categories.

2. Positive reviews (Review+ factor)

Nothing proves your company's worth more than having happy customers. Why not make sure everybody knows about them? Ask your satisfied clients to write a review about your company. You can do that by email after a successful business transaction or you can use our review widget to encourage them. For even more visibility, share the reviews on your social media profiles.

3. Accurate and new info (Freshness factor)

Update your presentation page regularly. Correct and detailed information is a key factor. Even if there are no significant changes in your contact details, you can keep your page updated by always adding something new to it. Inform your clients about events, share articles and news or simply add a new photo to your gallery.

4. Special offers (Special offers factor)

Clients love discounts and offers. What you might consider a small discount, can be a decisive factor for customers. Though their effect is limited in time, you may add new offers or re-add your older ones. Don't forget to share these offers on the social media platforms as well.

5. Opening times (OH factor)

Since this is one of the most requested details, the profiles that have opening hours will rank higher in our directory. FindOpen, our partner website will also display these opening hours.

6. Answer quote requests (RFQ factor)

Sending offers for the quote requests that you receive from your business category has a positive impact because winning offers can also earn you a higher ranking in our directory, not to mention the new customers that you can gain. A review from a 'Cylex Quote Requests' customer has even more value.

7. Interview (Media factor)

This unique feature allows you to present your business in a detailed manner. Request an interview and share it on social media sites to increase its popularity as well as the awareness of your brand and also your company’s products and services.

8. Social media (Popularity factor)

Sharing your Cylex profile on social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Google +1s are important!) is another good way to achieve your goal. This way you will have more links towards your profile. More links equal more visitors which results in a high popularity factor.

9. Unique description (Popularity factor)

One of the foremost 'rules' of SEO is having a unique description. Tell visitors why should they choose your company, what differentiates you from your competitors. It’s a fact that profiles with unique descriptions have more internal links on Cylex, thus their popularity factor is also higher.

10. Visual content (Popularity factor)

Add your company's logo, images and upload/embed videos. Your visitors will love and appreciate these.

The +1

Do you wish to remove the ads and the nearby similar companies sections from your Cylex profile? Try our Premium Entry option and convince yourself of its advantages! A premium entry is displayed in the first position of the Cylex search results, thus having 4 times more visitors. 
Stop wondering how to gain more visibility on our directory, now you have the way. Just follow these tips and if you require assistance, we are more than happy to help. We can assure you these tips will also help your ranking in other business directories and in Google’s result pages in general.
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