Limosine Rental

Recent studies indicate that 85% percent of consumers use search engines and directories to locate a particular service or product and 86% are searching with an intent to buy the desired product or service.

Now is the time for Limousine companies to consolidate their traditional advertising methods with online advertisements.

Here are some tips you may find useful:

YOUR WEBSITE: If your limousine company does not already have a website, make sure you hire a professional to design a website for your company. Your Limo company’s site should not only be pleasing and informative to the consumer eye, it should also be search engine friendly.

1. Make sure your site looks professional, is always functional, with good navigation and easy to load. No one likes to click on a site that does not come up, loads slow or hard to follow.
   
   
2. Before designing your site, target the market you wish to concentrate on, i.e. if your target market is the corporate market, your site should be as simple as possible with little or no graphics.
   
   
3. Make sure your site has all the important data, such as photos of your limousines and fleet, prices and anything else the consumer would look for. For faster access to your site, place smaller photos of your fleet and allow consumers to click on the smaller photo and view a larger version.
   
   
4. If you have been in business for numerous years, list this information on your site. Companies that have been in business for a number of years tend to earn the consumer’s trust.
   
   
5. Include testimonials from well known customers commenting on your services. Hearing from satisfied customers adds credibility to your company.
   
   
6. List your affiliations with any well recognized associations such as the The Better Business Bureau, The National Limousine Association and your local livery association. Memberships with such recognized associations also adds credibility to your business.
   
   
7. Provide forms to the consumer enabling them to request quotes or make reservations online. Be sure to check your emails at least once a day.
   
   
8. Respond to all consumer inquiries irrelevant of whether you are able to accommodate their need. Be brief and professional in your response.
   
   
9. Create an online brochure and email it to all consumers requesting additional information about your company.
   
   
10. If you intend to accept credit cards online, be sure to make your site secure, thus making the consumers comfortable that their private information will not be accessible to others.
    
    
11. Be sure your contact information such as phone, fax and email is listed on each and every page of your site.
    
    
12. Keep your site’s text brief and to the point. Research indicates that most consumers scan text rather than read the entire content.
    
    
13. Update your website by offering monthly specials, coupons, vouchers, or contests, i.e. have a wedding special of the month, offer a 10% discount for a certain time period, or give away a free limo ride.
    
    
14. Thank you letters to your customers asking them to comment on the service or fill out an online survey. This will not only enable you to improve your service, but will assist you in generating repeat traffic.
    
    
15. Store you client's email addresses so that you can inform them of upcoming specials and others news about your company.
    
    
16. To further enhance your limo company’s professional image, delvelop a signature file, also know as sig.file which is your electronic business card. Your Limo Company’s sig file should be attached at the end of all your emails and should contain the appropriate contact information, eg. Name, phone number, fax, email and URL. Be sure to make your sig.file as simple as possible and add a tag line, e.g. Sanfrancisco’s Premiere Limousine Service.
    
    
17. Cross promote your website using the traditional medial and print methods. Display your site’s URL on your various advertisement sources such as the yellow pages, your company’s vans and buses, your letter heads and business cards.

DOMAIN NAME: Choose a domain name that matches your service. Be sure to include the word limo, limos, limousines, limousine, sedan, tour, or other names relating to your service in your domain name. For example, if you provide limousine services in NY, NYLIMOS.COM would be an ideal name for your site.

SITE TITLE: The title of your website makes a difference in search engine rankings. The title should be your company and product’s name, i.e. New York’s premiere limousine service. According to Search Engine Optimization Services, your title should also be short, less than 40 characters.

PAGE TITLE: Give an appropriate name to each page of your title and make certain that the page title accurately reflects a description of the particular page. This is important for search engine submission.

KEYWORDS: Keywords and key phrases are very important in promoting your limo site through search engines. According to experts, your most important keywords and keyphrases should be in the page title and description. The most important is the first 200-250 characters of your page. Two excellent sources for finding the best keyphrases for your site are overture.com’s search suggestion page and Word Tracker.

SEARCH ENGINES/DIRECTORIES: Search engines use robots to locate and categorize sites on the web while directories use humans to do this task. If you have not already done so, be sure to submit your URLs to each major search engine and directory. Major directories are Yahoo, Open Directory and Snap. Yahoo is the most important directory and most used (61.9 of online consumers) according to recent studies. Yahoo also offers sponsored listing for $25 - $300.00 per month depending on the particular category. You must also be listed on Yahoo’s regular business listing in order to apply for sponsored listing. This generally costs $299.00. Looksmart (another major search engine) charges $299.00 to be listed on their network which includes other search engines such as MSN, Altavista, to name a few. In fact, most major search engines will ultimately charge businesses a fee for listing their sites.

Submit each page separately as each page has potential entry. If you have the time, you can learn website submission skills, otherwise, hire a professional to optimize and submit your site. There are great free services that will assist you in the submission process. One very informative site is www.selfpromotion.com.

LINKS: Promoting your site through links is another great method of getting high rankings in search engines. Google is one of the major engines that uses link popularity as a tool for site listings. Look for relevant sites related to your limousine service such as limo, wedding and travel sites; and ask them for a reciprocal link. While some sites provide you with free links, others with a large number of hits per day may charge you a fee to list your site.

BIDDING: Some search engines such as www.overture.com, formerly Goto
offer bids on certain keywords, so that if a consumer types in “Limo Service” into a searchbase, the highest bid for that particular keyphrase will be listed on top of their listings. Overture charges a minimum monthly fee of $20.00 with a minimum of 0.05 per click. Overture’s search results appear on major seach engines and directories such as AOL, Yahoo, Altavista, Netscape, and Infospace.

META INDEXES: Be sure and list your site with meta indexes which are huge lists of internet resources pertaining to a particular subject or category and are frequently used by consumers looking for a certain product or service. An example of meta indexes is the yellow pages or online shopping malls. Since the owners of metaindexes want to be the largest possible, they will most likely list your site for free. To find appropriate meta indexes for the limousine industry, couple your keywords (i.e. limo) with words such as directory, index, list, table resource or reference.

The dangers of cheap limo service

Not a week goes by when we hear about the person who shopped-n-shopped their way to the cheapest limousine service they can find -- only to get screwed, stood-up, or abandoned.

While we try not to laugh at their misfortune, such a bad result is typical of people who cruise the internet in search of "the best limo deal around". We have to ask; why would you risk it? If a "cheap" price is your #1 priority, you should really ask yourself if you can afford luxury chauffeured transportation.

If you take a look at other industries, most people don't *shop* for the cheapest price and expect the best.

DO YOU LOOK FOR THE CHEAPEST HOTELS?
When you shop for the cheapest hotel, you don't find a hotel but a MOTEL. You don't find luxurious amenities, but the basics: A bed, shower, and a TV.

DO YOU LOOK FOR THE CHEAPEST CAR?
If cheapest were the best, everyone would be driving around in Kia's or Hyundai's..

DO YOU LOOK FOR THE CHEAPEST SURGEON?
Would you risk surgery on yourself just so you can save $200? Probably not.

DO YOU LOOK FOR THE CHEAPEST RESTAURANT?
Do you shop for the cheapest restaurant? Of course not otherwise al of us would patronize McDonalds or Burger King every day of the month.

WHY RISK YOUR EVENT WITH CHEAP LIMO SERVICE?
A cheap limo price far below that of competitors often is a sign of something not being right. PRICE is directly correlated to QUALITY.

In addition, you will find cheap limo prices to be a symptom of possible problems behind the scenes:

Insuring limousines are expensive.
A cheap price could signify that your limo company is dodging insurance regulations, or isn't fully insured. Do you due diligence with any hired company.

Licensing limousines are expensive.
A cheap limo price could signify that your limo company is not properly licensed. Many states and municipalities have licensing boards and organizations that are responsible for the licensing and regulation of limo companies. Check your state or town to see if limos are a regulated industry - make sure your company is on their approved list. Such states that have regulatory entities is the California with the CPC and NY with the TLC.

Owning and leasing limousines are expensive.
A cheap limo price could indicate the quality of the limo, or lack thereof. It would be disheartening to rent a limo for your 20th anniversary expecting a beautiful 2008 limo to show up; instead, you are shuttled around town in a limo that is 10 years old, creaking and squeaking, and lacks proper safety measures. Cheap limo price? Worth it? No. The limo industry is no exception - cheap is cheap.

Looking for cheap transportation?

There is cheap limo transportation you can find on the internet. It probably won't make you happy. And then there is luxury chauffeured transportation that has proper insurance, licensing, and cars which are no older than 3 years. This services are more likely to meet your expectations. Whichever is most important to you is for you to decide.

San Francisco Limousine

Nationwide Limousine Service has become the premier San Francisco limo service by providing their clients with impeccable service, the best selection of luxury limos in the Bay Area, and the most flexible rates in the industry. From San Francisco wedding limousines to Bay Area sporting event transportation to SF prom limos, airport shuttle service, or any occasion that you'd like to make extra special, call the luxury ground transportation specialists at Nationwide Limousine Service when you want the very best. Our San Francisco limo amenities are designed to impress and delight you no matter where we're taking you.
Call 1-800-339-8936 for a San Francisco limousine experience that you’ll never forget!

Every limousine, antique car, SUV limo, tour bus, and luxury coach in our fleet is meticulously maintained to exceed your expectations and our professional chauffeurs are trained to anticipate your needs and get you to your destination in comfort and style. Perhaps you're planning an intimate San Francisco evening for two or you're looking for an affordable way to transport all your friends for a bachelor/bachelorette party, or maybe you'd like to treat your business team to a golf outing. Whatever the occasion, call Nationwide Limousine Service at 1-800-339-8936 today and let our reservation specialists customize a travel package to meet your needs.

In addition to San Francisco, we also serve the greater Bay Area including Oakland, San Jose, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Marin County, and beyond. If you're looking for a limousine to take you to any of California's exciting destinations, call us anytime at 1-800-339-8936 when you need a limo for:

* Anniversaries
* Airport Shuttle Service
* A Night on the Town
* Business Meetings
* Proms
* Weddings
* Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties
* Golf Outings
* Sporting Events
* Concerts
* Napa Valley Wine Tours
* Any Special Occasion!

We also offer a wide selection of tour packages that can be customized to meet your specific needs and desires. In addition to our superb service, our flexibility on prices and packages have allowed us to become the preferred San Francisco limousine service for thousands of satisfied clients that return to us again and again for all their luxury ground transportation needs. Call us today at 1-800-339-8936 or complete our limousine reservation forms and find out for yourself why we're the best in Bay Area limo services. You'll be amazed how affordable luxury limousine transportation can be! Our reservation specialists are available 24/7 to answer your questions and help you prepare for a wonderful time!