Welcome to the Page for Rawtenstall Local Businesses

The simple answer to this is that you can target local people looking for businesses like yours in many ways.

You can launch a Facebook Social Media page, where's it totally free and begin to interact with people who visit your blog and posts. 

Alternatively, if you're a small business and want to make a bigger impact, you can set up your own website, write content for each part of your business and get online this way.

If it was so easy, and didn't cost anything then we'd all be doing it. Wouldn't we?

Well, if you have a Social Media page, you'll soon find out that posting every day has it's ups and downs. The local groups are great but it's hard to compete when there are so many others doing exactly the same as you are. It can get a bit crowded on the platforms and soon, you'll think this is too hard.

Most people don't want to spend money on advertising as they think it simply doesn't work. In fact, it was the American store owner, John Wanamaker in the 1800's who said,  'Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half'. 

Advertising can be a costly business when it doesn't work and it's a bit hit and miss.