Henry does not own an online business; but, he opens his electronics shop at 7:00 am sharp, but records little sales weekly. Why? He does very little more than sitting at desk, expecting customers to file in one after another.
On the other hand, Blessing – his friend – who makes sales after sales with her online business, a clothing store, even without a physical location, and no signboard. She hasn’t even printed a flyer this year. With just her phone, a ring light, and a solid digital strategy, she smiles to the bank.
Don’t get it wrong; Henry is not lazy. In fact, he is consistent. He starts his day on time, dresses well, and would even pray for sales before start of day. Great; but, let’s be honest, the market has shifted, and people no longer buy what they see. They buy what they find; and if they can’t find you, they won’t buy from you. Simple math!
2025 is not waiting for anyone. Your skills are not the problem, and your product is not the issue. The gap is in your digital strategy. Aside from your physical location, you need an online business, and if you’re still depending on ‘hope’ and ‘referral’ in this age, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.
Now, these are the top 5 digital strategies every small online business needs to survive and thrive in 2025.
Let’s go.
One – SEO for Online Business
If they cannot find you, they cannot buy from you.
Search Engine Optimisation is what makes your online business business show up when people search on Google.
Someone is typing “best catering service in Abuja, Nigeria” and your website is nowhere to be found because you think SEO is for big companies, not knowing that anyone can have an online business.
Meanwhile your competitor who started last year is getting orders from people you have never met. Not because her food is more delicious but because she’s smarter online.
This 2025, if Google does not know you, your business is ghosting customers.
Two — Social Media Marketing
You have an online business, and are on Instagram; but every post has 4 likes. Two are from your cousins. The other two are from who-knows-where-else.
You’re posting product pictures, and adding captions like “hurry now” and “limited offer”, and doing everything you know. Yet, no sales recorded still.
Here’s what: social media is not about noise. It is about connection. The difference between you and that person cashing out on TikTok is not voodoo. It is strategy.
Learn how to speak to your audience in their language. Let your page tell a story. Not just “buy this.” People buy from who they trust. And trust starts with content.
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Three — Content Marketing
Sometimes you don’t need to ask people to buy. Just educate them.
If you sell hair, teach people how to care for wigs. If you do cakes, talk about the difference between fondant and buttercream. Share a video of how you handled a last-minute order. Talk. Explain. Show.
People will start seeing you as an expert. And when it is time to spend money, guess who they will call? You; and that’s not because you begged, but because you showed up with value.
Four — Mobile Optimization for Online Business
If your website takes more than five seconds to load, you’ve lost a customer; and if people can’t place orders on your website easily, they are leaving.
Your entire business must fit into a phone screen. Fast. Clean. Easy. WhatsApp. SMS. Mobile site. Links that work. Pages that load.
It’s 2025, customers are no longer as patient as they were before now. So, if you are not optimised for mobile, you are not in business. Optimizing your website for mobile is one sure digital strategy.
Five — AI Automation
You are doing everything by yourself, replying DMs, designing flyers, writing captions, posting, following up, and packaging orders as both CEO and secretary.
That hustle is noble, but not sustainable.
In 2025, smart business owners are letting AI help in scheduling posts, autoreplying DMs and generating emails. In fact, Artificial intelligence can plan campaigns for you. Use AI for the heavy lifting.
You want the soft life but your process is hard. Here’s an opportunity to do better.
So how did you even find this post?
Was it Google? Social media? Was it our content?
Exactly.
That’s what we’re saying.
If your customers can find us, then they should be finding you too.
And if you’ve been reading this far, let’s not waste time:
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- Rebuild your content.
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