Archive for 'Internet Marketing Advice'
Get Ready for “Content-palooza!”
Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by willrak.
No matter what you’re doing on the web, what they say is true: Content is King. Without content, there’s no way to generate interest, nurture desire, and ultimately convert your prospects into customers. Content is the meat n’ potatoes of every other marketing channel, from SEO to PPC, from email marketing to social media, from [...]
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Finding Balance Between Finding/Doing Work (The Money U)
Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by sbkarren.
I spoke today with a gentleman in Chicago who is operating his own internet marketing agency and struggling to find proper balance between finding work and doing work. He said to me, “I only have so much bandwidth! Between managing projects and freelancers and overseeing and approving all client deliverables, and trying to find new clients [...]
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Imagine Having Over 100 Experts on Your R&D Team
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by willrak.
That’s what being in the SearchMarketMe Agency Owner Network is like. Just today I got an email from one of our newest Agency Owners who was looking for an online service for seamless and automated billing and invoicing to her clients. Before I could even respond (and I respond quickly!), she sent me another one [...]
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(Another) Agency Owner Success Story: Dean Hawker
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by sbkarren.
We always like to announce the new Agency Owners as they come into the program, but it’s also nice to check back in with existing Agency Owners to see how they’re doing. Dean Hawker partnered with us in April of 2011 to open his internet marketing agency, Encompass Online Sales & Marketing. He joined me [...]
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3 Key Predictions for Internet Marketing in 2012
Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by willrak.
Now is the time of the year to reflect on the past and plan for the future. What better way to do that than to assess how the internet marketing industry has changed and where it’s going. This is a crucial practice for agencies, both in planning new business offerings and in ensuring the success [...]
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Unscripted, Unrehearsed and Uncensored: Your Conversations with Our Agency Owners
Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by sbkarren.
These days, consumer reviews can make you or break you. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and a place to share it (Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Angie’s List, etc.). For SearchMarketMe, this type of transparency is a good thing. We want you to talk to the people in our program. As part of the investigation process, we have you speak to no [...]
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Internet Marketing Franchises: Buy a Job or Build a Business?
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by sbkarren.
I’ve been asked several times over the last week what the key differentiator is between SearchMarketMe and the companies that sell internet marketing franchises. My answer: “They sell you a job. We help you build a business.” The companies that sell internet marketing franchises are essentially selling sales jobs. You become a “franchisee,” but in [...]
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