Getting BIG Results with ReachLocal.com

July 3, 2009 No comments »

Posted by: Sean Hakes

Hello folks!

I have been working with literally hundreds of clients of the past few years who have alll carried the same frustrations work with Google Adwords and various Search Engine Marketing Agenicies who promise big things and deliver little; this is why I am so excited about ReachLocal.com, Inc - finally a company who delivers BIG results and the tracking capabilities to measure your success.

Many of our clients have worked with similar companies like Dex or Yodle but have found that their results weren’t quite what they we’re expecting. Roughly 3 months ago one of my clients invited me to sit in on a ReachLocal.com, Inc sales presentation at his office; primary to give him feedback on their offering.

I am your typical skeptic - I went into the meeting with my ‘game face’ on. I have heard dozens of pitches for search engine marketing services so what would make this  one any different?

As a PPC professional of 5 years and a SEO guy of 8; I haven’t been impressed by any company offering SEM services, until I met the gang from ReachLocal.com.

What and who is ReachLocal.com, Inc?

ReachLocal brings order to the fragmented local Internet by connecting advertisers, publishers, and creative solutions providers together on one platform. Wherever customers are online, ReachLocal helps businesses find them with the broadest reach of local digital media, a dedicated force of local Internet Marketing Consultants, and technology that continually optimizes results.

Why does Steamboat Marketing, LLC partner witih ReachLocal.com?

ReachLocal.com has the tools and technology to manage a successful PPC (Pay Per Click) campaign that Steamboat Marketing, LLC does not. Yes, we can manually track your progress and offer suggestions and enhancements, but ReachLocal.com has measuring tools along with a very nifty program that allows you to maximize your click through rate (CTR) and impressions while lowering your cost per conversion (CPC).

What types of businesses are good for RealLocal.com?

Any business that sells a product or service! Any business who is missing out on prospect sales to their competitors for having a lack of online presence. Any business who is frustrated with their currently online marketing strategy and is looking for a positive change.

How do I try out ReachLocal.com?

If your business is located in Colorado, give Steamboat Marketing, LLC a call today - because we deliver volume service we get get you a better rate on both your search engine marketing efforts and search engine optimization - we will deliver you a smashing award winning marketing campaign to jump start your business today. You can reach anyone of our local sales consultants today by calling 970-291-2019.

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Steamboat Marketing on Twitter

July 2, 2009 No comments »

Written  by: Sean Hakes

Rock & Roll Brother’s and Sisters - Steamboat Marketing, LLC is now on Twitter… for all of you Twitter MEGA Fans, make sure you follow us - click the bird to find our new twitter page. :) We hope to see your tweets soon!

Cool Twitter Bird

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YourProfitWeb Review (YourProfitWeb.com) AJW/Associates

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Reviewed by: Sean Hakes

Company Name: YourProfitWeb (YourProfitWeb.com)
Company Address: 4375 Cory Corners Road, Marion, New York, 14505
Company Phone: 315-926-5034
Other Trade Names: A.J.W Associates?
Contact Name: Andrew Wroblewski (Owner - not a sales person…)

I was recently asked by our sister company in Denver, BlabberMouth to perform a detailed review on a company called YourProfitWeb who’s website is YourProfitWeb.com. BlabberMounth’s B.R.A.T Team (Business Resolution Action Team) informed us that they have had numerous inquires about this business and to the effectiveness of the service they are soliciting as well as the trustworthiness of the company.

Google started it, but more search engines are following suite and using link popularity as an important ranking factor for your website - this is when companies like YourProfitWeb were created… Many webmasters and businesses alike started joining link farms and filling their websites with as many links as possible; the catch? Not all links are equal - in fact bad linking strategies can ultimately get your website banned from some search engines.

What is a link farm?

A link farm is a group of websites that link to other websites for the sole purpose of increasing their link popularity / authority score. Google suggest that the best way to achieve a better score is to attract links naturally - many companies and businesses like YourProfitWeb do not do this; they sell links (which Google plain out states is wrong - and you will be penalized when they find out you are participating).  In a nutshell - stay away from YourProfitWeb.

Your considering on purchasing links anyway… why should you avoid linking schemes like the plague and think again?

SEARCH ENGINES HATE LINK FARMS!!! Search Engines have gotten wise to these techniques and are taking SERIOUS action against websites who participate in them… here are some examples.

AllTheWeb’s spam policy is to:

disregard Link Stuffing when building the index and computing static rank, and to reduce the static rank of the documents containing it.

Google warns against “artificial linkage” (translation: link farms and link stuffing) and warns that if you link to spam sites, Google’s algorithm may penalize your site.

AltaVista’s spam policy warns that sites may be deleted from the index if they “contain only links to other pages.”

What is my official opinion on YourProfitWeb.com? Avoid them like the plague - your likely to get yourself banned. Their sales approach alone should be enough to send up red flags high into the sky…

Before I leave… here is an example email from YourProfitWeb.com; this is a typical “Red Flag” email that these types of businesses send out…

Your Website.com, Recently I was looking in the search engines for the term “Some random search term” and found your website YourWebsiteName.com ranked at 25 (which is all the way back on page 3). We both know that hardly anyone looks past page two any more, so with your rank for this keyword, no one is finding you. But all is not lost, (not even in this economy). You site is one of the better ones in your market and there is no reason why you couldn\’t rank higher for your keyword terms. The only thing you are lacking is something called \”backlinks\”.

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Steamboat Business & Technology News

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Written by: Sean Hakes

I am excited that I think I have finally finalized my vision for all of my websites including Sean Hakes.net, my latest and greatest venture dedicated to bringing out exceptional people and businesses in Steamboat Springs, Co Colorado who are visionaries and are dedicated to the life of Technology, Marketing and Business.

While many business owners are struggling to stay a-float; many Steamboat Springs Entrepreneurs are snuggled up in their basements plotting and designing the next phases to include in our great technology / web revolution. My goal with this website is to help promote these local “smarty pants” as well as talk about new, refined business marketing strategies companies around Steamboat use to stay out of the pack; and stay a step ahead of the economic downfall… welcome to Steamboat Business News & Technology.

You can visit my technology blog at www.SeanHakes.net - keep in mind I haven’t completely transitioned the website over… patience is a virtue. :) Bookmark Sean Hakes.net today!

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Welcome to SteamboatWebsiteDesign.com

July 1, 2009 No comments »

Written by: Sean Hakes

Hello Steamboat Springs, CO Colorado Business Owners!!!

Welcome to the brand new Steamboat Website Design.com web portal proudly powered by Steamboat Marketing Group, LLC! For those who are not familiar with the Steamboat Marketing Group family, allow me to introduce us and tell you a bit more about our award winning business solutions!

Most of us are in a crunch right? If your not in a crunch chances are your bottom line is feeling it… With the latest and greatest economic struggles business owners just like you are working vigorously to create a unique, qualified and obtainable goal for your marketing budgets. This is where Steamboat Marketing Group comes in…

We are not like your average “Marketing Team” or “Web Design” company; we provide effective, obtainable and traceable solutions to not only enhance your online web presence, but deliver a high volume of traffic with explosive R.O.I - welcome to the Steamboat Marketing Group Team!

The Steamboat Marketing Group team consist of industry leading search engine optimization experts, local graphic design hero’s, social media and search marketing experts and much more! We combine our years of knowladge and have become one of Colorado fastest growing small business solutions firm. Here is just a small sample of some of the services Steamboat Marketing Group offers…

  • Custom Web Design
  • Domain Name Registration
  • Graphic Design
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
  • Social Media Marketing (SMM)
  • Small Business Web Hosting

Play around in our services and find an affordable solution that best fits your companies needs! If you need help with anything - please do not hestiate to contact any of our friendly marketing consultants today at 970-291-2019.

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Blabbermouth Webs - Get it off your chest!

June 22, 2009 1 comment »

It’s more effective then the T.V Bash Start; Tom Martino and Founder, Sean Hakes said it’s almost a guaranteed ride to the courthouse! Welcome to Blabber Mouth Webs - Websites that “Talk!”

“It’s a one hit smash,” said Hakes - Founder of Blabber Mouth Webs, and by this his means consumers that submit their complaint to programs like Tom Martino which typically alert only those listeners that are listening to that program, that day…

According to Hakes, Blabber Mouth Webs has a similar approach to the popular bashing board - RipOffReport.com.

We use the power of the internet to alert the general public about specific bad business practices from company’s - every time a consumer Google search for the company they are researching - they will get a first hand experience of what other consumers complaints are and how they can avoid being a victim of bad business,” said Hakes.

So what is the difference between RipOffReport.com and Blabber Mouth Webs? Blabber Mouth Webs dedicates an entire website to the company which is fully user generated - welcome to the social media revolution; the revolution condoning great business.

“Sure it will tick a lot of business owners off, but the simple fact is; we need to promotes healthy business growth. This is done by introducing excellent customer service. If a business owner cannot accept constructive criticism, then perhaps they are in the business for all of the wrong reasons - it’s time to listen to your customers and this is a way that forces the business owners to act,” said Hakes.

Hakes also said, “In the businesses defense, we are not going to allow fictitious post… all complaints will be verified. We are going to work with the consumers and the businesses to resolve the complaints. We will not allow bashing on our forums and websites… if a business owner has a concern the best way to approach this is to call or email us, we will look into the issue.. Sending a letter from your attorney will only irritate us and make us only add fuel to the fire… ”

You can learn more about Blabber Mouth Webs by visit them online at BlabberMouthWebs.com.

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Denver Greek Restaurants Melitas Greek Cafe

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Steamboat Website Design has partnered up with award winning Denver Greek Restaurant; Melitas Greek Cafe & Market! Prior to partnering up with Steamboat Website Design, Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market had very little organic search engine presence. Our Search Engine Optimization Consultants and Experts put their skills to the test which a quick turnaround SEO Boost which quickly left Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market quickly climbing to the top of its most competitive keywords.

To date - Steamboat Website Design SEO Experts will continue to enhance and revive Melitas Website to ensure its continue climb to the top of major search engines like Google, Yahoo & Bing.

Client Name: Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market
Services: SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Website: MelitasGreekCafe.com

About Melita’s Greek Cafe & Market:

Melita’s Greek Café & Market continues to carry on the proud Greek tradition established in the early 1900’s by the Economy family. You can find owner Maria Gibson in the café and market almost any day. She is continuously perusing cookbooks with Greek flavors to incorporate into the menu and stocks the market’s shelves with the necessary Greek staples difficult to find in typical supermarkets.

About Steamboat Website Design:

Steamboat Website Design is Colorado fastest growing independent custom web design, internet marketing and graphic design agency with offices in Denver, CO and Steamboat Springs, CO.

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Freight Shipping Wyoming - New Website

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Steamboat Website Design is pleased to  announce we have completed a simple; yet professional semi-custom website design for Wyoming Freight Shipping company; Good Hotshot Service, Inc.

Good Hotshot Service, Inc went with our semi-pro web design package which starts at $499 and includes our effective search engine optimization services!

Client Name: Good Hotshot  Service, Inc
Website Address: GoodHotshot.com
Services: Web Design & Web Hosting

About Good Hotshot Service, Inc:

Good Hotshot Service’s Corporate headquarters are centrally located in Casper, Wyoming making our service convenient to hundreds of companies operating out of or near this energy hub for the Western United States. Trust your next critical shipment to Good Hotshot Service and we are confident you will want to add your name to our growing list of business partners in the fast growing energy industry.

About Steamboat Website Design:

Steamboat Website Design is Colorado fastest growing independent custom web design, internet marketing and graphic design agency with offices in Denver, CO and Steamboat Springs, CO.

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Welcome Angie Barbour

June 18, 2009 No comments »

Steamboat Website Design is pleased to announce it has partnered with Angela (Angie) Barbour to the Steamboat Website Design.com marketing team!

Angie Barbour is a passionate student of social media, seeker of the occasional adrenaline rush, living for more than this world has to offer and owner of a fulfilled and blessed life.

For more  info on Angie please check back soon! You can also read more about What Social Media Marketing is here.

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Real Estate Website Design

June 15, 2009 No comments »

More and more real estate professionals are diving into critical viral marketing such as social media marketing (SMM), search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM).

Steamboat Springs, CO is lucky that we have been able to maintain a low foreclosure rate but the ugly truth is; they are still out there. The good news is as a real estate professional you can utilize the power of the internet to help Steamboat home owners, avoid foreclosures. Before you do this you have a few important decisions to make…

  1. How are you going to reach the home owner?
  2. How are you going to reach a potential buyer?

How can SEO help you reach the  home owner who might be facing foreclosure?

The typical real estate broker response would be to send un-solicited mail to the home owners house regarding the urgency of their situation and desire to work things out - the only problem with this direct mail technique is that your brochure almost 95% of the time ends up in the home owners trash can. Steamboat Website Design is the leader in search engine optimization; we can help you come up with a affordable and creative solution to bring the home owners  to you; isn’t it time you stick out from your peers? Home owners  that come to you are more  80% more likely to sign with you than a unsolicited direct mailer - regardless of how ‘personalized’ the letter may be.

How are you going to reach a potential buyer?

Most  investment firms looking to capitalize on the current housing markets are surprisingly, not from Steamboat Springs… How do you intend on connecting with these out-of-state investors? It’s simple - again, a organized and creative search engine optimization strategy combined with SEM and/or SMM can do the trick! Investors are standing by right now surfing the internet looking for a deal - the deal that you could own.

These are two simple yet critical questions you must ask your size when considering exercising the internet to market yourself, your business and your service!

Give Steamboat  Website Design.com a call today for a free, no obligation cost estimate for your web design and web marketing strategy!

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