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How to get offline clients in different areas other than where i live??

by imnumberone28
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I live in a rural area, the nearest town is about 60-80 miles away that has a town that can benefit from seo. Is there a way that i could also do other states to offer an offline marketing package, Or is offline marketing restricted to my local area & people i can contact face to face??
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  • Profile picture of the author P1
    I think business owners feel safer meeting you face to face since SEO charges aren't really that cheap.

    Though I'm sure a lot won't care if you showed them case studies etc of the work you can do.
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    • Profile picture of the author imnumberone28
      Originally Posted by P1 View Post

      I think business owners feel safer meeting you face to face since SEO charges aren't really that cheap.

      Though I'm sure a lot won't care if you showed them case studies etc of the work you can do.
      So your saying that if i was to cold call the business, Do an over the phone appointment & get their email and send them case studies its a possibility that it could work?
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  • Profile picture of the author danielkanuck
    I would start a direct mail campaign targeted towards these people. Don't do face-to-face. You'll waste alot of time that way. You can take your business nationally if you have the right product. Hopefully your prices are high enough to make a profit. You're not limited to a local area with direct mail.
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    • Profile picture of the author dtaylor
      I live 20 miles from a town of 700 people. The closes "big" city is 70,000 population and that is 50 miles away.

      Yeah, I'm rural.

      I offer services to people in multiple states. You can too.

      I put up a couple of videos on my website that show how I prospect. I will be putting up a couple more examples of how I approach businesses for specific products using videos.

      You can do this, just figure out a way.

      DTaylor
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  • Profile picture of the author kiteg2
    danielkanuck got it right, if you have any experience in direct mail that is the way to do it.
    My direct mailings for my old business used to book me out every time they sent, I got conversions as high as 50%+ But I knew the market and talked directly to it.

    If you know how to write a good direct marketing campaign do it, there are some pretty good offers in the wso’s for this also. Done for you kind of stuff some are excellent.

    I’d be keeping an eye on the Bob Bly thread here about cold calling also. The Diehards will always tell you to cold call and the experienced ones will tell you to direct mail, if your mail is good you will get more clients than you can handle and they will be mainly willing clients or at least have an interest.

    Saw another post here this morning about a guy cold calling a restaurant and the owner never showed up.
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  • Profile picture of the author dtang4
    You should be fine.

    If a client really wants face-to-face, you can always video conference.
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    • Profile picture of the author imnumberone28
      So what you guys are saying is that you can sell these web services over the phone and through the mail successfully?
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      • Profile picture of the author imnumberone28
        Originally Posted by kiteg2 View Post

        danielkanuck got it right, if you have any experience in direct mail that is the way to do it.
        My direct mailings for my old business used to book me out every time they sent, I got conversions as high as 50%+ But I knew the market and talked directly to it.

        If you know how to write a good direct marketing campaign do it, there are some pretty good offers in the wso's for this also. Done for you kind of stuff some are excellent.

        I'd be keeping an eye on the Bob Bly thread here about cold calling also. The Diehards will always tell you to cold call and the experienced ones will tell you to direct mail, if your mail is good you will get more clients than you can handle and they will be mainly willing clients or at least have an interest.

        Saw another post here this morning about a guy cold calling a restaurant and the owner never showed up.
        Originally Posted by dtang4 View Post

        You should be fine.

        If a client really wants face-to-face, you can always video conference.
        Originally Posted by dtaylor View Post

        I live 20 miles from a town of 700 people. The closes "big" city is 70,000 population and that is 50 miles away.

        Yeah, I'm rural.

        I offer services to people in multiple states. You can too.

        I put up a couple of videos on my website that show how I prospect. I will be putting up a couple more examples of how I approach businesses for specific products using videos.

        You can do this, just figure out a way.

        DTaylor

        So Exactly how do you set up the sales from different locations?
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  • Profile picture of the author Not So New
    With phone , internet , screen capture videos and webinar software, there is no reason you have to stick locally.
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  • Profile picture of the author wordydiva
    Direct mail would probably work great in your situation along with a follow up web conference. If you do find that several business owners want to meet with you face to face, try to schedule all the meetings close together so at least your not making multiple trips. I will add that I've found some business owners are more willing to deal with you just because they see an address in the same general vicinity .
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  • Profile picture of the author Seth Bias
    I Do SEO Work all over my state. Just need to get out there and find the clients. Craigslist if you look deep enough has people who need help with SEO I just landed a client tonight who is 2 hours away from me. So getting clients out of your area is defiantly something you can do. Make sure your available to talk 24/7 or email and they'll warm up to you greatly. Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author SuzyBlack
    We do SEO worldwide. It really is about putting yourself out there and learning how to find clients. I have some great info about strategies that you can use to find clients all over the world, and make them come running to you with their wallets open, we teach it as part of a getting started in Offline course.

    PM me if you'd like more info.
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