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Neat 'Google Hack' To Find Desperate Clients

by robgee123
16 replies
Quick one here guys, I dunno if anyone else has posted this on here but I just 'sorta' figured it out for myself the other day. Here goes

Just type this string into your browser:

keyword & or location "Google Sites"
OR
keyword location "website design by Yell"
OR
keyword "1&1 My Website"

So I would type in:

Lawyers Scotland "Google Sites"
(That alone has produced about 260,000 results!)

You get the idea. Some of these websites are just God-awful ugly & the biz owners know it but can't do a thing about it!

What I generally do is collect a BIG list of them, usually lawyers in my area.

I'd spend a good day taking down details & in depth notes about their companies & perhaps even do a bit deeper research about them & their field of business (ie set up a Google Alerts for "Lawyers Edinburgh") this way I am well armed to give them a call the next day or two.

Key Note: Do NOT try to SELL on the phone, all you want is a meeting with the 'Shot-Caller' - be pleasant, friendly & honest & that should get your foot in the door!

So why are you still reading this...?? :confused:

... go get em TIGER!
#clients #desperate #find #google #hack #neat
  • Profile picture of the author Brenden Clerget
    Originally Posted by robgee123 View Post

    Quick one here guys, I dunno if anyone else has posted this on here but I just 'sorta' figured it out for myself the other day. Here goes

    Just type this string into your browser:

    keyword & or location "Google Sites"
    OR
    keyword location "website design by Yell"
    OR
    keyword "1&1 My Website"

    So I would type in:

    Lawyers Scotland "Google Sites"
    (That alone has produced about 260,000 results!)

    You get the idea. Some of these websites are just God-awful ugly & the biz owners know it but can't do a thing about it!

    What I generally do is collect a BIG list of them, usually lawyers in my area.

    I'd spend a good day taking down details & in depth notes about their companies & perhaps even do a bit deeper research about them & their field of business (ie set up a Google Alerts for "Lawyers Edinburgh") this way I am well armed to give them a call the next day or two.

    Key Note: Do NOT try to SELL on the phone, all you want is a meeting with the 'Shot-Caller' - be pleasant, friendly & honest & that should get your foot in the door!

    So why are you still reading this...?? :confused:

    ... go get em TIGER!
    Great idea, and good twist on the uses of that famous scraping software some of us use...

    Didn't even cross my mind. Great. Really great... honestly.

    Two thumbs up.
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  • Profile picture of the author StevieJK
    Awesome - thanks!

    Can I ask what your success rate is with this? i.e. how many calls convert into a client on avg?
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    • Profile picture of the author robgee123
      Hey StevieJK I've just started using it & landed 2 clients on the 1st day after about 6 - 10 calls!

      Not looking to take on anymore work just now
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      • Profile picture of the author StevieJK
        Originally Posted by robgee123 View Post

        Hey StevieJK I've just started using it & landed 2 clients on the 1st day after about 6 - 10 calls!

        Not looking to take on anymore work just now
        Nice work!

        Keep going
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  • Profile picture of the author obin94
    Thanks this could be very handy!
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  • Profile picture of the author nathanjacobs
    Rehash of my thread looks like.

    http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...e-clients.html
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  • Profile picture of the author iAmNameLess
    Why no selling on the phone? I do it all the time... But then again, I guess if you're targeting your own local area you're more likely to go for meetings instead of 1 call close.

    Good post.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brandon Tanner
      Great idea!

      FYI, if you just use...

      Keyword Location "Google Sites"

      ... then not all of the sites in the search results are going to be 'Google Sites'.

      So if you want to ensure that ALL of the sites in your search results are 'Google Sites', then you can do this...

      Keyword Location inurl:sites.google.com
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  • Profile picture of the author zmxn73
    great out of the box thinking! Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author amulektwo
    I agree on "no-selling on the phone" we have to take considerations to people that doesnt like to be called, it is ok to start smoothly by sending them emails, and if they said that they can be called, thats the time we can call them and sell what we have.

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  • Profile picture of the author rbecklund
    I did something like this with lame yellow page sites, I found a footprint to scrape a bunch of sites. Started calling the companies but found out these were just freebie junk sites and most companies had their own real sites.
    That's something to keep in mind, that they don't have another better site.
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  • Profile picture of the author centsible
    As a business owner I have been bothered by so many times by people offering these types of services that I generally hangup on anyone that says the words "your google listings need updating" or anything similar.
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    • Profile picture of the author jtlucas2511
      Originally Posted by centsible View Post

      As a business owner I have been bothered by so many times by people offering these types of services that I generally hangup on anyone that says the words "your google listings need updating" or anything similar.
      Good for you?
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  • Profile picture of the author HypeText
    Originally Posted by robgee123 View Post

    Quick one here guys, I dunno if anyone else has posted this on here but I just 'sorta' figured it out for myself the other day. Here goes

    Just type this string into your browser:

    keyword & or location "Google Sites"
    OR
    keyword location "website design by Yell"
    OR
    keyword "1&1 My Website"

    So I would type in:

    Lawyers Scotland "Google Sites"
    (That alone has produced about 260,000 results!)

    You get the idea. Some of these websites are just God-awful ugly & the biz owners know it but can't do a thing about it!

    What I generally do is collect a BIG list of them, usually lawyers in my area.

    I'd spend a good day taking down details & in depth notes about their companies & perhaps even do a bit deeper research about them & their field of business (ie set up a Google Alerts for "Lawyers Edinburgh") this way I am well armed to give them a call the next day or two.

    Key Note: Do NOT try to SELL on the phone, all you want is a meeting with the 'Shot-Caller' - be pleasant, friendly & honest & that should get your foot in the door!

    So why are you still reading this...?? :confused:

    ... go get em TIGER!
    I'm thinkin thats more of a Tip than it is a Hack! lol
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  • Profile picture of the author RobbieT
    Thanks for the share. Great idea.
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