Forum: Search Engine Optimization 
11th December 2017, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 69  RE: Keywords competition isn't looking for
I was able to rank a keyword in the top 3 that is expensive in PPC that gets 8,000 visits a month. In Ahrefs, the KW difficulty was a 7. However, I have been trying for years to rank another KW in my...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
24th August 2017, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 194 |
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd August 2017, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 194 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th July 2017, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,233 RE: Increasing sales at vacuum cleaner store
Hi Ron,
I put about $20k in the 1st half of 2017 in to social for my local office. I've also spent about $25k on my local site for SEO this year. Social may be one of the worst investments that...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
3rd July 2017, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 464 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th July 2016, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,647 Re: Gentlemans Club Marketing Ideas!!
Well, you set the standards for who you deal with, and I'll set mine. You should also note that there is a huge difference between working with someone as a salesperson and dating or marrying...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd July 2016, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,647 Re: Gentlemans Club Marketing Ideas!!
This is where you are incorrect. I can judge them, and do. I have been out with several women that have confessed to being former dancers. In every instance, I leave them where they stand with taxi...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th June 2016, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 247 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
28th June 2016, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 974 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th June 2016, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,647 Re: Strip Club Marketing Ideas!!
I too have a great friend that ran clubs in this industry for years. These clubs aren't all that accepted by most in the US either. Even high end clubs are seen as sketchy and most businessmen don't...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
8th March 2016, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,199 Re: Which page shoud I SEO?
Not sure you actually comprehended what I wrote. My site that pulls 7500+ views produces 6 figures of revenue per month. The site of the company that I bought pulls a whopping 90 views a month.
I...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
25th December 2015, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,498 Re: Serious Question For Business Owners
This reminds me of a "business consultant" that I met at an association meeting recently. He was a great guy and very professional. He has sent me a dozen emails since. He wants to meet or wants 15...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd December 2015, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 11,446 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th December 2015, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 710 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th December 2015, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,692 Re: How many calls did you make today?
Claude,
These people do what I demand of them and nothing more. I post comments like this because everyone here helps me to find perspective. Yes, I had the same issue earlier this year. I took...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th December 2015, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,692 Re: How many calls did you make today?
Yes, that was me. It's 100% my fault. I have systems in place that produce a lot of leads and business. That's the only reason free loaders like this have a job.
There are just some opportunities...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th December 2015, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,457 Re: Anyone doing door to door sales in 2015?
I once went on an interview and attended a few days training with Combined Insurance. The guy that I was riding with looked, spoke and carried himself exactly like the Country singer Randy Travis. We...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th June 2015, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,801 Re: Vehicle Wraps / Decals
What I did learn from this company was very valuable. There are great lessons to be learned even from crooks. This isn't some small run of the mill outfit. They have about 100 offices nationwide and...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th June 2015, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,801 Re: Vehicle Wraps / Decals
What really wows me is that small businesses go out of their way to brand their businesses. It's great if you gain some identity while creating profit producing leads, but I would never run an ad or...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th June 2015, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,801 Re: Vehicle Wraps / Decals
My lead cost in direct mail is about $75. Online it's $40ish. I used my strongest consistent offer. I did not use my normal number. I used one of my callsource numbers. I wanted to test this closely...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th June 2015, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 5,247 Re: Taking a job selling windows
I don't think your best salespeople should be spending a great deal of time following up if they have a full pipeline. We just started doing 1 call closing for our outside sales reps (at their...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th June 2015, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,801 Re: Vehicle Wraps / Decals
I disagree 100%. I own a local brick and mortar business and I paid $3800 to have the sides and back of my $50k box truck wrapped. I got over 425 leads last month and not a single one came from the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th May 2015, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,074 Re: Monopolize Your Marketplace
It's not a matter of having a broken system. Actually, I met with one of the largest suppliers on the planet in my niche last week. They showed me a research paper prepared by the largest trade...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th May 2015, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,074 Re: Monopolize Your Marketplace
Well, I think you should steady yourself in that chair, big guy lol
I think we have a very different definition of online/offline. I have a website to generate leads online like pretty much every...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
3rd May 2015, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,074 Re: Monopolize Your Marketplace
That's it! I've combed their blog, but I can't find any feedback from customers in the blog. I have not seen the other that you posted. I did however find some negative things about the owner from...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
2nd May 2015, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 4,903 Re: Is the Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight Overrated?
As a former amateur and professional boxer with several hundred fights and 2 decades of training I can't see Manny winning this fight. A decade ago, I trained in Las Vegas with Floyd's uncle Jeff and...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
1st May 2015, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 162
Views: 4,390 Re: Baltimore Riot
Mike, I grew up in a poor white neighborhood. Crime, drug use, and violence were rampant. I used to ride my bike to a community center in a black neighborhood that was just as poor. It might come as...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2015, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,406 Re: Do you just hang up?
This is all very valid. As for techs in the field, I can't pull them in at the moment. Our production is way behind. However, what I am going to look for is a "guy" to start in inside sales. Maybe...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th April 2015, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 19,179 Re: So who is a millionaire on here?
Exactly, you can wrap a Bugati around your ass for an hour a day, but once you get out, you're still just you. You can live in a mansion, but all of the shortcomings that you always had will still...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th April 2015, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 19,179 Re: So who is a millionaire on here?
Frank,
I have been on my own since 16. I grew up in a very poor and abusive home until I just ran away. I lived hand to mouth until I was 24. At that time, I walked out of a very bad situation...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th April 2015, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 150
Views: 19,179 Re: So who is a millionaire on here?
Well, since you want to be the hall monitor and call me out........ yes, I am a millionaire. Several times over. Well before I was 40. I could expound quite a bit, but I'll just say that it's a very...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
14th April 2015, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 9,715 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th April 2015, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,767 Re: Best local SEO on the Warrior Forum?
There are some reputable people on this site. Just be careful not to choose the lowest priced provider. Good people aren't cheap because they know they can deliver. There are lots of people that...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th March 2015, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,734 Re: How to Make this Damn Phone Ring?
Bingo! I made this same mistake myself when I was living on cold calls and word of mouth to get my clients. I once said to my wife, " I can do this work cheaper than everyone else. The prospects just...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th March 2015, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 202
Views: 35,641 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th March 2015, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,584 |
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
28th February 2015, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 4,903 Re: Is the Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight Overrated?
I'm looking forward to it. I'll be in Vegas even if I can't get a fight ticket. I'll just attend the closed circuit event and party at The MGM Grand. Vegas is going to be party central!
Not...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st February 2015, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,012 Re: Best Place for Postcards - Help !!!
I use Bob Ross for everything. The relationship, help and advice is valuable enough that price shopping is not in order. It's just a perk that his prices are very fair.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th January 2015, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,232 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th December 2014, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,185 Re: Mailing List
I have to admit, ,most of the things that I try are absolute flops. I understand that, and it does not faze me in the least. Bad service providers, however, do upset me. I always put a portion of my...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th December 2014, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,185 Re: Mailing List
Hi Suzzane,
Thanks for the info. I actually got the recommendation for Infofree from several people on this site. It was my first stab at B2B prospecting by direct mail. I generally get my...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th November 2014, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 5,687 Re: Insurance EDDM Critique
Jason, shared mail is how I've built my business. Sure, I produce leads online, but the number of leads that I get topped out quickly. I've thrown piles of money at it, and the number of leads I get...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th November 2014, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,878 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th September 2014, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,389 Re: Where to sell my home service leads?
We convert phone leads at +60%. We covert Webform leads at only 12%. I removed web forms on almost every page on my site. Most customers who fill them out will never answer the phone once you reach...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
15th September 2014, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,472 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
14th September 2014, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 5,687 Re: Insurance EDDM Critique
.25% would actually be a good response for me. I usually get between 3-6 leads from a 5,000 PC EDDM. I've pretty much moved on to shared mail pieces, but I'd love to figure out a way to make one of...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th July 2014, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,207 Re: Post Card Marketing
Printing 4 Super Cheap | Business Cards | Postcards | Brochures | Flyers - Bob Ross Printing (http://www.printing4supercheap.com/)
I had a very negative experience with PostcardMania.com. They...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th June 2014, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 202
Views: 17,576 Re: John Durham back at it....
Wrong! It doesn't matter if the people commenting were harmed or not. This type of behavior damages the forum as a whole. It effects everyone that does business here. I've personally spent a lot of...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
25th June 2014, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,228 Re: Attacking Competitors in Ads
On our home page sidebar we have:
BBB accredited
Angie's List Super Service Award Winner
Links to our social pages
Testimonials
Links to our company google plus page(reviews here)
Links to...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th May 2014, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 3,637 |
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
4th May 2014, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,175 Re: Pacquiao vs Bradley
I had it 7-5 for Floyd, but I think Floyd only pulled it down because Maidana got a little tired and slow it down. I always thought that Mayweather would pick Pacman apart, and win a wide UD, but...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th October 2013, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 441 Re: Are they really not home?
This is a rare occurrence at my business. I tell my staff to be very careful about who they schedule for on site visits. If a person is unsure or seems a bit iffy we give them limited information...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st October 2013, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 3,131 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st October 2013, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 3,131 |
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Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings
5th October 2013, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,342 Re: Dan Kennedy Info Summit - Any Good?
I'm sorry, but I found no value in Tony's materials that I had access to. I don't need motivation. For successful, self motivated earners, Tony is a waste of time. I'm sure others would disagree, but...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd May 2013, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 140
Views: 4,329 |