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Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2011, 01:08 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,038
Posted By Sondor
Re: Question: Is Building Facebook Fanpages Over-Hyped?

Hi Mike,

Sure, in a nutshell,

Moderation -



Presenting a warm and friendly yet authoritative demeanor at all times
Forwarding complaints to the company and actively following up...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2011, 06:25 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,538
Posted By Sondor
Re: Where Do You Meet With Clients When You Want To Work From Home?

Easy answer... Wherever the potential CLIENT wants :)
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2011, 05:41 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 20,008
Posted By Sondor
Re: My Favorite Offline Business. 10 leads/mo=$5,000!

Ok, just for the sake of discussion...

Here's some governing laws (Oregon Revised Statutes - ORS) from the State of Oregon where I live as they pertain to Real Estate Marketing - emphasis in bold...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2011, 05:14 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 20,008
Posted By Sondor
Re: My Favorite Offline Business. 10 leads/mo=$5,000!

Bad advice. It's NOT that simple. Simply providing leads and information as you put it is ILLEGAL in many places.

Call your local RE Board or the State itself as others have. Frankly, the easiest...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2011, 02:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 812
Posted By Sondor
Re: Ideas for Adding Value to Businesses, besides just getting their webpage on the 1st Page of Goog

$12k to $24k to rank a landscaping business is outrageous. For that, yes, you would need to include much, much more than a Google Places optimization and a couple animoto videos...

I'm not in a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th July 2011, 10:56 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,048
Posted By Sondor
Re: What? My Non Mobile Site Fits Fine On My New Smart Phone!

Google doesn't often flat out tell us how their search algorithm works, however, with mobile they DID give us quite a nugget.

Their algorithm will always look for mobile optimized local websites...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th July 2011, 06:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 689
Posted By Sondor
Re: digital sign outside a sports arena

It's another form of PPV if you will - You base the rate you should be expected to pay on the number of impressions expected from traffic.
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th July 2011, 04:32 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,038
Posted By Sondor
Re: Question: Is Building Facebook Fanpages Over-Hyped?

The issue with so many business owners is they think they can have a FB page and once it's in place that's all that's required.

Not the case...

Unfortunately, many of us perpetuate that myth...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th July 2011, 03:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 549
Posted By Sondor
Re: Am I on the right track re:link building for local business??

Looks alright, but not sure I'd do a PR monthly... At least not to the big-dog PR sites. Maybe it's just me, but I think a quarterly release is pushing it unless there's truly something worth saying....
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th July 2011, 03:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 699
Posted By Sondor
Re: Confused: research for offline client show competitor ranks higher with 5 backlinks??

I just found myself checking on a similiar situation. The competitor had a VERY old (12 years) domain, a good PR of 3, was DMOZ and Yahoo Directory listed, but very few backlinks...

Post-Panda...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th July 2011, 03:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,610
Posted By Sondor
Re: SMS Marketing -Pricing Plans

You can add on installation fees, training fees, and of course a monthly premium to the base rate. For example, $299 for installation and 2 hours training. $99 monthly base rate.

At the end of the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th July 2011, 04:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,387
Posted By Sondor
Re: the disappearing Google Place reviews?

From a Tweet earliear today: [11:50:52 AM] Lost reviews on your clients Google Places page? You are not alone: Google To Fix Maps Reviews Bug...
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th July 2011, 03:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,234
Posted By Sondor
Re: I'm FINALLY Hiring B2B Telemarketers!

Hey, I'm just curious why you are hiring them yourself as opposed to testing out a TM firm to test results, or maybe you have? Would be very interested as I'm going that route in a week myself....
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th July 2011, 02:45 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,192
Posted By Sondor
Re: How to make $125 in 30 minutes giving free consultations

Great suggestion, and this can turn into a rather nice list!

Having worked for my friend's PC repair company when he needs an extra hand over the last year, I've found that selling offline folks...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 05:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 845
Posted By Sondor
Re: Give Them Cheese - Not The Path To It

Well said, and what a perfect picture! lol...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 01:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 584
Posted By Sondor
Business Card Exchange - Blanket the Town!

Hey all,

This isn't anything earth shattering or ground-breaking, but it is a FREE way to advertise, and gets you in the habit of 'taking action'!

A buddy of mine and I were talking over...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 11:11 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,000
Posted By Sondor
Re: can I trust someone in sending a check to my house?

Aren't business owners who are still stuck in the dinosaur era still using checks one of our target demographics? These are the people who never have any intention of learning how to make their life...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 11:04 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,594
Posted By Sondor
Re: Offline Mastermind Group - Interested?

I also only do offline marketing and have sent a PM as well. Sounds like a great group!
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 11:01 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 547
Posted By Sondor
Re: Good to get a Bus. Reg. first off? SP or LLC?

Every state I've lived in (5) has required a DBA (Doing Business As) registration if sales are above x dollars.

A DBA is also what banks use if you wish to accept payments under a business name...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 01:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 765
Posted By Sondor
Re: Free Store Vs Franchise.....What do you think?

I would politely disagree with you and give the example of a restaurant franchise. The initial AND ongoing fees can eat you alive...

In an industry w/ 10%-20% margins, having to pay as much as 8%...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 01:45 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 20,008
Posted By Sondor
Re: My Favorite Offline Business. 10 leads/mo=$5,000!

I'd never scare somebody from pursuing something that can be profitable, but DO check your state laws. This is illegal in my state... Can't 'solicit or market' as a third party w/o a Real Estate (RE)...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 01:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 765
Posted By Sondor
Re: Free Store Vs Franchise.....What do you think?

My quick 2-cents is that a franchise is the only way to go unless you have many years of experience as a successful manager in whatever industry you are contemplating opening a 'free store' in.
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 01:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 672
Posted By Sondor
Re: VPN with Google Places

Hi Bc27,

I don't think your question is clear enough for anyone to really help.

The only leads you'd be able to track that I can see would be using Google Analytics to show when traffic...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th July 2011, 12:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 497
Posted By Sondor
Re: Need advice on merchant account

Have you looked into 'Square Up'?

Can swipe for 2.75% (no monthly fees) or manual input for 3.5%+.15 cents

No machine to buy (they send it free, but you need a smart phone for the swiper) or...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd July 2011, 03:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,528
Posted By Sondor
Re: New SMS Marketing Player

I only have a minute, but wish to chime in that I've settled on Yeez as the provider of choice for any client needs that revolve around SMS.

As for short-codes vs. long-codes, it's a huge topic,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd July 2011, 12:19 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,827
Posted By Sondor
Re: Services You Can Potentially Offer Businesses

Another one to consider is competitor analysis - Either somebody else local who far outranks them, and you can show 'em what keywords they rank for and what positions they hold for each keyword...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 08:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,112
Posted By Sondor
Re: HELP: BIG MONEY CLIENT WANTS ME TO DO PAY PER CLICK

That's a CRITICAL point - Thanks for adding
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 08:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 788
Posted By Sondor
Re: Google Places KW question

You should learn the difference between Broad, Phase, and Exact matches. There's a clickbox for each one on the AdWords tool

I'll let you google the explanation for each as they'll do a better job...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 08:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,112
Posted By Sondor
Re: HELP: BIG MONEY CLIENT WANTS ME TO DO PAY PER CLICK

Check out the Google AdWords Certification: Get AdWords certified | Google Certification Program (http://www.google.com/adwords/professionals/)

I'd study and get it under your belt. It will...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 08:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,100
Posted By Sondor
Re: Those using the Rent-A-Site model - What about Google Places?

1) You must create a new gmail account for each listing.

2) To the OP - If you wish to branch into Google Places services, I'd also package Yahoo Local, and Bing Business Portal (beta) and make...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 01:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By Sondor
Re: Looking for opinions on direct mailing

I've never done a direct mail campaign myself, but have been doing a lot of reading about it lately, and I'd suggest an approach I believe comes from Gary Halbert. That approach is to generate a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 01:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 798
Posted By Sondor
Re: Getting Offline Clients With Limited Time

You sound like you're in a bit of a pickle, so I'll try and help as best I can.

You're only option if you don't have time OR money is to get somebody else to invest theirs.

That means finding...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2011, 12:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 582
Posted By Sondor
Re: What are your VALUE PROPOSITIONS ?

Hey, now that's a nice twist! Good one Navone!
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th June 2011, 10:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 582
Posted By Sondor
Re: What are your VALUE PROPOSITIONS ?

I think you hit an important point there, but don't have anything really creative to add myself.

So far it has been something along the lines of 'what's an average customer worth to you over a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd June 2011, 02:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By Sondor
Re: Demonstrating Time-decay on fresh leads?

Whoa, thank you much! Perfect!
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st June 2011, 04:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,185
Posted By Sondor
Re: How Many People have you Asked For Money Today...?

I used to sell outdoor kitchens for $5k-$15k at home-shows as a part-time sales gig. It was fun and all, but this one sales gal used to out-sell us consistently. In other words, it got annoying! :)
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th June 2011, 02:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By Sondor
Re: Demonstrating Time-decay on fresh leads?

Hi Abbisig,

That seems to have put me in the right ballpark, but haven't found what I'm looking for yet.

Thanks though!

Sondor
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th June 2011, 12:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,034
Posted By Sondor
Re: QR code info ? what does it collect ....

In today's Oregonian (Portland Oregon's main street rag) they had a big article on QR codes and towards the end of the article it said 'QR codes can collect certain types of data, such as your age,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th June 2011, 02:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By Sondor
Demonstrating Time-decay on fresh leads?

Hi fellow Warriors,

I once saw a graphic from a reputable source which showed the declining closure rate on warm leads based on the businesses response time to the submission.

I'm in the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th June 2011, 02:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 740
Posted By Sondor
Re: AdWords Consult - Jackpot?!

If all you are thinking about doing is running an AdWords campaign for them, the first thing I'd check is that their site will actually create sales or generate leads for the existing traffic going...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th June 2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,272
Posted By Sondor
Re: Mobile Website Vs Mobile Application: Offline Preference

An excerpt from the article: "In its “Mobile Channel Strategy: An Overview” report, Forrester says 40% of the 58 online business managers it surveyed plan to developed a mobile-optimized web...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th June 2011, 01:18 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,757
Posted By Sondor
Re: .mobi vs m.

I stumbled upon this response on the topic from Google, so thought I'd share their comments:

John Mueller (John Mu from Google) - "If you have "smartphone" content (which we see as normal...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th June 2011, 12:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 455
Posted By Sondor
Re: Offline Newbies...

Alright, I'll bite...

The hardest part for me is handling (learning) all the little web related technical tasks. My background is in computer networking and hardware. I've had to learn cPanel and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th June 2011, 07:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 895
Posted By Sondor
Re: Local business wants to rank on Google Places 7 box or Top 3 organic search ranking

+1 to the above
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th June 2011, 11:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 656
Posted By Sondor
Re: USPS giving discounts for these types of mailings...

If nothing else, it should demonstrate to some people that QR codes are real, and they aren't going anywhere!

Thanks for the share!
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th June 2011, 11:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 741
Posted By Sondor
Re: Branding - How Important is it?

I guess my 2-cents falls somewhere in the middle of the advice given here. While you don't NEED a website or business card, it can help.

The key is not to get hung-up on the details and just spin...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th June 2011, 10:45 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,709
Posted By Sondor
Re: Web design for local businesses

I think the issue isn't that you sounded like a telemarketer, but that you sounded like a bad telemarketer.

Not trying to sound critical, but I know that telemarketing does work if done well. It's...
Forum: Website Design 3rd June 2011, 09:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 770
Posted By Sondor
Re: Making the Answer Appear in a FAQ Form Upon Selection?

Thanks for the link!

Does that feature I'm looking for have a name? I'd like to read some more on it and Googling w/o knowing the keyword is rather hopeless :)
Forum: Website Design 3rd June 2011, 05:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 770
Posted By Sondor
Making the Answer Appear in a FAQ Form Upon Selection?

Hi,

Am working on a FAQ page for my site, and would like the answer to appear when somebody selects the question.

I've seen sites do this where the page expands and the answer is now there,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2011, 07:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 797
Posted By Sondor
Re: Is this the right way to get an SMS appointment?

You may wish to post this on The Telemarketing Forum:

The Telemarketing Forum - Index (http://thetelemarketingforum.com/)

I think it's frequent poster here, John Duram who runs it. You'll...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th May 2011, 05:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,122
Posted By Sondor
Re: Does anyone process credit card payments with their cellphone?

I wrote Square and asked about recurring payments. To my surprise, not only do they NOT accept them at this time, it's not currently on their short-list of things to implement.

I was kind of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th May 2011, 11:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 611
Posted By Sondor
Re: Targeting Clients With a Website or without

Hi BC,

I'm guess I don't see the point in limiting it either way?

Sooner or later you will likely run across both situations, so might as well accept it now and not limit your marketing?
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th May 2011, 12:39 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,757
Posted By Sondor
Re: .mobi vs m.

Hi Angela,

When you consider the source you quoted, it's kinda hard to take it seriously?

1) They are suggesting Googles own mobile-bot gives preference to .mobi sites when Google itself...
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 26th May 2011, 12:17 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 852
Posted By Sondor
Re: Excuse me ！Who can recommend me to ewanetwork ?

Charles Kirkland recommended everyone who sat in on a webinar a couple of months back. You could likely ask him for a referral if you don't get an immediate response from Ryan here.

I initially...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th May 2011, 07:31 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,271
Posted By Sondor
Re: ANY SUCCESS WITH BNI GROUPS ?

...LoL, and fair enough :)
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th May 2011, 06:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 790
Posted By Sondor
Re: Advanced Google Place Issue - Please Help

Hi BDM,

My only question is if you have analyzed the competitors who are ranking? What's the difference between them and your client? Reviews, and backlinks in particular.

I'm guessing from...
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