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Forum: Search Engine Optimization 31st December 2020, 03:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 355
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Details to get ready for an SEO professional?

I run a marketing agency. Here's a typical questionnaire we distribute as part of our discovery process:

1) What is the demographic of your best customer?

2) What ‘secondary’ demographics do...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th May 2014, 10:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 510
Posted By TSDMike
Re: WP Plugin for privacy and term of use pages

I don't use a plugin - I just create a page normally with copy generated from this tool: Privacy Policy / Terms Of Service Generator (http://www.bennadel.com/coldfusion/privacy-policy-generator.htm)
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th May 2014, 09:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,205
Posted By TSDMike
Re: WP SEO Plugins for Local

I've used this for years: Geo Press Plugin | The Wordpress Coach (http://thewpcoach.com/geo-press-plugin/)

In a nutshell, it automatically generates a KML file for a Wordpress site. Very handy...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th April 2014, 09:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 804
Posted By TSDMike
Re: What would you charge for this?

The going rate for SEO content with my company is one billable hour per page, which is basically 4-500 words give or take. The fact that it's actually 24 pages of content repurposed for 2 more sites...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th March 2014, 10:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 727
Posted By TSDMike
Re: WPMU Multisite - Command Centers?

I've been a subscriber for a couple years. I can't comment on multisite since I don't do anything with that... but I can provide a little feedback on the organization as a whole.

Their service is...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th October 2012, 11:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 606
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Offline marketing - what appeals to you the most about this business?

The ability to help small businesses be successful with their online activities.

The ability to work from home and make my own schedule.

The ability to keep my kids home with me and out of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd September 2011, 08:56 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,170
Posted By TSDMike
Re: What Wordpress themes are you using for clients?

I use elegantthemes.com. A paid subscription of $40 a year gets you access to dozens of well coded themes with a variety of different functionality attributes built in. You can browse the themes on...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th May 2011, 10:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,101
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Live Phone Answering / toll free number

I use accuconference.com for my toll free #. It costs $2 a month and .06 a minute. It forwards right to my cell, but I do believe they have automation options as well.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th May 2011, 11:45 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,463
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Bounce Rate now used by Google as a Ranking Signal?

It really doesn't make sense for a couple of reasons.

Using the bounce rate to determine a site's relevancy is fallacious. Simply put, most websites get a lot of untargeted traffic. That isn't...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th April 2011, 09:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,738
Posted By TSDMike
Re: SEO Appointment tomorrow - what is the best SEO analyzer tool to create a report?

I highly recommend the paid version of SEMRush. You can run any site through their tool and gather all the keywords they rank for organically, their approximate placement for those KWs, the traffic...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th December 2010, 06:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 634
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Dragon Naturally

I've heard differing opinions on this... most have reported that the headset is adequate but an upgrade to a top end microphone made significant improvements to the effectiveness of the product. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th November 2010, 02:14 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,488
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Employee Padding Hours

Dvduval,

I've been on contractor's side of the conversation and might be able to provide an insight.

I've been doing contract work for a large firm in my area for the past year and a half.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st October 2010, 01:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 670
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Wordpress Help

Do a search for Free Wordpress.org themes on Google and you'll literally have access to 10's of thousands of free themes. It takes a little legwork, but if you search long enough you'll find one...
Forum: Mind Warriors 25th October 2010, 10:38 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 4,738
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Why All WSO's Will Fail You

Maxwell Maltz's classic book Psycho Cybernetics is probably one of the best around for dealing with the subconscious mind.

(not an affiliate link)
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th October 2010, 12:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 611
Posted By TSDMike
Quick Tip for Offliners Looking for Work

***Edited to modify title to make it sound less pitchy :cool:***

Here's a quick tip I wanted to offer to those who may be having a hard time finding businesses to pitch their services to:

Jump...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th October 2010, 12:01 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 600
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Question To Self Hosted Wordpress Users Need Quick Tip:

I ran into this a while back... I came up with a non-conventional work around that worked really well.

What I did was a I took and created a solid white image that was about 5 px tall and 20 px...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th October 2010, 04:07 PM
Replies: 651
Views: 106,227
Posted By TSDMike
Re: 235+ websites making $4-$50 per day. This is how I do it. Ultimate Virtual Real Estate.

Hi LMC,

First off thanks for taking the time to share this. It is truly a wealth of information.

My question if you don't mind, is that I'd like to ask you to elaborate on your methods for...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th October 2010, 02:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,008
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Hostagator Affiliates and offline Marketing..Anyone Doing it?

My main line of work isn't web development, but I do occasionally set up Wordpress blogs for clients.

If they don't already have hosting, I send them an affiliate link to Hostgator and have them...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th October 2010, 02:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 794
Posted By TSDMike
Re: i need a website for a potential client

I'm sorry but you don't know the difference between wordpress.org and .com and you call yourself a 'pro'?

Outsource the whole website development. Find someone locally that does web design or...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th October 2010, 11:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 539
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Wordpress Experts please can you help.

The designer had to have known this is bound to happen. Theme creators occasionally have to release updated versions to keep up with the changes to the Wordpress platform. This is common knowledge....
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th September 2010, 07:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,445
Posted By TSDMike
The #1 Complaint I Hear From Potential Clients

I was just thinking about overcoming objections when it occurred to me that the number one thing that people say when they've had a negative experience with an SEO firm is that they locked them into...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd September 2010, 08:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 578
Posted By TSDMike
Re: need help with WP

I wrote a blog post a while back that answers some of your questions:

So You Want to Start Blogging | Internet Marketing and Web Strategy Development in Grand Rapids, MI...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2010, 10:05 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 542
Posted By TSDMike
Re: How to get this Wordpress "look"?

Nathan,

Have you looked for a free theme online? A simple Google search for 'Free Wordpress Themes' or 'free 3 column wordpress themes' will turn up literally thousands of options. If that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd August 2010, 05:20 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,379
Posted By TSDMike
Re: BEWARE of GoDaddy!

I think there's a bit of wisdom that can be taken from all of this - if you're interested in a domain and it's available, buy it. Best case scenario you use it and you own it hassle free. Worst...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2010, 09:57 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,335
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Offline Marketing Strategies & Lead Generation Tips?

John I disagree.

Cold calling is tough if you simply grab the phone book and start calling until you find someone interested. The reason is that there's no real 'pitch' in the traditional sense. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th June 2010, 09:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 730
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Any way to work out what people are searching for to reach someone elses site?

I recommend SEMRush.com. Basically, you can use their tool to query a site to - among other things - see what keywords they're ranking for organically and their approximate placement, what keywords...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th May 2010, 08:04 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,727
Posted By TSDMike
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th May 2010, 11:04 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 617
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Does anyone know if there is a way to add description to archive pages on wordpress.org

It won't let me reply to your PM because of post count so here you go.



No problem. Glad I could help you out.

According to this article, yes it will conflict. I don't know if it can...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th May 2010, 10:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 617
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Does anyone know if there is a way to add description to archive pages on wordpress.org

Yes there is a way. Download the Headspace2 plugin for Wordpress and activate it: WordPress › HeadSpace2 SEO WordPress Plugins (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/headspace2/)

Then under...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2010, 09:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 781
Posted By TSDMike
Re: Third Tribe Marketing?

I was a member from the initial launch until about a month ago when I cancelled.

The webinars are interesting, but the rest of it was just soso. I visited the forums almost every day but I didn't...
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 5th May 2009, 09:32 AM
Replies: 168
Views: 22,819
Posted By TSDMike
Re: 12 Step Blueprint - Making Money with CPA

Simon,

At socialposter.com, you don't have to go to the trouble of creating an account at every social media site. You simply copy and paste your URL, Page Title, summary and tags into the fields...
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