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Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd August 2015, 05:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 966
Posted By Riz
Re: Sending email to all competitors in a local market?

I dont know what wso you are referring to but I can tell you that I used a similar strategy via Direct mail when I first started a Digital Agency back in 2009.

Gosh that was 6 years ago.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2014, 01:17 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,210
Posted By Riz
Re: Is Internet Marketing worth it?

IM marketing can take you where you want it to take you. Do not base your income potential on the apparent earnings of others.

What do you want? And what are you willing to do to achieve it?
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Forum: Offline Marketing 30th September 2014, 01:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,603
Posted By Riz
Re: Where to sell my home service leads?

When selling Leads to service contractors we have found the best way to get a buyer is as follows:

1) Rank a site that starts generating phone calls (it seems you have already done that)

2)...
Forum: Warrior Forum News 27th July 2014, 04:56 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 18,108
Posted By Riz
Re: 25th July 2014 Warrior Payments Update

Alaister,

Excellent response to feedback. If this continues warrior payments can become exactly what warriors need.

Delayed affiliate payments should be top of the agenda in my opinion.
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Forum: Offline Marketing 19th March 2014, 02:13 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,192
Posted By Riz
Re: Offline Dinner: Warrior Event 2014

Hey Brian,

The warrior events seem to be popular and successful. How come you decided to make this the last one and discontinue these events in the future?

Riz
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th November 2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 688
Posted By Riz
Google Keyword Planner - Inaccurate Results - Proof Inside.

If you are doing keyword research for localized terms using the keyword planner then expect extremely inaccurate results.

From my experience they are showing 5 to 7 times lower search volume.
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Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd November 2013, 11:59 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,780
Posted By Riz
Re: Thank you, WF! Just picked up a check for $2,917!

When I say 'training' I mean we offer....

....seminars, webinars, workshops, membership training sites, business specific tailored training etc. We cover all areas of IM and cater our training to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st November 2013, 06:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 991
Posted By Riz
Re: Can you understand my Scottish Accent? Seminar Video Clips Attached - Please advise

Should I be taking that as a compliment or an offensive statement, lol! :D

For those who don;t know Rab C Nesbitt, here is a short clip...

Hunks for Hire - Rab C. Nesbitt - Series 10, Episode 2...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd April 2013, 08:32 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 13,242
Posted By Riz
Re: Never got a "NO" from selling this

A client saving a contractors number is something that will happen. However it will be minimized by educating the client as has been mentioned by Dave earlier.

B2B Sales calls - leads are mainly...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd April 2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 13,242
Posted By Riz
Re: Never got a "NO" from selling this

When someone is running a business the likelihood of them having such long conversations is next to nothing. If they know someone well enough to merit such a long conversation during work hours then...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th April 2013, 07:43 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,780
Posted By Riz
Re: Can you understand my accent?

Don't forget Glasgow :D
Forum: Off Topic Forum 6th April 2013, 11:54 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 1,780
Posted By Riz
Re: Can you understand my accent?

As the majority of answers have suggested you sound fine and are understood perfectly by most.

Also being from Scotland I had the same apprehension before I recorded any audio or ran any seminar...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th March 2013, 12:13 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,829
Posted By Riz
Re: Easy Service to Sell and Provide

Google 1 box can be seen in the following example:

"affordable criminal attorney washington dc" (http://www.google.com/search?q=affordable+criminal+attorney+washington+dc)

Riz
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th February 2013, 06:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,674
Posted By Riz
Re: List of all the ways offliners can help small businesses?

Most of what you list are products you can offer. They are all required as possible solutions for any business looking to implement an internet marketing strategy. However, at the top of the list...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 2nd February 2013, 07:17 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,217
Posted By Riz
Re: Ethical or not you decide

I can understand where you are coming from.

From your perspective you believe:

1) It is is ethical and fine to use the BiznessApps white label service to offer Apps to local businesses at a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd February 2013, 06:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,555
Posted By Riz
Re: Discover The Biggest Key To Getting Hired At $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 Or More...

Thanks for the report for the community here Andrew.

Warning - This post is a about my history and why I think you should take Andrews advice on board. Read at your own discretion :D

When...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th November 2012, 03:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 597
Posted By Riz
Re: Need Advice On Selling Local Keyword Google Ranked Youtube Channels/Videos

You mention that some of the videos are generating calls. What are you doing with these calls just now?

Have you tried selling 'Leads' to businesses and keeping control of your 'asset', ie the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th October 2012, 07:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 433
Posted By Riz
Re: Taking bank and credit card payments in the UK

This is what our company uses:

1) Business Bank Account
2) Merchant Account via Business Banking
3) Through Worldpay we can take phone payments or direct online payments.
4) Via Worldpay we can...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th July 2012, 05:44 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,867
Posted By Riz
Re: Greatest Concept For "OFFLINE" USP... "Money Back Guarantee?"

John this is fantastic advice for the board.

When I first started my offline consulting business I used the 'Money Back Guarantee' line.

Basically the offer was that if they never saw an...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th April 2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 5,055
Posted By Riz
Re: First thread, first post. Just closed some SEO deals this morning...

Hi Nate,

First off congratulations on all your success. You must be making the company you are working for very very happy :-)

With all your efforts what are you making from the company? No...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th March 2012, 05:52 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,435
Posted By Riz
Re: A Heartfelt Plea To My Fellow Warriors...

John I don't think he is saying he is afraid to sell. He says he has demonstrated his ability to cold call and sell.

His predicament is he cannot go out into the filed to sell as he looks after...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th March 2012, 05:48 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,435
Posted By Riz
Re: A Heartfelt Plea To My Fellow Warriors...

Well I don't know Mike but after reading this thread (and his earlier one) I actually believe him.

I AM NAMELESS - His logic makes perfect sense to me. He would love to cold call for himself as...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th November 2011, 01:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 821
Posted By Riz
Re: What do you think of this Slogan?

To keep the sarcasm obvious I would definitely stick with the original.

Riz
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd August 2011, 05:46 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,038
Posted By Riz
Google Places Fix For the Dreaded 'We currently do not support this location'

I came across this problem and have also come across a solution.

Save this info in case you or your clients are ever affected.

If you currently have your own offline business or are an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th August 2011, 09:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 850
Posted By Riz
Facebook Security Has Changed - You Are Not Secure!

Security Warning:

Apparently Facebook has changed and said nothing (again). Facebook has automatically set you on the non-secure setting.
Take a look at your URL. If you see "http" or just...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th June 2011, 07:11 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 30,686
Posted By Riz
Re: How I Used Groupon To Make $9k for A Weeks Work As A Small Business Consultant

Unless you are willing to travel to visit the clients in the surrounding cities where Groupon is operational it might be difficult to take advantage of Groupon.

If you get a few clients initially...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th June 2011, 07:50 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 30,686
Posted By Riz
Re: How I Used Groupon To Make $9k for A Weeks Work As A Small Business Consultant

Yes, genius indeed :D

But, where did you get this info? It is not in the original post

Riz
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th May 2011, 05:33 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 9,332
Posted By Riz
Re: What Price to Charge For Facebook Custom Business Pages?

Well, to add to this discussion i charge between £695 to £995 for Facebook fan pages.

Now i have seen on this thread many are in disbelief that Facebook pages can be charged at high rates when you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2011, 06:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 622
Posted By Riz
Re: Rule of thumb applies

Your reputation is paramount to your business. Excellent quote :)

Always be helping your clients, make it your business to ensure they benefit from your services. Not only will you feel better...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th April 2011, 09:09 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,778
Posted By Riz
Re: I'm stumped... How would you explain the benefits of an Online presence to a restaurant owner??

Offline business owners, whether a Restaurant or any other business category understand 2 things:

1) Increased Sales
2) Increased profits

If you can show them how any marketing, online or...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th March 2011, 02:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 972
Posted By Riz
Re: Skills needed to start Offline Marketing

There is a common misconception that before you are able to offer online marketing services to offline businesses you need to know how to build a site, how to do seo etc.

You do not need to know...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st March 2011, 10:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 754
Posted By Riz
Re: Critique my cold calling script.

The only way to really tell if a script works is by testing it.

So far i don't see this script doing to well. Firstly, you are telling them u want to monetize their web presence for £xx,xxx but...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th February 2011, 08:32 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,962
Posted By Riz
Re: Sick of being Poor...

Now this is a workable plan that WILL work. I have used many variations of this style of prospecting for various services in the past.

Take action and your situation will improve. However,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2010, 07:53 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,033
Posted By Riz
Re: Why Facebook's Traffic Win Over Google Means Nothing ...

Hi James,

I'm not disputing that the Facebook V Google Traffic war is pointless to us, however, i disagree with your notion that Facebook is not a worthy ad platform.

You might not notice the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th November 2010, 07:42 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,607
Posted By Riz
Re: Got my first appointment!

At their place of business or NOT?

From my experience i totally disagree with meeting them at their place of business (but it depends on the industry)

If you do meet them at their place of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd November 2010, 07:15 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 3,715
Posted By Riz
Re: An offline goldmine

Target the ones that are already marketing. Are they advertising in the local paper? The coupon book? Are they sending leaflets? Are they using ppc? etc etc.

If they are spending money on...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd November 2010, 07:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 969
Posted By Riz
Re: I need a WSO on how to do a WSO

Technical side - a Free wso from Maria Gudelis:

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-special-offers-forum/215471-free-whoppeee-how-post-your-warrior-special-offer-big-profits.html

Marketing side...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st November 2010, 03:31 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,543
Posted By Riz
Re: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE INTERNET COLLAPSED FOR 2 YEARS?

Well this may just become a reality so start thinking about your future now :D

Google vice-president issues stark internet warning | Technology | The Guardian...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st November 2010, 10:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 944
Posted By Riz
Re: I just got my first offline customer HELP!!!

Ok now we're talking :)

Attorneys, if you keep them happy can be a great source for referrals.

Without knowing the ins and outs of this particular client here are some pointers:

Does your...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th November 2010, 12:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 753
Posted By Riz
Re: About These Letters...

Hi Lisa,

1) The only thing they will understand is 'sales and profits' or a 'reduction in expense'.

2) From my experience i can tell you to much detail in the letter will just confuse them...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th November 2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 757
Posted By Riz
Re: What's Your "Timeline"?

My business was built from this method. So i'd say it works very well.

Of course it all depends on the letter, how you position yourself and what you say on the phone.

Tip: The follow up phone...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th November 2010, 12:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 835
Posted By Riz
Re: Please help naming my company

Depending on how you will approach potential clients i highly recommend you do NOT include words related to the internet like 'e' 'online' 'web'.

Why? Many potential clients will jump to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th November 2010, 11:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 694
Posted By Riz
Re: Is my price too low?

Wow, you have way way underpriced your service.

For the work you should have a set up fee (a large one for the work you have and are doing) and the monthly fee should cover the ongoing seo.

As...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th November 2010, 06:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 727
Posted By Riz
Re: Is offering e-mail marketing/list management to offline businesses only good for these types?

Just about all offline businesses can benefit from this service.

Lets use your lawyer example.

Bob is in some legal trouble so he seeks out a lawyer (Lets assume your lawyer client is on page...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th October 2010, 06:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 946
Posted By Riz
Ranking Factors on Google Places has changed

Well the new look has taken over everywhere now i think.

I have noticed shifts in the rankings of my clients. Here is what is happening:

It looks like the search results have changed and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st October 2010, 04:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,259
Posted By Riz
Re: Google Slap Coming to Local Keyword Domains?

We (and seomoz) can only speculate what Google may or may not 'slap' in the future.

Personally i don't think exact match domains are going to lose their effectiveness if the content withn the site...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th October 2010, 07:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,180
Posted By Riz
Re: Google Places and Tags - Did you know about it?

Jim,

I really don't think the reasons for major bugs has anything to do with courses being released.

In the grand scheme of things the number of people optimizing their listings as a result of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th October 2010, 07:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,180
Posted By Riz
Re: Google Places and Tags - Did you know about it?

In the Uk we do not even have the 'tags' option yet.

Linda why did you feel the need to stop accepting new clients? If the problems you are encountering are related to the 'tags' option why not...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th October 2010, 07:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,016
Posted By Riz
Re: Google Places - changing company details

I would highly recommend waiting for the client to move address.

All the citations etc that you build will need to include the new address and tel number.

You will also have to confirm the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th October 2010, 05:02 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,648
Posted By Riz
Re: Services to Offer Clients

Conducting seminars can give you massive paydays.

I have recently started offering Google Places listings as a service. I never offered this before as i wasn't knowledgable in ranking. Howver, a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th October 2010, 06:01 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,087
Posted By Riz
Re: Car Dealerships what do you?

Car dealerships can benefit from many different online services.

For example any car dealership will benefit from optimized GP listings, local SEO, video marketing.

As a consultant you have to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th October 2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,061
Posted By Riz
Re: Facebook Ads - From Being Frustrated to Pure joy

At the moment i have it set at £30 per day. £15 per day for the Ad for males and £15 per day for the Ad for females.

Total spend for day 1 of the 2 campaigns was £19.38 so my daily budget was not...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th October 2010, 09:32 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 4,229
Posted By Riz
Re: local seo postcard - design - feedback

Personally i don't like the postcard.

Too wordy and if i was a clueless business owner (like most are when it comes to IM) i would firstly not likely understand the value of it to me and also just...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th September 2010, 11:20 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,043
Posted By Riz
Re: Offline Bartering: $10,000 Wedding for $400 (Are You Kidding) ?

Congratulations on the wedding Chris.

The bartering deal was fantastic. I'm sure the value you provided your client was far greater than the $10,000.

Success to all :)

Riz
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th September 2010, 10:49 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,543
Posted By Riz
Re: Favorite offline technique?

In terms of gaining clients - most definately referrals if done correctly.

Let me give you some recent examples from within my business. One of the services i have never offered is 'Google...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th September 2010, 08:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,134
Posted By Riz
Re: Please Critique My Flyer for Today's Trade Show

Totally agree with both Scott and James about the bonuses. I thought that when i first looked at it also - it kind of confuses the overall offer.

I love this idea from James about the headline:
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