How long have you been doing what you do and how did you get to be an Internet Marketing Mentor?
It all goes back to a “defining moment” in my life that took place when I was in college. Back in the mid ‘90s when I was studying Marketing at Louisiana State University I was also working as the marketing manager for a retail store. At that time I was just starting my career and I was very focused on growing this store to the next level.
Over a period of months I tried a lot of different things to grow the business. I even launched a mail order catalog, but the breakthrough I dreamed of just wasn’t happening. I remember reading an article in the Wall Street Journal around that time about how the Internet would revolutionize the way business was done. I was fascinated with this possibility, so I decided to put this theory to the test. I invested a great deal of time and energy in building a website for the store – I even learned HTML programming, but sales didn’t change.
It wasn’t until I positioned the website at the top of the search engine rankings that sales increased dramatically within only a few months. Needless to say, my boss was thrilled and began telling his friends. Soon other business owners began contacting me and asking me for help. It seemed that there was such a need out there for people to consistently attract new customers through the Internet without having to learn to speak geek and so when I graduated from LSU I devoted myself to helping people do this.
Over the years I’ve worked with many people and organizations on their Internet strategy, marketing, and websites and as a result, I developed the Road Map to Internet Marketing Success System to reliably produce a website that consistently attracts attention and ideal clients.
What exactly is The Road Map to Internet Marketing Success System TM and what does it include?
The Road Map to Internet Marketing Success System was born of the need to consistently and reliably produce an effective website that quickly and easily delivers results. In order to grow online and present the right image, your website needs to show up well in the search engines when your audience and others are looking for the services that you provide. The Road Map System is designed to provide a clear route to measurably achieving results, based on a comprehensive analysis of the current marketing and website, competitors online and relative search engine rankings. There are seven steps in the Road Map to Internet Marketing Success System.
1. Clarity of purpose
The first step is really about getting clear on the mission, goals, and objectives for the website. Although this sounds so simple, I’ve found in talking with hundreds of people about their website that too often this is something that actually receives little attention. That being the case, it is no surprise that so many people are unclear about what their website has done for them lately. Being clear on the objectives for the website means clarity not only on what success looks like, but also on how progress toward this should best be measured and tracked.
2. Competitive search engine performance
The second step involves the identification and analysis of important key phrases that are used by your ideal audience when they are searching for the products, services, and solutions that you provide. This includes gaining insights into how many searches are performed each month for these key phrases and which phrases are the most competitive. It’s vital to discover the search engine rankings to determine how you stack up against your competitors in the search engines for each of the most important key phrases and the reason for the current order of ranking. This enables you to craft a plan that will allow you to rank above the competition. Gaining visibility and exposure on the Internet is about ranking ahead of your competitors when your audience is searching for your key phrases.
3. Standing out online
Differentiating yourself from your competitors is essential to attracting prospects to do business with you instead of your competitors. This builds on the last step by analyzing and then describing what you do better than those that you show up beside in the search engines.
4. Website usability
The fourth step is the identification of website usability factors that are hurting your performance. This is really about making it as easy as possible for your current and future customers to find what they need on your website. Flaws in website usability make it difficult or confusing for people to use your website. This reduces the effectiveness of the website in delivering results toward your objectives from step one.
5. Search engine optimization
The fifth step is the identification and analysis of search engine optimization (SEO) factors that are keeping the current website from ranking higher on more of your most important keyword search phrases. An effective website that delivers results is about more than looking great and being easy to use. It involves being easily found at the top of the search engines so you can bring in new leads or customers. This is where we take our experience and the insights gained from step two and build upon them to ensure that your website isn’t eclipsed by your competitors in the search engines.
6. Advertising
The sixth step is about identifying the best online advertising options for putting your message in front of your target audience. Internet advertising offers the ability to target your ideal audience and measure the results with accuracy and precision. Internet advertising options exist for any type of marketing goal from building awareness, to branding, to direct response lead generation or sales.
7. Social media
The seventh step is about incorporating a social media strategy that effectively delivers results for your business. Social media offers a tremendous opportunity to connect and engage with your target audience online. Increased customer loyalty, referrals, and better search engine rankings are a few of the benefits that come as a result of the right kind of social media strategy.
These are the steps of the Road Map to Internet Marketing Success System that I’ve developed over the last 16 years in working with hundreds of businesses and websites. When all of these steps are put in place, the results can happen very quickly. For some it happens within just a few weeks. If someone is starting from scratch it might take a couple of months or so, but what happens is that in every case we attract more customers in record time and consistently. This is a powerful system that we’ve put into place.
Does this really work?
Yes! The result of our work is a finely tuned marketing system that consistently attracts your ideal clients to you through the Internet. (See Featured Clients)
What results can I expect?
You can expect to:
- Hone in on exactly how the Internet can help you achieve your business and sales goals.
- Receive an Internet Road Map that clearly lays out the specific steps, systems, and actions that are needed to produce massive results in your business while avoiding the detours and dead ends so often associated with building a business online.
- Receive a website that is focused around producing results.
- Find out what key search phrases your ideal customers are using when they search online for the products and services that you provide.
- Rank at the top of the search engines when your future customers are searching for what you provide.
- Stand out from among your competitors in the marketplace.
- Position yourself as a leader in your market.
- Receive a website that is easy to use and is finely tuned and optimized to meet the needs of your ideal audience.
- Increase the effectiveness of your website in converting qualified leads to ideal customers.
- Find out the best advertising options for reaching your market online.
- Reach your ideal customers in large numbers and inexpensively.
- Receive greater exposure and visibility for your business.
- Increase your number of qualified leads.
- Learn how social media can work for your business.
- Connect with current and future customers through social media.
- Educate your environment, turn interest into prospect and prospect into customer.
- Put a system in place for easily and consistently building your list of prospects.
- Build a list of prospective clients that you can easily contact through email, who will respond to your emails and who will refer others to you.
- Increase your number of ideal customers.
- Receive timely reports showing progress toward your website goals.
- Receive guidance on how to reach your business objectives without wasting time and money online.
- An online dashboard with real-time reports on website goals and your sales funnel for making projections and business decisions.
- See exactly how your website is contributing to your business each month.
- Receive peace of mind knowing that your business is on target toward the goals you’ve set and that the information you need to make business decisions is only a click away.
- Make more money than you’re making now.
How quickly can I expect results?
With all of the steps of the Road Map to Internet Marketing Success SystemTM put in place the results usually happen very quickly. For some it happens within weeks. If you are starting from scratch it might take a couple of months or so, but in every case we attract more customers in record time and consistently. This is a powerful system that we’ve put into place.
Will I recover the investment I put into this marketing system?
Yes! An emphatic YES! Many clients are excited to report that they have been able to recoup their investment very quickly. Before reading further I want you to stop and ask yourself a couple of questions. “What is a new customer worth to me?” “What is the average revenue I make from the lifetime of that one client?” Chances are you’ll make 10 times what you invest in this system in the next 3 years. That’s what you’re investing in – results, more revenue, more profit, more customers, not just “information” or a “website.”
Can I afford to work with you? How much does it cost?
I believe that a website shouldn’t be just another expense, there are enough of those already. I believe that a website should be an investment – something that produces a profit for your business. My passion is in producing the kind of websites that represent my clients in the best possible way and that brings in a big return on that investment – year after year. (See Success Stories) For those who are getting started online, I typically work with people who are able to invest at least $2,000 in their website and I offer different programs as well as cash flow friendly payment options so that there is usually a program that is just right. In addition to working with those who are just getting started, I also work with those who are well established and have complex needs and requirements.
Who are your clients exactly?
I primarily work with successful small business owners who have a local service based business. Although I’ve worked with e-commerce sites, non-profits, and even websites in 18 different languages with great results, I have a special connection with small business owners because that is where I started out. I really love working with people like this and producing the kind of results that change their lives.
How are you different from other “Internet marketers” or “website designers”?
What really sets me apart from others in this field is my depth of experience and my passion for delivering big results for my clients. I understand the need of driven, results-oriented business owners to recover their investment rather than simply being content with something that sounds nice or looks good. I only work with clients that I believe I can help to recoup their investment quickly. And I’m interested in a long term relationship with my clients. The way this is achieved is by consistently delivering results that exceed expectations.
What happens if you haven’t yet worked with a business like mine before?
Since 1995 I’ve worked with lots of different kinds of businesses and non-profit organizations. I’ve found that the primary purpose for a business or organization to have a website will fall into one of three categories; 1) building brand awareness or positioning, 2) generating leads, or 3) sales. If your primary objective falls into one of these categories, I can help you achieve results in record time.
OK, I’m ready to do this for myself, but I have a couple of additional questions. Can I call you?
Yes, absolutely. Call me at 704-737-8945 or fill out the form below and let’s set up a get-acquainted session. I want to hear about your struggles, hear about your situation and we’ll see if I can help.
