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We're always on the lookout for small to medium sized businesses that need expert assistance with WordPress website development, search engine optimization and search engine marketing on Google, Bing, Facebook and Amazon. If you or anyone you know of could use a hand in these areas, contact us today for a 100% free consultation. We'd love to help you!
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Mission Web Marketing™ helps companies sell more and become more profitable online. We provide a full suite of web marketing and advertising services, including search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, WordPress website develoment, E-Mail marketing, analytics and more, all designed to help drive more traffic, generate sales and make your business more profitable.
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Our Santa Barbara web design team has been developing top-notch websites since the very first commercial web browser launched back in 1993. Since t...
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Hi Nancy. I’d love to chat with you about your website. I’m fairly certain we can help you.
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Hi Nancy. I’d love to chat with you about your website. I’m fairly certain we can help you.
Hmmmm, I'd have to call that spam :-)
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Hmmmm, I'd have to call that spam :-)
Looks great but it's a little busy. I would not make the tagline part of the actual logo and I agree that you should remove the LLC from it.
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Looks great but it's a little busy. I would not make the tagline part of the actual logo and I agree that you should remove the LLC from it.
Hire a bookkeeper as soon as possible...Unless you're an accountant :-) Early on I was doing everything myself. At the end of the month, I would get overwhelmed and stressed out about invoices, entering hours, collections, sending out statements, etc. For a few hundred dollars per month, this...
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Hire a bookkeeper as soon as possible...Unless you're an accountant :-) Early on I was doing everything myself. At the end of the month, I would get overwhelmed and stressed out about invoices, entering hours, collections, sending out statements, etc. For a few hundred dollars per month, this was perhaps the best, most liberating decision I ever made. It freed me up to focus more on my business and the things that matter most.
I think most businesses are obligated to have a Facebook account, however, in 10+ years I've never seen social media convert into actual customers, at least not for our marketing business. We see at least 10x as many conversions and revenue coming from either Google organic or paid search. Apply...
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I think most businesses are obligated to have a Facebook account, however, in 10+ years I've never seen social media convert into actual customers, at least not for our marketing business. We see at least 10x as many conversions and revenue coming from either Google organic or paid search. Apply your time and money accordingly.
With the above said, I highly recommend networking. Reach out to people and offer to take them out for coffee or lunch, just to learn about them and their business. Don't try to sell them on anything, just listen and learn. You'll be surprised at how many of these people become friends over time and will start sending business your way.
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First, referrals are our largest source of business. It didn't happen overnight. Establishing a proven track record is key and it can take many years to develop a solid referral network based on trust and the belief that you are the best person/team for the job.
You should also make the time to...
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First, referrals are our largest source of business. It didn't happen overnight. Establishing a proven track record is key and it can take many years to develop a solid referral network based on trust and the belief that you are the best person/team for the job.
You should also make the time to stay in touch with people, otherwise, they may forget about you and refer business to someone else. Take people out for coffee or lunch every quarter or so just to catch up and see how they're doing(Networking). This goes a long way toward developing friendships and establishing trust. This also allows you to remain front of mind, so when opportunities do come up, people in your network might think of you.
Although we do both high-end web development and online marketing, we refer complimentary companies to our friends and clients all the time. For example, if a real estate professional needs a top-notch photographer, there are several local pros whom I would recommend.
On a related note, if we don't have people on staff to perform a certain function, such as app development or high-end print design, we would hire that person as a contractor to be part of our team for the duration of the project.
It's also worth mentioning that we don't pay commissions for referrals. In other words, if somebody recommends us in exchange for a 10% referral fee, we feel like this muddies the waters and the referrals may not be for the right reasons. Companies should refer each other for free, because they truly feel that those companies will do the best job.
I hope that helps.
Eric
There sure is...to THEM. They get $400+ of your hard-earned cash ;-)
I think good client or customer testimonials and a solid website would accomplish the same thing, or better. That said, I have been a BBB member in good standing for the past several years, although I don't think it's really...
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There sure is...to THEM. They get $400+ of your hard-earned cash ;-)
I think good client or customer testimonials and a solid website would accomplish the same thing, or better. That said, I have been a BBB member in good standing for the past several years, although I don't think it's really needed.
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