Recently, I was meeting with a potential client and he scoffed at the proposal I had brought to him. “Are you selling me snake oil?” “We can do all of this ourselves.” From time to time, we still talk to companies who just don’t get online marketing. This very same client recently purchased a billboard…
Tag Archive: Search Engine Marketing
First Lead for WhiterockStucco.com
If you recall, I wrote a post on April 27th about setting up a website for a friend on the cheap. Gord called today to say that he received his first call asking for a quote. He was excited and so was I. Just proves that online advertising using keywords works.
Setting-up a Website Cheaply
A friend of mine, Gord Hill, has been running a stucco business for many years. Up until recently he has had no trouble getting contracts but over the last few months new business has been slow. I suggested that he may want to consider developing a website and try marketing it online. He agreed since he…
Are You Wasting Your PPC $ On…Yourself??
I see this happen ALL the time. Our clients are curious to see their PPC (pay-per-click) ads in action so they go to Google, type in one of their keywords and voila! – the ad shows. Next week, the same thing happens – the same keyword is entered just to be sure the ad is…
Recession-Proof Your Business-Interview with Google’s Analytics Expert
Avinash Kaushik is scheduled to come to IMC Vancouver 2009. Staff at Anduro Marketing are looking forward to this event in September. We are planning to promote the conference at a promotional event here in Calgary on Wednesday, Sept 2 in the evening. More details later.
Be Careful when Hiring an Online Marketing Firm
I met with someone today who has experienced not one but two bad experiences with SEO companies. Both took him for a wild ride – with him paying out large sums of money and getting little if anything tangible in return. So what is the most important thing to be careful of when looking to hiring…
