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I would like to address some of the concerns brought by Randy. Rather than detract from the issue at hand, discussion on that particular topic will continue here:
http://heavensbest.com/bulletin-board/viewtopic.php?p=9391#9391
Try wrapping it in a table. While not the ideal solution, it will probably work.
THE OTHER CODE YOU HAVE
I can’t tell you that it will work for sure, but you can give it a shot.
Eric,
I’m sure we could work something out for a Spring ad. Holly typically designs the ads, so I will send an e-mail copy of this request over to her.
I really hope more people can get some use out of this as well. Don’t forget to mark “yes” on receive estimates via text messaging. If you have any problems setting it up, feel free to contact me for help.
Some of the new advertisements we’ve been working on are available for viewing here:
http://heavensbestads.com/albums/avfiles/tvcom.html
Download links should be available after the upload of the source files finish today. So expect to see them available by the 25 or 26. The a link to the full DVD image is available already.
I’m not the best man to answer these questions, but John did have me put together an information page that may be helpful to you. You can view it here:
Ryan,
I didn’t intend to be insulting, I’ve just been taken to ACN meetings and the like where they tell if you get x number of people below you, you will never have to work again. If it is giving you a good ROI than it is of good merit. If you can reach 500 people for $12 and close even one job, sounds great by me. The results of the actual product are what interest me.The idea behind the service is interesting, although I’ve never responded to a recorded solicitation. I’m also weary of any company that advertises how rich you will get over what service they actually offer.
The multi-level marketing scheme has gotten a bad rap all around, so that also raises a red flag with me. Could be a good service though. I’d be interested in hearing what your actual ROI looks like Ryan.
I’m not as familiar with Angie’s List as I am with other similar services, but I do know that most of the time its better to create your own profile where it is free.
A lot of sites like these will pull your information from other sources, like google local or yahoo local. Once your information is out, it will often get aggregated to a number of other websites. Sometimes its better to stake your claim than it is to just let this happen. I’m not sure if that is the case with angie’s list but it is for many online free listings.
Its been sometime since my original post here, but I wanted to give you an update to let you know that there is a version now available that supports documents saved by office 2007.
You can get it here at this link:
http://www.openoffice.org/This is a great tool, and in basic functionality is VERY similiar to MS office.
Some samples of the new jingle are available on heavensbestads.com now under TV and radio ads. Sounds like that may interest some of you if you haven’t heard it already.
Evan, Sorry I wasn’t more clear.
Once you have signed up here:
http://www.google.com/local/add?hl=en&gl=usYou will be able to manage your local search account and make changes to it. This includes business hours, web address, phone number, location, etc. Listings claimed and managed by the owner should list higher than those that are not.
If for some odd reason you have a listing but are not able to access it for editting you will need to “claim” it. This happens rarely when a local search result is generated without the owner requesting it from what I understand. If you need help claiming a listing let me know and I will try and help you out.
Hope that clarifies the whole idea.
A few things that are fairly easy to do with your local search that will make a big difference:
Make sure you list as something like
Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning [Location Name]
This will help you have keywords right in the title and boost your rank.As this article mentions, make sure you actually claim and manage your local search campaign. If you haven’t, the search engine will often pull from other sources and this does not rank near as high and is not accurate. Here is the link to get started if you haven’t already. Also make sure that your business is verified (an optional portion of adding your business to local search). A google computer will call your phone and you have to touch a few numbers, well worth the effort.
http://www.google.com/local/add?hl=en&gl=usCustomer reviews are a big part of how your rank is calculated. I found that in Atlanta, GA kudzu.com reviews seemed to be the most valued by the search engine. Look at top cleaners in your area and see where google is pulling the reviews from. Often the local reviews from a local site will be given more weight than others. When a customer really appreciates your work, ask them to give you a review and offer some sort of bonus for it. Reviews can be placed on the search engine itself, on a service like yelp.com, infousa.com, superpages etc. With time google will pull these reviews into your local search summary, and more reviews means a higher rank in the local search game.
The most difficult part about local search is that google expects you to have a local address. Actually having one is the best, PO box comes next, and just making one up is bad practice but better than no listing at all. Theory makers are also saying that being closer to the city center is better than being closer to the limits. I haven’t found a great solution to this one just yet, and I’m not sure getting a PO Box in each city is really the solution. If anyone comes up with a good idea for this one, certainly let us know.
The total number of pages linking to your page can also increase your local rank. We will have to leave link building for another post though as it is a fairly extensive topic.
And lastly, if you don’t know what local search is or why its important, please feel free to call or e-mail me about the subject.
