Archive for January, 2011

Let's get started off on the right foot.

We are here for you and yes, we can help.

We will MAKE time (even if we are busy) to listen and come up with a plan of action or just a few tips and tidbits to get you going on your way.

Here's what you need to do:

Step 1: Contact us. Use the form on the Contact Us page or shoot us an email. Either way we will respond within 24 hours. If we don't, you have our promise that we'll do something really nice for you…like feature you on our blog or throw some specialized links your way or give you an hour of free consulting.

Step 2: Determine your needs. Promise…this is painless. After we've taken a little time to talk about where you are right now in your online marketing endeavors and figured out where you want to go and any budgetary requirements, we can throw in our expertise about what's available and how we can help you grow.

Step 3: Ante Up. We will provide you with a made-to-order marketing agenda (based on what is proven to work in an online environment and our wealth of experience in this area).

Step 4: Pick and Choose. Make your selection from the agenda we provide: a. all of the above; b. some of the above; c. this, that or the other.

Step 5: Time to Shine. We get busy shining up your marketing and growing your business. We will be right there with you every step of the way - holding your hand and showing you exactly what we are doing and how we are doing it so YOU can actually take over when the project is complete.

Our job is to not only help grow your business but to teach you HOW so you will ultimately be one very empowered entrepreneur. Ok, enough said? Let's get busy!

Hannah Flanagan's Irish Pub needed a sleek, new, FUN look for their very, very (did I say very?) outdated web site.

Here's the scoop…they needed the functionality of an easy to use content management system for changes made on the fly plus they needed to harness the power of viral marketing via facebook, myspace and a blog. We used wordpress and upped the ante on their SEO with more content and targeted titles. We also changed the old boring tone of voice to something that speaks to their audience and a design that is hip, fun and totally reflects who they are as a business.

All in all…this was a two thumbs up!

As most of you know (our loyal TrulyTwistedMarketing readers) this blog is all about exploring and offering up tried and true tips and tools to get you on your way to growing your online presence - from web development to paid online advertising to social media marketing and pretty much everything in between.

We do try to throw in a bit of hilarity and "OMG you won't BELIEVE what happened here" type of fiascos that tend to occur just to keep it fun and interesting and to let you know that there are real live human beings at work here.

We like to dish it all out so you can get a good feel for what's about to happen with your marketing and web development endeavors and so you can clearly see a means to tackle the "HOWs" and the "WHYs" that invariably come up in any type of web marketing or web site development project.

You could call it an advice column… 

You could call it an internet science experiment…

You could call it sharing the marketing love…

Um, we don't really care. We just know it's stuff that is important and it's based on experience in doing this type of work a long time and these are things that will ultimately help you along your merry marketing/web development way. 

So now that we are all, once again, on the same page…here's some love for you (that's code for advice that you should take) on web development.

The cheapest price isn't always the best.

The most expensive price won't always get you top quality work.

You are looking for the person or web company that has a clear understanding of what your needs are, can look into the immediate future and see that your site needs to be built in a way that will position you and your company with every advantage to compete in an online environment. 

Typically that translates into the following:

• a site built with high search engine ranking capabilities.
• a site built with a component that will PULL traffic to your business both online and offline.
• a stie built to convert your visitors (traffic) into paying customers, or clients or big believers in whatever the concept is you are publishing.
• a site built with the user in mind - easy to navigate with a sense of high quality design and functionality.
• a site built that you can ultimately run without the help of a professional web developer.
• a site built with your future needs in mind - affiliate network, paid advertising spots, targeted site search, forum or membership area.

Of course we just happen to know a company that can take care of this entire list and more.

As always feel free to meander on over to our "I want to grow my biz page" or take a gander at our "portfolio" and feel free to drop a line or throw in your comments about the whole shebang.

And yes, we do know it's NOT officially Shameless Self Promotion Day (A day we all love and await with much anticipation, bated breath and general all around excitement)…but look, it just HAPPENED to come up…