I wonder if you’ve been following the latest on Harlan Kilstein. 

He recently announced his course Tactic 7.  I have to say, if you have a business and you plan on growing it you should try and get into his program.

I went to the seminar when he held it live and I walked away from the first day with so many Aha! moments it was crazy.  The first day was darn near the price of admission.

He goes over so many concepts that when you’re in the thick of things you tend to forget.

He really takes you through the fold.

Now, the things you have to consider when you watch Tactic 7 is Harlan Kilstein’s teaching style.  He likes to give you plenty of examples and show you exactly what he talks about.  And if you’re not an action taker… it’s probably not for you.  But if you are.. then it’s perfect.

For the people out there wondering if Harlan Kilstein is a scam… I can assure you he’s not.

He’s a stand up guy that cares about the people he teaches.

The one thing I’ve found is if you hate Harlan Kilstein it won’t last after you attend one of his seminars.

He’s full of knowledge and give you the tools to get where you need to go.

Ok, that’s all for now. 

If you want to find out more about Harlan Kilstein and Tactic 7 you can go to Tactic7.com

Till next time…

Jay Simcic

For starters every small business, online or offline, should consider the impact of using SEO techniques to improve their search rankings on the internet. 

Everyday more people are searching online for the the things they need and want.  It’s not just about finding that one item they can only find on the internet.   Those days are gone.

No, it’s people doing research, reading reviews, finding out everything they can about a business before they shop or work with them.  Internet marketing and SEO is here to stay and now its a matter of keeping up.

You see, SEO is now part of marketing a business properly.  It’s on par with Yellow Pages advertising, newspaper advertising, direct mail, and radio/tv advertising.  SEO is a powerful tool to use in your marketing arsenal and for local businesses the competition is still weak.  That means you can take advantage of SEO and what Stompernet has to offer.

Stompernet is one of the top SEO training companies out there today.  And they’re giving away a FREE 7-part Course on getting Top Search Engine Rankings.  If you’re interested at all in improving the traffic you get to your website and the number of leads you pickup, I suggest you visit Stompernet and get this free course.  It only costs your email address. 

Here’s the link

Stompernet – 7 Deadly SEO Mistakes

It’s packed with great information that you should consider implementing on your website.  It’s easy fun and you just might make some extra money from a free course.

It’s a no brainer.

So many people get information about SEO from dozens of sources.  I would say that Stompernet is the foremost authority on SEO in the market today.  They do all the testing for you.

You should check it out.

Here’s the link one last time.

Stompernet – 7 Deadly SEO Mistakes

One other area, that we’ll talk about another day, that you should consider looking into as a small business is PPC.  Using pay-per-click advertising in your marketing arsenal can produce a high return on investment when you get it done right.

Many local businesses aren’t looking to PPC as a viable advertising tool right now and they should.   For the same reasons SEO is important for local business, PPC is too.  Let’s face it, people are using the internet for nearly everything they do.  Don’t you think you should have a presence when they’re looking for what you offer.

Do me a favor. 

Leave me a comment here on the blog or sign up for my email list and tell me what business you’re in.  I’ll start doing posts about specific businesses and how you can improve your traffic both online and offline, improve conversions, generate more profits, and much more.  

Just look on the top right of the blog here and you’ll see where you can get on my list.  Just hit reply and tell me what’s on your mind.

Till next time…

Jay Simcic

P.S.  Take advantage of the Stompernet – 7 Deadly SEO Mistakes for FREE while you still can.  Just click the link and you’ll be taken to their page. 

There are changes happening at Google for local search marketing that could improve your opportunities of getting noticed.

This goes for all businesses.

Think about the impact would be if you had a #1 position in Google for your local business.

Ok, so what’s going on.

For starters Google is starting to include local search matches in their regular search results.

That means if you search for “accountant”, Google will check out your IP address to determine your location, and provide you a list of local search results for “accountant”.  It will then give you a list of the 10 local accountants who are in Google Local Business Center.

That means, if you’re an accountant or own an accounting firm you should have your Google maps info up to date in the Google Local Business Center.

Here’s the link

Google Local Business Center

All you have to do is go there, create a Google account if you don’t have one already, and follow the directions.

What that will do is give searchers a map to your store, along with your phone number and website address.

Here’s an example…

Now, what you see here is what will show up when you search for “accountant”. This will be lower in the search engine than a few other searches but when you narrow it down to “your_city accountant” you can bet these listings will be closer to the top.

All this means is that local search marketing should be something every business takes a look at to see that it would benefit them.

It’s really easy to do and takes less than five minutes. Of course there are other steps you can take to improve your success in marketing and improving your profits but we’ll save those for another time.

Till next time,

Jay Simcic
Profit Convergence, Inc.

P.S.  There are many things you can do to improve your search engine rankings and improve your overall local search marketing.  If you’d like to discuss some options, give me a call at 336-775-6606 and we can chat about how we can improve your business.