11 Ways Computer Consulting Businesses Attract the Right Website Visitors (Webinar Slides)
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Have you noticed that many of your marketing channels aren’t working as well as they used to? You’re not alone. The game has changed…drastically. Is your company really prepared for this? With 57% of the typical B2B sales cycle over before most decision makers contact any vendor (source: CEB), it's critical for your business to get found in that initial search. You’ll learn how in this very special one hour webinar. Within the slide deck, you'll also learn how you can free access to the full 1 hour webinar recording.
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11 Ways Computer Consulting Businesses Attract the Right Website Visitors (Webinar Slides)
- 1. SPHomeRun.com 11Ways Computer Consulting Businesses Attract the Right Website Visitors #sphomerun
- 2. SPHomeRun.com Questions • GoToWebinar Questions Panel (or) • Twitter hashtag #sphomerun Recording & Slides • Will be e-mailed to all attendees within two business days of the event
- 3. SPHomeRun.com To Get Free Access to the Recording of This 1 Hour Webinar, Visit http://www.sphomerun.com/11- ways-computer-consulting- businesses-attract-the-right- website-visitors-webinar
- 4. SPHomeRun.com Joshua Feinberg Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer SP Home Run Inc. Helps growing IT channel companies get found by the right decision makers, in the right places, at the right time Former VAR, IT consultant, MCSE, Microsoft content provider, and IBM rep Follow @joshua_feinberg on Twitter
- 5. SPHomeRun.com Outline The Game Changed 1. Website Copywriting 2. Blog Writing 3. On-Page Search Optimization
- 6. SPHomeRun.com Outline 4. Off-Page Link Building 5. Local SEO 6. Social Media Marketing
- 8. SPHomeRun.com 10. Podcast Production 11. Co-Marketing Campaigns
- 9. SPHomeRun.com Engage in the conversation on Twitter #sphomerun
- 10. SPHomeRun.com A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
- 11. SPHomeRun.com Before Tweetups or Hangouts…
- 12. SPHomeRun.com Image: brizzle born and bred When everyone watched the same
- 13. SPHomeRun.com Image: Five Starr Photos ( Aussiefordadverts) When media controlled information
- 14. SPHomeRun.com Image: Alden Jewell Car buying was simple & 1-sided
- 15. SPHomeRun.com Image: Alden Jewell Who needed eBay or Amazon?
- 16. SPHomeRun.com Image: AZAdam “Everything” was in the catalog
- 17. SPHomeRun.com Image: Alden Jewell Even 1960s couldn’t stop Madison Av
- 18. SPHomeRun.com Image: Infrogmation Where many sales funnels started
- 19. SPHomeRun.com Image: x-ray delta one Want more TV shows to watch?
- 20. SPHomeRun.com Image: Todd Ehlers Too lazy to get up from your chair?
- 21. SPHomeRun.com Image: Cristiano Betta Computing starts to get personal
- 22. SPHomeRun.com Image: Accretion Disc And changes the workplace forever
- 23. SPHomeRun.com Image: scriptingnews But gatekeepers still control info
- 24. SPHomeRun.com Image: cote Print media empires still thrive
- 25. SPHomeRun.com Then along comes portability
- 26. SPHomeRun.com Image: codepo8 And an on-ramp to the Internet
- 27. SPHomeRun.com Image: Tomas Pihl And the roots of mobile are planted
- 28. SPHomeRun.com Image: mueritz Even our kids are entranced
- 29. SPHomeRun.com Image: toprankonlinemarketing But, the bad guys take it way too far
- 32. SPHomeRun.com Image: toprankonlinemarketing Trade shows start going virtual
- 33. SPHomeRun.com Image: tPaul Hudson Apple finally gets mobile right
- 34. SPHomeRun.com Image: Paulo Ordoveza Make that insanely right!
- 35. SPHomeRun.com Image: JNFerree Social media spreads like wildfire
- 36. SPHomeRun.com Image: Flyinace2000 TV commercials are history
- 42. SPHomeRun.com So with 57% of the typical B2B sales cycle over before decision makers contact anyone… Source:CEBGroup
- 43. SPHomeRun.com the only question is very simple, but profoundly important to your survival:
- 44. SPHomeRun.com Will your company be found? (Or will you become invisible and irrelevant?)
- 45. SPHomeRun.com If your marketing still looks like it did 5 years ago, your company’s future is in danger.
- 46. SPHomeRun.com Engage in the conversation on Twitter #sphomerun
- 47. SPHomeRun.com Outline The Game Changed 1. Website Copywriting 2. Blog Writing 3. On-Page Search Optimization
- 48. SPHomeRun.com Attracting more website visitors is not the goal
- 49. SPHomeRun.com The goal is to attract more website visitors that a) Convert to leads and b) Become new clients
- 50. SPHomeRun.com How do we know who we’re looking to attract? Excellent question!
- 51. SPHomeRun.com Start with a super-crisp definition of your ideal client
- 52. SPHomeRun.com IT services that your firm can profitably deliver with its current skill set to its target client base in a given geographic area
- 53. SPHomeRun.com Then start gathering information on clients and potential clients Image: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- 54. SPHomeRun.com • Surveys • Persona interviews Image: Daniel Oines
- 55. SPHomeRun.com • What is their day like? • What problems do they have? • What are their goals?
- 56. SPHomeRun.com • How do they research IT products and services? • Where do they hang out online? Offline? • What do they search?
- 57. SPHomeRun.com Use the survey results and persona interviews to start your keyword research
- 58. SPHomeRun.com 3 Keyword Research factors to consider: • Persona • Monthly “inventory” • Competition level
- 59. SPHomeRun.com Website Copywriting: Picture may be worth 1,000 words – and visual content is hot – but Google and visitors motivated by your words
- 60. SPHomeRun.com 10 years ago, OK to have a static 20-30 page brochure website If you need leads, you must think differently
- 61. SPHomeRun.com Google has been able to measure website update frequency pretty much since day one
- 62. SPHomeRun.com Google+, Google Apps, Google accounts, Gmail, and other logged in services (via SSL) broadcast your websites’ stickiness and relevancy
- 63. SPHomeRun.com What’s the easiest way to frequently create highly relevant content on your website?
- 64. SPHomeRun.com Outline The Game Changed 1. Website Copywriting 2. Blog Writing 3. On-Page Search Optimization
- 66. SPHomeRun.com 66% of those that blog weekly acquire clients through their websites Source: HubSpot State of Inbound Marketing
- 67. SPHomeRun.com 78% of those that blog daily acquire clients through their websites Source: HubSpot State of Inbound Marketing
- 68. SPHomeRun.com 92% of those that blog multiple times a day acquire clients through their websites Source: HubSpot State of Inbound Marketing
- 70. SPHomeRun.com Bonus blogging tip: All blog posts should always include a picture above the fold. What really pops? Food, kittens, and cute kids
- 71. SPHomeRun.com Engage in the conversation on Twitter #sphomerun
- 72. SPHomeRun.com Outline The Game Changed 1. Website Copywriting 2. Blog Writing 3. On-Page Search Optimization
- 73. SPHomeRun.com On-Page Search Optimization After selecting a good keyword phrase, where should it go?
- 74. SPHomeRun.com • Title • Meta description • Image ALT tag • 1st paragraph • A few times mentioned naturally within the body of the blog post • Within headings/subheadings • Bolded text • Anchor text links
- 75. SPHomeRun.com • Write for your readers (people) • Not for search engine “spiders” • Remember, it’s the readers that can convert to leads and materialize into paying clients Image: basibanget
- 76. SPHomeRun.com Outline 4. Off-Page Link Building 5. Local SEO 6. Social Media Marketing
- 77. SPHomeRun.com Off-Page Link Building Inbound links from relevant authority sites are “votes”
- 78. SPHomeRun.com Don’t attempt to game the system You’ll get caught and severely penalized
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- 80. SPHomeRun.com Outline 4. Off-Page Link Building 5. Local SEO 6. Social Media Marketing
- 82. SPHomeRun.com “Local Search Engine Optimization is a specific kind of online marketing, and blurs the lines between traditional SEO and Social Media.” David Mihm, GetListed.org
- 83. SPHomeRun.com Outline 4. Off-Page Link Building 5. Local SEO 6. Social Media Marketing
- 84. SPHomeRun.com Social Media Marketing • Listen and Interact • Post status updates • Share valuable 3rd party resources (3:1)
- 85. SPHomeRun.com Social Media Marketing How do you decide where to focus your efforts?
- 86. SPHomeRun.com Social Media Marketing Ask your clients and potential clients where they hang out
- 87. SPHomeRun.com Engage in the conversation on Twitter #sphomerun
- 89. SPHomeRun.com Presentation Development Got PowerPoint files sitting around collecting dust?
- 90. SPHomeRun.com Presentation Development Add to Slideshare with relevant CTA
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- 95. SPHomeRun.com Presentation Development Re-purpose valuable blog posts as Slideshare presentations
- 96. SPHomeRun.com Presentation Development Add to Slideshare with relevant CTA http://www.slideshare.net/sphomerun
- 98. SPHomeRun.com Screencast Production • Website walkthroughs • Demos • Tutorials • Webinar recordings
- 99. SPHomeRun.com Screencast Production Re-purpose valuable blog posts into narrated screencasts with relevant CTAs
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- 101. SPHomeRun.com Screencast Production Power Tip: Invest in a decent headset for good sound quality
- 103. SPHomeRun.com PR News releases should no longer be written just for media Write for all stakeholders
- 104. SPHomeRun.com PR: News Releases • On page SEO strategy • Social sharing • Anchor text linking • Relevant CTA
- 105. SPHomeRun.com Source: Alesia Krush for Content Marketing Institute
- 106. SPHomeRun.com PR Some value to external distribution, but don’t overspend Hard to quantify -- a moving target
- 107. SPHomeRun.com PR For distribution, think Goldilocks: • Usually $300-$500 = overkill • But steer clear of free services
- 108. SPHomeRun.com 10. Podcast Production 11. Co-Marketing Campaigns
- 109. SPHomeRun.com Image: Bill Norton Who else wants to be a talk radio host?
- 110. SPHomeRun.com Consider a multi-pronged strategy to maximize the reach of your podcast
- 111. SPHomeRun.com • Record as .MP4 video (YouTube) • Export .MP3 audio (iTunes) • Write a blog post and embed both formats
- 112. SPHomeRun.com Power Tip: Order a transcript and add to YouTube description and blog post
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- 116. SPHomeRun.com 10. Podcast Production 11. Co-Marketing Campaigns
- 117. SPHomeRun.com Co-Marketing Campaigns No IT channel firm (even a solo proprietor) is too small to have partners
- 118. SPHomeRun.com Host Joshua Feinberg is joined by Craig Sharp, Owner and Manager at Abussi Ltd in Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- 120. SPHomeRun.com For small generalist IT companies: 1. Accountants 2. Apple Mac Consultants 3. CRM Specialists 4. Microsoft SharePoint Specialists 5. Legacy Systems Specialists 6. Vertical Market Experts 7. IT Security Experts 8. Software Developers 9. System Builders
- 121. SPHomeRun.com Co-Marketing Campaigns • Target similar size • Complementary, not competitive
- 122. SPHomeRun.com Example: SP Home Run Partner Program • IT channel thought leaders • Inbound marketing agencies
- 123. SPHomeRun.com Every IT channel firm will define its partner program a little differently Our starting point: • Reciprocal guest blogging • Co-author and co-market white papers • Appear on each other’s podcast • Co-produce and co-market webinars
- 124. SPHomeRun.com Making it a “real” channel program: • If local, get all your partners together a few times a year for partner-only events (huge value in being the connector) • If global (like SP Home Run), do it virtually • Add a partner-only community to get partners working together
- 125. SPHomeRun.com Image: Alan Light “Talk amongst yourselves” (SNL)
- 126. SPHomeRun.com Phase 2 in the works: • Lead generation CPA program • Referral bonus • Revenue sharing
- 128. SPHomeRun.com Review The Game Changed 1. Website Copywriting 2. Blog Writing 3. On-Page Search Optimization
- 129. SPHomeRun.com Outline 4. Off-Page Link Building 5. Local SEO 6. Social Media Marketing
- 131. SPHomeRun.com 10. Podcast Production 11. Co-Marketing Campaigns
- 132. SPHomeRun.com Every piece of content that you develop should always include a Call to Action (CTA)
- 133. SPHomeRun.com This webinar’s CTA is… Image: James Lee Drum roll please….
- 135. SPHomeRun.com If you need • more leads • better marketing results • more clients Sign up for your Free Inbound Marketing Assessment http://www.sphomerun.com/freema
- 136. SPHomeRun.com Inbound Marketing Assessment includes: • 60 minute conversation by phone/online with an Inbound Marketing Certified consultant • a basic review of your strategy • opportunities to improve your results • how your marketing compares to your competitors • how your website can generate more qualified leads http://www.sphomerun.com/freema
- 137. SPHomeRun.com http://www.sphomerun.com/freema Thank you for joining us for today’s webinar!
- 138. SPHomeRun.com • © 2013 SP Home Run Inc. • SP Home Run is a registered trademark of SP Home Run Inc. • All Worldwide Rights Reserved. http://www.sphomerun.com/freema
- 139. SPHomeRun.com To Get Free Access to the Recording of This 1 Hour Webinar, Visit http://www.sphomerun.com/11- ways-computer-consulting- businesses-attract-the-right- website-visitors-webinar