Hello All!

I want to take the time to thank all of you for visiting the site. Tons of thanks to all of my awesome clients! Just a little piece of information.. dun dun dun! I have re-branded the company as Engage Marketing LLC. New website, new Facebook page, the whole 9 yards. We still offer all of the same services, focusing on local internet marketing, mobile marketing, and website design.

Check out the look of the new company here!

Thanks Again!

Justin Grier
Owner – Engage Marketing LLC

Yup.. more preaching about Google’s local results. I just wanted to show some results so you all don’t think I’m full of it and trying to sell you some services that do not even work! Keep reading then check out my Packages / Pricing page for more info!

The first result is for my personal company.. well one aspect of it anyway. I do Social Media Management for businesses so the targeted search term I went for is “Social Media Management Atlanta GA.”

And the organic results for the same term:

Another company I work with is Final Finish Mobile Auto Detailing located in Canton, GA. Here are the results for “mobile detailing Canton GA.” Google “mobile detailing Cumming GA” and “mobile detailing Woodstock GA” as well to see them in the #1 spot for these cities.

I charge a very reasonable rate for these services. As little as $75.00 can get your company started! After that.. payment depends purely on results; you only get billed the monthly charge after you see results! Please check out my Packages / Pricing page for more information or give me a call directly at 678-549-0999 for more information.

Map showing Google local search results for Final Finish, a company that I currently work with. Search term is "mobile detailing woodstock ga".

With almost half of Google search results including a city or zip code, your business can’t afford to overlook local search marketing results. The majority of people today use Google, Yahoo, and other like search engines to search for businesses, services, or products in their general vicinity; and the percentage is only increasing. If your company isn’t investing any time or money into internet marketing, I would suggest you start now before your competition gets too far ahead of you!

The unfortunate part of most small businesses today is the amount of money spent on advertising. Well, I shouldn’t say the amount of money spent is unfortunate… the amount of money spent on useless advertising is unfortunate. I’ve spoken with dozens of clients about their marketing and advertising plans and costs, and the simple truth is most of them have no idea what their return on investment with each of these ventures is! They are continuously spending thousands of dollars each month on advertising when they have no idea if it’s actually working. It’s just something that they are used to doing month after month so they continue the process. Now, I’m not saying that this advertising isn’t working. If these businesses are still in operation, obviously something’s going right. But, what if you could spend a fraction of current costs on other means of advertising to get double or triple the results? Sounds good, doesn’t it? Well, that’s where the internet comes into play.

There’s different options when doing online marketing through Google for example. You have local results, Google’s Adwords (pay-per-click), and organic results. The big one here is local results! This is where most businesses are seeing a lot of return for little investment. If you’re currently using Google Adwords and it’s working for you, great! But the fact is, less and less people are paying attention to those paid ads Google puts on the top and right side of the page. The main focus now is in the middle of the page where you see the map of your city (local results). And of course under that are the organic search results.

So, back to the local results. A lot of small companies out there have no idea how to utilize this feature through Google. The best part… it’s FREE! All you need is a Google account and you’re ready to start plugging in information about your company. This is also the tricky part. If you’re listing a business for the first time, it could be months, or even never, before your listing is placed in spots A-G. This is where my services, and companies like mine, come into play. I optimize local listings to improve the time needed to be indexed, as well as the possibility of getting into one of those top 7 spots on the first page of the local results. Anyone can put their basic information in, but chances are your competitors that are showing up in the first 1-2 spots hired someone to do it for them.

All said and done, here is my challenge to you:

Look at your advertising campaigns and calculate exactly how much you’re spending on each. Then, figure out how many customers or possible leads you get from that campaign. Last, divide the advertising cost by the number of customers/leads/phone calls. For example: You spend $1,000 a month for a magazine ad. This ad brings in 25 customers for the month. $1,000 / 25 = $40.00… so $40.00 is how much you are paying for each lead generated. That can be pretty expensive for a small business.

Finally, hand over your local search marketing to me, or another similar company for a few months (only because it’ll take some time to see results), track the results, and at the end of the month, do the same cost-per-lead analysis. I can guarantee you will be amazed and probably cancel most of your other advertising…

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JWGrier.com is now up and running! Please visit the Services and Packages pages for more information regarding our services.

Our passions lie in graphic design, marketing (especially internet marketing), and social media management. My team and I strive to help businesses grow and make a positive impact on the community surrounding them. We provide training and services that make this sometimes confusing online/design world easier to understand and grasp, while making it work in a positive way for your business.