Piet Bakkes and myself (Paul van Wyk) decided to open a new panel beating business in Cape Town. We initially purchased a franchise, but soon realised that we were better educated and experienced to run our own business. We developed a new name and image for our business called acciDent Guru in Paarden Eiland.
We decided to contract Rudi Schlieben from Equadoor Web Design & Marketing Servicesto assist us with the development of the website and electronic marketing campaign. From the outset, we were very impressed and satisfied with the service received from Rudi and his team. Apart from the fact that we were struggling to find time (while getting the business up and running) to share the relevant information with Rudi, we were surprised when he managed to set up an excellent looking website that has received very favourable comments from our clients. Rudi also managed to market our business on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter and search engines like Google.
Although we hardly had any time to give Rudi the relevant input into the demo website, he still managed to adapt it to our needs and preference by researching other similar international websites. We recently found more time to spend on the website and we were also pleasantly surprised by the “user-friendliness” of the management of the website. Apart from the fact that we are perhaps “technologically challenged” when it comes to e-business and IT matters, we found the website very easy to work with and to do updates, from loading new photo’s to adding additional text and pages.
We can recommend Equadoor Web Design & Marketing Services to any business looking at increasing their exposure on the internet. We only received excellent client service and satisfaction and we will definitely use Rudi and his team for any future web design and marketing services that we may require.
Thank you for an amazing workshop. I received more than expected in a one day workshop. Not only do I know now how to create a beautiful website, you gave me the tools to promote my website and make it really work for my business. Thank you for the extra information and the CD that you’ve included. It is a lot of information and I am still busy processing it. Real value for my money. Can’t wait for the next workshop.
“Ek beveel graag Rudi Schlieben se werkswinkel aan. Ek is ‘n besigheids eienaar en ek het geweldig baie geleer. My tyd wat ek aan bemarking bestee is aansienlik minder en die resultate is ongelooflik. Ek dink elke persoon moet ten minste een van sy werkswinkels bywoon, of jy net ‘n werknemer is en of jy jou eie besigheid besit, doen jouself die guns en maak kontak met Rudi. Dit is ‘n belegging wat jou oor die lang duur baie geld gaan spaar”
Every business needs to take a strategic approach to incorporating social media into their PR and marketing plans. Social media marketing and the businesses that utilize it have become more sophisticated. More small businesses are beginning to understand how to best leverage online tools to build a community and recognize that engagement and interaction are the foundations of social media marketing, but most don’t know what’s next.
Sign up for Equadoor’s Social Media Marketing Service to utilize our social media marketing channels, platforms and knowledge base.
Other Important Info:
Google.com indexes our websites regularly, thus your listings will also be available within about a week of listing on Google.
Create and upload banner adverts and classified adverts on our marketing network.
Custom Meta Tags per listing enabling SEO (Search Engine Optimisation).
Advertising campaign statistics, number of views / impressions, number of clicks, number of click outs to your website if applicable.
Once you have activated your banner adverts your adverts will automatically display on a number of relevant websites in our marketing channels.
Current Active Equadoor Business Directories & Some Marketing Channels:
Since online marketing is more than just web, mobile, and search, here are
13 Social Media Stats You Need to Know:Reviews Influence Purchase Decisions
90% of consumers say positive online reviews influenced buying decisions
86% said buying decisions were influenced by negative online reviews
Dimensional Research “Customer Service and Business Results: A Survey of Customer Service from Mid-Size Companies” April 2013 Social Media Drives Increased Sharing of Customer Service Experiences
45% share bad customer service experiences via social media
30% share good customer service experiences
58% are more likely to share their customer services experience stories now than they were five years ago
Dimensional Research “Customer Service and Business Results: A Survey of Customer Service from Mid-Size Companies” April 2013 How SMBs Feel About Social Media According to an October 2012 marketing survey by Vertical Response, small business owners definitely think they need to be on social media and are pouring more time and money into it:
2/3 use Facebook; ½ use Twitter
Nearly half spend over 6 hours a week at it
1/4 spend 6 to 10 hours
Many are buckling under the added social media marketing workload:
1/3 said they’d like to spend less time on it and say finding good content to share was the biggest time commitment
Nearly four times the number of small businesses are increasing their social media budget versus those that are decreasing.
How Consumers Feel About Social Media
69 percent of consumers are more likely to use a local business if it has information available on a social media site (2010 Local Search Usage Study)
81% of consumers who use social media expect businesses to respond on social sites (Local Search Usage Study: Bridging The Caps, From Search to Sales, comScore and TMP Directional Marketing)
What’s the ROI of Social Media?
Companies with the highest levels of social activity grew their sales on average of 18% per year
Companies with the least amount of social activity saw their sales decline 6% per year.
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Every business needs to take a strategic approach to incorporating social media into their PR and marketing plans. Social media marketing and the businesses that utilize it have become more sophisticated. More small businesses are beginning to understand how to best leverage online tools to build a community and recognize that engagement and interaction are the foundations of social media marketing, but most don’t know what’s next.
