'tis been 3 months

Its been a long time since I posted here mostly due to demand for my SEO services but I haven't entirely forgotten you, my dear blog reader.

Plans are in place to improve the branding of All Things Web together with a whole host of exciting marketing material to generate even more work in my capacity as a dedicated SEO consultant.

Things are moving forward at a rapid rate and it is more than likely this blog will be moved to within my own domain, with its own uniquely custom design that might, just might, set the SEO world alight... ok maybe not that much but one has to be ambitious. ;)

I have also been asked to guest blog elsewhere with a prestigious web design agency in Bristol but I also intend to do likewise with other great contacts I have in the web marketing (and web development) industry to further increase my contact network sphere.

I'm looking positively into the future, things are great for me (and certainly for my clients too) - I'd like to invite you to join me on the forthcoming journey my
business is going to take in 2008!

Thanks for sticking with me.

Curious response to an SEO web enquiry

I was emailed a few times through the All Things Web site by a company requesting details on an SEO consultation and training in online marketing to help them with their website.

I fired back a personalised email each time advising what I could do for them (and the VALUE I would bring to their business) and each time they replied with more details and how interested they were.

I chose today to give them a quick call rather than keep emailing which is not my preferred method of communication and ask to speak to the young lady who had emailed me.

The response I got was quite odd especially after the amount of emails we had "traded".

She had made her mind up that she had figured out "in 10 minutes" what was required to SEO her website and no longer had need of my potential SEO services.

This young lady then made it clear she would not be going forward (which is fine by me with such a poor attitude) and prevented me from continuing the conversation. If she had let me she could have likely gleaned more from me as I would have at least quickly ensured she was on the right tracks with her SEO efforts.

Instead its a shame as looking at their site they've carried out some "SEO" and already there are serious keyword stuffing mistakes on the page..... I never did get the chance to tell her and I must admit its unlikely I'll be phoning back anytime soon.

Not all of us online marketers do the hard sell and a lot of us actually exist to help others and take great pride and pleasure in having a part in increasing a clients level of business.... take note next time you have an experienced web marketing bod on the phone... :)

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