General FAQ'S
Why do I have to sign up for 12 months?
_You don't have to sign up for 12 months
if you pre-pay for all the online assets built and acquired for you;
i.e. Video Production/Voice Over, Video Marketing and optimization video
integration to other online assets like service directories and review
sites, development of your mobile local smart site, mobile site seo and
marketing, creation of Social Media assets, Custom Branding, directory
submission, reviews, your local map profile submission, map citations
and map seo. If we spread the annual cost over 12 months we are
essentially financing all the work we did in the first 4 months to
develop the assets and get your guaranteed 1st Page Placements at the
end of the 12 month agreement you will own all the assets we developed
for you. It’s important for success. It takes a lot of time and
cognitive effort to ensure that a business is ranked well. All of Image Results Local SEO packages are designed for long term growth and
success. It takes 12 months to dominate your local area through
continuous updates and rounding out of your directory profiles to start
getting new customers and get as many 1st page placements you can.
WHAT HAPPENS at the end of MY 12 MONTH AGREEMENT?
We only work with one business in each industry in your local area, if you resign 30 days before your current agreement date ends and we don’t have to remarket your area you will see no price increase and be eligible for free service upgrades and service additions to increase your local presence.
What if I don't want to do a 12 MONTH AGREEMENT?
That's okay. You would although have to do at least a 4 month agreement which is our Time Line for the 1st Page Placements. For the non pre-payment monthly hosting cost. After the 4 months you can go month to month or upgrade your agreement for a lower monthly agreement hosting cost. Remember though you need to stay on board with our services for a 12 month minimum in order to own all the online assets built and acquired for you.
How long before I show up on THE FIRST PAGE OF GOOGLE?
Image Results Guarantee’s 1st page placement in a 120 day time frame which brings all services full circle.
Video – 30 days to 60 days
Google Map – 90 days to 120 days
Mobile Local Smart Site – 120 days
Video – 30 days to 60 days
Google Map – 90 days to 120 days
Mobile Local Smart Site – 120 days
How is this different from the SEO I have done in the past?
Most companies focus on just getting your website as close to the first page as they can yet promising 1st page placement. Reality is that most of the first page is taken up by pay per click ads and the local map. The organic listing area for most industries in most areas are dominated by directories like Yelp, Merchant Circle, Service Master, Urban spoon and Trip Advisor. All these directories are opportunities to get your website on page one of google with your profile, video, pictures and contact information and a link to your mobile local smart site. In fact you can get multiple 1st page placements this way. 84% of buying decisions are made from the local map THAT’S REALITY; your SEO should include that. Video is the chosen media over just reading alone, and can be optimized to page 1 of google and linked back to your mobile local smart site and used on your map listing and in your directories profiles. These are the differences from what you have traditionally not done in the past. These are the things that make the difference between winning and losing, page 1 or not...
How do I know this is paying off?
Results vary based on your location and size of area as well as the amount of competition located in your area. With monthly analytic reports and call tracking you are able to see your online traffic as well as track each call you get so both you and us will know your marketing is working for you, and you can get the most from our products and services as well as a piece of mind.
ARE YOU AFFILIATED WITH GOOGLE?
No...We are not an affiliation or partner of Google. However our local SEO and marketing experts have a great understanding of how google online marketing products and strategies work based on how and why google develop the products and strategies for use as well as best practices for maximum results. Knowing how to combine these strategies and perform the daily and monthly activities and updates to maintain high exposure and 1st page Google rankings is the difference between one marketing company and another. We have no official partnership or affiliation with Google.
Map FAQ's
WHAT IS A LOCAL MAP PROFILE?
When you have the local map up on the first page of Google and you drag your curser across the listings over on the right you will see their profile pop up. On it you will find pictures, hours, contact info, menus, services, coupons, Etc. And their video if they have one. This profile has been deemed the replacement to the full page yellow page ad. In fact: 84% of searchers make a decision off the local map with 97% not shopping past the first page.
WHAT ARE CITATIONS?
A business citation is an online listing of a business. The typical business citation includes basic business information such as company name, address, and phone number to a citation website directory like (ex: yelp.com, merchantcircle.com, foursquare.com for example). Reason why citations are important is because they are known to influence both your google Places listing as well as other organic search results that are related to your website, blog, or other digital assets. Citations are most effective when periodically updated and verified for accuracy.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET MY MAP PROFILE ON PAGE 1?
Map listing’s typically take 90 days to 120 days to appear. During this time work on citations and profiles in those directories is done along with GPS submission to all the sites and Apps that utilize GPS driving directions like Tom Tom. Garman, and yelp for example.
DO YOU HELP US WITH OUR MAP PROFILE?
Yes we will help you round out your map profile with pictures your video all your contact info, and links so that you have a profile that is more complete and more attractive than your competition on the map.
Video FAQ'S
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF VIDEO?
A Picture is worth a 1,000 words… You’ve heard that before right? Well according to university research a 1 minute video is worth 1.8 million words and people would rather see what you have to offer versus read what you have to offer; plus video gets optimized to the search engines separate from your website under its own keywords and you can put it on your website and local directories like yelp, city search and more, as well as your social media and even the coupon sites you participate in. Your video can be put everywhere putting you in front of your competition.
WHAT IS A MONTAGE VIDEO?
A Montage Video is a 30 to 45 second video using pictures that you provide or pictures that we have in our industry standard library with professional script writing, voice over and a graphical call to action at the end all about your business.
WHAT IS VIDEO SEO (VSEO)?
Video gets optimized to the search engine very much like a website. You pick 3 to 4 keywords you would like to see the video POP up under on the search engine.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET MY VIDEO ON PAGE 1?
Video’s typically take 30 days to 60 days to get ranked to the first page of google under specific key words. It is not unusual to see your video rank as fast as a couple of weeks and have multiple first page placements within 120 days.
Local Mobile Smart Site FAQ'S
WHATS A MOBILE SITE?
If your Website is not configured to work on Mobile Devices you are left out……. Our designers will develop a “Mobile Friendly” version of your website making it possible to build credibility and customer loyalty. Everyone knows more than 70% of people are using their IPhone’s, Blackberry’s and other Mobile devices to find products and services. So you don’t want to pass up a Mobile Website for any reason.
WHAT DO I GET WITH SEO FOR MY LOCAL MOBILE SMART SITE?
We submit you to Google, yahoo, and MSN. We set your site up with a custom header, key words, Meta tags, internal page linking, and back linking to ensure you rank high on the search engines.
WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ENSURE A HIGHER RANKING FOR MY LOCAL MOBILE SMART SITE?
Many factors influence your ranking such as industry, geographical locations, your key words and Meta tags and your competition. Our SEO team is the experts and will outline a plan to maximize your optimization. Video helps get you to the first page as search engines are favoring video and sites with video. We also get your site on the first page through directory profiles and links which also helps your citations which helps your map listing optimization.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET MY LOCAL MOBILE SMART SITE ON PAGE 1?
It can take up to 120 days to get your Local Mobile Smart Site ranked to page one of Google with 2 of 10 specific key words, and on page one through directory links, map profile link and video links. Basically any link that resides on page one of Google that links to your Local Mobile Smart Site is a first page result and our goal is to get you multiple first page results.
WHY SHOULD I REGISTER MORE THAN ONE DOMAIN?
When you register multiple domain names you can:
- Keep your competition from registering a domain name that draws customers to them instead of you.
- Promote the different products and services you offer.
- Drive more traffic to your website.
- Enjoy more opportunities to market to – and be listed in search engines. Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the internet.
- Capture common misspellings to your domain name instead of sending visitors to an error page.
- Protect your brand and online identity from those who may have unsavory purposes.
- Domain names that have your key words in them will get you better optimization.
Social Media/Branding FAQ'S
WHAT IS SOCIAL SYNC?
Social Sync is a tool we make available to you that allow you to post to one social site like face book for example and it automatically posts to all your other social media assets instantly making your social media updates across the board easy and manageable.
DO YOU HELP ME SET UP MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS?
Yes we will help you set up your social media accounts with Facebook, Google+ and Twitter if you don’t already have them. We will also make sure that the social sync tool is hooked up and working for you.
WHAT IS BRANDING?
Branding is where we make sure that you look the same across all your online assets. For example: We would take your logo and your company colors, your slogan along with graphic components to create a look that gets used on your website, Facebook, Google+, twitter and YouTube page so potential customers without a doubt will know they are dealing with you . And Customers demand that pro look and let’s face it; it’s what gets the best responses. Get recognized across all your online presence’s and profiles with a custom branding look that fits your company’s style.