Posts Tagged ‘keyword’

10,000 Auto Parts: A Part For Every Occasion

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

When Claude Greiner, the owner of Teddy Bears Auto Salvage, wanted to increase his business, he knew that increasing traffic to his website would make the difference. So he contacted LocalDirective. We thoroughly interviewed the owner of Teddy Bears to determine exactly what his internet marketing needs were. This included geographical marketing to pinpoint exactly who Teddy Bears Auto Salvage’s customers were and where they were located. Claude answered detailed questions about his business goals. LocalDirective did the rest.

The Challenge

Many of Teddy Bear’s customers were located within a 30-mile radius of the salvage yard. Because of the demand of specific auto parts that Teddy Bear carried, the salvage yard also has clientele outside of the local area who had their orders shipped. This included wholesale accounts, specifically other auto parts stores who bought from Teddy Bears and resold to their local clientele.

The Goal

As outlined by LocalDirective, the internet marketing goal was to increase both the local traffic that physically came to the store, as well as state- and nation-wide traffic who called in and had their parts delivered by freight. This included increasing the sales from wholesale accounts.

The Strategy

The market strategy was to match specific auto parts to a specific radius based on a profitability calculation. The number of keywords was increased to over 10,000 to include all the auto parts that Teddy Bear normally carried. The overall strategy was to increase both revenues and profits, matching the response rate to the capacity of personal to handle the business generated.

 The Details

The search engines which were targeted for this ongoing campaign are Google, Yahoo, AOL & MSN. Teddy Bear’s total monthly budget is $5,000.

And the Results Are In

The number of visitors to 15 target landing pages average 3,561 per month. The number of visitors to the high profit pages average  a whopping 43% or 1,103 visitors per month. The number of contact forms completed average 190 per month, while the average number of phone calls generated are 366 per month.

 Accolades

The best compliments we can receive are the comments from satisfied customers who are often amazed at their quick results. What does Claude Greiner, owner of Teddy Bears Auto Salvage say? “This has gotten more response than all of my other advertising combined, including online and print yellow page directories, which had previously been my top advertising vehicles.” Perfect!

SEO: Rankings Are Not The End All

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

On the surface it always seems better to be on top. We want to win, to be the best, and having our business highest ranking on the search engine results page feels great. But remember why you created an online presence in the first place: Leads and conversions. You want quality contacts that generate revenue. Having a high ranking keyword is great if it brings you to your goal. However, there are other things to consider.

In The One Mistake That Many CEOs Make About SEO, this problem is identified. The fact is, the top position is only as good as the performance of that keyword. SEO is about finding keywords that generate a ROI (return on investment). If a keyword has a good ROI, it’s a priority keyword. However, it if doesn’t, then reconsider insisting that keyword be top ranking, even if it is a relevant term in your field.

Consider the possibility that a relevant keyword may be more relevant to another industry. It could be that the traffic that the keyword attracts is not the customer that generates revenue for your business. It’s that simple.

What’s the cure? Hire a SEO agency that you can trust and that will do a thorough keyword analysis and keyword research. Educate yourself so that you know enough to understand what is going on; don’t be in the dark. Check the numbers; the statistics won’t lie. If you understand enough about what’s going on that you can appreciate the results of your SEO campaign, you are on your way to meeting your goal of leads and conversions.