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My Review of Paul Ryan Designs and revamped website
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Post 1 made on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at 10:25
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This is long over due but better late then never, right?

Paul redid my website early this year. As many of you know the beginning half of this year was one of the toughest for me since I started down this path (officially) in 2008. Previous websites were done by me and of course our very own 39centstamp back in 2012. Mac did a great job and it served the business well in the 5+ years it was up and running. Obviously things change, google changes, etc and I just let die in the world of online marketing...I always knew in the back of my mind it needed to be dealt with but after Mac getting out of the industry and getting absurd quotes from others I just continued to say screw it, its been serving me well.

Well Aside from other local extenuating circumstances it finally caught up to me. Google classified my page as dead and I didn't even rank. My only source of online reputation was Angies List (that is dieing as well as AL is not the company it used to be) After some persuasion from a good industry friend of mine to just "Do it" and some help from Paul I decided to pull the trigger. Being as slow as I was this was a tough pill to swallow, but its a necessary evil in this world now.

Paul handled everything, he communicated well and got the direction I was hoping to go for. He steered me in the right path and I had todo very little (which was really nice) If anyone knows me im very easy going and look to guys that know their industry to set me on the right path. I mainly gave Paul the design authority todo whatever he wanted and the results are great, well thought out and look fantastic. He of course asked my opinion on things but for the most part the design and implementation has been great.

SEO has dramatically improved, I am also paying a small amount of adwords to make sure google knows I exist. There was an issue transferring my domain but this had nothing todo with Paul, it was an issue with my former hosting company. The only problem was during that time I lost email for 2 days, which was very frustrating. Paul unfortunately was extremely sick at the time and calls and texts went unanswered which is understandable given the circumstances but something at the time was a little annoying. But again, the domain transfer issue wasn't his problem, and he made sure that things finally got worked out.

As far as results of the website....I get compliments all the time on how nice it is. Sales have picked up dramatically and I can point some nice size jobs and leads to the website directly. My only issue is since googles servers have finally kicked on and see that I exist is I get a strange number of people calling to request for TV repairs. I'm not sure if this is bad ad-words or just their algorithm being goofy.

Overall I am absolutely thrilled with my experience and Paul does a great job at keeping me updated and reaching out. I wouldn't hesitate to reach out to him for a website or consultation! Fantastic experience and the work is phenomenal!

Thanks Paul!

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Post 2 made on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at 12:25
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It's a bit of genius to have TV Mounting as a category. I'll bet that most of us just think of TV mounting as something we do when putting in an entire system, but it seems to me A LOT of people will want just that, exactly that, and you invite them to be your customer by showing it as a major choice.

And that, of course, invites all the other things that go along with mounting a TV.

Great site!
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Post 3 made on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at 12:50
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Thanks Brendon. That was nice of you. 
Post 4 made on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at 18:59
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Its still amazing to me that a website makes a difference in this business. I know, I know, that sounds so crazy in todays age. I always assumed it was 100% referral and word of mouth for everyone. Given I haven't touched mine in over five years, its apparent we didn't relied on it for anything lol. 3P, glad it increased your sales! That's ALWAYS a good thing.

That said, Paul and I haven been bouncing voicemails back and forth, tag your it!, for quite a while. We finally hooked up this week. Looking forward to seeing what our new website will look like. While I don't expect sales from it, a website can be a face or first impression of a business. Heaven knows if I relied on my existing site I would be out of business! lol There are products on there that don't even exist anymore. Definitely in need of a face lift! Who knows, maybe it will generate some good leads. I don't expect that as I am doing nothing to put the website "out there". Not even sure what it takes to get into search engines, but doesn't matter, I have no interest in putting money to that side of house. My use for it will be to aid in someone making a decision to choose us, that has already found us. That's were I see the value for my biz.

This is kinda fun, like waiting on Christmas to open presents lol

(Paul is scratching his head wondering if Im ever going to fill out the paper work lol). Yup! :)
Post 5 made on Thursday July 26, 2018 at 00:12
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On July 25, 2018 at 18:59, Ranger Home said...
Its still amazing to me that a website makes a difference in this business. I know, I know, that sounds so crazy in todays age. I always assumed it was 100% referral and word of mouth for everyone. Given I haven't touched mine in over five years, its apparent we didn't relied on it for anything lol. 3P, glad it increased your sales! That's ALWAYS a good thing.

That said, Paul and I haven been bouncing voicemails back and forth, tag your it!, for quite a while. We finally hooked up this week. Looking forward to seeing what our new website will look like. While I don't expect sales from it, a website can be a face or first impression of a business. Heaven knows if I relied on my existing site I would be out of business! lol There are products on there that don't even exist anymore. Definitely in need of a face lift! Who knows, maybe it will generate some good leads. I don't expect that as I am doing nothing to put the website "out there". Not even sure what it takes to get into search engines, but doesn't matter, I have no interest in putting money to that side of house. My use for it will be to aid in someone making a decision to choose us, that has already found us. That's were I see the value for my biz.

This is kinda fun, like waiting on Christmas to open presents lol

(Paul is scratching his head wondering if Im ever going to fill out the paper work lol). Yup! :)

You better make sure you NEVER move away from your one horse town. You will be in for a mighty rude awakening.
Post 6 made on Thursday July 26, 2018 at 06:33
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On July 26, 2018 at 00:12, goldenzrule said...
You better make sure you NEVER move away from your one horse town. You will be in for a mighty rude awakening.

You have no idea how you are missing out. One horse towns are great
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Post 7 made on Thursday July 26, 2018 at 07:16
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The company I work for has never spent much on advertising because after 20+ years in business we get a lot of referrals and upgrades.

We updated the website anyway. We also decided to try and shift back to mostly local work so we did a big marketing campaign. Those two things together seem to be working. People are calling us now because googling manufacturers names brought us up on the first page of hits.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised once your new site is up.
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Post 8 made on Thursday July 26, 2018 at 09:24
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Hasbeen does websites? Who knew
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Post 9 made on Thursday July 26, 2018 at 19:40
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On July 26, 2018 at 06:33, Fins said...
You have no idea how you are missing out. One horse towns are great

As are one turtle towns at the beach. Or is that one wine bottle towns?

;-)
Post 10 made on Friday July 27, 2018 at 13:17
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That's great news. It's funny when I hear dealers say, "I don't need to do any marketing because all our business comes from referrals."

It's like the guy from Just Add Lamps saying, "I don't need to add any product categories because people come here just for lamps."
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Post 11 made on Friday July 27, 2018 at 13:42
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On July 27, 2018 at 13:17, juliejacobson said...
That's great news. It's funny when I hear dealers say, "I don't need to do any marketing because all our business comes from referrals."

Are you saying it is not possible to have a going business without marketing? And that repeat and referral business could not be enough?
There is no truth anymore. Only assertions. The internet world has no interest in truth, only vindication for preconceived assumptions.
Post 12 made on Friday July 27, 2018 at 15:17
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On July 27, 2018 at 13:42, tomciara said...
Are you saying it is not possible to have a going business without marketing? And that repeat and referral business could not be enough?

Surely not. We have spent a total of $89 in the last 10 years on marketing (not counting biz cards). And that was for ink pens because we use them lol.

Business is as busy as ever. Not saying this is how it works for everyone or any/every company. Works for us. And damn happy about that.
Post 13 made on Friday July 27, 2018 at 15:31
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On July 27, 2018 at 13:42, tomciara said...
Are you saying it is not possible to have a going business without marketing? And that repeat and referral business could not be enough?

No, I'm saying: Of course all your business is coming from referrals. Because you don't do marketing.

If you did marketing, maybe some business would come from ... marketing.
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Post 14 made on Friday July 27, 2018 at 21:02
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On July 27, 2018 at 15:31, juliejacobson said...
No, I'm saying: Of course all your business is coming from referrals. Because you don't do marketing.

If you did marketing, maybe some business would come from ... marketing.

What kind of mumbo jumbo common sense are you trying to push on these guys Julie?...Sounds like voodoo.

Btw.  Saw your face on my FB newsfeed today...  You're officially famous.
Post 15 made on Friday July 27, 2018 at 21:10
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I think it depends on your market. I Havnt had a single billionaire client ever even mentioning looking for a custom av company online. Perhaps a client rep or assistant might. But if they are good they are more clued in than that. Even in the regular millionaire market it’s usually a referral while playing golf versus an internet search. I would think in the sub millionaire level then the internet search would be a key way of finding someone.

I think a nice website is always a good idea and definitely worth the investment. Referral business or not. It just simply is part of a professional business. Like insurance. You should have it
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