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Governor’s Coffee HouseUsing the Internet to Benefit Your Insurance Agency
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VQC Designs
• Founded 2001 by Qui and Vinh Chau
• Please, don’t confuse us with QVC, we don’t sell knives
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Web Solutions• Web Development • Web Design• Internet Marketing
• Consultation• Social Media• SEO• PPC
• Ecommerce• Application/Database
Development• Web Hosting
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Our Offices
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Our Employees
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Presentation Overview• How are people using the Internet?• Improving your local presence
• Local search• Online directories• User-Review sites• Page optimization
• Improving your website• Professional/Personal design• Added value
• Questions and answers
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How Do You Use The Internet?
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Users of the Internet: 300 million in North America. (World Internet Stats)
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77% of Internet users perform at least one search a day. (Piper Jaffray Industry Research)
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74% of Internet users perform locl searches; 43% are seeking a local merchant. (comScore & Kelley Research Group)
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“89% of consumers making in-store purchases; research on-line first.” (BIG Research)
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Are You Capitalizing on the Internet’s Potential?
http://aholydiscontent.wordpress.com/2008/12/
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What Can a Professional Website Do?
Awareness Credibility Sales Action Value
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Improving Search Traffic• Global: + 100 billion searches per month• United States
• Google: 70.17%• Yahoo: 15.15%• Bing: 9.67%• Ask.com: 3.8%• AOLsearch.com: 1.10%
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Organic Results
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Google’s Organic Ranking
• 51% On-Page• Domain Authority• Keyword Density• Click Through/Traffic• Registration/Hosting
• 49% Back Links
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Paid Results
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Local Insurance Search Statistics
• Insurance Casualty• 201,000 searches
• Insurance Harrisburg• 49,500 searches
• Insurance Harrisburg PA• 22,200 searches
• Erie Insurance Harrisburg PA• 73 searches
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Case Study: Sadek Law Offices
• Philadelphia Bankruptcy Lawyer: #3 Google• Philadelphia Bankruptcy Law Firm: #2 Google• Philadelphia Bankruptcy Attorney: #2 Google
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Case Study: Sadek Law Offices
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Case Study: Sadek Law Offices
• Increased Sales:• 20% in 2008 • 30% in 2009
• Achieved ROI within 30 days
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Ways to Grow Local Traffic
• Verifying business on search engine’s local search
• Signing up for local directories
• Creating account on user-review websites
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Tip 1: Local Search
• Offered by major search engines• Appear at top of Organic Results
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Tip 2: Local Directories
• Similar to traditional yellow page listings• Searches performed based on industry
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Tip 3: User-Review Websites
• Based on user submitted reviews of business• You can claim your business’s profile• Reviews are displayed to inform consumer
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Tip 3: User-Review Websites: Yelp!
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Tip 4 – Page Optimization • Talk to your resident nerd or web master
• Optimizing title and header tags• Building internal links on site
• Things non-tech people can handle• Optimizing copy with keywords• Writing copy designed for the web
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Tip 4: Page Optimization
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Tips for Growing Local Traffic
• Claim your business’s space
• Keywords boost search ranking
• Ask future and current clients to submit a review to these sites
• Optimize web pages to improve search ranking
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What Do I Do With Increased Traffic?
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How Do I Increase My Effectiveness?• Traffic = Visitors to your site• Outcome = Action taken on your site• Conversion Rate = Outcomes / Traffic
CONVERSIONS
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Improving Your Website For Visitors
• Providing valuable content
• Using additional features
• Adding personalization
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Tip 5: Provide Quality Information
• Visitors seek information:• To benefit themselves• To learn more• Make an educated decision
• Position Yourself:• As the expert• As a resource• An educational resource
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Tip 5: Blog
• Conversational way to provide information
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Tip 6: Provide Additional Features
• Added functions improve your site’s value for visitors
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Tip 7: Personalize Your Website
• Your website is your online storefront• Conveys professionalism and personal touch• Improves the quality and reach of your brand
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Tip 7: Personalize Your Website
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Tip 7: Personalize Your Website
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Tips For Improving Site Effectiveness
• Provide valuable information to meet visitors needs
• Think of other ways users could utilize your website to aide their experience
• Personalizing your website gives users something to relate to and recall later on
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Final Tip: MEASURE FOR SUCCESS
• Understanding your traffic’s behavior on site is essential to run a successful web campaign
• We recommend using Google Analytics• Easy installation• Robust analytics• User-friendly layout
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Thank YouPlease give our tips a shot…
If all else fails,
contact one of our nerds.
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Contact Our Nerd:Adam Quinn
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Marketing Coordinator
VQC Designs