Do you have a business in Jacksonville, Florida catering to your local area? Do you have a website? Do you need more traffic? Do you want said traffic for FREE?!
Ok, so here’s the deal. We are offering free SEO work to local service providers and small businesses in the Jacksonville, FL area (plumbers, lawn care, air conditioning guys, etc.).
Details
Here’s how this is going down. We want 5 local businesses that provide a service or product in Jacksonville. These have to be small (employing no more than 10) and we would prefer newer businesses (less than 5 years old). Age isn’t a requirement, but a new business is going to have a better chance at winning this.
We are going with 5 spots here. We want at minimum 1 charity, 1 service provider, and 1 product seller. The other 2 are open for suggestion (here’s a hint. I like cigars, cars and food).
Caveats (and why we are doing this)
There are a few caveats, but first I want to tell you why we are doing this.
First, we are limiting this to Jacksonville. We like this town quite a bit, and would love to help our local economy where we can. That, and when I try to find something I want around here, it’s like pulling teeth to find a website. On my short drive home, I must pass hundreds of small businesses, most of which are invisible to the Interwebs.
Second, we need something in return. We’ve been working with larger businesses a lot over the last couple of years, all of which were under a non-disclosure agreement. It’s our agreement, mind you, but it makes it a little difficult to produce a portfolio on request. We really need to expand our references.
Finally, there is a real problem here in Jacksonville. The services offered by local companies are somewhat lacking in integrity. It’s gotten a lot better, but there is still this overwhelming presence from those “SEO for $89.99 a month” companies. There was a time not too long ago when a Googled “Jacksonville SEO services” resulted in absolutely horrible, spammy companies. Now, it’s almost the exact opposite. This is a great thing indeed.
But there are still some big players out there ripping off my target market, and we simply can’t have that.
This is our chance to help educate the community as a whole on what SEO is all about, and what quality Internet marketing services look like.
To qualify, the following is required.
- You must be a local business, catering to Jacksonville, FL.
- You must have a website (we can help if you don’t, but that’s not a free part)
- We must have access to the site.
- The businesses must be small in size (hey, we want to help the community at large here).
- We require a testimonial regarding our work
What you get in return
- Free on-page optimization for your website
- Monthly ranking, traffic and (if applicable) conversion reporting
- Unless we are pleasantly surprised, you’re probably going to need some link-building
- Education and consultation regarding what all this stuff means
So, if you are comfortable with all these items, and you need more local traffic to your site then fill out this form. We will be taking submissions until July, 15.