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Dave Ramsey Website Advice

paul — Sat, 07 May 2011 06:38:43 +0000

“In today’s world a website is more important than having a phone number.”

~ Dave Ramsey.

Dave recently said this on his nationally-syndicated talk radio show to a man named Richard who called in from Orlando Florida asking advice on developing a website for his business and how much money he should spend on it. If you don’t know who Dave Ramsey is, essentially, he is a financial advisor who has a written about fifteen books on financial management (several of which are New York Times Best-Sellers) and has a radio show that people call into with all kinds of financial and life questions in which he advises them on what to do. He has built a veritable financial empire off of helping people make sound financial decisions, become debt free, plan for the future, and become millionaires.

One thing that Dave has going for him is that he has that instant ‘trust factor’. If you haven’t read my post on trust and salesmanship, you can read it here. I haven’t yet met him, but I’m sure (based upon listening to his radio show nearly every day, reading his books, and going through FPU) he can only be telling the truth about everything he does and teaches based upon the fanfare he receives and how effective his teaching has been in my life.

I completely agree with Dave, if you don’t have a website for your business… what are you thinking? I’m not going to bother digging up the stats that print and traditional-media are dying out, because that should go without saying…. But seriously, if you don’t have a website, what are you thinking? Whether you’ve been in business for two minutes, two years, or two decades, you need a website!

According to Dave having a website that is, “… broken or it’s thrown together or it’s poorly done [is a] huge problem.” But really, why do we need Dave Ramsey to tell us that having a crappy website is a huge problem? Shouldn’t this be a given? When do you enjoy visiting a website that looks like a casino floor, or that looks like something someone did back in 1991?

Don’t ask how cheaply you can get your site done, or how little you can spend on marketing. Those may be good questions, but first you need to ask what you should do to be successful online. First determine what you need to do to achieve success for your business, then figure out the best ways to go about doing those things. If you go buying the cheapest stuff you possibly could (i.e. websites), it would be like you living your whole life eating off the dollar menu at a fast-food chain, then wondering why you are obese and have heart disease, or buying $100 cars off of Craigslist and wondering why they always break down.

Madwire’s business model is built off of our client’s success; if our clients aren’t successful, we aren’t successful. Yes we have Fortune 1,000 clients because our designs rock but I’ll tell you a secret: the vast majority of our business is with people who are in their first five years of business and they aren’t millionaires yet. Our designs are good enough for the big guys and affordable enough for you. Dollar-for-dollar, we offer you the best value for your money.

Richard called Dave because Richard’s wife told him that paying $1,200 for a website and business cards was too much. You know what Dave’s response was? “No, that’s not too expensive, that’s laughably small.” The moral of the story is: You need a website to be successful in our modern world, it needs to work, look good, and (arguably) is more important than a phone number. If you treat your business’ website like a $100 car, then you will get about as much life and return on your investment that $100 car would get you while driving around town the few days it works. So why wait? Request a Free quote today!

Listen to the excerpt: or listen to the whole radio show here (Richard called in on Tuesday May 3^rd and is about 1:35 into the broadcast).

In addition to being a sales executive at Madwire, Paul enjoys hiking, camping, and fishing on the weekends; hanging out with his best friend and wife Rachelle and their four-legged children Mak and Benit; home-brewing beer; performing at open mic nights every now and again; Philosophical discussions on epistemology and theology; and volunteering at his eclectic Church, Blue Sky, whenever they do local social-work (or just need to paint, build, or move things). Mostly Paul loves living in Colorado, and his family and friends (of which he is always trying to add more).

MadWire is Big Commerce Choice For Web Designs

madwire — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:09:32 +0000

MadWire Media knows web design! We make your web page stand out above all the others. MadWire increases your sales through Big Commerce, the fastest growing ecommerce platform in the world. MadWire works in conjunction with Big Commerce to make your website easy to use and exceptional! Visit our MadWire custom web design and SEO website at www.madwirewebdesign.com and see for your self the difference we can make for you! Call us with any questions at 888-872-3734.

MadWire -The Best Web Design Company For Big Commerce

madwire — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:01:53 +0000

MadWire is the best Big Commerce web designer out there. We go that extra mile when designing your website. We work hand in hand with you to make your website everything you could imagine it to be. MadWire will create a template to match to bring out the best in your product. Don’t go anywhere else, take a look at us at www.madwiremarketing.com . Give us a call today for a free quote at 888-872-3734

Big Commerce Designer- Madwire Media #1 Choice

madwire — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:56:09 +0000

Big Commerce is the fastest growing ecommerce platform in the world. We at Madwire Media pride ourselves with being a certified partner with this fast growing company. If you are currently a customer of Big Commerce or are looking into selling with them and want to create a custom web design, look no further. We can build clean, attractive websites at an incredibly affordable price. But we don’t stop at just looking good, MAD stands for marketing and design, so be rest assured we will hook your website up with, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Paid Search Management, Custom Programming, and all the other crazy web 2.0 stuff. See for yourself, visit www.madwirewebdesign.com to view our testimonials and extensive portfolio. Join hundreds of satisfied online business owners and make Madwire Media your #1 choice.

Are you thirsty?

madwire — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:30:55 +0000

Just think about it! When I was a kid, I put together a Lemonade stand to try and make some extra cash in between cutting lawns in the summer time. My thought was this; I would take my profits after gas, spark plugs, a cold Dr Pepper and Little Debbie and invest in a lemonade stand. I was strategically going to position the stand near an intersection that had a lot of traffic. My marketing strategy was simple; its hot people have got to be thirsty, so I will sell lemonade! So here you go, this is the cost to do business:

A homemade sign (Advertising) – $5.00
Lemonade (Bulk) – $6.50
Water – Free
Cups – $3.00
Chair / Table / Stand – Hand built out of scrap wood (Free) other than my time
MARKETING STRATEGY – PRICELESS

So as you can see we all have ideas, but what matters most? Is your idea (product) in front of the right targeted market? Just as I strategically positioned my lemonade stand where significant traffic was, I also offered a product that people wanted. This is called inbound marketing. Of course I didn’t realize this, I just sat back and watched the traffic flow by; man I was selling some Lemonade! It was pretty cool and a nice break from cutting lawns in the scorching 100 degree heat.

That year and many years after, I turned a little profit at that intersection. So I ask you, how did my targeted market know what I was selling? Was I selling anything at all? Was what I was selling convertible? You see, my homemade sign for which I wrote the following “Get it while its cold, Lemonade of course” was generating great Return on Investment (ROI). Just as a little side note, I had to add the “Lemonade of course” due to being asked on several occasions if I had any Budweiser behind the stand? That sure was funny! I was 12 years old why would I be selling beer?

You see, targeted marketing with an effective marketing strategy translates into highly convertible sales. So if your business is thirsty, in need of quenching, give Madwire Media a call. Maximize your Return on Investment (ROI) and request your FREE SEO Report and Web page Mock-Up today! “Because your business is important to us”!

The effect of good backgrounds in web design

madwire — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:26:37 +0000

With the advent of the wide screen computer monitors, the use of eye catching backgrounds to fill the extra screen space has become more and more important. While some web design layouts are elastic (a design that stretches the full width of the screen) and don’t need a background, most web design layouts are still fixed. A fixed design locks the width of a design which allows users with smaller screens to see the full layout.

So many websites have boring, flat, one color backgrounds, or cheesy looking images as backgrounds. The quality of your background greatly increases the overall presentation of your website. I like to compare it to real-estate, where the content of the website is considered the home, and the background is considered the neighborhood. The nicer the neighborhood, the higher the value of the home.

If you need a new website, re-designed website, or SEO services – please contact Madwire Media.

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The better it looks the better it sells

madwire — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:44:27 +0000

Who says looks don’t matter? Of course they do! Good looking cars sell more, good looking houses sell faster, good looking restaurants draw more customers, good looking websites generate more sales! It’s a no brainer, an attractive web design is a must for any serious business. It’s your 24 hours online sales person and will without a doubt increase your conversion rate. Request a free mock-up design form Madwire Media, and see what your site looks like in web 2.0.

If you need a new website, re-designed website, or SEO services – please contact Madwire Media.

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Madwire welcomes RKM – Web Design and SEO

madwire — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:03:03 +0000

Madwire Media welcomes Colorado based RKM Mining Software:

Madwire recently launched rkmminingsoftware.com, a re-designed website with a cleaner, newer look and feel. The new site also has an easier free demo sign-up for potential customers, a custom blog, and a easy-to-use content management system. RKM is also taking advantage of Madwire’s SEO services to increase traffic and searchability, in fact, RKM has already reported a spike in new leads.

If you need a new website, re-designed website, or SEO services – please contact Madwire Media.

Other Madwire Services:

Fort Collins Web Design and SEO
Loveland Web Design and SEO
Denver Web Design and SEO
Colorado Web Design and SEO
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Don't do the one-time design, Do the full-time design

madwire — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:28:42 +0000

At Madwire Media, located in beautiful Loveland Fort Collins, Colorado we service not only our surrounding area businesses but businesses all over the nation. We understand that businesses don’t need high cost One-Time designs (Here is your new design — and see ya later!), but rather ongoing Full-Time designs. With a Full-Time design businesses can pay a small monthly fee to get continual search engine optimization campaigns to help drive their keywords to the top of Search, Web Design Updates and Maintenance to keep the design better, cleaner, and newer than their competitors, Hosting and Domain services, plus, access to just about any web marketing technique you can think of…at no extra cost. Web designs grow old after about 2 years, so don’t settle on One-Time design, hire a Full-Time, Full-Service, internet marketing and design company…hire Madwire Media.

Search Engine Optimization Gets Them There, Design Keeps Them There

madwire — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:18:17 +0000

At Madwire Media we understand that the most important part of your website is the Search Engine Optimization, because without proper searchability nobody will be able to find your site. The second most important part of your website is the design, because without a unique, eye-catching design, that is built around marketing your product or service, your bounce rate will be very high and visitors will hit the back button before they hit anything else. Make sure to demand a quality website design that is properly built for search engine optimization.