Wow the month of January has already came and gone just like good old 2013. I tell you that this past month was extremely elevating for Coleman Marketing Group LL. But, before getting into that, I would like to say thanks to all those who supported my company, and the good I’m doing for small businesses.
So, by saying that here comes the first of many monthly stat reports for this year of 2014. In last month’s report I ended off the year very slow, but it is looking to rebound this year.
One of the ways I’m looking to rebound is by providing you with these monthly reports to show you how I’m growing my business into one of the top marketing companies in the world.
“big hill to climb huh”
These reports are also for me to monitor my growth, and set my goals for the next month’s report even higher. One thing I know more than anything is to document your success and failures so that you know where you have been and are going.
What Happened in January?
I had the pleasure to be interviewed about my marketing business by Melissa from the Minden Press Herald newspaper. It was really fun talking about my business, and how I’m looking to help every single small business in my local community. Like I always say, it’s best to dominate your local market before trying to target another area.
This article brought a lot of attention and business to me, because for years now I have been offering my services online…over ten years now. Just this past month I have been actively telling people in my community about what I do, and how I can help them grow their business with creative marketing strategies.
Obviously, this has brought good publicity to my business because some people were shocked that I even know how to do this marketing stuff. People who have known me for years didn’t even have a clue of what I really did. Truth is that most people wouldn’t understand if I told them that I’m a marketing consultant, because what I get after I say that is..what is that? Time after time I would have to explain myself, so over the years I just decided to not talk about my marketing business until now.
Joined Minden Chamber of Commence
One of the top goals of mine for the beginning of 2014 was to join our Minden Chamber of Commerce. Now, to be honest, I didn’t have to join because I know how to market to small businesses to get their attention. My goal here was that every small business in our city is pretty much part of the chamber of commerce for one reason or another.
So, me being the person that I am when it comes to marketing, I know that to be able to get in-front of small businesses faster is to go where they hang out. Now, here comes this guy saying he has all of the tools to help everyone in our city.
People who have small businesses need help with marketing because the truth is that most of them are not that knowledgeable about how to get people coming through the doors. My goal is to have a free workshop, seminar or some form of a meeting with all the members and educate them on whats working in todays market such as…local marketing.
I was told by the head lady in charge that it will be beneficial to the community to have someone come in and give advice on creative marketing tactics.
I’m crossing my fingers because I’m supposed to be the center of conversation in the next board meeting. They will be talking about me presenting this to the board so I hope this turns out ok, and if so then I will keep you all updated on the outcome.
Partnered With Webster Printing Company
One goal that I had jotted down more than anything is creating as many partnerships as possible. Reason for this is because it allows me to put my local marketing company in front of those who are seeking my serveries.
So, I partnered with this company, Webster Printing Company, located in my local market. They are some great people who will create any and everything under the sun when it comes to business cards, calenders, flyers, wedding invitations, brochures, and more. They are your one stop shop in getting any sort of printing to your liking, so if you’re ever in Minden LA, stop by and ask for Walter.
Check out the small post card that will be going out with all of they’re orders to potential clients of mine. The people who are getting printed items from them are mostly business owners, so it’s a win-win situation for me and them.
January Stats
454 visitors is what CMG was able to muster up this past month. This is almost 2x as many visitors as I got for December 2013. The traffic is very small, but it’s all targeted people visiting my website. Many of them came from social media sites, search engines, and through some local searches.
Knowing your stats is very important to be able to track progress from month to month. So, the goal for next month is to have at least 500 to 600 new visitors to show growth.
Overall Numbers
In almost one year CMG has been seen by a total of 3,821 visitors. Next month this website will turn one year old, and believe me when I say that you do not want to miss my one year anniversary blog post.
This number is not going to blow you out of your seat, but it will give you a perspective of how slowly a site can grow. Now, I could have done some things to move the traffic faster, but I feel like the smart way of marketing is more beneficial over time than getting my traffic unethically.
Links to My Site
Links to a website is like having your business card in the hands of those who admire you. The search engines love sites that have links that are natural. This is the way they rank the websites in their serps, by attaching anchor text links to a given website.
With 796 links pointing to Colemanmg.com.. it’s remarkable to know that people see that it’s worth linking to. To be honest the link count is about 810 because I took the screen shot below the other day, and it has gained links since then. I’m not asking for these links in anyway they’re just accumulating mostly on their own.
Search Queries
This seo thing can run a person insane who doesn’t fully understand it. My search rankings are still jumping around like rabbits each and every month. Why my site is still jumping around is a mystery to me, but what I do know is that if I depended totally on that traffic, I would be in trouble.
Blog Post
January Taught Me
Obviously, this was the start of 2014, and I’m surely looking to get it started off on the right foot. What I learned this month was to keep doing what’s working, and leave all of the crap that doesn’t on the sideline.
It took me quite sometime to find the tools that I would be using to help grow my business online and offline. Now I have theses tools in place, so it should be a lot more easier for me to start dominating my local market and online market.
So, this past month was all about setting up shop to get ready for the war ahead of me. That war is the world-wide-web, and what I know is that if I stay consistent then good things are bound to happen.
Goals for January and 2014
One single goal is to complete the last three chapters of my “local marketing domination guide” which lacks these chapters..
- Video Marketing Domination
- Facebook Marketing Domination
- Bonus: Blogging Domination
These are the last chapters of the 6 total chapters this ebook will be equipped with. My goal is to finish this by March 1st, so that I can start using this as a free giveaway to those who attend my free workshops. Plus, this is something I will be giving away to business owners that I approach about adding their business to my free local small business directory.
So, my plan is to educate, educate, and educate some more by giving away valuable information that these businesses can use to dominate their local market.
Plus, I will keep networking, partnering, and talking to other local marketers like myself to get my brand in front of millions of people this year. The plan is just to keep the pace and hope for good things to happen by being consistent.
