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Jonathan’s Interview with Website Planet: How Web Development Has Changed in 25 Years
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Jonathan’s Interview with Website Planet: How Web Development Has Changed in 25 Years

Advertising, Business Management, Marketing, Online Advertising

Jonathan’s Interview with Website Planet: How Web Development Has Changed in 25 Years

By Will Aden|2022-10-27T15:15:28-05:00October 27th, 2022|Categories: Advertising, Business Management, Marketing, Online Advertising|Tags: advertising, business management, business marketing, digital advertising, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Strategy|

When you’re stuck and need assistance on something outside [...]

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Writing Content For Google’s August 2022 Update: How to Avoid a Search Engine-First Approach
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Writing Content For Google’s August 2022 Update: How to Avoid a Search Engine-First Approach

Marketing, SEO

Writing Content For Google’s August 2022 Update: How to Avoid a Search Engine-First Approach

By Will Aden|2022-12-01T15:18:53-05:00August 18th, 2022|Categories: Marketing, SEO|Tags: Digital Marketing, online marketing, SEO|

As we covered in last month’s Vortex Marketing Blog, the [...]

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What You Need to Know About Google’s Newest Algorithm Update
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What You Need to Know About Google’s Newest Algorithm Update

Marketing, SEO

What You Need to Know About Google’s Newest Algorithm Update

By Will Aden|2022-12-01T15:12:28-05:00July 20th, 2022|Categories: Marketing, SEO|Tags: business marketing, digital advertising, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, SEO Strategy|

Google’s search ranking algorithm is a constantly changing mass [...]

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How Text Marketing Can Boost Your Business
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How Text Marketing Can Boost Your Business

Advertising, Marketing

How Text Marketing Can Boost Your Business

By Will Aden|2022-11-16T16:31:33-05:00June 12th, 2022|Categories: Advertising, Marketing|Tags: sms marketing, text message marketing|

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, smartphones remain a constant [...]

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Three Tips for Making Effective QR Codes
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Three Tips for Making Effective QR Codes

Advertising, Marketing

Three Tips for Making Effective QR Codes

By Will Aden|2022-08-04T13:21:02-05:00May 4th, 2022|Categories: Advertising, Marketing|Tags: advertising, business marketing, Digital Marketing Strategy|

From restaurant menus and fliers to in-store banners and billboards, [...]

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How to Make the Most Out of Google’s New Responsive Ads
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How to Make the Most Out of Google’s New Responsive Ads

Advertising, Marketing

How to Make the Most Out of Google’s New Responsive Ads

By service|2022-07-28T13:53:40-05:00April 28th, 2022|Categories: Advertising, Marketing|Tags: advertising, digital advertising, Digital Marketing, google ads, Google Advertising|

With Google’s new responsive text ads becoming the new standard [...]

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Social Media

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Analytics Analysis

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SEO + Digital Marketing Audit

Market Research

Automated Weekly Reports
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- Google Analytics Reports
- Conversions Report

Writing Ad Copy
- Up to 4 Unique Posts on any/all platforms, up to 10 social media accounts
- Posts can be duplicated across platforms for no additional costs

All platforms are included:
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All posts include:
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- 1 free internet image/graphic
- Image SEO
- As many images as client would like, provided they already have images or would like to purchase Add-on Adobe stock images or would like commercial photography services

1 Blog Post / Month
- 300-400 words maximum
- Free internet images/graphics (clipart) + Image SEO

Account Set-up:
- Setting up social media accounts if necessary
- Creating Hootsuite and Mailchimp Accounts
- Linking social media to Hootsuite
- Linking website to Google Analytics
- 1 Email Template Creation/Month

Tweaking/Debugging

SEO: (One page of website SEO a month)

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All Bronze tier benefits are included

All Silver tier benefits are included

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Google Ads:
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- Account Set-up
- Tweaking
- Google Ads Report

Fully Serviced Google Ads and SEO campaign management with an account exclusive dedicated team.

$1497 Per Month*

*Note: Three Month Up-Front Payment Required
Prices do not include the costs of subscriptions or ad budgets

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All Bronze tier benefits are included

All Silver tier benefits are included

Paid Social Media Advertising:
- Market Research
- Writing Ad Copy:
  - Up to 12 Unique Posts on any/all platforms, up to 10 social media accounts
  - Posts can be duplicated across platforms for no additional costs
  - All platforms are included:
    - (Twitter, Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Youtube)
- - All posts include:
    - Uniquely crafted copy/text
    - 1 free internet image/graphic
    - Image SEO
    - As many images as client would like, provided they already have images or would like to purchase Add-on Adobe stock images or would like commercial photography services
  - 1 Blog Post / Month
    - 300-400 words maximum
    - Free internet images/graphics (clipart) + Image SEO

Reputation Management:
- Google Business Places
  - Creating/Optimizing Google Business Places
- Yelp + Aggregators
  - Account creation or maintenance
- Website Review Page Creation
- Monthly Executive Report

Print Services:
- Can choose one of the following print options a month
- 1 design hour to design any one of the options
- Printing/Shipping costs are paid by the client
- Unlimited # of prints
  - Postcards
  - Business Cards
  - Flyers

Business Consultation Services:
- 1 Business Meeting a month

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*Note: Three Month Up-Front Payment Required
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Silver Package

All Bronze Tier Items are included

On-Going Market Research

- Weekly Reports:
  - Executive Summaries and Breakdowns included with reports
  - Social Media Engagement
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  - Google Analytics Reports
  - Conversions Report

$797 Per Month*

*Note: Three Month Up-Front Payment Required
Prices do not include the costs of subscriptions or ad budgets