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Direct Marketing. Yes It’s Still Relevant.
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Direct Marketing. Yes It’s Still Relevant.

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Direct Marketing. Yes It’s Still Relevant.

By Will Aden|2023-12-27T13:00:46-05:00February 21st, 2018|Categories: Advertising|Tags: business advertising, direct mail marketing, direct marketing, physical marketing, postcard mailing, small business advertising|

What is Direct Marketing In an age of advertising [...]

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Why You Should Be Looking At Your Website Analytics
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Why You Should Be Looking At Your Website Analytics

Google Analytics

Why You Should Be Looking At Your Website Analytics

By Will Aden|2023-12-27T12:59:01-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Google Analytics|Tags: Digital Marketing, google analytics, marketing plan, online marketing, small business marketing, small business marketing plan|

What are Website Analytics Website analytics allow users to [...]

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Negative Keywords: What Are They and How to Use Them
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Negative Keywords: What Are They and How to Use Them

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Negative Keywords: What Are They and How to Use Them

By Jonathan|2023-12-27T12:56:31-05:00November 30th, 2017|Categories: Advertising|Tags: digital advertising, Digital Marketing, google ads, Google Adwords, keyword targeting, Online Advertising, online marketing, organic seo|

You just launched a brand new AdWords campaign, and [...]

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eCommerce Fraud Prevention – How to Protect Your Online Business
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eCommerce Fraud Prevention – How to Protect Your Online Business

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eCommerce Fraud Prevention – How to Protect Your Online Business

By Jonathan|2023-12-27T12:54:40-05:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: Security|Tags: ecommerce, security|

In today’s increasingly digitized world, identity fraud is becoming [...]

The ABC123’s of Passwords: Do’s and Don’t’s
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The ABC123’s of Passwords: Do’s and Don’t’s

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The ABC123’s of Passwords: Do’s and Don’t’s

By Jonathan|2023-12-27T12:52:01-05:00October 11th, 2016|Categories: Security|Tags: business security, email security, online security, password security|

Keeping your passwords confidential is as important as locking [...]

And the Winner of Vortex’s Free Web Design SEVA Project Is…
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And the Winner of Vortex’s Free Web Design SEVA Project Is…

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And the Winner of Vortex’s Free Web Design SEVA Project Is…

By Jonathan|2023-12-27T12:50:21-05:00June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Website Design|

Vortex Business Solutions, Inc. is pleased to award the [...]

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Social Media

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Pay Per Click Advertising

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Analytics Analysis

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Market Research

Automated Weekly Reports
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- Google Analytics Reports
- Conversions Report

Writing Ad Copy
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- 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
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1 Blog Post / Month
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Account Set-up:
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- Creating Hootsuite and Mailchimp Accounts
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- Linking website to Google Analytics
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Tweaking/Debugging

SEO: (One page of website SEO a month)

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Google Ads:
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- Account Set-up
- Tweaking
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$1497 Per Month*

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

Gold Package

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:
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- 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:
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*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 Items are included

On-Going Market Research

- Weekly Reports:
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  - 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