Carl Loder- CEO, CentralRacingParts.com

"Thrive did a great job building my online store.  I wasn't always sure of some of the decisions that were made in the construction process but Michael has won my trust!  Recently, five suppliers I had lined up to purchase from, visited my site.  Normally they require a "buy-in" for an initial order which can be upwards of $10,000.  When they saw my site, they were calling ME to represent them.  They waived their buy-in and are getting in line to be a supplier."

Solution: E-commerce store and credit-card processing

Dave Mace, First Employee, Maverick Creative Group

"Michael combines several talents to create an incredibly valuable service for his clients. He is part designer, part technician and part business strategist, making him a formidable partner. I've enjoyed working with him, and I've learned a lot from him."

Aaron Davis, Sedgwick County Health Department

"What does it for me when it comes to Thrive is their dedication to detail. Thrive takes the time to really listen to what I want and need and then make sure that they produce exactly what i asked for. I really appreciate their customer service, Michael and the team isn't perfect but when they make a mistake their team jumps on it to make sure any problems are resolved in a timely fashion. If you need an web-application built that works, I recommend Thrive!"

Solution: Emergency Responders Registration Database

Marta Curry, Waddell and Reed

“While Thrive Business Solutions is the company name, Michael personifies integrity in his industry. Thrive is genuine in their approach to listen, offer assistance and solutions to your agendas. Strive is one word as they pledge to help others, but they really thrive at it. I am fortunate to collaborate with them regularly through our Chamber Leads Group #3 - where many strategies and business networking goals are shared - and achieved!”

Pat Knolla- Founder / Owner, Knollas Pizza on 13th

“Thrives customer service has really impressed me. When I call they solve whatever I throw at them right away. I have been processing credit cards and have had my website with them for three years now and the rates have always been fair. Most importantly, they have integrity. I have never had to question if Thrive is doing something with my rates or service that I should be concerned about.”

Solution: Website, Online-Ordering, E-mail Marketing and Credit-card Processing

Mark Oelze, Owner, True Life Marriage and Family Counseling

"Michael is not only a man of great vision, but a man who has the mind and ability to take that vision apart and see it happen one step at a time. He does so with a steadfast spirit about him in a confident but gracious manner. When you are around Michael you are caught up in the same confidence that together what has been set out to do will indeed be accomplished. I can't say enough good about this man!"

Mike Steele, Co-Founder, The Galleon Company

“Michael is a man of high character and competence. He accomplishes what he sets out to do. I recommend his services without reservation.”

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Managing your digital street corner: Digital Media Management E-mail

What makes an effective Web site? Should it be attractive? Easy-to-navigate? Informative?Seach Engine Optimization is not the end of your search Well, probably a little of all of those things, but it darn sure better be easy to find. You might call this the Holy Grail of Internet marketing: being relevant to searchers. The solution might be simpler than you think. You have heard the big "buzz words" SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Placment, Pay Per Click. However, if your site is completely Search Engine Optimized, you're only 30% done.

Search engines are the most popular ways to find Web sites, so it’s no surprise that you’ve probably heard of search engine optimization (SEO) and rankings. But what a lot of people don’t know is that there are two main types of searches: the name search and the product search.

The name search usually occurs when a repeat visitor (customer) or less tech savvy consumer is looking for you. This is when someone goes to a search engine and enters your business name or even your URL directly. This visitor is looking for information about just YOUR company. This customer is a repeat customer or at least has brand recognition because of OTHER marketing efforts, or has visited YOUR SITE before.

The product search occurs because the visitor is looking for the type of product or service. Specifically, they’re looking for the best one. Let’s take a look at how to find out where you show up to potential visitors and what to do about it.

    1. Search the name of your business - use multiple search engines (Google, yahoo, MSN)
    2. Search your product category (hot dogs wichita ks OR widgets kansas OR advanced semi-conductors midwest)
    3. Search any prominent people in your company (CEO, founder, really, really good janitor)

What did you find? Did you show up in anywhere you didn’t expect? Were there any old news articles out there that mentioned you? Did you uncover some happy or irate customers? Did you learn something about your competitors?

The difficult part is managing and maintaining your content. We recommend you take a look at the following:

  • Gain control of what is out there already
        • Take down or re-tool old Web sites
        • Update or remove old "business listing" profiles (manta.com, etc.)
        • Maintain social media
  • Add on to what exists
        • Online Maps- Make sure your restaurant is listed with sites such as MapQuest and Google Maps Local Business Center.
        • Google Alerts - get updates when ever your business is mentioned and then tell people about it
        • Boost search engine rankings - this is a whole blog series, not to mention an entire industry

And in case you didn’t know...Thrive does fully-managed Digital Media Management, which can bring it all together to make your site fully effective for you.