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SageRock Places – Custom Web sites & blogs with benefits

Sage — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:54:52 +0000

I was talking to Ron Finklestein at the last Digital Akron event.

We were talking about The SageRock System and he suggested that I try to come up with in $19.95 offering. He said that might be a good way to get people in the door to learn more about what I have to offer.

Ron is a very wise man and so I took his advice to heart.

One of the things that I understand deeply about business is that you must give people what they want. That sounds like an obvious statement. But I’m here to tell you that I’ve seen many business people, myself included, that don’t do this. We try to give people what we want them to have. Sometimes those things line up and sometimes they don’t.

As a business owner, this is something that I am continually trying to work on.

To that point I realized that what many small and midsize businesses need is fundamental help with their Web presence. The thing I see people buying continually is websites.

That is all well and good because, indeed, businesses need websites. However, the way this often works is that a person signs up for a free website or is sold a website by a web designer and then is sent off to fend for themselves on how to make that website successful.

This is actually the point at which the real work starts. People buy websites because they need them. But a website in and of itself is just a tool. A website is like any other tool. It’s like:

a wood lathe
a nail gun
a golf club
or a computer.

If you don’t know how to use it you can have the best one of those in the world and it won’t do you a darn bit of good.

But in the right hands, those tools become incredibly powerful. Websites are the exact same way. If you understand how to use them they can be incredibly powerful tools for your business.

With that in mind I have created something called SageRock Places. It is a complete and comprehensive content management system based on a WordPress framework. That means that you are getting the absolute best website management tool available today. It is incredibly easy to use and also incredibly powerful.

In addition to that I have completely customize the environment to give you the absolute best plug-ins and components for your website. Additionally, I can also add features and customizations that you need. All of the technical background is handled for you.

That’s all well and good but, in my mind, that’s not where the real value is.

The real value comes in the ongoing training and classes specifically for SageRock Places. You will not only learn how to use the tools effectively but you will learn how to create an incredibly powerful website.

SageRock Places is part of the overall SageRock System. The SageRock System is a comprehensive, all in one Web marketing program. It deals with the entire Web marketing environment. It also costs $199 a month which is possibly more than you might want to spend initially.

So I have spun off SageRock Places as an independent product. I am making it available to you for $19.95 a month. Plus, you can try it completely free for 30 days. You will get the complete WordPress content management system platform and access to all of the training and class material for SageRock Places.

I am making this as absolutely affordable as I possibly can while still giving you a comprehensive website platform.

I would love for you to try this and let me know what you think. You can cancel anytime you want and I’m going to do everything in my power to make this as valuable to you as I possibly can.

You can learn more about SageRock Places and how to register by going here:
http://sagerockplaces.com/

I sincerely hope you find this useful in your Web marketing endeavors.

Sincerely,
Sage

P.S. Thanks Ron!

My Latest AdCenter blog post – Do The Needful

Sage — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:05:03 +0000

I started blogging for adCenter I asked if my focus could be small-business. They were more than happy to oblige me in that.

I was really excited about that because small-business is something that is near and dear to my heart. Not only am I a small business owner myself, but I have a great deal of respect and admiration for small-business owners.

They have to do a Herculean amount of work to be successful. They also have to be alert and aggressive in keeping up with the global marketplace.

So most of my articles here will be geared towards these people.

Here’s my latest AdCenter blog post: Advice for Small Businesses in Today’s Economy: Just Do the Needful

I should have taken a class

Sage — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:29:43 +0000

My family nickname is “Sign Guy”. Today I feel like I’m living up to it.

Save $100 On SEO Certification Classes

Sage — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:29:19 +0000

I just put up a new offer for the four SEO certification classes:

Key Phrase Research Class – June 28, 2011
On-Site Search Engine Optimization Class – July 5, 2011
Link Building Class – July 12, 2011
Making The Most of Google Analytics Class – July 19, 2011

They would normally cost you $796 if you bought them individually. But buying them altogether here will cost you only $696. You save $100!

Plus this gives you the SEO Certification from Sage Lewis Training.

Search engine optimization is at the core of everything I do. It is the founding process at the heart of SageRock – my digital marketing agency.

Additionally, search engine optimization continues to get bigger and more complicated. What makes up a search engine optimization class today is wildly different than when I started training people on search engine optimization years ago.

For years, I have taught an in-depth search engine optimization course at Cleveland State University. The training that I offer here is twice as long and twice as in-depth. This is my dream training scenario to give you all the information I think you need to comprehensively understand the search engine optimization landscape today.

CLICK HERE here to register now.

Get Two Months of the SageRock System Free

Sage — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:05:10 +0000

Here's a video I did talking about the new SageRock System offer I just made available:

I was asked if I would be willing to give a discount if someone wanted the SageRock System for the year. Heck yeah I would!

So, watch this video to see why I think you should consider this. Then give it some thought.

You can learn more about this two month free SageRock System offer here:

http://system.sagerock.com/two-months-free/

Would You Please Click On This Link For Me?

Sage — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:17:56 +0000

So I’m losing a “traffic” battle.

I’m speaking at the Online Marketing Summit in Chicago July 25-27.

Part of my participation is that I’m supposed to help generate traffic to their site.

If you take a look at this picture I’m doing terrible:

I know I can do better than that.

Would you do me a solid and click on this link:

CLICK HERE TO HELP ME OUT!

That would really make my numbers look a lot better. You don’t have to buy anything or fill anything out. You just have to click on that link. Or any of these links:

CLICK HERE TO HELP ME OUT!

Thanks peeps! You are the best.

Feel free to click on it a few times

Why Isn’t Your Free Class Filled to Capacity, Sage?

Sage — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:22:08 +0000

That was a question I just received from someone who was interested in my upcoming social media class.

I suspect that it probably has something to do with the fact that I haven’t told anyone about it yet.

So, his e-mail inspired me to write a quick post about it.

The June 2 “Social Media – The Revolution!” free class is going to be run here at SageRock. This class runs from 2 PM to 3:30 PM. We are located at 15 Broad Street, Akron Ohio, 44305.

I’m going to keep it small. So there will probably be no more than 10 to 15 people.

This particular class is a general overview of social media. It addresses a lot of the “why” of using social media. While there is some of the “how” issues addressed, we won’t have a great deal of time to engage in them.

I just wanted to be clear about that so that you aren’t anticipating getting a step-by-step strategy and blueprint for taking over the social media world. What you will get, however, is a much better understanding of ways in which you can start to think about using social media in your business.

If you are still on the fence about using social media I would love to see you at this class. I basically do the most impassioned sales pitch for using social media that I am able. If you get to the end of this 90 minute class and you still think that social media is for 13-year-olds and people who have nothing better to do with their lives then social media probably isn’t for you.

I’m pretty convinced I can make you think otherwise.

You can register for the class at this page:

http://social90.eventbrite.com/

Take care,

Sage

Making Friends with Microsoft Advertising adCenter: A Cost-Per-Click Comparison with Google Adwords – adCenter Blog – Microsoft Advertising Community

Sage — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:32:49 +0000

I learned in the book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” that a good way to get ahead in the world is to make other people feel appreciated and important. So, with that knowledge, it only seems appropriate that my first guest blogger post here talks about why I like Microsoft adCenter.

via community.microsoftadvertising.com

Here is my first post over at the Microsoft adCenter Blog. I’m going to be posting there monthly.
I’m going to be focusing on small business topics… a topic I have extra special love for (mostly because I am a small business and I feel small businesses can get the most impact out of Web marketing with a little bit of knowledge.)

15% Discount to Next Week’s HTML Class in Akron Ohio

Sage — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:38:44 +0000

I just finished up my book for next week’s html class. I’m getting psyched about the class.

It’s next Tuesday, May 24 from 9-4 here at SageRock.

Having a basic understanding of how HTML works can make your life a ton easier if you are working around the internet in any way.

If you want to come, I’ve setup a special link to give you 15% off the class. Just use this link:

http://bit.ly/jCxwbF

You can learn more about the class at that link as well.

Maybe I’ll see you next week!

Dang! Check out this awesome testimonial

Sage — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:35:56 +0000

I’ve known Joel Cheesman for a long time. But he recently introduced me to a possible client and said this awesomeness:

I’ve known Sage for well over 5 years and he’s one of the best. He’s nationally recognized and his firm has helped organizations of all sizes get the most out of Google and search engine traffic. I recommend him to everyone when my services fail to fit for whatever reason.

Joel Cheesman is the Founder of the Restaurant SMS Technology mobsicle.

You know how to make a guy’s Monday. Thanks Joel!!

I should say, Joel is the real deal when it comes to search engine marketing. So that’s what makes his quote here all the more meaningful.

Thanks again.