In all my work with car dealers, it’s been rare that I’ve ever been able to give blanket, one-size-fits-all advice on any particular subject. There are so many different types of dealerships and so many different markets that what works in one may not work in another because of a variety of different factors.

Naturally, this is true for the rest of the universe of products and services. Cars and couches may have very little in common, but do you know what is common about them? If someone is considering buying them, they are probably going to search for them online, either to shop or to find a retail outlet to visit to do their shopping. Likewise business cards, bed linens, video game consoles, and almost everything else. We don’t even think about all the items we research on the Internet before we buy them anymore, but there’s a reason that “google” has become a verb.

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There isn’t one.  There is no single technique or strategy that will bring you all the success you want.  Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.

Well, to be fair, I’m selling something too.  I sell marketing and search engine optimization services to companies far and wide.  But I won’t promise you a one-stop, be-all end-all solution to your Internet marketing problems.  What I will do is put you on the path to success by giving you a foundation of knowledge and several SEO techniques that will prepare your business to go out into the digital world confidently.

So what about those magic bullets?  How do I avoid getting sold one?

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