How To Keep Clients
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Meet Our Panelists
In 18 years Bernard has started 4 companies, taken 3
web-based companies to multi-million dollar status,
launched over 300 websites, and has managed over a
thousand marketing campaigns.
Tim has dedicated half a decade to being a top-notch
digital marketer, salesman, and relationship builder.
He has launched and retained more than 500 projects,
including those of key partners.
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The Goal
Share our years of industry experience with partners, so
they too can establish a successful digital services
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Previous Discussions
How To Become A Powerhouse Agency In Less Than A
Year
How To Ace Your Next Sales Pitch
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Stats
Some Stats to Know:
Retention Rate of Partner Agencies
Some of our accounts are over 4 years old
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SEOReseller’s retention rate averages 12.04
months
Powerhouse Partners put their customers in
a contract
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Discussion Overview
Beginner Agencies
Powerhouse Agencies
4.25 months
18-24 months
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Discussion Overview
In this webinar, we want to share with you some insights and tips on how
to retain your clients and foster loyalty to your business.
Know Your Baseline
Set Goals
Highlight Success
Add More Value to Clients
Never Stop Looking For Ways To Drive More Business
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Q&A Session
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using WebEx chat.
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Know Your Baseline
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Know Your Baseline | Case Study #1
James, Junior Editor
Know Your Baseline | Case Study #1
When SEOReseller started in 2011…
We wanted to grow, not incidentally but DELIBERATELY.
What We Did:
● Understand what was an acceptable life span for our customers
and initially set the goal to 6 months.
115% increase within the
same year
3.25 mos.
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Know Your Baseline
7 mos.
Within the
same year
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A minimum or
starting point used
for comparisons.
As of 2016..
SEOReseller’s Average Retention
Rate: 12.04 mos.
That’s 270% increase from our
initial year!
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What is a
baseline?
Know Your Baseline
• How do you avoid client cancellation/fallout?
Put clients in a contract
Set expectations
Constant campaign status updates
PRO TIP
You don’t know
where to improve
if you don’t know
where you are.
• Acceptable average retention (e.g. 6 months)
“It costs 7x more to get new clients than it does keeping
your existing clients.”
Source: White House Office of Consumer Affairs
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Set Goals
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• Calculate the number of clients that signed up and
remained with the agency
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Set Goals
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Set Goals | Case Study #2
Taz, Content Writer
Set Goals | Case Study #2
● Partner Agency in Australia
● Began as web development
solutions provider
● Web development does not
create a monthly recurring
revenue
50% increase in
100 days
4 mos.
What’s Next:
Set Goals
Know the strengths
and limitations of
the methodology.
6 mos.
As of now, 80% SEOdriven agency.
100 days
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PRO TIP
Set Goals
• Set smaller goals, or “soft” goals:
Figure out the activities that you need to do
to accomplish those incremental wins
PRO TIP
Put clients in a
contract.
• Work closely with your Project Manager to
ensure that you are choosing the correct
campaigns for your goals
What’s Next:
Highlight Success
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• Know the methodology that you work with
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Highlight Success
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Highlight Success | Case Study #3
Jill, Project Manager
Highlight Success | Case Study #3
2,000+
keywords
Increased first page rankings
from 64 to 2000+ ranking
keywords
64 keywords
PRO TIP
Be the bearer of
news (good or bad)
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Bank started with us and
ran a 12-month campaign.
12 months
The Point:
Shout out each and every single keyword ranking!
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Highlight Success
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Highlight Success
• Establish client’s business goals
• Manage expectations from the start so there are no
surprises
• Create desire continuously by communicating:
Progress
Milestones
Project Status
Highlight previous
success to show the
campaign is building
momentum
• Spot opportunities for your client to leverage
• Keep clients onboard with the process
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Add More Value to Clients
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PRO TIP
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Add More Value to Clients
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Add More Value To Clients | Case Study #4
Leonie, Research and Development
Add More Value to Clients | Case Study #4
How could we add value? Have the tough
conversation & change gears for the overall
success of the campaign.
What We Did:
• Build complementary website.
• Focus on social presence.
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Add More Value To Clients
HEALTH SCORE over 14 months
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Website for prominent figure with initial
goal of visibility.
They wanted a penguin-proof mirror
website = BAD IDEA
RESULT: In 4 months earned equity for the name.
BONUS: Started gaining rankings for similar terms
as the main website.
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Add More Value to Clients
• Be flexible; Modify your strategy if you can add more value
• Be proactive with your clients
• Highlight positive results; compare with past reports
Executive reports
Ad hoc updates
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Add More Value To Clients
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PRO TIP
Change your
agency’s internal
language to “How
can I add more
value to my
client?”
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• How do I add more Value?
Insights from analytics
Ask your client the right questions
Add More Value to Clients
• Always stay relevant and find ways you can
add value through channels you haven’t
explored yet
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• Holistic marketing approach; more than just
SEO
• Adjust campaign recommendations
relevant to:
Visibility or SERP rankings
Website Traffic
Leads / Goal Conversions
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Never Stop Looking For Ways To Drive More Business
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Never Stop Looking For Ways
To Drive More Business
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Never Stop Looking For Ways To Drive More Business | Case Study #5
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William, Business Development
Never Stop Looking For Ways To Drive More Business
Case Study #5:
In 2013 we acquired a billion dollar bank as a
client.
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Total budget for 2013 = $24,000
= OPPORTUNITY!
Show them that SEO can:
increase traffic
bring in new visitors
drive engagement
increase brand visibility
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Never Stop Looking For Ways To Drive More Business
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• Sometimes all it takes is for a business to get their
proverbial feet wet
• Once they see the positive results of digital marketing
strategies, they begin to feel financially justified to
spend more
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PRO TIP
Never stop finding
ways to help
clients; Never stop
looking for ways to
drive new business
for existing clients.
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• Despite being almost 2 decades old, SEO is relatively
unknown
Never Stop Looking For Ways To Drive More Business
• Understand your customer’s business and marketing
goals
• Intervene in a campaign when it means achieving better
results
• Digital is a great medium because EVERYTHING can be
measured
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DATA BITE
The average
ROI on SEO is
between $14
and $22 per $1
spent.
*Marketing Sherpa
2014 report.
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• Evolve and grow with your customers
Focus on more than one marketing channel