So earlier today (12/1/15) I finally had time to have a chat with a sales rep after missing him a few times. We went through the video and so on and it seemed like it could benefit my new business but some things I didn't agree with. For example, I have a website that is already managed and designed by a very great company. All updates, designs, apps, etc are done by them. All I have to do is email them or call and tell them what I want for and all I do is pay $40 per month--No Contract. They wanted to give me a mini site but I wondered what the benefit of this would be because he mentioned I could be on the first page of Google but I stated that I was already on the first page of Google for most keywords, also I mentioned that I was already optimized for mobile which he said the mini site would be. None of this stuff I need. Do I need traffic? Yes, of course. Do I need to spend more a month? No, I do not.
Yes, I have to do a lot of marketing and other stuff on my own but its ok because no one knows my business like me. When I deem it necessary to have the responsibly of some jobs outsourced I will but not putting me in a worse financial position.
I own my own domain via 1&1 and just have it routed to my website through the companies servers but if I go with my website I keep my domain because I still own it. Why offer someone a website they don't need?
One thing that didn't sit well with me was when I asked the rep, "What would happen if the company didn't deliver what they promised? Because I can not afford to spend money and it not bring me a return." He first acted as if he couldn't really hear me because he was more than likely thrown off by the question then he repeated the first half of what I ask. I repeated the question and he said they would not want to keep me in an agreement if its not mutual but I would have to pay the startup fee (which is currently being waived) just to be let out of the agreement.
Think I can update my listings for free like Ive been doing.
Hi, Vee: Thank you for providing feedback on your recent sales call. Please know that we take all feedback seriously and pass it along to the appropriate channels. While it is true that there is never a guarantee in marketing, we do offer the highest level of service possible to our 50,000+ customers. You can see some of our customer’s success stories online and see how they receive a strong return on investment form partnering with Yodle: http://www.yodle.com/success-stories. It’s great to hear you are having success with your current online marketing program and if you would like to share any additional feedback on your sales call with Yodle, please feel free to reach me at Jessica.mcginn@yodle.com or 646-753-6362. Thank you, JM.