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Today was one of those good days to be in the SEO world. You print up the reports and look at the numbers and everything is up. Site traffic is up, conversions are up and things just seem a little better.

But why isn’t it always like this? I think it has a lot to do with patience and goal setting. Marketing your business online is not altogether different from the offline world in that you have to set goals and time frames to accomplish them. You have to look at the competition level and access the amount of effort needed to get traction for your message.

Building website presence in the real world

In spite of what some “get traffic quick” companies would you have believe it’s not all that easy to just put up a website and expect great things to happen. If you are a dynamic writer or a true “thought leader” in what you do than you can cut down the time frame. Because at the end of the day people who add value to the online world are generally rewarded with traffic and links back to their sites.

But a lot of businesses owners barely have time to see their families much less spend time working on their websites. And so they make look to hire someone to work on it for them. This process does work but you need to have the appropriate partner to work with and realistic expectations.

The end result

Getting your site in front of people who are looking for what you offer is not always easy – but at the end of the day I believe it is worth it. The big picture is that people use the internet much more today than we ever imagined – and that isn’t going to change anytime soon. In fact we can only imagine how it will impact us over the coming years.

So the bottom line is that no matter where you are starting online – never lose site of where you want to finish. Depending on the age of your site and the competition level you may have different time frames and goals – but not matter what they are it’s still sweet when you finally win.

My father passed away in 2006 – so this marks the 3rd fathers day that he has been gone. And even though I have 3 children of my own fathers day always feels like a day to be a little sad.

I know lots of people don’t have great relationships with their fathers but I did. We were best friends and did everything we could together. I also had an enourmous amount of respect for my father in how he carried himself – both in family life and in business. I credit most of my success to things I learned from watching him.

So my thoughts and prayers to out to everyone who has lost a father this year. Cherish the good memories and pass on the best of what they taught you to your children. That’s the best way to keep their memories alive.

I was thinking about taking a few days off to go fishing in Venice this week but, at the risk of sounding like a ninny, its HOT! That’s the one problem with going to Venice. You run all the way down the river – get out to the rigs and THEN you can start fishing. thats a long way to go if you need to find shelter or want to get out of the sun when it starts getting hot mid-day.

My crew from our most recent trip:

Thankfully our last trip at the beginning of June had perfect weather. We went down and took the boys fishing as well as Mr. Charlie from across the street. In between Mr. Charlie’s endless complaining about rig hooks and impatient fisherman we had a nice bag of fish.

Unfortunately the electronic evidence of said trip is still in the hands of the more technologically challenged members of our crew. We have some great video of the kids catching red snapper that hopefully we will post shortly.

One of the fun parts of fishing for me is taking kids who have never fished for “big fish” before. Its always funny what they consider “big” and you have to always make sure to never call anything a “trash fish” because it’s all great to them.

This time we had a friend come with us this time who had a blast catching big snapper and even a couple of really nice redfish including one that we could keep (the others were too big).

This last year has left many people afraid to go to the mailbox especially if they think there might be a financial statement inside. And while the ups and downs of the market seems like a bad amusement park ride -not being able to find the person controlling the park is even worse.

In my opinion the big thing that this year has taught us is that having a good financial consultant means having someone who will talk to you when times are not great. Because let’s face it – when you are upset (especially about money) you want to pick up the phone and talk to someone. And if those people won’t take your calls – or can’t give you good answers to tough questions it is definitely time to look around for another investment advisor.

I have been with FBT Investments for over 5 years and can say that through everything that has gone on -they have been out in front and proactively managing my account. They have always taken the time to answer all of my questions and concerns and have been very honest and forthcoming at every opportunity.

Now on the other hand I’ve talked to enough people to know this isn’t always the case. Like the mortgage lender who won’t return your call when the loan is denied – many people have been looking for help and been unable to get it. So if you find yourself in this situation and are looking for financial advice in New Orleans, I recommend talking to FBT Investments and find an advisor who will be there for you no matter what.