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  • J
    Brian H., You may want to re-read Jeff K's. initial post. The topic here is how to reply to a "nickle-dime grinder" who's interested in...
  • J
    Internet 101... Purpose of the email? Get the phone call. Purpose of the phone call? Set the appointment. You know the next step...
  • B
    Jeff, you can't blame a customer for doing something you didn't tell him he couldn't do... Through what medium did this customer come to...
  • T
    Hi, I just ran into a customer like this last week. He wants a 2008 FJ Cruiser; a VERY hot vehicle. We went back and forth on options...
  • J
    There are 2 kinds of cars. #1). Too much Supply (buyers market) #2). Not Enough Supply (sellers market) Jeff, You're in class #2...
  • L
    There are those who enjoy the shopping and negotiating game and we run into them in every business, it is actually fun if you make the...
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    HI Jeff, I get this kind of request often. Leads have been off by 30% this month so not many lately. If I have what the client needs...
  • J
    When I was an ISM, I would check the local competitors to see what they had in stock before proceeding. For hot vehicles (there weren't...
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    Antique Ring replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    I usually do not comment on blog posts but I found this quite interesting, so here goes. Thanks! Regards, P.
  • B
    fantastic breakdown, very valuable. I'm going through the process of interviewing SEO/site vendors and these are both true and perfect...
  • O
    Great post although I have to disagree with the JD's original posting. Myth #1: The more indexed pages does help with your SEO efforts...
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    Dealership SEO replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    great stuff, it always amazes me how many dealerships overlook a focus on organic search engine optimization. In my personal opinion...
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    James Kovacs replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    I agree with a large amount of what you said, but like everyone else have some comments: Myth #1/#2 - Most of what you said was true...
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    Jason (blog) replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    Joe, our product mix/pricing seems to be pretty good. our used cars have a 33 day turnover - the new about double that. But thats well...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    p.s. how you anyone leave a post without showing your URL? How can you NOT leave your URL on a site like this one? Talk abut...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    SEO has low/poor ROI if you are the only palyer in your organization staying up till 3 am thinking of how to sell more cars! hahaha...
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    Jason (blog) replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    >PPC skills simply do not convert over to SEM OOPS - typo :) PPC skills simply do not convert over to "SEO"
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    Jason (blog) replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    J.D., you are spot on. >Myth #1: Thousand of Indexed Pages are Necessary. A local comeptitor had a new site built.. with only 5...
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    Jason (blog) replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    > much rather rank for "Buy a Used Chevy in (city name)" any day over "Buy a Chevy". The leads generated in the first example are...
  • Paul Rushing
    In the automotive industry, so few people will type in "buy a used chevy in san diego". "San Diego Chevy" or "chevrolet san diego" get...
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    J.D. Rucker replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    Hi Paul, I agree, in affiliate marketing, the long tail is everything. This is because you're targeting the people who are further...
  • Paul Rushing
    Summary: You'll be preaching the "Long Tail Gospel" in less than 18 months. Joe Pistell...
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    ISM in Training replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    Longtail Keywords and Generating Leads If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! The entry...
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    J.D. Rucker replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    David- I know what you mean. I wasn't trying to be rude. It's tough - so many come here looking for clients. The reason I go to this...
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    David Jackson replied to the thread 4 Myths of Automotive SEO - By J.D Rucker.
    J.D. Myth #1: Thousand of Indexed Pages are Necessary. I agree it is a Myth. I was pointing out from our experience that a 4 page site...
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