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SEO Content Writers Sometimes Humor Me

September 16, 2009

Even before the economy crashed, we’ve always received a steady stream of emails from “seo content writers” asking for work. Sometimes their contact information ends up in a dedicated folder within my Outlook and, more often than not, their email is just deleted. A couple times, I’ve even thought of setting up a page with [...]

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There’s just something about family run businesses

September 9, 2009

Had a great meeting with a potential client yesterday (offers a wide variety of insurance in York, PA). There’s just something that attracts me to family run businesses, whether it’s CFgear in South Dakota, Stephen Case’s network of non profits or, in this case, the Nicholas Insurance Agency. Of course, it’s partially because I can [...]

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Swamped With Work During the 2009 Recession

July 9, 2009

Is it just us or are clients really returning in full swing back to their internet marketing firms. As with most web based ad agencies & search marketing firms, we experienced the valley right before Christmas 2008 and it continued through late May. However, the emails & phone calls asking for proposals & quotes have [...]

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Staying Busy in the 2009 Recession

June 8, 2009

So what do you do when the times are tough? While we’ve definitely trimmed the fat here at Sozo Firm and are quite lean right now in terms of staff and hours and extra spending money, we’ve been staying relatively busy expanding our web design division and developing strategies for new business divisions. Our Sozo [...]

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Is the economy back on its way up? June 2009

June 8, 2009

I had a brief discussion with a friend earlier today about the economy and predictions that come and go regarding its upward climb. I’ll throw in my two cents, the skeptic and cynic that I am. Based solely on leads and inquiries from prospective new clients to the Sozo Firm network, since January of 2009, [...]

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Realistic SEO Pricing In a Sluggish Economy

January 28, 2009

Sozo Firm Inc slashed its rates today almost fully across the board in response to the very weak economy. Hourly rates have dropped twice in the past 60 days from a recent high of $195 per hour in December 2008 to the current rate of $120 per hour. The monthly minimum to secure a discounted [...]

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Website Design in York, Pennsylvania

January 28, 2009

Whether you’re a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator interested in starting her own blog or a custom flash drive company going international, the Sozo Creative web team can help you get your business off the ground and running. Our York, PA web designers are experienced in helping small businesses boast professional appearances online. We bring a lot [...]

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Sozo Creative to Target Small Businesses, Non Profits

January 21, 2009

Sozo Firm Inc announced today the relaunch of SozoCreative.com as its web design division targeting small businesses and non profits by offering simple, streamlined CSS based websites. “We’re helping businesses where they need it most,” Andrew Jensen, Sozo Firm CEO stated, “particularly during these difficult economic times. Small businesses are looking to get the biggest [...]

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