Today we’d like to introduce you to Gary Lovelace.
Gary, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
My curiosity for search engine optimization started back in early 2012. At the time I was working primarily in a sales and consultant role for Go Site Local here in San Diego. The company was struggling so they recruited me and my team to build their local s.e.o division and within 12 months we had acquired over 400 customers and generated over $1.5 million in sales in the first year. We became recognized as the top 28th S.E.O in the nation amongst companies like E- Gumball, Orange Soda, and Higher Visibility. We also had ranked over 1000 local business on the 1st page of Google Maps and had a 95% track record of success. Go Site Local today has over 60 employees and does over $3 million in revenue a year.
My second company Katapult S.E.O was formed in 2014. This business was my first in a founder position and was funded 100% by venture capital due to my successes with Go Site Local. We retained our first 200 customers within four months and we broke $1 million in our first year of operations.
Being involved with both of these businesses taught me a ton of valuable lessons and shaped my road to becoming an entrepreneur. I realized after a few micro losses and some failed partnerships, it was the cosmos way of telling that it was time for me to create my own brand, create a new narrative and tell my story. I’m an entrepreneur & S.E.O Consultant, with over 10 years of experience in internet marketing. I love business and the Internet, but what I love most is teaching others and helping business owners grow their companies. My goal is to continue to have a 100% client satisfaction and retention rate by delivering unparalleled results. Local LaunchPad has allowed me to work with small mom and pop businesses who have great products and know that the Internet can propel their brands and businesses to the next level. For me, however, it’s not just about higher search rankings or traffic; it’s about real results, my clients’ reputations, and their relationships.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
My road has never been smooth. I have been fired from other agencies and dismissed for mine talents. Hated on by my family and peers who told me I would never have the capacity to run a successful business. I have walked away from two businesses, severed partnerships, left hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table and lost a few friends along the way. Behind each failure was a valuable lesson. Each loss has required me to accept ownership, seek a solution, get over it quickly and look for my next opportunity.
Teams that win the super bowl don’t make excuses at halftime they fucking make adjustments.
Please tell us about Local LaunchPad.
Local Launch Pad is a local San Diego internet marketing agency that has over 10 years of internet marketing experience and we offer an array of boutique services to meet all of your needs in the following areas: local search engine optimization, website development, social media, content marketing and online reputation management. Our goal is to continue to have 100% customer satisfaction and retention rate by delivering unparalleled results!
We love business and the internet. But what we love most is teaching and helping others grow their businesses.
Local Launchpad works with business owners that have great products and know that the Internet can launch and propel their brands and businesses to the next level. For us it is not just about higher search engine rankings or traffic, it’s about real RESULTS, our clients’ reputation, and also their relationships.
Plain and Simple. We execute proven local seo and mobile marketing strategies tactics to deliver more customers to our clients, and increasing their bottom lines. We deliver the results that our clients are looking for all while making the marketing process easy, simple and comfortable.
We are excited to show you why Local Launchpad is the premier local seo and mobile marketing company in the small business internet marketing space.
Over a Decade of Experience. Our team of seo consultants have several years of combined experience in the areas of on-page SEO, local SEO, content marketing, blogging, and paid search.
Our Customers love us! We take pride in having one of the highest customer retention rates in the industry! Proven Track Record of Success Over 1000 1st page rankings in Google Maps! “Launching Visibility & Landing Results”
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
I regret nothing only the time I wasted on the wrong people.
Pricing:
- Local S.E.o & Social Media Program $299 month to month
- Email marketing – $299 month to month
- Content Marketing & Guest Blogging $500 month to month
Contact Info:
- Address: 3810 Wabash Ave #409
San Diego, CA 92014 - Website: www.locallaunchpad.net
- Phone: 619 279 0145
- Email: [email protected]
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