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Today’s second giveaway is brought to you by Real Deal Dance Marketing.
This one should make the ears of studio owner’s perk up a little because Chad Michael Lawson, the guy behind Real Deal, offers direct response internet marketing for dance studios (and other dance business).
A’wha now?
Okay. Most people, 70% according to a recent survey, go to the Internet first to find, and find out about, businesses in their area.. If you’ve ever felt your studio might benefit from having more students, it’s important to recognize that though some will be referred by friends or relatives, a good portion of your paying customers are going to find out about you first online… if they can find you that is.
Since you’re here, I know that you use the Internet and can probably see that it’s a very crowded and noisy place. Becoming “visible” online is rarely as easy as it seems – trust me, it takes quite a bit of work. Gradually things started clicking here at Dance Advantage but it’s taken me a lot of time, trial, and error to teach myself what I didn’t even know I’d need to know (you know?). The self-teaching never really ends since there are always new things to learn. You didn’t know this online stuff could be so much like dance, did you?
Chad is the guy that’s staying on top of things so you don’t have to. He consults with dance studio owners who want to grow their business via online means but don’t know where to start, what is worth their energy, and don’t have the time, patience, or know-how to make it all click.
I met Chad in person at the Dance Teacher Summit this summer, and I’d say he’s a bit of a Renaissance man – lots of ideas, interests, and good-natured too. You can read a bit about him at his website but, in short, he’s a web development guy who is also an avid Lindy Hop and Swing dancer and competitor. He first stepped into online marketing for dance studios when he helped out a friend and studio owner who admitted to Chad he’d had trouble getting people in the door. Chad’s efforts got results and he found helping other studios was a great way to combine his passions.
So now that you kind of have a picture of what Chad does,
Here’s what you could win:
Chad wants to give ONE Dance Advantage reader access to Get Your Dance Studio Found in GoogleMaps/GooglePlaces (valued at $147).
This is a tested formula for getting your studio to show up in the map when a potential student (or parent) types in something like ‘dance studio [your town]‘. In other words, a top ranked GooglePlaces – GoogleMaps listing. And, it’s easy enough that even a technophobe can follow along and see results.
Chad says, “There isn’t anything like it out there right now and even the stuff that’s out there now for other markets, say.. plumbers, isn’t a formula. It’s just recommendations that may or may not work.” Chad is so sure it works, he guarantees it with your money back if it doesn’t.
I’m not a local business so I won’t claim that I’ve tested this formula. I have taken a peek at the program, and agree that Chad has laid out the process of getting to that top listing simply and straightforwardly; great for anyone that doesn’t have the time or knowledge to be messing around with this.
Chad has not yet released Get Your Dance Studio Found in GooglePlaces to the general public. The winner will be first to get their hands on this formula. And being first is the edge you need.
The cool thing is, you can get a taste of winner pie even if you don’t win. Chad wants to give Dance Advantage readers first dibs, releasing the formula to you a week before he releases it to everyone else. And he wants to knock $47 off the price, too!
Just email chad@realdealdancemarketing.com with the subject line “GooglePlaces Secret Discount.” Don’t worry – no e-mail list funny stuff. Chad is even now sharpening and perfecting this guide and wants to be able to shoot you an email with the special discount link the moment it is ready for it’s close-up.
Be one of the few studios who will know exactly which steps they need to take to get a top listing in GooglePlaces.
How to enter:
Leave a comment at this post, answering the question: What would it mean for your studio if you were listed at position A when someone typed in ‘dance studio’ for your town into Google?
This giveaway is open to readers worldwide and lasts until Saturday, November 13.
Best of luck! I hope you win.
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Genius Chad! I would need a much bigger bag on wheels! If I win, I really hope to use this down the road when I have an actual building of my own! In a town I can manage!
I love freebies!
It would mean the WORLD to me if Dance Daze was coming up first in Google! I’m an Internet/social media lover as it is, and I’d be really interested to learn how to attract MEMBERS through the Internet! Since my program is very new, we can use all the help we can get!
It would mean more students! Which would make me happy! We consider ourselves to be closer to the bigger town, but our mailing address is a different town, so it puts people off when they search “dance near big town”.
Love the giveaways! Thanks
My web site is my most important marketing plan. In my area there are 42 dance studios, however only 5of them have websites. Those five are great sites. My website is hard to find. I would love to get ahead of those other schools. There is so much competition and I am very knew…..I am sure you have heard it before. I am growing fast and I know it is because of my website, but the easier it is find me, the more costumers come my way!
This would be a dream! My studio is a hidden gem in the community. It’s located in a very popular area but the storefront is rather discrete. So many people have come in and said “I had no idea that this was here!”
What would it mean for your studio if you were listed at position A when someone typed in ‘dance studio’ for your town into Google? Having my studio show up on Google and Google maps as a top rank position A would mean everything. I have designed my website on my own and am very proud of the work I have done. However when I search for it I’m on page 13!! Who will ever find me there? I will be opening my first location in January so I will need to be easy to find to get my studio off the ground with new students. I have prospect students where I teach and have handed out my business cards..this is not enough! Thank you for the opportunity to have an amazing Grand Opening with the help of the internet. Happy Holidays!
There’s so many dance studios in this small suburb! This would be a great edge!
As a brand new studio owner it would mean everything!! There’s a few other studios in the area and ours is not on a main road. People would have to look it up to find it. Thanks!!
I would be thrilled to be listed first. We’re a new ballet school that offers completely different training than the other 3 schools in town that have been here for 25+ years. I’ve designed our website myself, but am eager to change it and make it easy for new families and students to find us.
This would be a dream come true!! I am no computer or tech wiz that’s
for sure! Hope I win!!
The more help the better!!!!
There are 450 dance companies on the island of Manhattan, and most have an associated dance school. So being a freelance-dance-teacher/choreographer in New York City is particularly challenging.
Besides being part of a well-knit community of instructors and schools -who support and rely on each other-, there is, of course, always the element of friendly competitiveness present.
To be a first result in a Google search result for ‘dance instructor New York’ would not only enable me with the opportunity to make a first impression on potential students with my own classes, but would also put me in a position to make the first first-hand referrals to other resources within the community.
This opportunity for success and power must be handled with responsibility and acumen. I believe I have those skills.
The tap floor looks fantastic! And I love freebies!
Our team’s mission is to praise God while our music shares about His love. Would love to have more people doing this with us.
It would mean helping to grow a business which I just got on board with, and moving both my goals and my studio’s goals forward, and moving me one step closer to my dream of having space and funding for my own dance company!
I have been teaching dance for over 32 years. It was NEVER about the money for me. I didn’t even consider teaching dance a possibility! After years and years of teaching at other facilities, I found myself without a place to teach! Then shortly after, a local studio closed….so I moved on in! Unfortunately I have NO funds to use to promote my new studio. We perform as much as possible in our community to promote the studio. I do have a website, and hope people can find me on it! It would be SO greatly appreciated to have assistance with my promtions on the internet! Thanks for this opportunity!!!
I would love to have my studio show up in position A from the google search. I have had my studio for 18 years and I have seen us go from just advertising in the yellow pages to google. It is great to have someone like Chad who understands dance and the google search engines to help us keep our studios from becoming buried in the pages of google world. I love freebies anytime of the day.
I forgot to say in my previous post: this is the best of all of the FREEBIES you are giving away this week!
What a fabulous freebie! In my small community there are many dance studio’s and it’s hard to catch the eye of the busy parent who needs a class meeting on Tuesdays after 5:30 because that’s the only gap left in their schedule.
This is a great method for marketing and it would help generate interest in my studio.
My studio JUST opened less than a month ago and it would be so amazing to win this prize. I have been researching and working on improving our googleability and I think this prize is the answer to my prayers!
I love freebies!
Being in an A level position to online searchers would make the difference in me teaching all 16 classes at the studio and me being able to bring in a teacher to give me some time off! This is another wonderful freebie! Thanks!
I don’t have my own studio space yet. Soon. Having my school name/website in the 1st space would mean more traffic, and an increased customer base! I could use that.
It would just open so many doors, especially living in New York City. There are so many websites out there that it gets frustrating trying to increase your presence. I would love to know the “secret!”