Technology Marketing Blog

Resources and content for small business technology brands to improve their online marketing function, generate more inbound leads, and grow their revenues.

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MSP Google Ads Costs and Pricing

By Hunter Nelson | May 25, 2025

You’ve heard Google Ads can generate leads quickly, but you’re not sure how much to budget, what kind of results to expect, or whether it’s really worth the spend. Many MSPs step into paid search with high hopes and vague expectations, only to be disappointed when the numbers don’t line up. Google Ads can be…

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Aesopians E7 – Joining The Feel Good MSP Sales Training Program Ft. Brian Gillette

By Hunter Nelson | May 19, 2025

In this episode of the Aesopians Podcast, we sit down with Brian Gillette, founder of Feel-Good MSP and creator of the “Feel-Good Close.” If you’re an MSP leader who’s tired of outdated, pressure-based sales tactics—or just wants to build a more human, trust-first sales process—this is a must-listen. Quick Links 🎧 Listen on Spotify 🎧…

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MSP Advertising Strategy: 3 Fundamental Approaches to Drive Real Growth

By Hunter Nelson | May 19, 2025

Is your MSP making effective use of your advertising budget, or are you weighed down too much by bottom of funnel advertising tactics that leave you in a perpetual cycle of high costs per lead. Low quality leads, and leads that require a blood sacrifice to close. Too often, MSPs invest in advertising with high…

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How We Save Thousands With Negative Keywords For MSP Google Ad Campaigns

By Hunter Nelson | May 12, 2025

Google Ads is one of the most powerful inbound lead generation channels available to managed service providers. There are few better moments to introduce your brand than when someone is actively searching for “IT company near me” or “managed IT services for law firms.” But here’s the part too many MSPs miss: just because someone…

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Aesopians E5: From Tech To Rep: Year 1 In MSP Sales Ft. Ashton Fortuna

By Hunter Nelson | April 21, 2025

Most MSPs hesitate to move technicians into sales—worried they’ll lack the polish, confidence, or killer instinct to close deals. Sales is a different game. Techs solve problems with systems; sales reps solve problems with people. But what if the real risk isn’t failing at sales—it’s never trying? In this post, we’ll walk through the story…

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SEO Not Working: Here’s Why

By Hunter Nelson | April 4, 2025

Lately I’ve been getting on more and more calls lately with people saying something along the lines of “we’ve been doing SEO or inbound for 6 months, 12 months, or however long and we’re not seeing anything – we don’t want to do SEO or inbound stuff. Reasons Why SEO Is Not Working 9 out…

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Why SEO Investments Help Your MSP Weather a Recession and Keep the Door Open for New Opportunities

By Hunter Nelson | April 3, 2025

What happens to your pipeline when the phones go quiet, inboxes stay cold, and paid ads stop converting? That’s not a hypothetical. It’s what happens in a recession. Budgets freeze. Decision-makers retreat. And the marketing tactics that rely on speed or immediacy—PPC, outbound, even referrals—start producing less while demanding the same (or more) investment. In…

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MSP Marketing – How to Build a Strategy That Works

By Hunter Nelson | March 31, 2025

Let’s be honest—most MSP marketing doesn’t work.Not because the tactics are bad, but because they’re unaligned. What looks like a marketing problem is often a strategy problem in disguise. Most MSPs jump straight into execution—running ads, writing blogs, hiring freelancers—without doing the work to define who they’re targeting, what they’re offering, and how to actually…

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The 10 Best MSP SEO Agencies To Help You Grow Organic Traffic

By Hunter Nelson | March 29, 2025

If you’re searching for SEO agencies for MSPs, the list of generalists can feel endless—and underwhelming. Most SEO providers don’t understand the managed services space, much less the buyer behavior, sales cycles, or growth models that define it. That’s why we’ve pulled together this list of ten SEO agencies for MSPs that actually specialize in…

Why Your MSP’s Online Marketing Efforts Are Failing

By Hunter Nelson | March 28, 2025

If you’re leading an MSP and investing in online marketing, you’re probably feeling a growing sense of frustration. You’ve put money into websites, content, ads—even hired an agency or two along the way—and the ROI just isn’t there. You’ve followed the advice, implemented the tools, checked the boxes… and yet, real, qualified leads still feel…

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Tortoise and Hare Software provides resources and content on our technology marketing blog to help small business technology brands build out robust inbound marketing infrastructures that drive more leads, create more revenues, and make their business more attractive when it comes time to sell.

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