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On-Prem MSP Still The Lion, Cloud MSP Doubles The CAGR

By Hunter Nelson | March 7, 2023

In a recent article by 451 research on behalf of S&P global market intelligence, a look at the managed services market was taken to get a better feel for how MSPs are earning their revenue. One thing that stood out to me in the article was that about 80% of managed services revenue is generated…

Top Of Funnel, Middle Funnel, and Bottom Of Funnel Explained

By Hunter Nelson | March 2, 2023

You’ve probably heard marketers talking about the top of the funnel, the middle funnel, and the bottom of the funnel, but do you know what they mean? Well, the truth is, it’s pretty ill-defined and has been muddled many times on the internet by people making their own interpretations. In this post, we’ll muddy the…

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TNHS Helps South Florida MSP Launch Marketing Website

By Hunter Nelson | February 6, 2023

Computer Business Solutions is a Pompano Beach based managed IT service provider serving Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and the greater South Florida area. Computer Business Solutions, or CBS for short reached out to Tortoise and Hare as a referral from another MSP for help with preparing to launch an online marketing program. After…

MSP Sales Funnel Key Terms To Know

By Hunter Nelson | January 23, 2023

In today’s post, I wanted to break down a few key terms MSP owners should be aware of when it comes to breaking down sales funnels from online marketing for your MSP. A lot of MSP owners grow initially through referrals and networking and are used to any leads they receive to be scorching hot…

Why Chat GPT Is A Risk For SEO Content

By Hunter Nelson | January 19, 2023

Chat GPT is all the rage right now. Type in a few sentences about what you want and ChatGPT spits out serviceably written content to fulfill all your marketing dreams. It’s easy to see how ChatGPT can have a high potential for abuse and turn an already lazy group of marketers, into something even lazier,…

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Why Referrals Don’t Scale And Create Risk For Your Company

By Hunter Nelson | November 28, 2022

With the recent wave of layoffs in the tech sector, I’ve seen a big uptick in the recently departed deciding to try their hand at running their own consulting business. This has led to a lot of fresh faces in some of the networking meetings I attend asking some flavor of the same question. How…

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What Goes Into Publishing A Blog Post?

By Hunter Nelson | November 2, 2022

I wanted to take a moment to describe what goes on during the publishing of a blog post here at Tortoise and Hare Software to give you some visibility into what engaging with us can look like. Our client base is comprised primarily of established mid-market MSPs, SaaS, and Cybersecurity firms, and our clients come…

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What Are Directory Citations In SEO?

By Hunter Nelson | November 1, 2022

Directory citations are a form of online business listing similar to a phone book entry in the real world. Yelp and YellowPages.com are probably the two most thought of when it comes to online business directories but sites like Facebook and Google also have their own directories and there are thousands with unique positioning in…

Why We Recommend Page Builder Websites For Startups

By Hunter Nelson | October 11, 2022

If there’s one word that characterizes startup companies it’s instability. I see this across service providers like IT companies and product companies like SaaS startups. Small and growing companies oftentimes don’t have a clear idea of who they are serving, how they can help them, messaging that resonates with their audience and a whole host…

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Google Announces Upcoming Helpful Content Update

By Hunter Nelson | August 19, 2022

A potentially impactful algorithm update is set to launch next week according to Google. Google is leveraging innovations in detecting duplicate product reviews and other low-quality product review spam from fake users that is commonly leveraged in e-commerce and bringing it to broader search results. People have been complaining for a while now about low-quality…

Technology Marketing Blog Posts

Tortoise and Hare Software provides resources and content on our technology marketing blog to help companies such as Software as a Service (SaaS), Cybersecurity firms, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and other technology service providers to build out robust inbound marketing infrastructures that drive more leads, create more revenues, and grow the top line of their business.

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