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Resources and content for managed IT service providers to build out high performing websites and digital marketing infrastructures.

GovTech SaaS Paid Search Advertising Case Study

By Hunter Nelson | October 18, 2023

In today’s post, I would like to take a moment to break down some of the results we were able to generate for a GovTech SaaS via paid search advertising. I have to keep things somewhat high-level and ambiguous in this post due to contractual privacy reasons. About The GovTech SaaS The company we managed…

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Effective Keywords For Your MSP To Bid On

By Hunter Nelson | October 17, 2023

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) understand the value of Google Ads in attracting potential clients actively seeking their services. However, the path to success in this competitive advertising landscape involves not just selecting keywords but honing in on those with strong commercial intent. In this blog post, we’ll explore the strategic selection of keywords that have…

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How To Generate More MSP Website Leads With A Primary Call To Action

By Hunter Nelson | October 10, 2023

In today’s digital age, your Managed Service Provider (MSP) website serves as the cornerstone of your online presence. It’s the virtual gateway for potential clients to explore your services, expertise, and ultimately, decide whether to engage with your MSP. To maximize the impact of your website, it’s essential to choose a primary call to action.…

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Is BNI A Good Fit For Your MSP?

By Hunter Nelson | August 31, 2023

I recently saw a few people asking about BNI for their MSP. BNI or Business Networking International is a paid networking and referral group that is commonly found in most major cities. The premise is pretty simple. You pay a few membership dues and then join a group of other business owners and all try…

TNHS Helps Break Fix Launch Emergency Website

By Hunter Nelson | July 16, 2023

I got a strange phone call recently from a break/fix computer repair provider with a pressing need. They called from a conference they were attending with the need to get a website online today. An unusual request for sure, but one we were able to accommodate. The company that called in, FCS Inc. had a…

Your WP Server Cache Might Be Costing You Leads

By Hunter Nelson | July 12, 2023

Over the past 3 months I’ve been battling an infuriating and troubling issue. Some of my WordPress site’s forms were not submitting! But not all the time, just some of the time. A developer’s worst nightmare. This was having a real impact on lead generation efforts as this was most frequently occurring on downloadable PDFs…

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Why Your MSP Desperately Needs Call Tracking

By Hunter Nelson | April 24, 2023

I’m continually impressed by the number of phone issues that can be uncovered by in an MSP business, when their core business revolves primarily around customers calling in for help with support issues. My suspicion is that those issues are never going away for their customers so if they for some reason can’t reach the…

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Estimating The Value Of An MSP Lead

By Hunter Nelson | April 17, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll be talking about a muddy subject.. How to estimate the value of an MSP lead and how you can translate that into what you can spend to acquire a customer with your sales and marketing spend. Many MSP owners are overly cautious with their sales and marketing spend and try to…

Is LinkedIn Ads A Fit For Your MSP?

By Hunter Nelson | April 14, 2023

When considering options for marketing your MSP, no doubt you’ve considered using LinkedIn Ads to generate more leads and sales opportunities. LinkedIn is after all, probably the largest collection of B2B professionals on the internet, and your prospective customers are almost certainly interacting on the platform. LinkedIn Ads can certainly be an effective tool, but…

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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…

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Tortoise and Hare Software provides resources and content on our technology marketing blog to help Managed Service Providers (MSPs) 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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