Terms of Service
This proposal contains the following sections: Scope of Work and Other Terms and ONLY Apply If You Become One Of Our Clients.
NOTE: Only The Package(s) You Signed Up For Will Apply From The List Below
There are two components to our services: The Setup Fee
and the Monthly Management Fee. The monthly management projects are on a month-to-month basis and my be terminated at any time. Project is estimated to begin upon signature and initial payment.
Scope of Work
This is the scope of work, as I understand it. Please let me know if there are differences between your expectations and our understanding.
LOCAL AND SOCIAL Package 1:
“Quick Listing”, manual submission of basic business information to localeze, yelp, yahoo, insider pages, just click local, angieslist, foursquare, brownbook, yellowbot, manta, showmelocal, kudzu, citysearch, mojopages, and ezlocal. These reflect in approximately 2-3 weeks. “Claimed Profiles” listing creation/claiming on Google Places, Yahoo Local, and Bing Local. Profile setup on facebook, twitter, and foursquare. The log in credentials created will be given to you in approximately 30-45 days. We set up you initial Coupon in your Places pages.
We upload 10 initial reviews provided by your customers. We train your personnel how to use Facebook, Twitter, and Four Square so they can interact with your potential and existing clients to build long lasting relationships and trust, which will of course increase your profits.
LOCAL AND SOCIAL Package 2:
Everything in “Package 1″ Plus
We create profiles on more Social Sites and Blogs. we create and distribute a 30 second video for your business. You receive a detailed completion report showing each submission, along with the passwords that allow you to take ownership of the accounts. Extensive reporting across video blogs, blogs, social media pages, and major directories in PDF format. The completion report is also sent out to you in approximately 30-45 days.
Here’s a list of the Social Sites and Blogs we create profiles and do submission to:
Top 7 Local Maps: Google Maps, Yahoo Local, Bing Local, AOL Local, Ask Local, Mapquest, CommunityWalk
Top 10 Mobile Maps: Google Maps/Android, Yahoo Mobile, Windows Mobile, FourSquare, Navteq GPS, Garmin, TomTom, Blackberry RIM, Apple iPod/iPad/iPhone Maps, OnStar
Top 5 Phone Assistance: LSSI, KGB Info, V-Enable, TellMe, Yellowpages,
Top 20 Local Directories: Citysearch, Kudzu, Best of the Web Local, DiscoverOurTown, CitySquares, Brownbook, JustClickLocal, Yellowee, Yelp, Angies List, Judy’s Book, InsiderPages, Local, Mojopages, Superpages, Yellowbot, Yellowpages, LocalEze, ShowMeLocal, InfoUsa
Top 10 Business Sites: BizNik, MerchantCircle, Hotfrog, Entrepenuer Connect, Intuit Business, PartnerUp, Linkedin, ZoomInfo, SeekingAlpha, Manta
Top 10 Search Engines: Google, Yahoo, Bing/MSN, AOL, Ask, InfoTiger, AltaVista, SearchSite, ScrubTheWeb, DMOZ
Top 10 Social Sites: Facebook, Myspace, Google Blogger, AOL Bebo, LiveJournal, Squidoo, Yahoo Delicious, Friendster, Twitter, Google Bookmarks
Top 10 Video Spots: Google YouTube, Break, Bing/MSN Video, AOL Video, Viddler, 4VideoSharing, Dailymotion, Google Picasa, 4Shared, Yahoo Flickr
Top 7 Blogs: Google Blogger, MySpace, LiveJournal, Friendster, Twitter, ShowMeLocal, Merchant Circle
Bonus Listings, Feeds and Features: Local Directory Feed (100+), Blog Directory Submissions (40+), Twitter Directory Submissions (20+), Twitter Exchange, SEO Optimization & Link Building, RSS Feed Creation & Distribution (40+)
MOBILE Package:
NOTE: Our Mobile Package Is Still In Development
LOCAL SEO Package:
Summary of SEO Work To Be Performed
Our Responsibilities are to:
For Keyword Research:
- Provide a Questionnaire and Phone Consultation upon receipt of completed questionnaire to:
1.) Identify Your Ideal Clients.
2.) Identify Your Most Lucrative Products and or Services.
3.) Identify ways your Ideal Clients Might be Searching for You.
- Research the most relevant and profitable keywords for your business based on the above findings.
- Deliver Keyword Research Findings in an excel spreadsheet showing search volumes and Current CPC rates which indicate the value of the keywords.
Follow Up Phone Call to go over the results of the Keyword Research and make recommendations from our perspective. Of course the final keyword selection will be up to you as there may be specific nuances to your business that you will be more in tune with than us. This is why you will be making the final selection.
For Optimization Services:
- Research the top 10 most relevant keywords for your local business.
- Develop an incoming linking campaign to bring in targeted anchor text links to your site, raising its authority to the search engines, which in turn will get higher rankings overall in the search engines for your local search terms or keywords as we call them.
- Develop articles and blog posts with the appropriate anchor text links to be distributed throughout the Internet forcing the linking success instead of just submitting and hoping for links to come like most SEO companies.
- We will also distribute blog posts throughout our proprietary blog network containing over 50,000 blogs with hundreds of thousands of ranked pages, again to force and ensure the success of your linking campaign.
- Run the campaign at a pace as to not raise any red flags and do it in a natural ethical way.
- Secure as many top listings for your keywords “organically” as possible for your company in all the best search engines, not just Google.
- Increase your qualified traffic. These are people who are searching specifically for what you offer based on the keyword list.
- Evaluate and report on the First 90 Days to reveal the true competitiveness of your desired keywords in your market.
- Make an assessment at the 90 Day mark as to the effectiveness of the program level and recommend possible adjustments at that time.
- Increase your qualified traffic by allowing your Ideal Clients to More Easily Find You. These are people who are searching specifically for what you offer based on your approved keyword list.
- Provide a baseline report showing your Current Search Standings
- Provide periodic progress reporting to show progress of your listings.
- Follow Up with Periodic updates and recommendations as we progress.
- We become Your Exclusive Long Term Partner and will not take on a competing client for your keywords.
Timing and Strategy
Once we receive your initial Start-up Payment or deposit, work will commence. The setup procedure takes approximately 30 days. Organic SEO is a long-term process. After the Start-Up procedure is complete, our process can take from 3 to 6 months to get a foothold and then, with the proper maintenance, your results will continue to escalate for around 2 years at which point they should plateau.
Our techniques allow us to accomplish this without interfering with the current look, feel or functionality of your website.
This package gives an extensive amount of coverage for the keywords or phrases that are specific to your business. We will take the most relevant keywords to your Internet business and use our Proprietary Technology to optimize them for use on all the major engines! This will increase your visibility.
We do not guarantee specific listings, as it is not in our direct control. There is no way to guarantee organic search engine listings and anyone that tells you so is without a doubt lying to you.
Pricing
The goal of this service is to create highly optimized incoming links using our proprietary technology. This is the most effective way of scoring high listings for your keywords or phrases in the major search engines.
This is a month-to-month contract with no long-term commitment. You are free to terminate the contract and service at any time, if you are dissatisfied for any reason.
Refund Policy
We Donot Offer Refunds Because Once The Work Has Been Done, There’s Nothing That We Will Get Back In Return For Our Time, Energy, And Expenses.
Also, Since Marketing Is A Short And Long-Term Process, You Can Receive Leads That Convert Into Clients Off Of Our Efforts, Even If You’ve Terminated Our Services.
Annual Renewal Fee
Why is there a renewal fee?
Many directories and data providers require re-listing the data annually so we have to repeat at least part of the process. Some directories remove listings if they are not actively updated – it also helps keep data fresh and information about your business accurate.
What if I do not renew?
If you do not renew after the notices we send, your record will be removed from our “active” file that we provide to the directories. Different sites and distribution partners will treat deactivated UBL listings in different ways according to their policies. Some may keep the listings active and some may delete the record, and this is beyond our control.
Other Terms
The following agreement and terms and conditions apply to the services indicated by the Scope of Work above (“Project”) offered by STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING LLC. (“STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING”) to client. (“Client”).
1. Agreement and authorization to perform services. Client’s purchase of the above-described project shall constitute Client’s agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the project and shall authorize STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING to perform the services in accordance with this Agreement and the Project.
Pricing and payment. The Price to perform the Project contemplated by this agreement is identified within the above proposal
Lost, altered and unauthorized access of computer files. STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING, its employees, agents and subcontractors shall not be liable for unauthorized access/viewing of files, lost or altered files, data or programs, even if caused by the negligence of STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING or its agents or employees or subcontractors. Client understands that, even though STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING will employ security measures as is customary, STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING makes no guarantee that unauthorized persons will not view/edit data. Client understands that unauthorized persons have the ability to see any computer file, no matter how well protected, that they want, including Client files.
Limited warranty; disclaimer of warranties. STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING warrants that the services to be performed under this Project shall be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner. STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING does not warrant software or any services provided by an independent third party supplier or software manufacturer. You must refer to the warranty provided by such third party.
Limitation of liability. Except where such exclusion is contrary to public policy, in no event shall STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING, its employees, agents or contractors, be liable under this agreement for any indirect, special, exemplary, consequential, or incidental damages, including but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits or revenue, economic loss, loss of data, loss of use of the product or any associated equipment, cost of capital, cost of substitute or replacement equipment, facilities or services, down time, your time, the claims of third parties, and injury to property, regardless of the nature of the claim, including but not limited to, breach of warranty, breach of contract, tort (including negligence) or strict liability, even if STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable, any liability of STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING is expressly limited to the fees you have paid for the service-giving rise to the claim. Your sole remedy against STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING in any dispute under this agreement shall be to seek recovery of the amounts you have paid, upon the payment of which STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING shall be released from and discharged of all further obligations and liability to you.
Entire agreement. This agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all previous oral and written agreements with regard to the subject hereof.
Severability. If any provision contained in this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in whole or in part, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions and portions of this Agreement.
General.
a. You may not assign this agreement or any of your rights hereunder without the express written consent of STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING.
b. Any sum not paid by you when due and owing is subject to interest at a rate equal to the lesser of 1 ½ per month or the maximum rate allowed by law.
c. STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING reserves the right to change pricing, if the scope of work is changed.
d. Client is responsible for obtaining all necessary technical support, hardware, and software fixes from the manufacturer or supplier of third party hardware or software, including but not limited to Microsoft Access.
e. STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING may include your name on its client list.
f. Any change to the project made after 30 days after final delivery is considered an enhancement, and will be billed at a standard hourly rate or quoted individually.
Location of work. Work may be performed in combination of on-site (when necessary) and off-site (for the most part).
Intellectual property. All, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, code, tables, forms, queries, macros, modules developed by STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING shall remain the sole and exclusive property of STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING subject to the irrevocable right and license of Client to use such property without payment of royalties.
Non-disclosure. STRATEGIC TWIST MARKETING understands that during the course of the Project it may come to know confidential information pertaining to Client’s business including but not limited to operations, accounting, human resource, financial and any information that is not considered “public” information, and will not disclose or discuss such confidential information with any third party.
Notices. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If for YOUR NAME/Company.:
Your Address
Client:
Name
Contact info
Term/Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon completion of the Project.