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Alrighty, I’m trying to write this from a hotel in Chicago, so it will be brief as the connection is spotty at best. I just wanted to drop a short note to everyone out there to let folks know whats going on. Lately I’ve been disconnected from pretty much all things HSB - but not for any particular reason. I’m just enjoying life with a house these days - spent this past Saturday scaling our roof to get Christmas lights up - sorry to report but I didn’t break my neck 
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I’m here in Chicago this week for work - as some of you know, my “real” job is something to do with websites. Well, that’s at least what seems to get translated to folks when I try to explain what I do. Just so we’re all on the same page, my official title is SEM Director - alternatively, Search Engine Marketing Director. I don’t design websites, but I do everything around getting visitors to a website and getting them to convert. So why this little blurb here on the HSB? Well, while doing a session this morning, a few questions were posed to me in regards to website conversions and as I discussed with the room full of small business website owners, my mind began to wander and I thought about all of the chilehead websites out there that start with the best of intentions but sometimes fail in the process.
So, all that being said - the thought crossed my mind to do website reviews. Here’s the deal - if you’d like your website and/or online marketing campaign reviewed, just send me a note below. Now - if you do submit your site for the free review, it will be posted here for all to learn from, so please be aware of that - all of the stipulations for product reviews apply. However, if you would like a private consultation you can contact me using the same form below and we can work something out. Will work for hot sauce is my moto. 
When you submit your site, please let me know what areas you’d like me to touch on:
- SEO
- SEM (PPC & Online Media)
- Design
- Architecture
- Customer Conversion
- E-commerce
- All of the above?
And please make sure to submit using a working email address (and the website URL) - I will have questions and will need to contact you to get those answered.
P.S. Please don’t expect any sort of email response until I get back to TX. I may get to you before Friday, but no promises.
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Great idea, Nick. I think this is one of the hardest areas for the do-it-yourselfer to get going when consumed with production, FDA regs, etc. Marketing is a giant black hole you can keep throwing money in unless you know what you’re doing. I’m sure this will be hugely beneficial for guys like us. Thanks!
so please be aware of that - all of the stipulations for product reviews apply
So it’ll be a blind review and nobody will know what website it is until the very end?
Thanks for the offer Nick! I’m always up for input and good information! -Lars-
When our site finally gets updated (our guy just does it on the side) I would really like some professional feedback
Message sent, we’d for sure love your input Nick!
PM’D ya earlier. My site is average and needs work. Thanks and let me know how many pallets of sauce you will require.
Nick, you are the man! I’d love to have you look at our site, and really appreciate your most generous offer! Cheers!
Nick on 12/3/2007 at 2:40 pm said:
Just for you dk r
LOL!! Thanks Nick! 
Nick on 12/3/2007 at 2:52 pm said:
wow that comment came out ierd - sorry, on the mobiles
Hey, it’s Leroy’s Birthday, talk about weird! 
For anyone who has PhotoShop and knows how to use it, I recently ran across a really cool plug-in that allows you to build your entire site in layers in PhotShop and then make the site fully functional through PhotoShop - as opposed to exporting layers to a web design software program and still having to deal with XML, HTML, java or other facets of web programming and functionality that can be difficult or hard to understand.
Thats nice of you Nick, sounds like you will be kept busy. I only wish I had a website to review.
Hey Uncle Big, I think your website absolutely rocks. Not too shabby even for a Canadian, eh?
Hey All, I have a Special Email coming later this week.(Or as I soon as I know for sure) Its all Very Great…Just wanted to give the FYI…Happy Season To All and To All a Good Night…Feel Alive Your Chilipal BLAIR
Count me in Nick, we are in the process of updating and getting that stoopid mail system of mine to work right.
BLAIR on 12/4/2007 at 1:22 am said:
Hey All, I have a Special Email coming later this week.(Or as I soon as I know for sure) Its all Very Great…Just wanted to give the FYI…Happy Season To All and To All a Good Night…Feel Alive Your Chilipal BLAIR
BLAIR, stay on topic!! :0
I keed, I keed!!
I’m sure will be great. Happy Holidays
Buddah on 12/3/2007 at 11:27 pm said:
Thats nice of you Nick, sounds like you will be kept busy. I only wish I had a website to review.
Hey Uncle Big, I think your website absolutely rocks. Not too shabby even for a Canadian, eh?
Thanks Buddah. Yeah we just got that new fangled interweb up here a little while ago.
I’ve just upgraded from my Commodore 64 to a Pentium 233 megahurts with a floppy drive.
You know what they say, we’re five years behind up here in God’s Country.
Uncle Big on 12/4/2007 at 11:49 am said:
Thanks Buddah. Yeah we just got that new fangled interweb up here a little while ago.
I’ve just upgraded from my Commodore 64 to a Pentium 233 megahurts with a floppy drive.
You know what they say, we’re five years behind up here in God’s Country.
Oh man… I miss my Commodore 64… I think I’m gonna cry 
Lee@DC on 12/3/2007 at 1:41 pm said:
Great idea, Nick. I think this is one of the hardest areas for the do-it-yourselfer to get going when consumed with production, FDA regs, etc. Marketing is a giant black hole you can keep throwing money in unless you know what you’re doing. I’m sure this will be hugely beneficial for guys like us. Thanks!
Amen to that
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Wow! Happy to take advantage of such a generous offer
Thanks!!