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Internet Marketing Speaker Ford Saeks Business Growth Specialist

There are two categories of Internet Marketing Speakers

Presentations, Seminars and Workshops about Internet MarketingThose that earn the majority of their income from selling products and services teaching others how to be internet marketers and those that show other companies how to utilize Internet marketing to grow their business.

One helps others become Internet Marketers and the other type offers services to grow through leveraging the power of Internet marketing.  They differ widely on their experience and expertise.

If you’re looking for an Internet Marketing Speaker to help you grow your business, increase conversions, get higher rankings in the search engines and make the most of your social media efforts then I can help you.  

THINK or Go Wear a Paper Hat: Learned helplessness

Why do you suppose so many employees today have entitlement mentality and learned-helplessness?

I’m talking about the attitude that they think they are  irreplaceable,  indispensable and that they deserve to keep their job even with poor or lackluster performance.

I’m Ford Saeks and I’ve been self-employed most of my life.  That comes with it’s own pros and cons, but as any entrepreneur knows, you have to be self-motivated and surround yourself with quality, capable employees and then lead them well for success.  You also don’t go broke when you’re making a profit.

My comment about thinking or wearing a paper hat is not meant to insult those hard working fast-food employees. Every job or career is an opportunity for self-respect, to add value and earn money.   But let’s face it. People wearing paper hats don’t have to be the sharpest tool in the shed or make too many higher-level decisions because they follow systems. Systems that have been designed so they don’t have to think that much, which is why they earn minimum wage or close to it.

If You Accept Credit Cards You Better be PCI Compliant

First, we are not providing legal advice, but want to make you aware of the PCI compliance concerns if you process credit cards.

You may be at risk of fines, legal risk, or even jail time depending on which state you operate in if you violate the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards – PCI-DSS Compliant requirements.  As a customer, you want to make sure that the businesses you give your credit card too are PCI complaint too.

Look for a Job and Add Value: Don’t Count on the Unemployment Extension

Be proactive and utilize social media marketing and social media networking to find or create your dream  job.

I‘m not that political, I’m just a business owner that loves to help my clients.  I pay in plenty in payroll, social security and unemployment taxes.  I guess you would call me a conservative.

As an entrepreneur my entire life I don’t understand why big government wants to increase taxes on small businesses.  From my point of view, albeit limited, if government cut taxes for small businesses, they would hire more people or pay their current employees more which would mean that they would spend more and everyone would win.  Okay, back to using Social Media Marketing to help with your job search.

Common Sense is a Super Power That Can Unlock Hidden Profits in Your Business

Common Sense… Is it really all that “common?”Common Sense is a Super Power by Ford Saeks

Common Sense is such a debatable topic. Some people say you’re either born with it or not.  Others, like me, believe that it can be developed.

What do you think?  How would you rate your level of common sense? What would your friends and colleagues say?

You might be surprised by their answers, but I’m sure you would agree that many people make things way more complicated than they need to be—both in business and their personal lives.  I want to help you add more value, increase your revenues and grow your business.  In a new book I’ll be launching in 90 days, I’m going to reveal how you can develop your super power of common sense.

Ford Sakes or Ford Saeks?

Ford Sakes, Internet Marketing Speaker…

Everything you ever wanted to know about Ford Sakes.

Really though, my name is Saeks… not SAKES, but Google, Bing and Yahoo aren’t  smart enough to figure that out yet.

Ford Sakes spells his name Saeks

Ford Sakes spells his name Saeks

I’m writing this blog post to help the search engines and new prospects find me, Ford Sakes on the Internet. You see, since I preach that “keywords drive traffic” then unless I create a blog posting with the proper keyword density for “Ford Sakes” then I won’t be found in the rankings.

My name, while spelled F O R D   S A E K S, is commonly search for as FORD SAKES.

Other common mistakes in my name are:

  • Fred Sakes — Common… is having a name like Ford that odd?
  • Ford Sacks — glad I didn’t have grow up with that name
  • Fred Sacks — doesn’t sound that good to me.
  • Ford Saekes — perfect for those that are dyslexic and paid by the letter.
  • Ford Steaks — Right, like that will work.
  • and my favorite… Fred Sucks.  Really?  Who typed that into a database and thought that was correct?  At least Ford Sakes makes more sense since that’s how my hame is pronounced… Sakes… as in “For Heaven’s Sakes”

This is really just about my last name… because people search for it as Sakes.  I’ve heard all of the funny acronyms for my first name. Imagine what it was like growing up with a first name like Ford.  Sakes is the easy part.

And I even have my name “Ford Saeks” trademarked to prevent other people from stuffing their keyword descriptions with my name to generate traffic.  Seriously, I did. Hey, I’m a great Internet Marketer, but hardly a celebrity.

Who is Ford Sakes?

I’m a business growth expert, Internet Marketer and CEO of Prime Concepts Group.

Why Care About Ford Sakes

If you’re looking for Ford Sakes, you’ve found me. Well you’ve found Ford Saeks… same guy that can help you improve your Internet Marketing, Website Designs and Grow your business.

Sakes is how it sounds, but it's spelled Saeks

You can learn more about Ford Sakes by visiting the about us page on this website. Let’s see how long it takes to get this page indexed in the search engines under Sakes, so that I don’t lose prospects who know the sound of my name, but not the correct spelling of Saeks.

Creating Your Marketing Mindset – Unleashing Innovation – Part 2

In this marketing blog post we’ll look at what kinds of things that might be blocking your creativity.

The Three things that can get in your way and block your creativity are:

  • Your Perceptions
  • Your Emotions
  • Your Culture & Environment

Perceptions. – What things MEAN to you?

Creating Your Marketing Mindset Part 1

Is your B.S. getting in the way of your marketing success?

Think about your role in the marketing process?

Are you an Executive, Marketing Director, Entrepreneur, business owner, or sales person? … Regardless, “The Profit Rich Marketing Show” will help you increase your sales and profits!

Here are some Keys get you on track.

How to use Direct Mail & Direct Response Marketing

How to use Direct Mail to reach targeted prospects and get them to take action to buy your products and services.

Creating Your Marketing Plan – Part 2

A great way to drive home the importance of having a marketing plan is to imagine you’re sitting in your dream car, but with one little caveat… the windows are all painted black and there are no gauges. You push the pedal to floor and zoom, zoom, away you go! What do you think is going to happen next? Certainly, you’re going to crash-not a pretty picture.