Flyline Search Marketing

Facebook Fan Pages - Florists

2012-02-01T09:38:00.005-05:00

Facebook Business Pages For Floral Design Firms

Flyline Search Marketing is a full service Internet Marketing Agency and Google Adwords Certified Partner. We offer a wide variety of services, including Facebook business or fan page designs. Fan pages are a mission critical element for firms trying to build brand awareness and we find that a properly constructed fan page micro-site can help to grow revenues and drive up customer engagement with your firm.

We have been working with Carithers Flowers since January of 2009 and provide them with a comprehensive suite of Internet Marketing services. The Facebook fan page micro-site we created for Carithers can be viewed at:
(http://www.Facebook.com/CarithersWeddingFlowers)

This site has helped grow brand recognition and overall revenues for them. The fan pages encourage customer engagement and provide lots of shopping opportunities and discount opportunities for site visitors to enjoy. We have linked fan page micro-site elements directly to the Carithers Flowers main website, which allows site visitors to easily navigate back and forth in viewing products and making purchases. We see fan pages as a mission critical component in our overall strategy in supporting the Carithers brand.

Facebook Fan Pages

Flyline Search Marketing creates Facebook fan pages. Facebook is a very important element of Social Media Marketing. Fact is, Facebook is now the number two most visited website in the world, second only to Google. Usage on Facebook is growing rapidly. The fan page sites we create are very inviting and provide our clients with a more professional look and feel for their Facebook sites. They work very much like a traditional websites and include lots of great product photos and links that allow Facebook visitors to easily shop and purchase from our clients. Take a look at the Carithers fan site and you will quickly see what we are talking about.

Follow the links below to the Carithers Flowers Facebook micro-site pages

1) Welcome Page

2) Weddings and Events

3) Holiday Flowers and Gifts

4) Best Sellers

5) Birthday Flowers and Gifts

6) Baby Flowers and Gifts

7) Sympathy Flowers and Tributes

8) Carithers YouTube Channel

Examples of other fan pages and micro-sites we have created

1) Melloy Dodge

2) Komala Massage

3) Access Management Group

The Floral Shop Package Includes

Welcome Page
Weddings
Holiday Gifts
Best Sellers
Birthday Gifts
New Baby Gifts
Sympathy Tributes
YouTube Channel Widget

Welcome Page Can Include
Header-Image Banner (Jpeg Image From Client)
Navigation Tab Page Links To Clients Website
Video (Selected From Clients YouTube Channel)
Register for Free 25 Reward Points (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)
Rewards Points (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)
Contact Us / Information Request Box
Shopping Categories Photos and Links (Jpeg Images From Client, Linked to Client's Website)
Promo Offer (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)
Footer - Address, Social Media Site Links, Logo

Wedding Page Can Include

Header-Image Banner (Jpeg Image From Client)
Navigation Tab Page Links To Clients Website
Video (Selected From Clients YouTube Channel)
Contact Us / Information Request Box
Shopping Categories Photos and Links (Jpeg Images From Client, Linked to Client's Website)
Promo Offer (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)
Footer - Address, Social Media Site Links, Logo

Holiday Flowers and Gifts Can Include

Header-Image Banner (Jpeg Image From Client)
Navigation Tab Page Links To Clients Website
Promo Offer (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)
12 Products (Linked To Clients Website)
Footer - Address, Social Media Site Links, Logo

Birthday Flowers and Gifts (Shopping / Product Pages)

Header-Image Banner (Jpeg Image From Client)
Navigation Tab Page Links To Clients Website
Promo Offer (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)
12 Products (Linked To Clients Website)
Footer - Address, Social Media Site Links, Logo

New Baby Flowers and Gifts (Shopping / Product Pages)

Header-Image Banner (Jpeg Image From Client)

Navigation Tab Page Links To Clients Website

Promo Offer (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)

12 Products (Linked To Clients Website)

Footer - Address, Social Media Site Links, Logo

Sympathy Flowers and Tributes (Shopping / Product Pages)

Header-Image Banner (Jpeg Image From Client)

Navigation Tab Page Links To Clients Website

Promo Offer (Jpeg Image From Client, Linked To Client's Website)

12 Products (Linked To Clients Website)

Footer - Address, Social Media Site Links, Logo

Program Cost
Here is our pricing to create an 8 page Facebook Fan page configuration, exactly like the one we built for Carithers Flowers.

8 pages x $25 per page, per month = $200 monthly

* Requires 12 month Service Agreement

* Includes once a month product and price updates for 4 shopping/product pages
* Additional hourly updates available for $75 per hour

2011-12-23T16:35:00.004-05:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Thank you for making 2011 such a wonderful year for Flyline Search Marketing. We are extremely thankful for the incredible clients we are privileged to serve and pray that we have exceeded all expectations for them! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and many blessings for a wonderful Holiday Season!

Santa's Elk/Reindeer Gathering For A Long Night Of Delivering Presents!

One Of Santa's Favorite Fishing Spots!

Merry Christmas To All & To All A Good Night!

Flyline Search Marketing Welcomes Newest Client Advanced Mailing Services

2011-12-10T15:17:00.005-05:00

AMS Contracts With Flyline Search Marketing

Advanced Mailing Services is a full service Direct Mail Advertising and Bulk Mail Presorting Center. In addition to Direct Mail, AMS is also New Mexico's only Pitney Bowes Authorized Reseller for the new Pitney Bowes Volly service. Advanced Mailing Services is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and services a Nationwide client base.

Volly is a brand new service offering from mailing giant Pitney Bowes. The Volly service is designed to help business owners bridge the gap between traditional print mail and the new high tech digital environment. Volly is truly unique in that it allows business owners to upload customer billing, monthly statements, seasonal catalogs, current special offers, marketing materials and much more onto a secure digital platform. Clients who opt into the Volly service will be able to access this platform and the information the business owner has made available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Volly is a free service for consumers. Business owners will need to sign up to utilize the service through Resellers like Advanced Mailing Services.

It is anticipated that business owners who sign up for Volly will quickly begin to see significant expense savings with the introduction of the Volly web based platform. Expense reduction is a clear benefit, however, Volly will likely also help business owners to build a stronger connection with their clients. It is reasonable to think that improved client relationships, coupled with more effective delivery of marketing materials to the end user, should produce some degree of revenue growth for business owners using the service. Obviously, this one is hard to quantify at this point in the life cycle of the service as Volly has yet to officially roll out. We expect to see the official service roll out announcement from Pitney Bowes any day now.

Flyline Search Marketing, New Mexico's first Google Adwords Certified Partner, will be providing a comprehensive Internet Marketing program for Advanced Mailing Services to support their Direct Mail, Mail Presort and Volly service offerings. The program will include development of a new Website, deployment of Google Adwords, Search Engine Optimization, creation of a new Blog, Monthly PR News Releases, implementation of a Twitter account and development of a new custom Facebook Business Page.

We invite you to view some of the platforms currently being developed for Advanced Mailing Services

Twitter (http://www.Twitter.com/AdvMailingSrvcs)

Blog (http://AdvancedMailingServices.blogspot.com)

Trends in Social Media

2011-10-25T11:55:00.001-04:00

Social media is here to stay. It’s proven itself not only as the modern way we communicate with one another, but it is also seen as an indispensible business and marketing tool. As social media develops and evolves, watching for and predicting trends becomes increasingly important. Accurate predictions of social media trends and keeping up with those trends can be a proposition that greatly affects a business’s bottom line.

Past Predictions, Current Trends

An article at Social Media Explorer written in November of 2010 listed five trends for social media for 2011. These trends included consumer content curation, niche location, gamification and social gaming, QR codes and social commerce. As it turns out, these predictions were especially prescient as these trends have indeed developed or continued so far throughout 2011:

Content curation. With more businesses appearing in social media outlets than ever before, consumers are deluged by content. In response to this, consumers are carefully selecting what messages will make it through. If a business wants to make it through the weeding out process, its content needs to be especially relevant, engaging, and above all, useful.
Niche location. More and more, location based services (LBS) are being used by consumers who own smart phones to find the best deals and bargains as they are out and about. Applications focused on a specific niche, such as dining or shopping, are particularly useful both for businesses and their target consumers.
Gamification and social gaming. Zynga’s wildly successful game platforms have proved that gaming and social networking get on like wildfire. However, the importance of linking products and branding with games cannot be overlooked. Gamification, turning marketing into a game experience, plays into human nature and lures customers in with the promise – and delivery – of fun.
QR codes. Flip through any magazine or current print media and more than likely you’ll see a QR (Quick Response) code. With smart phone usage in the rise, QR codes are a creative way to link offline and online marketing campaigns.
Social commerce. Sites like Groupon and LivingSocial have harnessed social buying power. Additionally, more and more businesses have opened electronic storefronts through social media outlets such as Facebook.

Additionally, more and more businesses are using social media for customer service. A recent article by Simon Jones noted that Travelocity conducts the majority of its customer service on Twitter and that, in the span of two months, 70 customer service cases were resolved through social media.

Predictions for 2012

This year’s trends will continue through 2012 with a few new twists and additions.

Search engine relevance. Earlier this year, Business2Community.com featured an article on social media trends which reported that social interactions are now searchable. Clicking the “Like” button on Facebook or the “+1” button on Google+ can actually increase relevance and page rankings, resulting in more personalized search results.
Friends as filters. The concept of our friends’ “likes” affecting search engine results is continued with observations from Edward Boches, Chief Innovation Officer at Mullen. Because of the need for content curation due to an overload of content, more and more consumers are relying and will continue to rely on the recommendations and suggestions of friends to help filter content.
Interoffice communication. Social media isn’t only for communication between businesses and consumers. According to a recent article in BusinessNewsDaily.com, more and more businesses are utilizing social media to disseminate to and share information among employees.

Your Predictions

What social media trends do you see developing? What trends would you like to see, and which would you prefer not to? Please add your thoughts to the comments section below.

Promoting Your Moving Sale with Social Media

2011-10-14T08:32:00.007-04:00

Moving sales are a grand tradition and a great way to clear the clutter before a move. While hand-made signs and ads in the local newspaper can be helpful, gone are the days where those are the only promotional tools available. Savvy use of social media can be a cheap and easy way to spread the word and help make your upcoming moving sale a success.

Your Place

Your profiles on social networking sites like Facebook are a good starting point.

Start posting status messages letting your friends know where and when your moving sale is going to be. You can also use your Facebook profile to create an event for your sale and invite friends. An event gives you a handy platform where you can add details about your moving sale such as photos of items you’re planning on selling and even a map and directions to the sale location.

A blog is another good place to promote your moving sale. In addition to the basic information, such as the where and when of your moving sale, you can draw readers in and increase interest by telling the stories behind some of the items you’re selling or even the story behind the move.

Twitter is also a quick, simple way to inform followers of your moving sale and refer them to your blog and social network sites.

Their Place

When promoting your moving sale, think beyond just your own profile. Search social networks for garage and moving sale groups. You may just find one in your area. If so, ask around for tips and advice. If not, create your own group. The more, the merrier. If possible, make a neighborhood event out of it and recruit help with organization, set up and cleanup, and anything else you might need.

Besides social networks, there are a number of websites devoted to garage and moving sales, such as GarageSalesTracker.com. Registration is often free, and many of these sites include share buttons to major social networking sites as well as free apps and tools to help you promote your sale.

And, of course, don’t forget to post your moving sale on Craigslist!

Have Fun

There are plenty of ways to have fun with promoting your moving sale:

Add a countdown widget to your blog or website, and post a daily countdown to the event on your Twitter and other social media sites.

Offer fun contests and promotions, such as free coffee for the first person to arrive at your moving sale or a free item for anyone who brings a friend.
Create eye-catching moving sale signs that help those in your neighborhood find your sale.

You can also keep the interest going on the day of the event by Tweeting updates on your sale’s progress. Let people know what items you have left and encourage friends to stop by before all your best stuff is gone.

P.S.

When your moving sale is over and the last of your items have been carted away by a local charity, be sure to take the time to thank everyone who helped out or came by with a heartfelt Tweet, blog post or status update.

If you feel inclined, you can even include a post mortem of the event by listing fun facts such as the number of items you sold, how many sodas or bottles of water were consumed throughout the day, weirdest offer you received on an item or number of people who stopped by because they saw your moving sale posted on Facebook.

Photos From Our Trip To New Mexico

2011-09-18T17:13:00.005-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing Leadership Meets With Edit House Productions, LLC of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Thought I would share some news and photos from our recent trip to Oklahoma and New Mexico. My wife and I traveled to Oklahoma, then on to New Mexico during the first half of September. The trip provided a great opportunity to us to conduct board activities, meet with our new Reseller partner in Albuquerque and to meet with potential clients in New Mexico.

In addition to meeting with Edit House Productions, we also had time to meet with prospective clients in the New Mexico area. We had a nice visit with B. Carlson Plumbing, Heating and Air. In fact, we put together a two hour mini seminar for owner, Byron Carlson and delivered that presentation at the Edit House facility. Flyline Search Marketing is working to grow our presence in the state of New Mexico and hopes we can accomplish that end goal in the Albuquerque area by working with Edit House Productions.

Pictured above is my older brother and Flyline Search Marketing Board Member, Steve Lein. Steve and his family live in Oklahoma. Both he and his wife Carole, work in the banking industry. Their son and my incredible nephew Zach, is enrolled in pre-med courses at the University of Oklahoma. He is now officially a Sooner! The meeting with Steve was great. We accomplished a great deal and found time to discuss a number of mission critical opportunities for Flyline Search Marketing.

Heading to dinner in the Bricktown area of Oklahoma City. Nice to spend time with family. We ate at Mickey Mantle's restuarant, across from the AAA Baseball facility at Bricktown.

After leaving Oklahoma City, we traveled through the panhandle of Texas and passed a Wind Turbine farm. These turbines generate clean energy for the northern portion of Texas. There were literally hundreds of these turbine units and the wind farm stretched for miles. The terrain is flat and the wind blows continuously, which is absolutely perfect for electricity generation.

The trip also included a couple of days of vacation time in the Northern New Mexico mountains with my parents, Roy and Patricia Lein. Below are a few more photos from the trip to the mountains.

Roy Lein enjoying the end of a perfect day on the river.

Over the weekend, I took the opportunity to ride my bicycle up the road that leads to Sandia Peak. The peak is the highest point in Albuquerque, towering over the city at a whooping 10,000 Feet. I started at approximately 5,500 feet and rode for almost 2 hours, straight up the mountain. Yeap, the altitude kicked my backside, but, I wouldn't have traded that experience for anything. The backside of the Sandia Mountains is absolutely gorgeous. Full of trees and incredible beauty at every turn in the road.

Rivers Of New Mexico

2011-06-24T20:57:00.009-04:00

Rio Grande River

Near Taos, New Mexico

The Rio Grande is a major water and recreation source for the residents of the state of New Mexico. The river literally runs the entire length of the state. The further south you go in the state, the more the river takes on the look of the red rock soil that it runs through. The further north you go, the more the river water clears. The photo above was taken just south of Taos, New Mexico. You will find that the fishing is absolutely awesome in this stretch of the Rio Grande.

Forest Creek

Jemez Mountains, Northern New Mexico

The waters of Forest Creek offer a distinctive contrast to the red, muddy waters of the Rio Grande river. Forest Creek is somewhat of a hidden treasure, located in the Jemez Mountain Range, literally not more than a 2 hour drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Chama River

Near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

If you are looking for a great spot for trout fishing and all around recreation, the Chama river near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico is a piece of river you should check out. The photo you are seeing above was taken from my personal favorite cabin at Coopers El Vado Ranch. The are thousands of fish in the piece of stream you are looking at. In fact, my father has caught many a 20 inch and larger trout from this very spot. Of course, my dad could catch a 20 inch trout with his eyes closed and one hand tied behind his back. He has been fishing this stream since he was 18 years old. He is now approaching 80 and we fished this very spot together just last year. Yeap, he caught fish!

Animas River

Between Cedar Hill and Aztec, New Mexico

The Animas River is a little known stream that runs through San Juan County. This river has actually been known to produce some pretty nice Brown's and smaller Rainbow, Cutthroat and occasional Brook Trout. Next time you are in the area of the Animas, I urge you to break out your fly rod and give it a shot with an elk hair caddis or maybe an olive wooly bugger. Oh and did I mention that you should bring your camera so you can get some great photos of the ancient Aztec Indian ruins.

San Juan River
Near Farmington New Mexico

As trout streams go, this one is pretty solid. There are certain areas of this river designated as catch and release, "Trophy Fish" areas! My father, Roy Lein, has fished there a number of times. Local fishing experts in the area claim this portion of the river has more than 20,000 fish per square mile. Dad said he had to wade carefully to avoid stepping on them. Just kidding :-)!

Stay Tuned - More to Follow

Comprehensive Approach to Internet Marketing Works Best!

2011-06-05T20:45:00.002-04:00

The Google organic placement algorithm is an extremely guarded secret. Google advises that they utilize over 200 elements in making their decision as to which websites / listings make it into any SERP pages they produce. If you are an SEO practitioner or supporter you will out that Google is bent on facilitating the ultimate demise of SEO. The validity and relevance of the Google SERP page is the absolute life blood of Google. They cannot afford for their SERP page results to be manipulated and are absolutely not going to allow them to be manipulated!

At Flyline Search Marketing we advise our clients against an SEO only strategy. Instead, we encourage them to deploy a blend of Internet marketing tools & traditional media channels. That approach is much more likely to produce optimum results. We educate our clients about On-Page SEO techniques that are still acceptable business practices with Google and the other search engines. We also explain the value of utilizing Off-Page SEO as well. We consider SEO to be simply another piece of what we think of as a comprehensive Internet Marketing Strategy.

Google Pay Per Click is a tool we recommend to generate an immediate and steady stream of new business leads. Google enjoys a 65.7% market share of overall search traffic. Last month, more than 16 billion eplicit searches were conducted via the Internet. New business leads are the life blood that drives business growth. Without new clients, neither our firm, nor those we serve can sustain their existance. There are other Google tools that also provide tremdous value. Such as Google Places, previously known as Google Maps. Places is a free and should be added to your to do list. We consider it a mission critical component. Google recently carved out some major real estate on the first page of their SERP's to display Places listings.

We encourage our clients not to ignore the content indexing power of Internet Press Releases and Blogging and recommend they also utilize Social Media Marketing (Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Linkedin) as these elements all drive organic placement for and natural in-bound links to their website. By the way, we sell a turn-key solution that includes these features and are really gaining some traction at this point with a number of clients.

SEO Techiques & Tactics

On-Page SEO Techniques (In-Order of Anticipated Effectiveness)

Simple Definition: On-Page SEO refers to the use of techniques or tactics relating directly to the set-up of your website, source code or URL. The base concept is the make all 3 as search engine friendly as possible to drive the maxium number of organic placement opportunties.

1) URL

Primary URL is mission critical - Secondary Page URL's must also be structured correctly and include mission critical keyword phrases if possible.

2) Meta Title (Source Code Tag)

3) Relevant and Keyword Rich Content

4) Meta Description (Source Code Tag)

5) Anchor Links

6) Sitemaps (Designed To Help Search Engine Spiders Index Your Site)

Off-Page SEO Techniques

Simple Definition: Off-Page SEO refers to techniques or tactics not related directly to your website. The techniques or tactics are done with the goal of producing additional organic placement opportunities for your website. If you asked an SEO purest for their list of Off-Page SEO techniques, they would give you 2 (Link Building & Anchor Link Creation). I tend to blend those two techniques with marketing tools to come up with a more comprehensive list and thus a nice entre into pitching Social Media, Blogging and PR.

1) In-Bound Link Building

We teach our clients that natural link building through the use of Blogs, PR, Social Media and Highly Relevant website content is the only method which will produce lasting organic placement results (Commonly referred to as White Hat SEO)

2) Anchor Link Creation

Buy or Set-up free listings on authority sites such as Business.com, YP.com, Superpages.com, Kudzu, Angies List, Craigs List, etc.)

3) Blogging

We recommend a stand alone blog, built on either the Google Blogger or Wordpress platform. Blogging produces significant organic placement opportunities. Blogging allows you to greatly enhance the amount of information that the search engines can index around your firm, with your links attached to it

4) Social Media Marketing (Twitter, Facebook, Youtube & Linkedin)

5) Internet Press Releases

Flyline Search Marketing is an authorized reseller for TransWorld News and Wooeb.com. Transworld News is the second largest PR submission service in the country. We recommend that you consider utilizing Buzz Signal with your releases.

Pay Per Click Techniques & Tactics

1) Google Adwords (#1 Lead Generation Tool Available)

We are a Google Adwords Certified Partner. Meaning, we have fulfilled all requirements necessary to attain this status with Google. Requirements include: We have managed a certain size portfolio of clients for the required length of time. During that time, the average daily and monthly spend levels of our portfolio met the requirements of the program. In addition, 1 Flyline employee passed the required 2 tests (Basic Adwords & Advanced Adwords). A second Flyline employee also passed the required Basic Adwords test which then allowed us to gain our Certified Partner status. The tests are complex, over 100 questions and timed One Hour and Thirty minutes. Similar to a college exam, I encourage you both to study for and take at least the Basic Adwords test. A passing grade on that exam is 84 or better. Any score less than a 84 and you have to take the test again. You may only test 2 times per month. Test costs $50 per try, I will gladly pay for your attempts!

2) Yahoo / Bing Merged Search Platform

Yahoo & Bing merged their search marketing platform last year. Standing on their own, neither could compete with the power of Google. Even merged, they produce results which pail in comparison to the power of Google.

3) Google Remarketing

This is a high tech tool that allows us to create a unique code snippet that we deploy in the source code of our clients websites. We capture each unique IP address that accesses pages we have the code loaded on. We build a special Google Adwords campaign, with unique display ads that then pursue those previous site visitors each time those IP's are detected viewing sites in Google's content network

4) Facebook Pay Per Click

Facebook now has their own version of PPC ads. Last quarter, Facebook lead all display ad publishers in serving up more than 300 billion display ad impressions. Still, we advise our clients that Facebook PPC is more suited to brand development at this point.

The Power Of Blogs

2011-05-11T07:35:00.005-04:00

Click Photo Above To Visit Durant Internet Marketing Blog

Does Your Firm Have A Blog?

We get so many questions from companies that have heard about the power of using SEO and Social Media darlings, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube to grow their businesses. They truly don't understand how these tools work, they just know they read somewhere that they could get more clients if they use them. When we sit down with them, we explain that in order to really find success, they must understand the need for a comprehensive Internet Marketing strategy. Tools like Pay Per Click, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Blogging and Press Release submissions are all mission critical pieces needed to create that winning Internet Marketing strategy.

Lets focus on blogs for a moment. We recommend that every company create and maintain a blog. They are wonderful communication tools that allow your firm to provide a steady stream of useful and interesting information for your current and prospective clients. In addition here are some other reasons you might want to consider adding a blog to your firm's marketing strategy.

1) Blog post content will be reviewed and indexed by the search engines.

2) Blogs provide a nice side benefit in that they deliver new organic traffic flow for your business.

3) Blogs create an opportunity to interact with your current and prospective clients. We highly recommend that you always try to respond to comments.

4) Blogs help to create natural in-bound links.

All these blog benefits sound great, but, do they really occur? Yes they absolutely do! Here are some real life statistics to help you better understand the opportunity. Check out this very real data from one of the blogs we maintain for an Atlanta based client. Please keep in mind that the blog was originally established in 2009. Posting during the first year was sporadic. Flyline Search Marketing took over full time management of the blog in January of 2010. We have added a new fresh blog post each week since that time. The data below allows you to see how adding relevent content, on a consistent basis can really increase your organic placement opportunties.

Year Organic Traffic Flow

2009 2,125

2010 5,687

2011 5,518

We see the blog stats noted above as a great example of the power of blogging. There is no doubt that the blog is driving organic placement opportunities for our client. That has a direct benefit of connecting our client with new prospective clients he might like to serve. It also has an awesome side benefit, which is increased brand awareness.

Here are some examples of blogs our firm maintains:

If you want a blog, we can help! Give us a call at 1-866-258-5511 and we can get you started. Our rates for creating and maintaining a blog are extremely affordable. We build on both the Google Blogger and Wordpress platforms.

Vampire Diaries Fans - Scenes For New Episode Filmed At Amicalola State Park

2011-03-27T19:42:00.003-04:00

Vampire Diaries Stars - Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev

Well, you never know what you are going to run into when you go to Amicalola State Park for dinner. My wife and I decided to take some time on Monday of last week to go have some quite time and dinner at the Amicalola Park State Lodge. What to our wondering eyes should appear, but, the Vampire Diaries crew and their filming crew. Along with dinner, we got a sneak preview of a sunset scene that the two stars were shooting for an upcoming episode in early April. Here are some additional photos of the session. I have to tell you that the two stars toughed it out in some pretty tough conditions as the sun was shining and the temperature had krept up to almost 72 degrees. They looked hot, well yeah of course they were hot! I meant, they looked as if the sun wasn't agreeing with them. Well at least not the one that plays the part of the Vampire.

Film Crew Prepares To Shoot The Sunset Scene

Vampire Diaries Film Crew Positioning Camera Gear and Equipment Prior To The Scene. They picked an awesome spot as the sunsets at Amicalola are truly incredible.

Vampire Diaries Stars - Taking In The View Of The Park During A Break In Filming

The views from the top of the falls are phenominal and the film crew picked the premier spot in the park to film their romantic sunset scene. Can't wait to see the actual episode.

Oh Did I Mention The Stars Were Hot? You Be The Judge

Let it just be said that these two young people seem to be doing alright for themselves. Now that they have filed at Amicalola, I am going to expect to see them up on the Appalachian Trail when I go run. They both look fit and I am sure they would enjoy some serious trail running at the park.

We invite you to visit the Flyline Search Marketing Website To See More Photos (www.FlylineSearchMarketing.com)

Views From New Mexico

2011-03-20T19:29:00.005-04:00

Mule Deer Crossing The Chama River

Northern New Mexico is a truly awesome place. If you are a City Slicker, I highly encourage you to get into your car and take a drive out in the country. Go north from Albuquerque about 2 to 2 and 1/2 hours and you will be in some of the prettiest country you've ever seen. The greatest part is, you never know what you are going to see. Maybe you'll get lucky and catch two mule deer crossing a wild mountain stream, like those photographed in the picture above. This photo was taken at El Vado Ranch near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico in early Spring.

Kiva Ruins - Bandelier National Monument New Mexico

New Mexico is known as "The Land of Enchantment." The state comes by it's name honestly. New Mexico is such an incredibly diverse state, offering up tremendous cultural diversity.

Ancient Indian Worship Grounds - Chaco Canyon New Mexico

Bandelier National Monument is only one of several locations around the state of New Mexico where you can see ancient Kiva ruins. Check out the photo above as it was taken at the Chaco Culture National Monument. This is one of the more well preserved native american indian sites in the state.

Native American Ruins - Pecos, New Mexico

Another great spot in New Mexico to take in some Native American culture is in the Pecos National Historic Park. Again, if you own a car, there is no excuse for not taking some time one of these upcoming weekends and taking a drive out into the New Mexico countryside. There is so much to see and learn. If you have kids, make sure that you take them by the park visitor and cultural centers to allow them to learn more about the native americans who built these sites. For more information about the Pecos National Historic Park you can check out the US National Parks website (http://www.nps.gov/peco/index.htm)

Flyline Search Marketing - New Mexico Google Adwords Certified Partner

2011-02-27T15:02:00.019-05:00

Flyline Search Marketing

Google Adwords Certified Partner

If you are a New Mexico based company and looking to create an Internet Marketing program for your firm, we encourage you to contact our firm. We are a full service Internet Marketing Agency. Our services include Google Adwords program management, Yahoo/Bing Sponsored Search program management, SEO, Web Site Design, Phone Call Tracking and Analytics, Web Analytics, Blogging, Press Release Services and Social Media Marketing.

As of today, Flyline Search Marketing is the only qualified Google Adwords Certified Partner operating in the state of New Mexico. Flyline Search Marketing proudly achieved our Google Adwords Certified Partner status in 2010 after meeting the extremely challenging criteria required by Google. The Google Adwords program is the clearly one of the premier advertising platforms available to New Mexico based business owners. If you own or operate a business in New Mexico and want to reach local customers in your area, Google Adwords is the perfect marketing solution to accomplish that goal.

Flyline Search Marketing is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and operates a satellite office out of Rio Rancho. We serve a nationwide client base and in New Mexico provide service to the following cities: Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Bernalillo, Carlsbad, Chama, Clovis, Corrales, Demming, Elephant Butte, Espanola, Farmington, Gallup, Hobbs, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Las Vegas, Raton, Rio Rancho, Roswell, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa, Socorro, Tierra Amarilla, Truth or Consequences and Tucumcari.

You can verify our status by visiting this Google Adwords Partner Search Link. We also invite you to visit our main web site to read more about our services (www.FlylineSearchMarketing.com). You can also click on the Google Adwords Certified Partner logo on our site and it will take you to Google verificaton page.

The latest statistics published by comScore indicate that Google properties now enjoy a commanding 65.6% market share of all search engine query traffic Worldwide. Clearly Google is the search engine of choice and where businesses and consumers go to find the products and services they need. In our opinion, there is no better potential source of new business leads than Google Adwords.

Are you still using traditional print Yellow Pages, direct mail, newspapers or magazine advertising? If so, we strongly encourage you to check out the current statistics from comScore and others that clearly show that traditional print media is loosing it's punch. The proliferation of the Internet has changed the business marketing landsape forever. In order to compete effectively for new business in 2011 and beyond remember these key essentials.

1) Build an effective web site. A well constructed site is mission critical to a successful Internet Marketing Strategy. Folks, here what I am saying. Don't build a do it yourself site just to cut cost. Your web site is your online store front. It makes the first impression on your prospective new clients. If you turn them off by serving up a do it yourself site, you may never get another chance to win their business. In addition to the aesthetic and professional image factors you loose out on with a do it yourself site, you also run the very real risk of coming away with improperly created source code, poorly developed graphics and a complete lack of "On-Page" SEO components needed to compete for organic placement.

2) Utilize effective lead generation tools like Google Adwords and the new Yahoo/Bing merged sponsored search platform.

3) Once you deploy the lead generation tools above, you must use both web analytics and phone call tracking, recording and analytics in order to monitor program effectiveness and to identify areas where your programs need to be optimized.

4) Don't forget that branding is a mission critical component to any Internet Marketing Strategy. Your brand is critically important and must not be ignored. We recommend that you deploy the use of Social Media Marketing tools like Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin to help maintain brand awareness for your firm.

5) Send out Internet Press Releases each month, alerting businesses and consumers in your market area to the news worthy business being done within your firm. You should also deploy a blog and actively compose posts that speak to the most important elements your customers need to know about your products and services. These two Internet Marketing tools are critically important to information indexing on the search engines. Don't understand why information indexing is important, call me at 1-866-258-5511 or email us at info@flylinesearchmarketing.com and we can help explain it to you in more detail.

Christmas Is Almost Here

2010-12-12T17:03:00.009-05:00

Merry Christmas

From Atlanta, Georgia

Christmas is almost here. Have you finished your shopping yet? I have been busy trying to find the right gift for each of my loved ones and friends. At the same time trying to find opportunities to say thank you to our heavenly father for all the many gifts he has provided over the past 12 months. My wife and I happened to be arriving home the other night and saw this beautiful reminder of the gifts we all have so richly been blessed with. Thought we would share it with you.

Back to the issue of shopping for a minute. How are you doing your shopping this year? Are you braving the crowds at the local mall or have you joined the rapidly increasing masses of smart, savy shoppers who are doing their perusing and buying via their computers this year. It appears many of you have made the transistion from mall foot soliders to Internet super shoppers. I saw some stats last week that indicate that more than $21.95 billion has now been spent online this holiday season. That represents an approximate 12 percent increase over the previous year. Those figures are staggering, when you compare them to Internet spending just 10 years ago. The growth in Ecommerce is one of the more phenominal stories on the past few years. If you own a business, we encourage you to engage our services and allow us to help you grow your revenues through the deployment of a well designed Internet Marketing Strategy.

So much for shopping, marketing and making money. Have you taken time this holiday season to attend church with family and friends. We enjoy services at Roswell United Methodist Church. Each holiday season our church puts on a beautiful candle light service that is truly moving and inspiring! We invite you to attend this year's service. It's open to everyone and I promise you that you will not be disappointed. After having participated in many candle light services, I am absolutely certain that God is with us while we pray, sing and celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.

My wife and I attended a function at the Loganville, Georgia Methodist Church the other night, called a Journey To Bethlehem. The event is held outdoors and is absolutely something you must see. We encourage you to take your children as they will really enjoy seeing Roman soldiers, Jewish pilgrams, the 3 Holy men, the shops in Bethlehem, being turned away at the inn and finally making the trip to the manger to see Mary, Joseph and the christ child. The event is extremely well done and complete with live burros, goats, Roman horse and foot soldiers, Shop keepers in native garb sharing their stories and wares and oh yes, a real camel. It's special and I promise you and the kids will enjoy the evening.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!

Happy Halloween! The Search For The Perfect Pumpkin

2010-10-31T17:12:00.008-04:00

Happy Halloween

The search for the perfect pumpkin took us to Burts Pumpkin Patch Farm. Actually Burts has become an annual event for the Lein family. Pictured here is Janice Lein in a sea of orange pumpkins. We love Burts Farm because they have Pumpkins of every size and shape.

Burts Farm is located in Dawsonville, Georgia. If you travel north on Highway 400 you would need to go just north of the outlet stores in Dawsonville, turn right on Highway 52 and drive approximately 14 miles towards Amicalola Falls State Park. Burts is approximately 1 mile before you get to the entrance of Amicalola Falls.

Which one do we take home? They all need a good home!

Some of these pumpkins weigh in at well over 100 pounds. Don't worry though, the folks at Burts will help you load it. If you need help unloading you may need to call my son, Matt, he is huge!! It took two guys with help from a special lift device to get it in my trunk. Matt snatched it out of the trunk with his bare hands and carried it 30 yards to the front porch and deposited precisely in it's designated place. Way to go Mattie...

If you need pumpkin carving assistance you need to speak with my beautiful daughter in-law Brandi who handled all the decorating and carving duties. Take a look at some of her handy work.

By the way, if you do go to Burts to buy your pumpkin, we have two more suggestions for you. First, take a few extra hours and do some hiking at the Amicalola Falls State Park. It is absolutely beautiful! In addition, take a 10 mile drive further down highway 52 and visit Hillcrest Apple Farm. You can buy wonderful apples by the bushel or do what I do, buy some fresh homemade apple fritters and just take care of your sweet tooth. Heat them up in the microwave, they are truly phenominal.

Hot Air Balloon Festival - Albuquerque, New Mexico

2010-10-10T15:26:00.002-04:00

Hot Air Balloon Festival

Albuquerque, New Mexico

The hot air balloonists took to the air over the skys of Albuquerque earlier this month. Balloon Pilots from all over New Mexico and from many other states took part in the event. The sight of hundreds of balloons in the air at one time is a sight that is absolutely incredible. Here are some other photos for you to enjoy.

Balloons Of Every Size, Shape and Color Fill The Skys of Albuquerque

Inflating For Take-Off

Early Morning Mass Launch

There are so many truly special things to enjoy in New Mexico. The hot air balloon festival is one that you really need to experience in person. Trust me when I tell you that you will never forget the beauty and majesty of the event.

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Alabama Crimson Tide - Weekend At Tuscaloosa

2010-09-19T22:01:00.001-04:00

Alabama Crimson Tide Football

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama last weekend and attended my very first Alabama Crimson Tide football game. I have been to University of Georgia football games, Atlanta Falcon games and a number of games for other programs. I can honestly say that sitting in the Alabama stadium and watching the Crimson Tide play was incredible. Folks, there were more than 100,000 screaming, died in the wool, Crimson Tide faithful in that stadium. The sites and sounds were just phenominal. The poor Nittany Lions from Penn State simply had no chance against the bigger, stronger and faster Alabama players. Needless to say the Crimson Tide won going away.

It was incredibly cool to see Joe Paterno still out on the field with his players. What a legend in the game! He was all over that sideline watching his team and giving encouragement to his players. I am so happy to have gotten the chance to see him one last time. The coolest thing was watching him leave the field during halftime. The entire Crimson Tide fan base stood and applauded him. Pretty classy thing to do Alabama. Nice Job!

Here are some photos of the game and stadium for you to enjoy.

Bama closing in on another touchdown

Alabama Driving For 6

100,000 Fans Is An Impressive Site!

View From The End Zone - Row 17

Alabama Invited More Than 130 College Recruits To The Game

Flyline Search Marketing - Google Adwords Certified Partner

2010-08-19T21:44:00.004-04:00

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Google Adwords Certified Partner

Flyline Search Marketing has been granted Google Adwords Certified Partner status by Google. Mark Lein, CEO of Flyline Search Marketing stated, "We are excited about achieving this wonderful achievement and extremely proud to be a Google Adwords Certified Partner. Our achievement is the result of a fantastic effort on the part of our Google Adwords program management team. In addition to the diligent efforts of our Adwords designers, we are also very proud our our account management group in helping our organization to build and maintain the client base we have created in our first year and one half in business."

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Pedal With A Purpose - 62 Mile Bike Ride

2010-08-08T22:42:00.002-04:00

Pedal With A Purpose

Alpharetta, Georgia

Signed up to ride in the Cancer fundraiser bike ride held in Alpharetta, Georgia two weekends ago. Funds from the ride went to support Cancer research and to help the Georgia Cancer Society continue to do their wonderful work. They have helped so many people over the years and I especially feel a connection and a need to contribute to the cause. My mother, Patricia Lein, has been battling Cancer for more than 5 years. This year, she has finally been declared Cancer Free! Thanks be to God!

Let me tell you how the ride went. We were supposed to get started by 7:15 am, but, like all things, we were delayed a bit and didn't roll out until almost 7:25 am. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, however, the high temperatures for race day were predicted to be in excess of 95 degrees. Well, true to his word, the Channel 2 weatherman, Glenn Burns, got it right. As the ride wore on temperatures indeed climbed well into the 90's. That didn't bother me too much for the first 30 miles. I did fine, right up until the course took us over some mini mountains down Conns Creek Road. Ouch! Those hills were really tough in the heat. I continued to pound the pedals until mile marker 40, where I proceeded to have my first leg cramps. Folks, if you've never had your leg lock up, while clipped into a bike pedal, it's quite an experience. Your leg is cramped and you need to unclip your foot, but, your leg isn't cooperating. I pulled over to the side of the road and immediately ate 2 Hammer Gels and took a packet of electrolyte pills. I drank a good bit of liquid to wash it down and off I went again.

I wish I could say that those cramps were the only one's I had to endure that day. They weren't :-). I cramped up for the next 20 miles. Can't tell you how many gel packs I ate, or how many electrolyte tablets I swallowed, but, the heat just kept bringing them back. The last 10 miles of the ride were like something out of a Stephen King novel. To make matters worse, I had stopped to refuel at the 50 mile aid station. I was out of fluids completely and in bad need of some food. While I was tanking up, up rolls a news truck. Out jumps Pam Martin of Channel 2 news. She heads straight over to me and wants to mic me up. Normally I would really enjoy that opportunity. Guess what she wanted to talk about? Yeap! She wanted to know what I thought about the heat. Are you kidding me! At that point in the ride it was written all over my face and dripping down the legs of my riding shorts. All I could think of to say was "It's Hot," Really, Really Hot." Maybe I should have elaborated a bit, since I noticed she didn't use the footage :-).

Long story short, I finished the ride. There was no way I was pulling over and stopping. I kept thinking about the battle my Mom had been fighting and she never gave up. Then I would think of others I have known who also fought Cancer. What bravery and grace those folks have shown! God bless them and thanks be to God for their healings! My hat is off to all the riders who participated and also to Thomas Dimitroff, General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons. Thomas participated, and in fact lost his father to Cancer. He rode the century ride and gave a very nice and stirring speech to kick off the ride. Thanks Mr. Dimitroff, you are a class act Sir!

Here are a couple more photos from the ride.

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Early Summer In Yellowstone National Park

2010-07-26T09:14:00.003-04:00

Yellowstone National Park

Early Summer 2010

When the snow and cold winds subside and Spring and early Summer roll in, Yellowstone National Park is at it's most beautiful. If you have been thinking about visiting the park, I highly recommend you make the trip. Take a look at these gorgeous photos that some good friends took while touring the park last month.

As you can see the buffalo have delivered their new calves and all are enjoying some beautiful green grass, next to a beautiful stream. These calves were actually born in early Spring and as you can see have faired well thus far.

Yellowstone National Park Facts

1) Yellowstone National Park was the first national park formed in the United States.

2) Yellowstone is designated as a World Heritage site.

3) The park covers 3,472 square miles and is larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined.

4) The Yellowstone National Park actually has pieces of the park property located in three states. The majority of the park is located in Wyoming, with smaller portions in Montana and Idaho.

5) The highest point in Yellowstone is Eagle Peak which sits at an elevation of 11,358 feet.

6) The lowest point in the park is Reese Creek which lies at an elevation of only 5,282 feet.

7) The park has some of the most extreme temperature ranges anywhere in the world. Temperatures in the park are anywhere from 9° F / -13 C in January to 80° F / 27 C in July. The highest recorded temperature within the park is the record high of 98° F / 37 C recorded in 1936 at Mammoth Hot Springs. The lowest recorded temperature is -66° F / -54 C, recorded near Madison in 1933.

Here are more photos for your to enjoy

View of an absolutely gorgeous meadow, with the mountains in the background. Look closely and you will see some deer enjoying the grass and the warm temperatures.

Have you ever seen a prettier rainbow? A quick rain shower had just come through the area and the rainbow appeared shortly after it passed.

As you can see there is still snow in the higher elevations of Yellowstone. Ambient temperature drops slightly more than 3 degrees for every thousand feet of elevation you gain. The temperatures at 7500 feet and above can still be quite chilly. Remember, this park has peaks that reach as high as 11,358 feet.

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Meet My Newest Friend - Brutus The Bear

2010-07-16T18:43:00.033-04:00

Let Me Introduce You To

"Brutus The Bear"

Brutus lives at the Montana Grizzly Encounter, near the town of Bozeman, Montana. Brutus was born in captivity and raised by internationally known naturalist, "Casey Anderson." Follow this link to see a photo of Casey and new born Brutus (http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/content/expedition-grizzly-3909/brutus-and-me/album-01.html). Brutus and Casey are best friends and do everything together.

You may have recently seen Casey on the NatGeo Channel. He and his team put together some incredible films that NatGeo has been airing over the past few months. The films are outstanding and I highly recommend them. One of the films is called "Expedition Grizzly." The film was shot in and around the Yellowstone National Park area. Casey spent an entire year putting this film together.

Follow this link to see more about the film(http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/expedition-grizzly-3909).

I encourage you to take your kids to see Brutus and his Grizzly bear buddies at the Montana Grizzly Encounter. No doubt that the bears will leave a lasting impression on them and help them to understand why it's so important to save the Grizzly bears. Who knows, if you are lucky, you might even get a chance to meet Casey while you are there. I also encourage you to reach out and help Casey and his team provide for these bears at the Montana Grizzly Encounter. All proceeds from donations and park entry fees go to the care of the Grizzly Bears and to the educational mission of the Montana Grizzly Encounter team. The park is actually open free to school groups, just call ahead and let them know you are coming.

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Make a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit, Save the Grizzly Bear, and help grizzly bears through our grizzly bear rescue and educational outreach programs.

Save the Grizzly Bear, Inc. is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Donations are tax-deductible. The federal tax ID number for Save the Grizzly Bear is 26-4402497.

Save the Grizzly Bear is funded entirely through individual donations and grants from foundations. We receive no corporate underwriting or government support. Without YOUR support, the Save the Grizzly Bear couldn’t survive and grow.

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The Blueberries Are Ripe

2010-07-12T10:52:00.003-04:00

Georgia Blueberries Are Sweet!!

The Blueberries are ripe in Georgia. Trust me when I tell you that they taste great!! Blueberry plants grow extremely well in the state of Georgia. If you decide to plant, make sure that you purchase multiple varities of blueberry plants and locate each hole for your plants approximately 5 - 6 feet from each other. Make sure to prune your plants each winter. I suggest that you prune in mid January. That worked well for me as you can see.

I planted three different varities of blueberries about 3 - 4 years ago. All three plants were absolutely loaded with berries this year. We have picked several pounds of blueberries thus far and there are still more berries yet to ripen. They make for a wonderful snack, are awesome on cereal in the morning and don't forget to make a pie. Still working on my wife to help with the pie deal :-).

Blueberries are actually members of the Rhododendron family of plants. They require acidic soil, and experts suggest your plants will flourish best when the acidic levels in your soil are within the 4.8 to 5.5 pH range. When soil pH is higher than 5.5 or lower than 4.8 the plants simply will not grow or produce very well. Blueberries like nitrogen, but, are considered to have a low nitrogen requirement. We suggest that you utilize organic fertilizers as most blueberry bushes thrive with natural organic nutrients. We also suggest that you plant them in direct sunlight. Our three blueberry plants get sun all day long.

Water is extremely important for your plants. Without it, the berries produced by your plants tend to be small and sour. With sufficient water, our berries have always been plump and sweet. We created water catch basins around each of our plants and then filled in the catch basins with cypress mulch. That approach has worked extremely well for us. The plants seem happy and the berry production would seem to indicate we got it right.

Great Article On Blueberries - University of Florida

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Cumbres & Toltec Steam Engine - New Mexico

2010-06-25T16:34:00.004-04:00

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The Cumbres and Toltec narrow gauge steam engine is one of very few narrow gauge steam engines still operating in the United States. The folks that operate the train claim that is it America's highest and longest narrow gauge scenic railroad. The train travels from Chama, New Mexico to Alamosa, Colorado. The video we created was filmed while the train was heading up the mountain outside of Chama.

We congratulate the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad on their 40th anniversary this year. If you are ever in New Mexico, more specifically in Chama, New Mexico you really need to take the opportunity to purchase a ticket and take a ride on this incredible historic train. Here is a link to the Cumbres and Toltec main web site (http://www.cumbrestoltec.com/).

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Meet My Better Half & Horseback Riding Partner

2010-06-24T21:09:00.001-04:00

Meet My Better Half

Janice Lein

Can you believe that this poor women has been married to me for more than 30 years? She has stood by me through thick and think and I think she is absolutely beautiful!

When this picture was taken we were riding in the North Georgia mountains. The ranch we were on is located very near Brasstown Bald, which is the highest peak in Georgia. The area is absolutely gorgeous and the fine folks who own the Trackrock Stables are awesome. Jan and I have been riding at Trackrock for more than 10 years. We always have a great time and the horses are well trained and very easy to work with.

They ranch offers one hour and two hour rides. All rides are guided by ranch employees and both rides include plenty of mountain trail riding and a couple of river crossings as well. All in all, the area is truly wonderful, Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter. Our personal perforance is Fall and Spring. The air is cooler and there is less humidity to contend with. Summer can be hot and you have to occasionally deal with the afternoon thundershowers. Winter riding can be really fun if you pick the right day.

Hope this information is helpful? Let me know if you need additional details on the ranch. Would be happy to provide more. Happy trails to you, until we talk again!

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Matt and Brandi - Jamaican Honeymoon

2010-06-04T08:30:00.003-04:00

Let me introduce to you Mr. and Mrs. Matthew William Lein.

Matthew Lein & Brandi Loner

Married May 22, 2010

The kids have been down in Jamaica for the past 9 days, enjoying their honeymoon. We welcomed them back to Atlanta last night and they had a great time at the Sandals resort.

If you are looking for a great personal trainer in the Atlanta area, you really need to give these two kids a call (770) 241-1086. They own the Anytime Fitness Center in Roswell, Georgia and have an ever growing client list of PT clients. Want a review on them, touch base with Cristy and Ford Smith. They own the Ford Smith Fine Art Gallery in Roswell (770) 552-5942 and have really enjoyed their training experience.

The Gym members at Anytime Fitness of Roswell said to say "Congratulations" to the newly weds!

The Right Advertising Vehicle For Storage Firm Owners!

2010-05-29T19:35:00.002-04:00

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Attention Atlanta & Albuquerque Public Storage Facility Owners!

The majority of mini storage firm owners are struggling in this down economy. Occupany rates at many Atlanta and Albuquerque area storage firms are dramatically lower than normal. Banks have begun foreclosing on storage facilities that simply cannot make their monthly loan payments as a result of the down turn. This is truly a distrubing trend in the Storage industry. The Storage firm owners we meet tell us that they have tried virtually everything they can think to stem the bleeding in their occupany rates.

Flyline Search Marketing is a full service Marketing Agency. We are helping Storage firm owners all over the country to lease more units and improve their occupancy rates. It hasn't been easy! We have worked extremely hard to find the precise marketing mix that works! We are confident that our strategies have paid off for the Storage firm owners we have served and have results data that supports that assertion.

Here Is The Marketing Strategy We Recommend For Storage Firm Owners:

1) Storage facilities located in large metropolitan areas like (Atlanta, Alpharetta, Marietta, Roswell, Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe) need to immediately shift their marketing spend from traditional print advertising into Internet Advertising. If you insist on maintaining a print advertising presence, you absolutely must deploy a phone call tracking system that allows you to determine precisely which calls came from print and which came from Internet or other marketing programs.

2) Storage facilities located in small to medium sized cities, need to continue dedicating a piece of your marketing budget to traditional print ad programs, but must begin moving at least a portion of your funds to Internet Advertising. It is imperative that you closely monitor the growth of Internet connectivity in your town. Make sure that you also monitor the expansion of broadband connectivity as well.

3) We highly recommend that the Internet advertising strategy you deploy include a heavy dose of Pay Per Click advertising on Google. People are conducting more searches on Google than any other search engine. The overall volume of search traffic on Google now far exceeds the number of people using traditional print advertising solutions to shop for local businesses, products or services. Google enjoys a dominating 65% market share of the overall search engine traffic and far surpasses their peer group in terms of overall value for advertisers who need to narrowly geo-target their ads in order to be successful. This data can be easily verfied by reviewing published data from world renowned analytics firms like comScore Networks.

Flyline Search Marketing recommends you advertise on Google. We do not recommend that you create Adwords campaigns and target them to Google's content network! Our extensive learnings in serving firms in your industry lead us to recommend that you stick with running your ads on Google and geo-targeting them within a 7 mile or less radius of your facility. Using the Google content network and running your ads on other peoples web sites is simply not your best Internet advertising option.

Does Social Media Help Rent More Storage Units

Facebook - We recommend Facebook to our clients if they are interested in increasing overall brand awareness and generating some natural in-bound links. It is not the tool of choice for reaching prospective customers who live or work within a 7 mile radius of your Storage Facility.

Youtube - We recommend Youtube to our clients who are trying to increase overall brand awareness. We also believe that Youtube can be used to help increase traffic to your web site and to potentially help you accumulate natural in-bound links. Youtube is not the tool of choice for reaching prospective customers who live or work within a 7 mile radius of your Storage Facility.

Twitter - Twitter is another broad brush marketing tool. It is virtually impossible to build a Twitter following of only people who live within a 7 mile drawing radius of your Storage facility location. You will find that people from all over the world will request to follow you on Twitter. While we do recommend Twitter as a great tool for increasing brand awareness, it is clearly not the marketing tool of choice for a Storage firm owner!

We meet so many Storage firm owners who have tried many low cost Internet options. There are a ton of Internet companies who provide content network solutions (advertising on other peoples web sites). These simply do not work. It doesn't matter if you spend $80 per month or $300 per month. If they are putting you up on Google, in the top three to four ad positions, and geo-targeting your Adwords ads within a 7 mile or narrower radius of your facility, they are simply wasting your advertising dollars!

We are happy to discuss Internet Marketing with you free of charge. If we can be of service, I hope you will reach out and touch base with us.

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Creating Snyergy! Results In Pay Per Click That Works!

2010-05-14T22:54:00.017-04:00

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Hello friend! Thank you for visiting my blog. I am glad to meet you and have an important message for you. If you are using Google Pay Per Click advertising this is a must read article. Have you hired a firm to handle your Google advertising program? Is that firm driving lots of clicks, but, very few actual sales conversions? There is a reason this is happening. Read on to learn why!

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Reasons PPC Sometimes Doesn't Work

1) Many search marketing vendors who sell Google Adwords utilize a click based business model. Meaning, their program management fee is woven into the monthly budget that you agree to spend.

2) The largest Pay Per Click firms in the country keep between 40% - 50% of your monthly budget as their management fee each month. How do we know this? Companies we have met with have actually told us they simply used the free Google Traffic Estimator tool, got the actual price of a click, then compared that to what their PPC vendor charged. A fee that large will leave you struggling to keep up with your competitors who are using companies like Flyline Search Marketing. We and a handful of other firms charge a reasonable fixed management fee and allow you to put the majority of your monthly budget into buying actual advertising.

Example: You are a Plumber and agree to spend $10,000 per month for Search Marketing. With a click based vendor, you actually only get between $5,000 to $6,000 in real advertising. Your click based vendor is keeping the rest as fee. Had you worked with Flyline Search Marketing, your PPC fee would have been $600 for a local program, $800 for a regional program or $1000 for a national program. The rest of your $10,000 would have gone to actual Google advertising. No kidding!

3) The click based model PPC vendors create their own reports tools with lots of pretty graphs and charts. The problem is the data they show their clients is adjusted and does not reflect actual Google click expenses. Meaning, a Google click that actually cost you $10 dollars is represented on their reports tool as having cost you $14 - $15 dollars. Don't believe me, ask your vendor to share actual Google reports with you. Google offers a number of great reports that show the actual costs of the clicks you purchased. Why do business with people who hide the actual click costs from you?

4) The largest Pay Per Click firms use pre-formatted Pay Per Click programs that use broad match keyword terms and often use one word keyword terms that drive heavy traffic and lots of clicks. How do we know that? We utilize a software package designed to read the PPC programs being run for any URL. Does it work? Oh yeah! No kidding! Call us at 866-258-5511 and order a competitive analysis report to see what keywords and ads your competitors are using in their PPC programs. The cost is only $100 dollars and it will be the best $100 you ever spent.

Let me ask you a question, do you want clicks or are you after actual business clients? Vendors with large sales teams and off the shelf programs generally don't put their investment into custom designing PPC programs. They invest in marketing and selling to you! With all those sales people they can simply out sell their client losses. They generally only use a few PPC campaigns, a couple of ad groups and between 35 - 100 keywords in their off the shelf programs. They have so many PPC accounts that they really cannot give any one client much in the way of personalized service. We feel that you do deserve our personal attention. We handle every client relationship with a consultive approach. We get to know you. We get to know your business. We may even occasionally pop in and work on your program in your building. Don't believe me? Call Dick Ruthven, owner of Access Management of Atlanta or Charles Carithers, owner of Carithers Flowers. I have my own cubicle in their offices. You deserve and need to learn something about Internet Marketing from all that money you are spending! Give me a try and I will teach you!

Synergy Makes Pay Per Click Work!

This is a phrase that I coined some time ago. I have been building Adwords campaigns for some time now and I take great pride in my work. Adwords program managers are just like artists in my opinion. If you put Thomas Kincaid in a room with 10 amateur artists and asked them all to paint a picture of a lighthouse, you would have 11 paintings, all done with oil paint, all on canvass, but only 1 that you could sell to millions of people for thousands of dollars. Why, because Thomas Kincaid has a talent that others can only hope to copy. The same is true with Google Adwords program managers. Lots of people can create a Google account, set up a campaign, create an ad group and throw in a few keyword terms. That doesn't mean they are smart enough to actually build a program that will actually allow you to make money. If it were that easy, all of you would go to Google pay them thousands of dollars to teach you Adwords and do it yourself. Know why that doesn't happen? Because setting up Adwords correctly, knowing how to interpret the analytics data, building web site landing pages to support your sales efforts and understanding how to wire all that together to create Synergy, takes a real artist! No kidding!

Lets talk about Snyergy for a minute. Listen closely now!!

First, build landing pages for each product or service line you intend to market. Make sure you create relevant, keyword rich content. Remember that the page is like another entry door to your business so make sure it is dressed up to impress. Add plenty of call to action messages, giving your site visitors lots of opportunities to shop and buy. Make sure you tell the whole story about the product line of service. Don't leave out any of the important details as to why your firm offers the best choice to the site visitor. Second, build your Google ad headline with the landing page in mind. Make sure it relates specifically to the main theme of the landing page. Next, add two lines of ad copy that further support your ad headline theme and give the shopper encouragement to click on your Google ad.

If your Ad Headline, Your Ad body copy and your Landing Page are all in alignment, you have created Synergy! The more Synergy your create, the higher your conversion rates will be. No kidding!

If you hire Flyline Search Marketing you will learn more about how to make Internet Marketing work for your firm. Search Engine Marketing is a science my friends. Google Adwords program management is an art form. Give me a call and I will set up a Free Internet Marketing Seminar for your firm, business association or tradeshow. I can make PPC work effectively for your firm. No kidding!

Here Are A Few Of The Firms Who Have Utilized Our Team For Media Buying Services, Pay Per Click Management, Search Engine Optimization, Web Site Design, Social Media Market, Streaming Video Production and Experienced What We Like To Call:

"The Flyline Advantage"

KRQE Television - Albuquerque

Anytime Fitness

Do Your Own Pest Control

Carithers Flowers

Center For Leadership Studies

Servicemaster

Zerorez

We Buy Gold

Fox Fence Company

Kostas Chiropractic

Encon Services

14th Street Self Storage

A & A Safe Lock & Door

Universal Management Company

Kauwa Self Storage

Green Heart Enterprises

City Storage

Pete's Plumbing Inc.

Just Cash Online

Blue Water Self Storage

All American Self Storage

Storage Depot

Access Management

Want to hear more? Call our Atlanta office at 1-866-258-5511 or our Albuquerque, New Mexico office at 505-328-4321. We also invite you to visit our web site at (www.flylinesearchmarketing.com).

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Mothers Day - Have You Taken Care Of Your Mom Yet?

2010-05-06T18:12:00.002-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing client Carithers Flowers of Atlanta has been voted the number one Florist in Atlanta by NBC

Carithers Flowers has been a client of Flyline Search Marketing for more than a year now. Flyline Search Marketing provides Internet Marketing services that include Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing and more. Our primary focus has been on Pay Per Click. Being successful in an Ecommerce environment requires constant program scrutiny. Without maintaining an eagle eye on the PPC account, the return on investment from the activity might not be sufficient to keep the program in play. We are so very proud of our Google program development. It far exceeds the work you might see from the majority of our competition. That is why our clients stay with year after year.

Congratulations To Charles Carithers. His firm, Carithers Flowers, was voted the number one Florist in the city of Atlanta by NBC. Pretty special honor. Nice job Charles!

Speaking of Flowers. Mothers Day is May 9th! Have You Taken Care of Mom Yet?

There is still a few days remaining so it’s not too late to order your Mother something. I suggest you call Carithers. They are absolutely awesome to work with. Surprise your mom this year. Send her a beautiful floral arrangement, a tasty fruit basket and or unique gift basket. Charles Carithers has something for your grandmother, sister or aunt as well. The best part is Carithers offers same day delivery in the Atlanta area, so if you are bidding your time about this, you still can save your relationship with Mom by doing something now!!!

No matter whether your mom is 10 minutes or 10,000 miles away, the team at Carithers Flowers can deliver your surprise to the important women in your life in time for the Mothers Day.

Ordering from Carithers is a once in a life time experience. They buy direct from the farm and get all of the choice flowers. If you have never purchased one of their arrangements or one of the holiday centerpieces, you have never seen what floral arrangements should look like. Folks, it's definitely not the 1-800 experience. The arrangements are truly world class and uniquely special. Carithers Flowers owner, "Charles Carithers," is a nationally acclaimed and award winning Florist. Carithers has roses, tulips, daisies, orchids, gift baskets, fruit baskets and much more. Call Mr. C at 770-980-3000 to place your order. Truthfully it only takes a few minutes on the phone to bring a smile to your special someone.

I sent my Mom the arrangement pictured in the photo above. She called me yesterday to say they had arrived. I could hear the joy in her voice. It brought a big smile to my face, I promise you that. Mom has been battling cancer for the past several years and just being able to make her smile and hear the excitement in her voice is a blessing from God. She received a miracle this year in that God has cured her of her cancer. It had gone internal last year and even made it's way into her bones. Only God could have created this outcome. Thank you God for allowing me to have my Mom and to send her some joy during Mothers Day.

Carithers Flowers has also been conducting a “Favorite Mom Contest”. There is still time for you to visit their web site and enter and vote for your mom. Charles put together a package of prizes and hopefully your Mom will win. You win no matter whay because Charles is sending out a 15% off email certificate to anyone who participates. It will be good for a future purchase. Just go to Mr. Carithers web site at (http://www.carithers.com/) to participate. The contest is open to residents of the Atlanta Metro 6 county area (Cherokee, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding) only. For contest rules and regulations, visit www.carithers.com.

By the way, if you are a Twitter user, you can use Twitter code (TW10) and save an additional 10% off your purchase with Carithers Flowers. That was Mr. C's idea.

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Upcoming Wedding - Matt Lein and Brandi Loner

2010-04-26T15:12:00.001-04:00

The Wedding between my son, Matt Lein and his lovely and incredibly sweet finance, Ms. Brandi Loner is now less than one month away. The couple plans to marry at Roswell United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. The reception to be held at the Amicalola Falls State Park, in Dawsonville, Georgia.

Mrs. Lein and I are incredibly excited for Matt and Brandi. They are two totally awesome kids and they will have a found Gods hidden treasure in each other.

Congratulations to the soon to be weds!!

Pops

Keep Georgia Safe

2010-04-22T18:36:00.000-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing

supports

Gary Martin Hays and Associates

and their wonderful community focused activities.

Keep Georgia Safe

Dear Keep Georgia Safe Supporters,

This is a call to action that only requires you to “Click for our Cause!”

Click on the link below and vote for Stephanie Davis of skirt.com. You can help Stephanie win $2500 for her charity of choice, Keep Georgia Safe.

Please help us win!

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You can vote everyday for the next 7 days. Please pledge to “click and vote” everyday. It only takes a few seconds to truly make a difference! Please pass on to all of your caring friends, and help us continue our mission to protect Georgia’s children from abduction and harm, and operate our alert network.

The funds raised will be used for our upcoming radKIDS instructor training June 21-24 at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross. For more information or to apply for the training visit keepgeorgiasafe.org, look under events-radKIDS.

All the best,

Mary Ellen Fulkus

Executive Director, Keep Georgia Safe

New Mexico Trip

2010-04-17T18:09:00.005-04:00

Just got back from my trip to New Mexico. My Albuquerque based media team, spent a big portion of the past two weeks working on setting up the media buys for KRQE Television of Albuquerque, New Mexico. KRQE is a major affiliate for CBS. Also met with a number of other potential clients in the Albuquerque area who are looking to Flyline Search Marketing to help them create new web sites and grow their businesses through Internet Marketing.

Took a long weekend just before returning back to Atlanta and went up to Northern New Mexico to enjoy a few days at a friends ranch. Take a look at some of the views I was able to enjoy.

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Internet Search Engine Market Share

2010-04-17T18:03:00.003-04:00

Check out the latest Internet Search Engine Market Share Report. Follow this link to see the entire story (Internet Search Engine Market Share - March 2010). Summary, Google still hanging onto a 65% market share, but lost some ground during the past 30 days. Yahoo and Bing are still number 2 and 3 in the race for the top spot.

Flyline Search Marketing Lands New Client

2010-04-09T15:45:00.005-04:00

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Flyline Search Marketing was recently hired by City Storage of Chattanooga to provide Internet Marketing services for the new self storage facility. Flyline Search Marketing offers a unique marketing solution, specifically designed to drive up the occupancy rates of the storage firms they serve. The solution utilizes a unique blend of Google sponsored links and content network advertising. Coupled with that are two forms of analytics, phone call tracking and monitoring and severall different types of local business listings. The approach has proven to be pretty successful for the Storage firm owners who have hired Flyline. Call 1-866-258-5511 for more information concerning this very affordable and extremely successful marketing approach.

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Center for Leadership Studies

2010-04-07T22:15:00.000-04:00

Dr. Paul Hersey

founded

The Center for Leadership Studies

and created

Situational Leadership

Center For Leadership Studies CEO, David Hersey and Wife Katie were in Hubei, China this week adopting their new daughter. Photos to follow soon. The Hersey's have 5 beautiful children and have chosen to add to the family by adopting Anna Rose Hersey. It took more than 4 years of effort, paperwork and sheer determination to make this dream a reality. This week the Hersey's were finally united with Anna Rose.

Congratulations to Katie and David. May God deliver you three safely back to us in the United States.

Three Generations of Leins

2010-03-28T18:23:00.001-04:00

Roy Paul Lein

Mark William Lein

Matthew William Lein

Chama, River

Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

Families that fish together are some of the happiest, most down to earth folks you could ever meet. Meet three generations of Lein men. Roy, pictured in the cowboy hat, started fishing as an 18 year old, while stationed on an Air Force base, located approximately 10 miles from downtown Tierra Amarilla. He learned the art from Bill Farris, who happened to own a ranch approximately 6 miles from the base. The two young studs in the cowboy hats are Mark Lein, pictured on the right and total stud, Matthew Lein, pictured on the left.

There is something about standing in an ice cold stream, in the middle of the New Mexico mountains that calms the spirit. You will find me there in approximately a week or so. While it will be snowing and freezing cold, that has never stopped me before. Just me, the black bears, mountain lions, coyotes and the ducks will be out there. The fish will have started to bite, even though the temperatures will still be quite cold. Can't wait to take that first 5 - 7 mile hike along the river to get to those far away, difficult to reach special places. Yeah!! I am going fishing in a week.

If you need Internet Marketing Assistance please call the Flyline Search Marketing Albuquerque, New Mexico office at 505-328-4321 and speak with Pam Russom.

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Flyline Search Marketing Is Creating New Branding For Pete's Plumbing Inc. of Alpharetta, Georgia

2010-03-26T14:00:00.007-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing created this logo for Pete's Plumbing Inc. of Atlanta. Our branding team is in the process of rebranding the firm and helping Pete's Plumbing Inc. roll out a new "Green Plumbing" line of service. Eco-Friendly plumbing services are critically needed here in the Atlanta area. Population growth has exploded in Atlanta and metro area communities like Alpharetta, Dawsonville, Buford, Roswell, Marietta, Duluth, Cumming, Woodstock, Kennesaw and Canton. Experts predict that population growth will increase by more than 40% over the next 20 years in the area. Local city and county government entities have not been able to build reservoirs fast enough to compensate for the rapid growth.

There is only one real option to the water problems the area faces. That solution lies in responsible water usage and a meaningful effort by local residents and business owners to a course of water conservation. Take a look at the updated Pete's Plumbing web site and give us your thoughts on the new "Green Plumbing" pages.

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Media Convergence - Apple I-Pad and E-Readers

2010-03-22T21:22:00.006-04:00

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comScore Releases Results of Study on Apple iPad and E-Reader Consumer Attitudes, Behaviors and Purchase Intent

iPad Matches Amazon Kindle in Awareness and Purchase Intent

Consumers Indicate Willingness to Pay for Digital Content for iPads and e-Readers, With Highest Receptivity among Younger Adults

Reston, VA, March 22, 2010 - comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a survey of 2,176 Internet users regarding their awareness, attitudes and opinions of the Apple iPad and other e-readers/tablet devices. Results were analyzed across age and gender profiles, as well as the “iOwners” consumer segment, defined as those owning either an iPhone or iPod Touch. The complete results of the study are available for purchase (details included at bottom).

“The tablet and e-reader market is developing at a breakneck pace right now, and Apple’s entry into the market is sure to accelerate mainstream consumer adoption,” said Serge Matta, comScore executive vice president. “These devices have the potential to be incredibly disruptive to the way consumers currently access digital content. While only time will tell exactly how consumer behavior will change, our research suggests that not only will a variety of markets be impacted by the introduction of these devices but also that there are substantial opportunities for those in the digital content ecosystem.”

E-Reader Awareness and Purchase Intent

Consumers were asked several questions regarding their awareness of various e-readers and tablet devices and their past purchase behavior or intent to purchase these devices. The results showed very high awareness of the iPad out of the gate, with an aided awareness of 65 percent, the same as that of the Amazon Kindle e-reader. Overall, consumers have demonstrated a high level of interest in these types of devices with between 58 percent and 69 percent of consumers having conducted online research of the top five devices. Amazon Kindle rated highest in terms of current device ownership at 6 percent of all Internet users, followed by Sony Reader at 4 percent. The iPad rated highest in terms of consumers seriously considering purchase over the next three months at 15 percent of Internet users, with the Kindle at 14 percent.

See the complete story by clicking here and viewing the PDF of the story.

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New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment

2010-03-14T14:48:00.003-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing
New Mexico's Media Buying Experts

Never seen deer swim across a river before? I strongly encourage you to get out into the woods and see what you are missing. God has created some incredibly beautiful things for us to enjoy. I hope you enjoy this photo of two deer swimming across the Chama River. Please share the photo with your children and by all means, take them camping sometime soon. They need to see these kinds of things as children in order to better appreciate them as adults.

Give us a call if we can be of any assistance to you or to your business in 2010.

Best Regards,

Mark Lein
CEO Flyline Search Marketing

Research Study Reveals Pay Per Click Increases Brand Awareness

2010-03-12T17:48:00.012-05:00

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Research Study - Pay Per Click Increases Brand Awareness

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the release of a report entitled “How Online Advertising Works: Whither the Click in Europe?” that highlights the latent view-through impact of online advertising based on numerous advertising effectiveness studies conducted across European markets. The report, based on results from nearly 20 studies conducted by comScore in Europe, revealed that those exposed to online ad campaigns in Europe were 72 percent more likely to visit the advertiser’s website and 94 percent more likely to conduct a trademark search query on the advertiser’s brand, compared to a control group of similar Internet users who were not exposed to the campaigns. These results were observed despite minimal clicks on the ads in the various campaigns. For an online version please view the following link:

http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/3/Whither_the_Click_comScore_Releases_European_Study_Highlighting_the_View-Through_Impact_of_Online_Display_Advertising

Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to speak with an analyst.

Thank you,

Berit Block

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*********************** comScore, Inc. News Release *******************

Whither the Click? comScore Releases European Study Highlighting the View-Through Impact of Online Display Advertising. Study Suggests Display Advertising in Europe Has Greater Impact on Consumer Behaviour than in U.S. LONDON, U.K., March 11, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the release of a report entitled “How Online Advertising Works: Whither the Click in Europe?” that highlights the latent view-through impact of online advertising based on numerous advertising effectiveness studies conducted across European markets. The report, based on results from nearly 20 studies conducted by comScore in Europe, revealed that those exposed to online ad campaigns in Europe were 72 percent more likely to visit the advertiser’s website and 94 percent more likely to conduct a trademark search query on the advertiser’s brand, compared to a control group of similar Internet users who were not exposed to the campaigns. These results were observed despite minimal clicks on the ads in the various campaigns.

“The results of these initial ad effectiveness studies we’ve conducted in Europe are rather provocative,” said Mike Shaw, comScore Director of Marketing Solutions. “They not only demonstrate a clear view-through value of online ads independent of Internet users clicking on the ads, but the resulting lifts in behaviour substantially outperform what we’ve seen in the U.S.”

By comparison, comScore has observed an average lift of 49 percent in site visitation and 40 percent in trademark search queries across hundreds of ad effectiveness studies conducted in the U.S. The higher ad response in Europe could be explained by a number of factors - such as differences in online ad clutter, differences in creative executions or differences in consumer response to advertising stimuli - yet is still interesting to note and augers well for the future of the European online advertising industry.

Latent Impact of Online Ad Exposures in Europe

The study also highlighted the latent effect of online display ad exposure in Europe, with results indicating a sustained lift in behaviour in the weeks following initial exposure to an online ad. While the lift was strongest in the first week after initial campaign exposure, the lift in subsequent weeks declined by only a small amount. Specifically, the lift in advertiser site visitation among the campaign-exposed group was 99 percent the first week, but remained above 70 percent for weeks 1-3. The lift in trademark search queries experienced even less attrition, falling from 91 percent during the first week to 81 percent during weeks 1-3.

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Impact of Online Ad Exposures

European AdEffx™ Norms Database

Source: comScore AdEffx™

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Visitation to Reach (% of Internet Users)

Advertiser’s Site Not Exposed Exposed Lift

(% Difference)

Week Following First Ad Exposure 2.01% 3.99% 99%

Weeks 1-2 After First Exposure 3.43% 6.02% 75%

Weeks 1-3 After First Exposure 4.45% 7.71% 73%

Trademark Search Query

Week Following First Ad Exposure 0.81% 1.54% 91%

Weeks 1-2 After First Exposure 1.36% 2.56% 89%

Weeks 1-3 After First Exposure 1.80% 3.27% 81%

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“These results help illustrate how online advertising works. Despite the long-held obsession with using clicks to measure campaign performance – which reflect only the immediate impact of an ad -- the comScore studies demonstrate that the Internet is clearly effective as a latent brand-building medium,” added Mr. Shaw. “Europeans appear to be particularly receptive to online advertising, and whether it’s due to better creative, less ad clutter, or greater receptivity to online ads, the implication for brand advertisers is clear: ignore online as a brand-building channel at your own peril.”

To download a free copy of “How Online Advertising Works: Whither the Click in Europe?”, please visit: http://www.comscore.com/WhitherTheClick

About comScore

comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com/companyinfo.

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2010-03-07T21:07:00.001-05:00

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God Works A Miracle At The Lake

2010-02-22T22:45:00.005-05:00

A Miracle From God

The story begins with a family camping outing near a lake in Northern New Mexico. The lake is one of three such reservoirs located in the northern part of the state. The area is very remote and incredibly beautiful. It was the middle of Summer and the reservoir was still very full from the heavy Spring run off that occurred as a result of the annual snow pack melt in the mountains just above the lake.

The family was from Albuquerque and had traveled up to camp at a ranch near the lake. The family included the Mother, Father and at the time 3 young brothers. One morning the family made the long trek up to the lake to spend the day. The two younger brothers asked for permission to do some fishing. The youngest brother was approximately 7, the older around 10. The brothers were extremely close and spent much of their time together. Their parents were great people and always trusted that the boys would do what they promised to do. In this case, the boys promised they would fish, not throw rocks at the local critters and would be very mindful of their fishing equipment. Even though the lake where they were fishing was very deep, the parents trusted the boys to be careful and to stay far enough back from the edge so as to not fall in.

The brothers began to fish around midday. The older brother cast his bait into the lake with no trouble. He had been fishing since early childhood and was quite skilled at the art. The younger brother on the other hand struggled with his line and with his pole, as usual. At one point the younger brother decided he was ready to cast his line into the water. He reared back and threw as hard as he could, one big problem though. He threw so hard the pole came flying out of his hands. It landed in the lake! The little brother immediately started to cry. He was so worried that by loosing his pole he would face a spanking at the hands of an angry set of parents.

The older brother, didn't panic. Even though the pole had landed right in the deepest part of the lake (The Dam Pictured Above). What to do pondered the older brother. Diving for the pole was out. The lake was simply too deep and the water far too cold. Calling for the parents was out. They would be upset at the loss of the pole and likely spank everybody involved. Throwing the younger brother in the lake with a line attached was out because, well it was simply ruled out. What to do? The older brother finally concluded, the answer to this problem was to pray to God for help. Interesting solution for someone so young, but none the less it was the solution he choose.

After praying for some time, the older brother decided it was time to cast his line into the lake and trust that God would use the tiny little hook on the end of his fishing line to snag his brothers pole and allow him to retrieve it back to shore. Most people would have scoffed at this solution. How could the tip of a small hook, the size of the point of a sewing needle, ever find a missing fishing pole in a lake that was 80 - 100 feet deep at the point the pole had entered the water. The older brother was not swayed by the doubters or by the ridiculous physics equation that he and God were faced with solving. He simply trust in God and cast his line way out into the lake.

He cast his line out as far as he could throw it. The line and hook landed well past the point where the younger brother's pole had entered the lake, thus adding further obstacles for God in the physics problem he was being asked to solve. The older brother trusting, just let the line sink all the way to the bottom and waited and prayed. Dear God, please help me hook my brothers pole and allow me to get it back for him. He is so upset and is crying God and I don't like it when my little brother is upset. Help me God to make him happy again. Help me to snag his pole and bring it back to shore. With your help God, the point of my hook will find his pole and together we will drag it back in. As the boy prayed, he began to reel very, very slowly. With each crank of the reel he prayed, harder and harder. Please God, take my hook and connect it to my brothers fishing pole! I can't do this without your help. He is so sad Lord and I just want to make him happy again.

All the sudden the older brother's line went tight. It had in fact snagged onto something. The lake was full of rocks and other underwater obstructions. Not to be deterred the boy continued to reel and to pray. Please God let this be my brothers pole. As the older brothers line came to the surface, it was clear that the hook had in fact snagged something. It had snagged onto fishing line from another fisherman. The older brother, trusting in God that he had in fact snagged the line from his younger brothers pole and not some other random line from the thousands of fishermen who had stood in this very spot casting before him, began to pull on the line. He pulled and pulled. After a few moments he realized that there was in fact something on the end of this piece of line. Was it a tree limb a fish or could it in fact be his brothers pole? God proved the answer to that question. The older brothers face lit up. God had in fact answered his prayers. At the other end of the fishing line was the younger brothers fishing pole. The younger brother seeing the pole exit the lake jumped for joy. He was so excited, even though he did not realize that a prayer had just been answered and in fact a miracle had just played out in front of him. The older brother simply handed the pole to his little brother and told him not to loose it again. Then the boy stopped and thanked God for answering his prayers and for making his little brother happy again.

Some would scoff at this being a miracle and would argue there was no miracle performed here today. Others, myself included, being wiser and more knowing would disagree. Who but God could have taken a fishing hook, with a point barely larger than the head of a sewing needle, cast it into the deepest part of a lake filled with rocks, limbs and other obstructions and connected that hook to the fishing line of a pole lying in 80 - 100 feet of water, surrounded by thousands of pieces of broken fishing line from previous fishermen. Keep in mind that the precise fishing line God had to find and snag was barely the thickness of a single strand of human hair. The older brothers answer, "No one but God" could have accomplished that task or solved the ridiculous Physics equation. Only God could have found that proverbial needle in the haystack at the bottom of that deep lake! You agree or disagree?

The younger brother in this story was my little brother David. The older brother was in fact the author of this article, Mark Lein. This story is true! It really happened just like I described! Since that day, I have tried to never question God's decisions. He is almighty God! Maker of Heaven and Earth! We should aspire to enter his house someday and until then be his humble servants, doing his earthly work, until he calls us home. In the meantime, I believe his intentions are for us are this. Enjoy life! Experience Life! Don't be Fearful! Don't Whine! Take each and every day I grant you on earth and be thankful! Rejoice in your life and share that excitement with others!

Funny how fishing, water, lakes and such always seem to be associated with God and Christ. Maybe the water, arguably one of the single most important elements of human existence, is a symbol of God's presence and his gifts to us. Maybe that is why God's people are so often drawn to places like El Vado lake. Or, maybe it's just those big ole trout God has hidden in the water, under those rocks that draws us there :-). Only God knows for sure! He just wants us to enjoy each and every day and to support each other to that end.

I hope this story was helpful to you. It is true and I have never shared it with the public before today. My biggest regret was I never shared it with my little brother David. I should have! I decided to share this miracle because something in me just felt that some of you out there need to hear this story. My wish for you is that God's grace and love go with you all each and every day of your life. While you are at it, take a moment to visit this link (http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/). Click view presentation once you have reached the linked web site. You will really enjoy this short video, I promise.

This article is dedicated to the memory of my little brother and to my wonderful family whom I have had the pleasure of sharing life's many experiences with for the past 50 plus years.

Warmest Regards,

Mark Lein

2010-02-14T18:24:00.007-05:00

Flyline Search Marketing Offers Reseller Opportunities

Thinking of starting your own business? Ever thought about a career in Internet Marketing?

Flyline Search Marketing specializes in Pay Per Click management, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Web Site Design and Media Consulting services. We have a very select team of reseller partners who are authorized to resell our Pay Per Click management package. Our PPC programs are all custom designed and tailored to specifically drive success for each and every client. We believe the secret to success with Pay Per Click comes from creating what we like to call "Synergy". We are convinced that the ultimate goal of any PPC campaign should be to drive conversions!

Are you using Pay Per Click? If so, what is your goal? Do you focus on the how many clicks you get or clickthrough ratio or do you lock onto another PPC metric? In our humble opinion, your advertising dollars will be money well spent if you keep you PPC program focused on delivering new customers for your business?

Flyline Search Marketing Pay Per Click program designers and managers, always lock onto what we have coined as "Synergy." Our Google Adwords certified professionals work to create a total connection between, the keyword, the Google ad, the Google ad content and the Landing Page we deliver the prospective client to. Creating this "Synergy" often results in generation of a solid Clickthrough ratio. Better still, it drives a solid Pay Per Click Conversion Rate. Flyline Search Marketing believes strongly that PPC Converions are that critical component you should be focused on. We define Search Engine Marketing Conversions as: The number of site visitors, delivered by the Google Adwords PPC campaign we built for you, that ulitimately become your clients, divided by the total universe of site visitors our PPC program actually delivered to your web site.

Our Reseller program allows our Reseller partners to resell any of our Pay Per Click packages. We offer Local, Regional and Nationwide programs for clients wanting to drive a steady stream of high quality business leads. We are the vendor of choice for many Ecommerce firms who need a highly customized PPC solution. If you are interested in potentially becoming a reseller partner for Flyline Search Marketing, please contact us at info@flylinesearchmarketing.com.

We hope this information is helpful to you. We encourage you to comment on our blog posts and always look forward to hearing your thoughts. Our Flyline Search Marketing team is extremely passionate about our PPC programs and feel our custom designed solutions rival the best Pay Per Click programs anywhere in the World! Our goal is not to be boastful. We are just very good at what we do! If you want to do business with a Christ driven organization that puts honesty and integrity above profits, give us a call at 1-866-258-5511.

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2010-02-02T20:30:00.004-05:00

Flyline Search Marketing Client Carithers Flowers Prepares For Valentines Day!

This Valentines Day, specialty florists like Charles Carithers, of Atlanta’s Carithers Flowers, are offering rare and unusual varieties of roses. “Valentine’s Day consumers are looking to deliver a gift that surprises and delights” explains Charles. “Flowers are one of the few gifts where the difference between ‘coach’ and ’first class’ luxury is so affordable.” Carithers’ upscale floral gifts include their “Grand Reserve” rose variety, grown exclusively for Carithers, and guaranteed to be 30% larger than standard roses. And bouquets of giant “Imperial” and “Epic” roses, known as “The World’s Tallest Roses” and towering from 3 feet to over 5 feet in height.

Today consumers enjoy a broad range of floral gift choices to fit any budget. The most advertised options promote national websites with overnight shipping. These companies deliver unarranged flowers in consumer boxes for entry-level prices. Although these boxed alternatives offer a price advantage over traditional florists, the unprocessed flowers must be un-packed and arranged by the recipient, a disadvantage which can lead to confusion and disappointment. Discarded boxes are found in hospitals, office buildings, senior living centers, even funerals where unpacking and arranging flowers is impractical. The flower industry recommends shopping with care and understanding a websites delivery model. UPS and Federal Express will not deliver designed flowers. Floral arrangements are fragile and will always be hand-delivered by a local florist.

In contrast to these new price leading box gifts, local upscale florists’ like Carithers’ focus on delivering floral art, employing artistic elements of color and texture to deliver one-of-a-kind bouquets. “Our customers trust us to deliver a gift that is both unique and personal. For example, our Valentine specialty roses are grown at high elevations in the Ecuadorian mountains. The higher altitude develops larger roses which open into gorgeous velvety blooms. Our customers appreciate the added uniqueness” adds Charles Carithers.

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This Valentines all the floral retailers are encouraging customers to order early. The Valentine holiday falls on a Sunday, rather than a workday. And researchers at the Society of American Florists report that 71% of women prefer to receive their flowers at work. “We are recommending a weekday delivery, where she can enjoy her flowers at the office. Although we will offer Sunday service, part of the gift experience is sharing the moment with friends and co-workers” advises Charles.

This year ordering early has the added benefit of being easier on the wallet. During these economic times, even upscale florists like Carithers are rewarding customers with better value. “We’re offering our “Grand Reserve” customers a free ½ dozen bonus roses just for placing their order by February 9th,” adds Charles.

Carithers Flowers, voted Atlanta’s Best Florist by Consumers Choice for 10 consecutive years is recognized as one of the Top 25 National Florist by FTD. Owner Charles Carithers counts many famous celebrities as clients, including designing for four United States’ Presidents.

Flyline Search Marketing is extremely proud to serve Charles Carithers and all the wonderful folks at Carithers Flowers. We provide Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization services and will soon be providing Social Media Marketing for Mr. Carithers and his team. "Charles is an incredible person and an outstanding business partner." states Mark Lein, CEO of Flyline Search Marketing. We highly recommend you give Carithers Flowers a try!

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The Creator of Situational Leadership

2010-01-02T19:18:00.007-05:00

Doctor Paul Hersey created Situational Leadership® and has spent a life time teaching organizations and individuals the strengths of the model and helping them learn to apply the concepts. With over 700 of the world's fortune 1000 firms now using the Situational Leadership® model, the leadership theory has truly impacted millions of people.

I was first introduced to the Situational Leadership® training model in the early 1980's while working for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph. I was a wide eyed 23 year old, who had recently been promoted to first level management with Southern Bell. I had the world by the tail, but honestly didn’t know how I was to influence and manage my new team. I went through Dr. Hersey’s Situational Leadership® course and it was magic for me. The concepts were very helpful and honestly did provide me with an effective approach to use in managing my new team. Situational Leadership® was something that really helped me transcend the gap between my employees and myself. I carried those concepts with me for the remainder of my 31 year career.

Who would have guessed that after 31 years of relying upon the Situational Leadership® concepts, I would finally get to the chance to meet the man who had helped to craft my management style so many years ago? I actually met Dr. Paul Hersey when I attended a Situational Leadership® training course in Escondido, California several months ago. Professor Hersey or "Doc" as his team affectionately refers to him was very warm and friendly and showed a genuine interest in hearing about me and how I came to know about CLS and the concepts of the Situational Leadership® model. I found "Doc" to be an exceptionally intelligent man, with a genuine interest in helping people to be better leaders. Needless to say, I was totally in awe! It is truly mind boggling to think about how many people's lives Dr. Hersey has touched over his years as a Professor, leadership innovator, author and advisor.

Learn more about the Situational Leadership® model by contacting the Center for Leadership Studies at 1-800-330-2840 or visit their web site at (www.Situational.Com).

The reason I was in Escondido, California going through the Situational Leadership® training class, was because Dr. Paul Hersey's firm had contracted with my new firm, "Flyline Search Marketing," to help create an Internet Marketing strategy for CLS. Life delivers some funny twists doesn't it? Here I am standing in front of my long time management mentor, knowing that he helped me to be a successful manager for more than 30 years. Now I stand positioned to return the favor to him by helping his firm continue to grow and touch even more lives. Definitely a Kodak moment for me!!

Flyline Search Marketing will be creating a highly sophisticated Internet marketing program for CLS. We plan to utilize Pay Per Click marketing for lead generation and support for our natural link building program. Our program managers will create a totally custom PPC solution that will be geographically and demographically targeted to reach the precise audience CLS needs to touch. Our Social Media team will be creating a unique package that includes blogs, press release accounts and ensures CLS will have adequate representation on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube and other social media sites. The Social Media package will help to increase brand awareness for CLS and likely will support natural link building and to a lesser degree lead generation. Flyline Search Marketing SEO architects will review the CLS web site and ensure that updates are made to better support our long term SEO strategies.
Learn more about Flyline Search Marketing by contacting us at 1-866-258-5511 or visit our web site at (www.FlylineSearchMarketing.Com).

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Flyline Search Marketing Client "Center For Leadership Studies" Conducts SitLead Training Class

2010-01-01T12:43:00.004-05:00

Center for Leadership Studies President Ron Campbell is seen here leading the discussion in the Situational Leadership course. Ron spoke around the topic of "Performane Readiness". The Center for Leadership Studies is a client of Flyline Search Marketing. They contracted with Flyline Search Marketing to create a complete Internet Marketing strategy and program for the Center. CLS was founded by Dr. Paul Hersey, who is best known for creating the Situational Leadership® Model. The model is used by more than 700 of the world's fortune 1000 firms to train their managers in the best approach to Leadership.

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Merry Christmas From Georgia

2009-12-20T13:46:00.002-05:00

Seasons Greetings!
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Who says it never snows at Christmas time in Georgia. This photo was taken from the Amicalola State Lodge. Ok, we have to be truthful, it hasn't snowed this year in December either! It would be really nice though wouldn't it?

Flyline Search Marketing is very thankful for the wonderful clients we were blessed to serve during 2009. If there is every anything we can do to assist you and your firm, please give us a call at 1-866-258-5511. We hope that you will also take a moment and visit our web site at (www.flylinesearchmarketing.com).

Android Software Having Significant Impact

2009-12-18T13:42:00.004-05:00

comScore Releases New Report

RESTON, VA, December 17, 2009 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the release of its latest report on the mobile market, Android: Crashing the Smartphone Party. The report provides an overview of the current U.S. mobile environment and offers an in-depth look at how the Android operating system is impacting the market. Among the report’s key findings is that consumer awareness of Google’s Android is growing rapidly, due in large part to the Verizon Droid ad campaign. Further, of those American consumers in the market for a smartphone, 17 percent are considering the purchase of an android-supported device in next three months, compared to 20 percent indicating they plan to purchase an iPhone.

“With handsets on multiple carriers, from multiple manufacturers, and numerous Android device models expected to be in the U.S. market by January, the Android platform is rapidly shaking up the smartphone market,” said Mark Donovan, comScore senior vice president of mobile. “While iPhone continues to set the bar with its App Store and passionate user base, and RIM remains the leader among the business set, Android is clearly gaining momentum among developers and consumers.”

Android and iPhone Users Consume More Mobile Media than Average Smartphone User

Although Android’s share of the smartphone market is relatively small, it has quickly doubled in the past year to 3.5 percent in October 2009. Understanding the mobile media behavior of Android users highlights why operators and media companies might embrace the platform and fuel its growth. An analysis of mobile media consumption on smartphones revealed that users of both Apple and Android-supported devices were more likely to engage with mobile media than an average smartphone user. Users of the Apple iPhone were most likely to consume mobile media, with 94 percent of users doing so in September 2009, while 92 percent of Android device users, predominantly T-Mobile G1 users, engaged in mobile media activities, 12 percentage points higher than an average smartphone user.

Apple and Android users were equally likely to engage with news via their browser and nearly identical in their mobile application engagement. Email was the only major activity in which iPhone users (87 percent) were far more likely to participate than Android users (63 percent). Overall, these data suggest that Android users will behave more like iPhone users than other smartphone users.

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Flyline Search Marketing - Holiday Internet Spend and Revenue Trends

2009-12-06T18:41:00.001-05:00

RESTON, VA, December 6, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 34 days of the November – December 2009 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $15.3 billion has been spent online, marking a 4-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. The most recent week saw three individual days eclipse $800 million in spending, led by Cyber Monday, with $887 million in spending, matching the heaviest online spending day on record. The following Tuesday nearly matched the Cyber Monday total with $886 million in spending, while Thursday, Dec. 3 reached $808 million in spending.

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Holiday Southern Living House - Carithers Flowers

2009-11-20T21:03:00.002-05:00

Flyline Search Marketing encourages everyone to take time to visit and enjoy the Southern Living Idea House - Home For The Holidays! The home is absolutely spectacular and we salute the generosity of our client "Carithers Flowers" for the incredibly beautiful arrangements they contribute annually to the event. Outstanding work Mr. Carithers! Thank you for brightening the holidays for us once again...

WHERE HOLIDAY IDEAS COME TO LIFE

Due to the tremendous success of the 2009 Southern Living® Idea House, Achasta is pleased to announce that the house will continue to welcome visitors through December 20th.

Donning a new look of splendor by nationally-acclaimed florist Charles Carithers of Atlanta, Ga. and the delightfully unique design of Southern Living® Idea House Interior Designer, Mallory Mathison, the Idea House provides yet another reason to visit during this favorite time of year. The extended home tour dates will add an extra spark to the Dahlonega Old-Fashioned Christmas festival. The month-long celebration kicks off November 27, 2009, with the Lighting of the Square. Festive holiday events continue almost daily throughout December until after the New Year with caroling, wine tasting, entertainment and live theatre Christmas events.

COOKBOOK OFFER: Due to the overwhelming demand, we can no longer accept additional reservations for the complimentary cookbook offer.

HOURS: Enjoy extended hours for the holidays, October 24 – December 20. Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

ADMISSION: $5 per person (a portion of each $5 admission goes to support the local Holly Theatre and the arts in Dahlonega)

DIRECTIONS: Please click here for directions to Achasta

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The show home’s wooded, mountain-top setting is so inviting that the added holiday decorations are merely the icing on the cake. And with fall foliage ablaze and the Dahlonega festival season in full swing, an hour’s drive from Atlanta never revealed so much excitement for the holiday season. “I love how Hemlock Springs (Southern Living® Idea House) is sited to take advantage of the gorgeous North Georgia mountains,” said Eleanor Griffin, editor in chief of Southern Living®. “What a wonderful vista to watch the southern seasons change.”

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Georgia's Secret Gems Amicalola Falls & Flyline Search Marketing

2009-11-17T11:04:00.002-05:00

Amicalola Falls is an incredibly beautiful and diverse place. The state park is situated just 8.5 miles below Springer Mountain, which is the Southern Terminus for the Appalachian Trail. The park offers incredible beauty, hiking, trail running, mountain biking and more. I use this park to train for mountain trail running. There are miles and miles of Appalachian approach trails that offer some lung crushing uphills and some quad busting downhills. If you are going to run on the trail, you had better come equipped with some sturdy trail running shoes. I use Vasque and Salomon depending on the distance and terrain.

I use the park and the trails as a get away from the real world and as a means of re-connecting with God, Christ and life in general. If I don't answer my phone during the day, you may take from that I might have slipped off for an early morning or mid day trail run or mountain bike ride. I love my work as CEO for Flyline Search Marketing and Flyline Media Group. I also understand though that I have an obligation to enjoy the life that God has given me. So do you! I hope you will take time to visit the park and enjoy the beauty and serene environment it provides. Maybe I will see you up on the trail.

When I am not running, I am helping my clients to grow their businesses through Media Consulting and Internet Marketing. My firms specialize in Media Buying and Consulting, Pay Per Click management. Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Web Site Design, Streaming Video Production and more. We serve a nationwide client base and hope you will give us a chance to win your business, trust and respect. Our greatest advertising is a client referral and we seem to do reasonably well with that.

Welcome to another of my secret places. Take care and stay in touch.

Mark Lein

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Flyline Search Marketing and CLS Form Strategic Partnership

2009-11-08T16:55:00.005-05:00

Flyline Search Marketing CEO, Mark Lein and CLS founder, Dr. Paul Hersey greet each other at CLS headquarters in Escondido, California.

The Center For Leadership Studies hired Flyline Search Marketing to design and deploy an Internet Marketing program for the Center. Mr Lein attended the Situational Leadership train the trainer sessions conducted last week and completed the certification course.

Dr. Paul Hersey, also known as "Doc", founded The Center For Leadership Studies and created the world renowned management training program known as Situational Leadership. The Sit Lead model has been deployed by many of the worlds top organizations, including IBM, Bank of America, General Motors, Xerox, Starbucks, Toyota, Mobil, Caterpillar Tractor and Illinois Bell. Check out the new blog that Flyline has created for the Center (http://CLSSitLead.BlogSpot.Com). You can also keep track of the Centers activities by viewing their new YouTube Channel (www.YouTube.Com/CLSSitLead).

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New Mexico is "The Land of Enchantment" - Flyline Search Marketing

2009-10-28T08:05:00.000-04:00

Beautiful Chama River - Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

I wanted to share one of my special secret places in New Mexico with you. New Mexico is known as "The Land of Enchantment". The beautiful stream you are watching is the Chama River, which is located in the Northern New Mexico mountains. This incredibly captivating river is one great example of how the state earned the nickname, The Land of Enchantment. The Chama flows south from the mountains, down through Abquiui, Espanola and feeds into the Rio Grande. Over the past 30 years, few places on this earth have escaped the impact of growth, development and change. Chama, Tierra Amarilla and the northern New Mexico mountain region are truly one of those few special places that have side stepped development. The funny thing about this area is that most of the local residents actually prefer the rugged and difficult to the new and modern.

Growing up in Albuquerque, I was introduced to the mountains at a very early age. My parents, Roy and Patricia Lein, took us camping almost every weekend during the summer. Can't tell you how many nights we slept out by the Chama river and listened to the sound of the water flowing by and to the wonderful sounds of nature. Pretty cool stuff for a kid, but I highly recommend it to you adults too! One of my best friends in the world is David Cooper. Coop has lived on the ranch we camped at his entire life. You know the man seems truly happy and content. Can't imagine what would happen if change and growth disrupted his world. Hope it never does!

I feel so blessed to have enjoyed this beautiful place for so many years. It has also been a very special treat to introduce my lovely wife Janice and my All American son Matt, to this wonderful part of the world. Can't wait to introduce my beautiful future daughter in-law to it next Spring. I count myself a very lucky man to have such a wonderful family and so many great friends. My blessings have continued to multiply with the founding of "Flyline Search Marketing" in 2008. We have taken on some truly fantastic clients and look forward to continuing to serve them in 2009 and beyond. Flyline is a Christian based company who places honesty, integrity and dedication to our clients ahead of profits. You know, when you make your customers success your number one priority, the rest just seems to take care of itself. I hope we get the chance to serve you and your firm soon!

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Flyline Search Marketing Supports - Keep Georgia Safe.Org

2009-10-27T18:10:00.001-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing supports the Keep Georgia Safe organization. CEO Mark Lein has personally donated to the cause and applauds the efforts of Keep Georgia Safe and organization founder, Mr. Gary Martin Hays.

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Cumbres & Toltec Steam Engine - Flyline Search Marketing

2009-10-16T17:04:00.001-04:00

The Cumbres and Toltec operates one of the Nation's last remaining narrow gauge railroads. The train travels between Alamosa, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico. The Flyline Search Marketing video team hopes you enjoy this unique footage of the Steam Engine working it's way up the incredibly beautiful Cumbres Pass area in the mountains just above Chama.

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Yellowstone Natl. Park Upper Falls - Flyline Search Marketing

2009-10-11T22:14:00.001-04:00

The Yellowstone National Park is one of the most beautiful and diverse areas in America. If you've never visited the park or seen the geyser basin, you simply have to take time to make a visit. We will be releasing additional video on the park over the next few months so please continue to visit our blog to see more of the park.

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Flyline Search Marketing - Annual Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, New Mexico

2009-10-04T11:10:00.001-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing encourages everyone to visit Albuquerque, New Mexico. CEO Mark Lein and wife Janice are in Rio Rancho, New Mexico this weekend attending the annual balloon fiesta with parents Roy & Pat Lein. This is a once a year opportunity to see hundreds of hot air balloons in the sky's above Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo & Corrales. The balloons depart from balloon park in Albuquerque and fly with the prevailing winds. What a site!!

The New Mexico office for Flyline Search Marketing provides world class Internet Marketing services to the New Mexico business community. The company offers Pay Per Click, Web Site Design and Search Engine Optimization services and proudly serves clients in Sante Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, Los Alamos, Farmington, Rio Rancho, Corrales, Bernalillo, Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Espanola, Tierra Amarilla, Chama, Dulce and other cities. Flyline CEO, Mark Lein was actually raised in Albuquerque and really enjoys splitting time between the Alpharetta, Georgia and Rio Rancho offices.

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New Mexico Balloon Fiesta

2009-10-04T11:00:00.000-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing encourages everyone to take time to attend the annual Hot Air Balloon Fiesta held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event got underway on Saturday and runs throughout the week. The balloon pilots launch from balloon park in Albuquerque and fly directly in front of the Sandia Mountain range and over the city of Albuquerque & Rio Rancho, in route towards Sante Fe. Literally hundreds of hot air balloons mass ascend within a few minutes filling the sky's above Albuquerque with color. This is a once a year opportunity so put it on your to do list for next year.

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Latest Search Engine Market Share Rankings

2009-09-23T09:35:00.000-04:00

August Search Engine
Customer Search Share Rankings

Google - 64.6%
Yahoo - 19.3%
MSN/Bing - 9.3%
ASK - 3.9%
AOL Network - 3.9%

Summary:
Little change from July's rankings. Most notable, Bing has increased market share slightly by .04%. Google is still the strongest search engine by a large margin.

Flyline Search Marketing has the following recommendations for our Pay Per Click clients:

For Advertisers with a geographic targeting radius of less than 25 miles and limited available advertising budgets, we recommend a Google only strategy. That advertising strategy will allow your firm to achieve maximum results from PPC advertising. When you have a limited geographic targeting area and tight budgets, you really must guard against spreading your budget accross multiple search engines. Spreading your funds too broadly will leave you in a position of not being able to bid high enough, nor stay online enough of each day to produce solid results.

For PPC advertisers who geographically target Atlanta and the Atlanta metro suburbs; Marietta, Alpharetta, Roswell, Jonesboro, Smyrna, Woodstock, McDonough, Cumming, Dawsonville, Kennesaw, Acworth, Dallas, Fairburn, Norcross, Duluth, Canton, Buford or entire counties like Gwinnett County, Cobb County, Fulton County, Dekalb County, we recommend a strategy that includes both Google and Yahoo. Our logic: at&t signed a deal with Yahoo earlier in 2009, that caused at&t internet service clients to be migrated from at&t/bellsouth.net email accounts to Yahoo email. That change allowed Yahoo to add their search engine query box to millions of Atlanta & Metro area residents Internet home page. Big win for Yahoo in our thinking! That now makes Yahoo a more important component for our PPC customers who have larger geo targeting strategies in the Southeastern U.S.

For customers who utilize a regional or national footprint with their PPC ad campaigns, we recommend a PPC strategy that includes advertising on Google, Yahoo, Bing and ASK.

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Need assistance with a Passport or Visa?

2009-09-19T13:41:00.000-04:00

If you need assistance with securing a passport or travel visa, Flyline Search Marketing highly recommends you contact "The Visa Lady" on Hammond Road in Sandy Springs. The owner, Patsy Wolfe and her awesome team, will take great care of you! (http://www.visalady.com/).

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Flyline Leadership Team Meets with United Web Works

2009-09-05T11:59:00.001-04:00

The Flyline Search Marketing leadership team traveled to Savannah, Georgia for two days of meetings with Andrew Reilly, Owner of United Web Works. Mark Lein, CEO of Flyline Search Marketing has developed a strategic partnership with Mr. Reilly and United Web Works for the provision of Web Site development services. The trip was a huge success and the two organizations plan to continue working together in providing top Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization and Web Site design services for the Southeast Region (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama).

Flyline Search Marketing Client Wins Award

2009-08-31T19:29:00.000-04:00

Flyline Search Marketing is proud to announce that client "Kuawa Self Storage" was voted the best storage facility in east Hawaii.

Topics: Kuawa Self Storage, Hilo Storage, Hilo Hawaii Storage, Public Storage Facility, Boxes, Moving Supplies, Storage Units

Kuawa Self Storage is a state of the art storage facility, located on Hilo, Hawaii. The facility recently received teh "Best of East Hawaii Award" for 2009. The Tribune Herald new organization create the award the the readers of the Tribune voted Kuawa Self Storage and the best facility on Hilo, Hawaii. The employees of Kuawa Self Storage want to send out a big "Mahalo" to all who participated in the voting. Kuawa Self Storage offers storage units of all sizes. All units are air conditioned.

The employees of Kuawa self Storage are extremely customer focused and always greet you with a smile. Kuawa Self Storage offers a covered entrance for easy loading and unloading, 24 hour security and camera surveillance. For your convenience, they also offer a free moving van to help you with your move in. Need boxes and packing supplies? They have those too.

Chip Mack, partner in the Kuawa project, has been overwhelmed by the support that the community has shown. To show his appreciation, he has authorized a new customer special. For new clients who sign a 2 month or longer storage contract, your first month is $1.00 and your second month is 50% off.

Visit Kuawa Self Storage at: http://hilohawaiiselfstorage.com/ or give them a call at 808-969-6000.

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