Client Testimonials
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Website Design & Redesign
I am the owner/operator of a small, tourism-based business, serving the Tampa Bay area for over 40 years. Like many other business owners who rely on website traffic, I have recently become more aware of the importance of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Having become frustrated by my competitors' websites consistently producing better results than mine on various search engines, I decided to look for someone to help my business in this critical marketing area. This is how I found Rich Byrd at Fast Forward Marketing.
We first agreed upon a basic SEO update on my business' website, and the initial results were nothing short of amazing: My site suddenly jumped to the top of a number of search engine rankings where it had previously been hard to find, while also dominating some search results where it had been completely absent!
At first, I hired Rich only to help with the SEO issues I was having, but soon realized how invaluable his spectrum of marketing knowledge is. Rich has now redesigned and rebuilt my website in order to enhance search engine rankings further, as well as creating a much more attractive, customer-friendly site.
I am still awestruck with the look of my website. I cannot believe I waited even a month to have him redesign it. I cannot find a nicer looking website from any fishing company.
Furthermore, I have consulted with Rich quite a few times regarding other business issues. Even with the state of economy today, Rich has helped my business realize a significant improvement in revenue in just one quarter!
I consistently find Rich and his team at Fast Forward Marketing practicing the utmost in professionalism and courtesy, and displaying a broad knowledge of business marketing techniques that are ever so important in today's electronic business world. I would highly recommend their services to any business in need of any level of Internet marketing or consulting.
Sincerely,
Eric D. Spaulding
Marine Enterprises, Inc.
DBA Queen Fleet Deep Sea Fishing
Fast Forward Marketing and my company, Crystal Lake Beverage, Inc, connected from the very first meeting. The ideas for our website proceeded to crystallize from my conception to their demonstration within a very short period. The website portrays our business in a very favorable way, and that is what a business owner wants from a site designer".
James C. Burg, President
Crystal Lake Beverage, Inc
An artist...
I got a lot of response from people saying they loved the site.
The two things I love about it the most is that it has done so much to open, reopen and enhance my communication lines. Plus, when I talk to clients, I can just refer them to my website instead of having to send a whole bunch of pictures.
So, all in all, I’m digging it!
Thanks for all your work and patience.
Sudi McCollum
Sudi McCollum Design
www.sudimccollum.com (visual design by Sudi McCollum)
A website html code clean-up...
I was an artist without a website. So recently I had a web site created for me. I created the art and so forth and had the thing built. I liked it a lot, except there were these bounding boxes around buttons and text that showed up on PCs and should not have been there. Despite many tries, the person who built it was not able to fix it.
Rich Byrd and Pat Floyd of Fast Forward had done the funtalking.com site, which I love, so I called Rich to see if he could help. They not only fixed all the problems, Rich gave me some good suggestions, which I agreed to and he implemented and am now quite satisfied with my site.
My recommendations to Fast Forward!
Bart Dobin, Artist
From a DVD and CD production company...
When we contracted you, the only thing we were sure of is that our websites needed to be updated. We’re very pleased with the modern look your graphic team developed for both of our sites. Thanks to your guidance and expertise, our rankings on local Google have improved considerably! We really appreciate your ongoing support and we are happy to refer anyone in need of reliable and creative website services.
Kathy Fishback
Director of Sales and Marketing
JGS Media Services
From a successful florist...
FFM&PR really helped me to get what I wanted out of a website. Their incredible design team was very patient with me and worked at it until we arrived at what I wanted. They are very service oriented and go out of their way to see that things get done.
The design of the site is beautiful and I’ve gotten several compliments from other professionals in my field. They have told me how easy it is to find and use and that it stands out far more than other sites in this industry.
This site communicates what I wanted it to. Thank You Fast Forward.
Dana Dineen, Dana Dineen Floral Design
From a Construction Equipment and Garage Door Company...
The website is exactly what I envisioned it to be and it provides our customers the information I wanted to get across in an orderly, professional manner. I just love the website and tell everyone I know to look at it. It looks so professional especially compared to the ones I have seen in our industry. -Paula G. Saathoff, Construction Equipment, Inc.
We wanted to thank you for creating our website and doing such a wonderful job. We definitely will recommend Fast Forward Marketing to anyone who needs a website created.
Paul, Paula, & Jr, Construction Equipment, Inc., Construction Equipment, Inc.
From one of the most popular companies in the world for both classic and newer Lincoln automobiles and parts...
Our site has now doubled in traffic since you recreated it for us and started on the search engine optimization!" -Chris Dunn, President, Lincoln Land, Inc.
From a Wellness Center in California...
It's been really easy for me to direct the inquiries from potential patients directly to the website or the office brochure. I love the look and feel of it, and I'm sure the potential patients take it as a reflection of the quality of care they would be receiving.
From a charitable organization...
What a beautiful look. Amazing! I am so proud to promote our new website and have been. This really is a huge deal! My standard was so high for this site, it's a 'miracle' it happened. Thanks to the team for coming through and 'delivering the goods' through 'hell and high water'.
Online Stores
A very successful website selling product online...
I absolutely would not have a successful website if not for Fast Forward
Marketing & PR. Rich had to "twist my arm" (Ouch!) to convince me to put it up,
and I kept grumbling that it was probably a waste of my money. Boy, was I
wrong about that one! I made a year's worth of profit in less than 3 months,
running this site part-time, and it's been a load of fun. The great thing
about a retail site is that the money comes to you NOW--not in 90 days like
most of my wholesale accounts. And the profit is much higher with less
investment required on my end.
"Fast Forward LOVES what they do, and it shows in their enthusiasm for their clients' projects."
-Jay Kamhi, Funtalking.com
Comments by others on the site...
Your website is exceptionally well done, and the handling of the Nacho [Libre] property is truly wonderful." -an entertainment industry executive
It's the best website I've ever seen." -an artist
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
From a Book Printer...
For over 30 years, we had done business the old fashioned way. We expected business to fall into our lap and to knock on every door in town. After watching most of our local business go away and shrinking revenue, we realized we needed to change with the times and explore internet marketing. Fast Forward Marketing has completely changed us as a company and made us an world wide presence. Our business has doubled and working with Rich could not be easier. They helped us our website, with marketing, and growth in both the local and international market. I would fully recommend that anybody looking for help in web site design or internet marketing give Rich a call, we sure are glad that we did.
Billy Ashby
A&A Printing
From a hard wood flooring company...
Fast Forward Marketing has helped me to grow my construction business some 25% a year in a sliding economy. My profits have increased at an even higher rate, while I have seen my competitors go under, and several of my suppliers just disappear.
They have a terrific understanding of web advertising and a complete command of SEO. We went from the bottom of the barrel to the top of most important search terms in a matter of weeks. This has given me an increase in internet leads when all other sources have dwindled.
We have a terrific company and deliver great service, but if nobody knows about it...
Suzanne Prieur, Marketing Director
Through the Woods, Fine Wood Floors, Inc.
From a car parts company...
Our site has now doubled in traffic since you recreated it for us and started on the search engine optimization (seo)!" - Chris Dunn, President, Lincoln Land, Inc. (Note: Lincoln Land, Inc., is one of the most popular companies in the world for both classic and newer Lincoln automobiles and parts.)
From a company selling talking pens and dolls...
Richard at Fast Forward had to "twist my arm" (Ouch!) to convince me to put my site up, and I kept grumbling that it was probably a waste of my money. Boy, was I wrong about that one! I made a year's worth of profit in less than 3 months, running this site part-time, and it's been a load of fun." - Jay Kamhi, FunTalking.com
Marketing Package
Dear Rich, I wanted to write and thank you for the attractive postcard that you and your team designed for our office. You listened to our ideas and put them together with great style. We had a great response from this direct mail piece. You were extremely cooperative and never had a problem making adjustments until we were satisfied. Thank you, we look forward to working with you on our next project.
Sincerely, Suzanne Brand RDA. Office of Dr. Anthony Mancino
Fast Forward Marketing did a fabulous job designing a logo for my company--it captured the essence of who I am and the product I create. That was developed further into a beautiful web site, business cards which always brought compliments, up-scale letterhead and eye-catching postcards.
Thank you, Fast Forward Marketing for creating such a great image for my company,
Margo Seabloom, Ultima Skin Therapy Center
From a Dentist in Sarasota...
We are positively thrilled with our new look. We had been putting off making any changes to our website because we were not sure what changes should be made! You went through the process of collecting information from our current clients to find what that key ingredient was and built a new look for our website, a new key phrase and a logo to boot! Thank you for our new branding.
Tiffany David C. Sundeen, DDS, PA Sarasota Dental Excellence
From a title agency in New Jersey...
Fast Forward produced all the promo, for a very reasonable price, for my brand new company. This included logo, tagline, website, brochures, business cards, etc. So when we launched, we looked very real and as if we were around forever. All our prospects seem to assume that we are well established. And whereas I, my partner and staff have the experience in the industry to deliver an excellent product, the company itself is new. But thanks to Fast Forward it just doesn't seem that way, and the orders are coming in!
Scott Tregurtha, President, Expedited Title
From a very successful healthcare provider...
I have absolutely no reservations about recommending Fast Forward to anyone who wants more business. They are the first consultants I've worked with who deliver not just what was promised but actually more than what was promised or expected of them.
"Fast Forward developed our website from scratch, including adapting content I provided or writing it themselves something other web designers don't ordinarily do. They are continuing to add content to the site though it is already very successful. They also developed a post card campaign and this is driving people to the website.
"We are less than half-way through constructing the website (we'll be adding more pictures and graphics and articles, etc.,) and implementing the marketing program they developed for us, yet I am already deluged with new patients. My staff told me, “we can't believe the number of calls we're getting from the website.”
"Frankly, their services are a great bargain because they really know what they are doing and it shows in the results. So I completely trust them and their guidance and am very glad I chose them to do our marketing."
From a podiatrist on Fast Forward's marketing efforts...
We just got the new Florida Race Place magazine. HOLY COW, is all I have to say! Looking at that product that is so neat, crisp and professional, I am blown away! I hope you guys got an issue to see for yourselves. Wow!" -John Feulner, DPM, CO
"We have seen more from your marketing efforts over the last two months than Bob and I have seen from our efforts over the past ten. And that is no baloney. In fact, it isn’t even close. In retrospect, the generated income has in essence kept the marketing machine going and we are well out of first gear at this point in time. In fact, it would be the rare day that at least one patient in the day has not been brought here as a direct result of the web site, the Race Place ad, the Race Place e-blast or the post card (which from our first mailing we are up to about 12 people in and 11 people placed into our arch supports.) They come in knowing what we are basically about and the rest is easy for us to do.
John Feulner, DPM, CO
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