What can we do for you?

Merkados™ is born as an idea to change the way in which businesses approached their online presence. If you have ever questioned  if your website design and Internet marketing strategies are providing you a maximized ROI, you need Merkados services. Our mission is simple: through marketing-driven design and strategy, we procure maximizing the value of our client's interactive presence.

Custom Web Site Design, Development and Deployment. 

So let's say that you just started your own business, but you need to start advertising in order to increase your prospect base. One of the best ways to do that is to have your own website. Our Web Designers will research your project and come up with the best combination of looks & marketing to catapult your site to the next level. Most importantly, our website design packages are extremely affordable and cost-effective. A newspaper ad runs once and is not easily measured. A Merkados' website measures your daily traffic, sends you email alerts about how it is performing and is for you to keep forever.

Website Maintenance - Webmaster Services

We are aware that not everybody has a Content Management System or wants one. Sometimes you want to focus in your business and let your webmaster deal with the online issues. Administrating email accounts, creating databases, removing subdomains, redirecting dns and even implementing SEO techniques is not for everyone. At Merkados we provide you with the webmaster support that you need so that you can focus on what you really like. Website maintenance is extremely important to generate recurring traffic. If you design your website and forget about it for months, your chances of success decrease over time. Don't let that happen. Our webmaster services are reliable, fast and won't break the bank.

Website Maximization - Web Marketing Services

Online Marketing is more relevant than ever before. With the internet growing at a rate faster than an estimated 3000 websites per day, no matter what you do you will never be able to see it all. The same applies to your prospects. Your potential clients are out there. Lets face it, the chances of them bumping into your site by accident are awefully small. That is why you need internet marketing. One bullet - one elephant - go home. The most successful businesses implement marketing plans that take them where they want to go. Our specialized marketing services usually include making a website search engine friendly and also user-friendly. By using your website effectively as a marketing tool for your business you will find new horizons that you thought were impossible.

Below you can find some of our interactive marketing services.

Start with Merkados™ PhaseONE

PhaseONE is the first step for an optimized online web presence. PhaseONE will determine the healthiness of your site and provide you with all the information you need to correct the problems and enjoy a maximized Internet approach. PhaseONE is the foundation of your Interactive Marketing Proposition and will give us a clear picture of your digital presence. This program consists of the following components:

1. Baseline Analysis
   1. Technical Audit (TA REPORT)
   2. Competitive Intelligence (CINTEL REPORT)
   3. Usability Analysis (USABILITY REPORT)
2. Content Optimization (Top 20 Pages)
   
   1. Custom Keyword Analysis
   2. Custom Meta Tag creation
   3. Custom Keyword insertion
3. Focus Check
   1. Analytics Setup and Reporting
   2. Visibility Reporting
   3. Webmaster Central Tool Setup and Site Explorer Setup
   4. Custom robots.txt file creation
   5. Custom sitemaps.xml file creation (under 1000 URLS)

Request a professional PhaseONE™ quote today.

Advanced Interactive Marketing Strategies (AIMS)

Once your business has implemented and received the benefits from our PhaseONE program it is time to move into next gear. AIMS is a program that provides a combination of online marketing services intended to explode your online presence and pull the most amount of qualified traffic while optimizing cost. AIMS are services provided a-la-carte and the right combination is different for every client. The services include:

1. LinkBuilding
   1. Relevant Directory Submission
   2. One Way Link Long-Term tactics
   3. Social Marketing
   4. Contextual Linking
   5. Text-Links
2. Strategic Content Creation
   1. Custom Copywritting
3. Publicity
   
   1. Press Release and Article Creation and Distribution
4. Media Creation and Optimization
   1. Viral Media (Video and Photo)
   2. Blog Tactics
   3. Podcasting and VideoCasting
   4. Banner Ads

@Growth: Online Marketing for Small Businesses

What is @Growth? One of the most common problems that small businesses face when starting an online marketing program is the cost. It is way too expensive for them, specially for those who have no venture capital. @Growth is our attempt to help the small business owner to gain access to online promotion while remaining affordable. Inquire about our @Growth program tiers and start promoting your small business online.

If your company currently has a need for a specific service we can also prepare a custom proposal that is right for you. Contact our interactive marketing office in Raleigh today. If you are located somewhere other than Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill or anywhere in the Triangle area, please make sure to use our contact form.