Thrive Internet Marketing Agency

BACKGROUND

Please describe your organization.

Accurate Leak and Line is a specialty plumbing company specializing in underground plumbing diagnosis and repair, “trenchless” cast-in-place epoxy pipelining of aged or deteriorated sewer and water systems, rainwater harvesting system design and installation, and water conservation. We serve residential and commercial clients throughout Texas with full time offices in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin/San Antonio, Houston and East Texas.

What is your role at the company?

I am Co-Owner/Co-Chief Executive Officer of the company, and full-time manager of our Dallas/Ft. Worth location. In addition to overseeing all day to day business operations, I focus on business development and growth, operations management, and marketing. I am business partners with my brothers Josh Veach and Scott Montgomery, who run the Austin/San Antonio and Houston markets respectively.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What was the business challenge that you were trying to address with Thrive Internet Marketing?

We wanted to take an already extensive online marketing campaign to the next level to accommodate our business’s growth. With the current consumer market trending towards online advertising and review sites, we felt that we needed full-time management and implementation of all aspects of our company’s internet presence through multiple mediums.

SOLUTION

Please describe the scope of their involvement in greater detail.

The initial scope involved handing over existing management of the website, SEO, PPC campaigns, and overall online presence to Thrive. They also designed and built a new company website with updates in branding and increased functionality.

The continued scope involves constant management of internet marketing avenues, as well as introducing social media management services.

How did you come to work with Thrive Internet Marketing?

It was quite simple. We contacted a handful of internet marketing companies based on their own web visibility and overall feel and first impression of the company. I felt comfortable after speaking with Matt Bowman about what caliber of service we could expect from Thrive.

Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms?

We spent $5,000-10,000 initially, including monthly management and new website. Ongoing monthly expense is in the $5,000 range.

What is the status of this engagement?

The initial design and implementation of the new site took approximately 1-2 months. Ongoing SEO, PPC, website management, and social media management are continuously evolving processes that will always be necessary.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement?

With the help of Thrive Internet Marketing as mentioned above, results for the project are ongoing. Our online presence has been greatly increased via a new company website, as well as a strong presence in other platforms such as social media. Leads and traffic to our site continue to grow with ongoing strategic SEO, social blogging, and outreach.

How did Thrive Internet Marketing perform from a project management standpoint?

Working with the folks at Thrive has been a most pleasant experience. Our business needs have been met with great enthusiasm and professionalism. Each member of the Thrive team excels at their specific tasks as it relates to our business needs.

What distinguishes Thrive Internet Marketing from other providers?

Yes, their professionalism stands out amongst other groups we talked to in our decision process. They established good and easy back-and-forth communication with us.

Is there anything Thrive Internet Marketing could have improved or done differently?

I don’t believe so.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your organization.

Our company is called Impression Homes. We build new homes in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas.

What is your position?

I am the Operations Manager of the company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What business challenge were you trying to address with Thrive Internet Marketing?

We needed them to create a website for us, and once done with the website, to increase our SEO and our presence on the Internet.

SOLUTION

Please describe the scope of their involvement in greater detail.

Their work was primarily website design and development, and SEO services. They also have done some special campaigns for us. They’ve worked with us with our Customer Relationship Management [CRM], and on mailers as well. They have also been involved in some other initiatives, but the primary focus has been on our website.

How did you come to work with Thrive Internet Marketing?

We actually looked at six different companies. We received bids from each, and then met them all in person. We decided to go with Thrive Internet Marketing primarily because of their company culture and how they approach things. We were very comfortable with them, and we liked the previous work they had done on other websites for other businesses.

We wanted a fresh outlook, mainly because the building industry is very competitive in the Dallas - Ft. Worth area. Everyone has a website, and we didn’t want ours to be just another typical site. We wanted a different perspective, and that’s why we went with Thrive. They really hadn’t had much experience with homebuilders, and that was appealing to us as well. We considered they would be able to do something that would stand out because they were new to our industry.

Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms?

I don’t have that information in regards to the website since it’s been running for the past two years [since 2013], but for the SEO work, it’s perhaps, less than $5,000 a month.  

What is the status of this engagement?

We started out with one of their divisions nearly five years ago, and we still currently work with them.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any statistics, metrics or other feedback from this engagement?

When we started out with Thrive Internet Marketing, we were probably on page 25 on a Google search. Now, in some searches we appear on page one and the worst we’ll come up, is at page three. That’s pretty impressive for this market, as competitive as it is, in such a short period of time. They really helped us streamline our SEO.

It was important for us to have the lowest number of clicks as possible, so people can efficiently reach the information they are looking for, and Thrive really helped us with that. They also helped greatly with our CRM, getting it set up and having everything prefilled to make it easier when data comes through to us. There are a lot of different aspects to our work with them. It’s been a very positive experience.

They provide great information. Any time we need help or training, they don’t just put it in writing,  they send us a video that shows us exactly how to do things. We get all our SEO information from them in monthly videos, so we don’t have to sit and read through pages and pages of data. They give us a three to four minute video which we can watch much like a YouTube video, which helps us be completely informed with what’s going on with the site.

I love getting these updates in a video format. We don’t know all the aspects of SEO, among other technical details, so they really break it down and make it easy for us to understand what they’re doing, what initiatives they’ve had and how that’s improved our site and visibility. 

What distinguishes Thrive Internet Marketing from other providers?

I think it would be their command of the technology. I rely on them, not just for the website, but for other things like surveying. I can contact them at any time and ask them what they think about other companies on the web.  I feel very confident with the feedback they give me and know that they have my best interest at heart.

Is there anything Thrive Internet Marketing could have improved or done differently?

No, I don’t think so. I feel that it’s been a great relationship all the way through, and there hasn’t been anything we would want to do differently. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your organization.

We're a small, family-owned business called U-FIX-IT Appliance Parts, which my wife and I own. We have three retail stores, and we're currently in the process of opening a fourth. We sell appliance parts for do-it-yourself repair for washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, air conditioning, and heating. People call with their symptoms and describe the noises that things are making, we help them to figure out what's wrong, and then we provide the parts. Much of the time, they can bring in the smaller parts of their appliances, which we test for them for free. I started in the appliance parts business in 1975, and we've been doing the U-FIX-IT since 1989.

What is your position?

My wife and I are the founders and owners of the company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What business challenge were you trying to address with Thrive Internet Marketing?

I had reserved a URL for our business many years ago when we were just establishing U-FIX-IT. We had a business card type of website. I had made several attempts to expand and develop the site myself, but I just never was able to make that happen. There was more work to it than I had the time to invest.

I came to a point where I realized that the customers were using the Yellow Pages less and the Internet more. I knew it was time to move our advertising dollars to the Internet. In the past, the Yellow Pages was everything. When we opened the store and the Yellow Page ad hit, we could tell the day that the Yellow Pages were distributed because the phone traffic would pick up, and the store would start doing well. In the last few years, every time we ran any kind of survey, we were seeing that the Yellow Pages was becoming less significant, and we weren't getting the growth that we wanted.

SOLUTION

Please describe the scope of Thrive Internet Marketing's involvement in detail.

They provided website design and development services, and they've also been doing SEO [search engine optimization] since the day the site went live. I think their web design was excellent. If I was going to design another website, I'd go back to them again because they simplified the process and, at the same time, they were able to personalize it the way I wanted it. Their SEO work has been more significant than the actual website development. The ideas they've come up with have been more significant in developing traffic than the website itself.

How did you come to work with Thrive Internet Marketing?

I was looking for somebody I felt would do a good job of building the site the way we wanted it built. I preferred to do it with somebody locally but, with the Internet, I could work with anyone anywhere, so I was open to that. But, I was looking first locally, and I saw some of their work that Thrive Internet Marketing had done for other people, and I talked to some of their current clients. I decided that they were a company I could work with, that wanted to understand how we hoped to do business and to present ourselves on the Internet in a way that would allow the personality of the business to shine through.

Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms?

The website design and development was around $7,000, and the SEO is $1,200 a month.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them about three years ago. We're currently on a month-to-month contract with them for SEO.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any statistics, metrics or other feedback from their work?

Thanks to Thrive Internet Marketing we've gotten a tremendous amount of traffic on the website. I think two months ago, during the height of our busy season, we had 66,000 people access the website, which I think was phenomenal for a month's worth of traffic.

We've ended up shipping parts around the nation, which was never a goal. Our goal was to drive traffic to the stores. We don't have a shopping cart on the site because our goal was to drive people into the stores and increase in-store traffic. The website has done that well, and we're getting significant inquiries from all across the Dallas Metroplex. People are driving to the stores just as we had hoped they would, and this has increased our volume at the stores.

The unexpected part is people calling from all across the country, looking for troubleshooting help on their appliances. Once they receive that help, they go ahead and order the part from us, even though they might be able to get it locally or cheaper somewhere else. They still go ahead and order from us and wait for the part to get to them. We've shipped to both coasts and to Niagara Falls. It's just been amazing. I'm really shocked that we ended up increasing our shipping business in this way.

What distinguishes Thrive Internet Marketing from other providers?

My wife and I are very diligent about the fact that we're a Christian-based business, and we adhere to Biblical principles in how we run our business, treat our customers, and treat our employees. We felt like it was important that the website conveyed that also, but we didn't want that to be blatant. They were good at helping us strike the right balance with that, so that we were able to do that without making it a religious website. We didn't want to do that because it's a business website. We had to come up with a lot of the content for the site because it's very industry-specific, and that required a lot of specialized knowledge. I had to develop a lot of the content that was going on the website myself. Thrive was very systematic about helping us stay on goal to get all that done, so that we could get the website live. There was a point at which they decided to go live and then finish it up as we went along, rather than just stay in the development phase forever. It was the right call to make, and they helped us make it at the appropriate time.

I think the thing that Thrive Internet Marketing does well is they don't try to be experts in our business. They try to lend their expertise in what they can do to help our business. Rather than us go out and learn everything the hard way about the Internet, they try to provide that for us and then leverage what we know about our industry to make the website exceptional and unique. Our site is definitely not a cookie-cutter site where you go out and by a package and try to fill in the blanks yourself.

Is there anything Thrive Internet Marketing could have improved or done differently?

No. They've been incredible. In fact, one of the things I've admired about them is that they consistently come up with new ideas to help the SEO and help the website. They push us to try new things. Although we've rejected around 50 percent to 60 percent of the things they have suggested, that hasn't discouraged them. They still come back with more ideas.

They had one idea in particular that I didn't think was a very good idea at all, yet I didn't see any reason not to try it. They've put it out there, and it's proven to be great. They just put in a place on the site where they said, "If you'd like more information about a part, list it here, and we'll get back to you." We're probably getting about six to 10 people a day sending us an email about a part inquiry, and our conversion rate on those when we respond timely – which we try very hard to do – is about 30 percent to 40 percent.

That was an idea they came up with all on their own and implemented with very little input from us, and it's been great. We went from no inquiries to four or five sales a day because of it, every day. I think I would count that as a huge success, and it was all their idea.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your organization.

I work for Berryman Products in Arlington, Texas. We're a manufacturing company, and we manufacture automotive additives.

What is your position?

I'm the IT [information technology] manager.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What business challenge were you trying to address with Thrive Internet Marketing?

We were trying to get involved in social media marketing and SEO [search engine optimization].

SOLUTION

Please describe the scope of their involvement in detail.

They mainly did social media marketing and SEO. We had a newly designed website, but we needed some improvements. They also took over the hosting of our site and did some improvements on the back-end and the design.

How did you come to work with Thrive Internet Marketing?

We interviewed two or three different companies. We were looking for somebody local, so we actually started off by doing a Google search, and we were impressed by the fact that they came up to the top of the search engine. Since we were looking for somebody who was an SEO company, we thought, "Well, they obviously know what they are doing as far as SEO keyword searching to get themselves to the top of the keyword search." We were impressed with the proposal and everything they showed us.

Could you provide a sense of the size of this initiative in financial terms?

We've been with them for about a year, and we started off with a budget of $3,000 a month. Somewhere along the way, we added a weekly Facebook contest, and that was an additional five hours, or $500 a month. Now, we pay $3,500 a month.

What is the status of this engagement?

We're still currently working with them, and we've actually increased our budget for the coming year.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any statistics or metrics from this engagement?

On the social media, we started off with 400 fans, and we've got 5,600 now on our Facebook page. We don't do a good job of tracking the Google analytics, but I do know that we've moved up in the rankings on a lot of our keywords. We're definitely getting a lot more engagement on the social media end. All around, I think they've done a great job as far as all of the things that we've asked them to do, improvements on the website. 

What distinguishes Thrive Internet Marketing from other providers?

It's hard to say a particular thing. One thing we really liked about them was that Thrive Internet Marketing is a one-stop-shop. They did everything that we were looking for. We talked to a couple of different companies, and some of them did SEO, but they didn't do web, or vice-versa. That was one thing that we really liked about them – the fact that they had expertise in all of those areas.

They're just very hands on. They're very available at all times. Right now, we're doing a weekly conference call with them. They're just very approachable, very reachable, and good with feedback. I've just enjoyed working with them. They keep us in the loop on everything.

We've recently started bringing them more into the team with our traditional advertising group as well, which is why we increased our budget for the coming year, so that we can tie all that stuff together with our social media side.

Is there anything Thrive Internet Marketing could have improved or done differently?

I really don't have any complaints. This is a new area for us, so I can't really compare them to anything that we've done in the past, but we've been really happy.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Manager of a manufacturing company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We manufacture and install premium USA-Made iron doors

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Thrive Internet Marketing Agency to accomplish?

• Google Ads and SEO

SOLUTION

How did you find Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

Online Search

Why did you select Thrive Internet Marketing Agency over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from Thrive Internet Marketing Agency were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Improve our SEO and make online advertising produce higher ROI

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We were impressed by their responsiveness and team size

What was your primary form of communication with Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

Email or Messaging App

Are there any areas for improvement or something Thrive Internet Marketing Agency could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Hillhurst Tax Group

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Tax

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Thrive Internet Marketing Agency to accomplish?

• Ranking

SOLUTION

How did you find Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

Online Search

Why did you select Thrive Internet Marketing Agency over others?

Google Ranking & Interview

How many teammates from Thrive Internet Marketing Agency were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

SEO Ranking

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Google rankings

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Timely and responsive wth clear expecations and results 

What was your primary form of communication with Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their overall quality and consistency were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Thrive Internet Marketing Agency could have done differently?

Being available for phone calls w/out having to schedule a meeting on a later day

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the SVP of marketing at Decisely. We offer a platform that connects brokers and small businesses, providing benefits, HR resources, and technology solutions to streamline business operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

We needed help bringing more awareness to our brand and what we do. We also wanted to expand our reach through a new channel for lead generation.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Thrive Internet Marketing Agency helped scale our digital marketing efforts with Google Ads, social media, and programmatic advertising. They managed our Google Ads, LinkedIn, and AdRoll advertising. The team also handled our ad creatives, campaign management, and reporting.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–5 teammates from Thrive Internet Marketing Agency.

How did you come to work with Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

We found them through an online search. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings, their pricing fit our budget, they were a great culture fit, they offered good value for the cost, and their company values aligned with ours.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from September 2025–April 2026.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We’ve seen an increase in lead generation and awareness. We’ve had a 10% increase in lead generation and higher rates of traffic to our website and landing pages.

How did Thrive Internet Marketing Agency perform from a project management standpoint?

They managed our projects well and with great communication. The team also delivered on time. We primarily communicate through virtual meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Thrive Internet Marketing Agency’s culture and willingness to address things immediately and swiftly are impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

For our needs, we needed a little more hands-on support from them and less from us. However, overall, they’ve been great.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of PFS

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Commercial cleaning. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Thrive Internet Marketing Agency to accomplish?

• SEO

SOLUTION

How did you find Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Thrive Internet Marketing Agency over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Delivery of SEO services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Delivered SEO improvements.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

On time, communicative, reliable. 

What was your primary form of communication with Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I was impressed with their value and honesty — they demonstrated integrity at the core. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something Thrive Internet Marketing Agency could have done differently?

No. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of EconoCrafts

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Arts and crafts

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Thrive Internet Marketing Agency to accomplish?

• Google ads

SOLUTION

How did you find Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

Online Search

Why did you select Thrive Internet Marketing Agency over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Thrive Internet Marketing Agency were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

ppc

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

too early to tell

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

very responsive 

What was your primary form of communication with Thrive Internet Marketing Agency?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their responsiveness impressed us, and good marketing is in place.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Thrive Internet Marketing Agency could have done differently?

not that i can thnk of at the moment