Zoek Marketing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Fine Print Services LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Grant writing and management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Zoek to accomplish?

• Design my website for my small business

SOLUTION

How did you find Zoek?

Wix

Why did you select Zoek over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Zoek were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Scope of work is to build my website for my grantwriting business from start to finish, with a total allowance of 3 edits by me. It is a basic website design but I needed multiple forms/client portals/resource pages/search features and SEO embedded in the site.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The completion of my website in a timely manner, adherence to my vision for the design and content within the 3 rounds of edits.

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

Zoek is building my website at an affordable rate, I’ve only interacted with humans, and they seem to be capturing all the small details for my vision for my website so far. It is not yet complete, but we are on track. Would recommend!

What was your primary form of communication with Zoek?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

No robots!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Zoek could have done differently?

Nope

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of SEIDR FAE

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Support self empowered states with self applied energy work and intuitive guidance with mentorships and 1 on 1 readings

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Zoek to accomplish?

• build audience
• understand the business and write copy
• engage audience

SOLUTION

How did you find Zoek?

Referral

Why did you select Zoek over others?

Manipulated me into thinking they would make a difference

How many teammates from Zoek were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The SEO provider ZOEK is a total scam and so disrespectful, wasted so much of my money and did nothing, knew nothing and refused to hear my experience "Combine with our on-site SEO services for guaranteed ranking and traffic results in 90 days or less." is a COMPLETE LIE. Hated everything they said and 'did' for my business.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

HORRIBLE, NONSENSICAL COPY. NO SEO RANKING DIFFERENCE KEY TERMS FAILED TO GET ME BUSINESS RECOGNITION OR AUDIENCE GROWTH.

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

They fail small businesses and disrespect people, refuse to make accommodations for where they failed or admit their work was inadequate. AND after I expressed all this upset they had the audacity to charge me 2 months after I told them to stop after our agreed upon package.

What was your primary form of communication with Zoek?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I have never had such a horrible service provider and I have to warn folks how deeply dangerous of an investment this is and how awful it turned out for me. This engagement caused me so much stress and money.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Zoek could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of a Health & Life Coaching company for teenagers and women.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek?

To bring more traffic to my site

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

WIX.com where I built my website recommended Zoek.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

They revamped my site using three of the most googled words for my industry and began working on the back end so when someone googles life coaching for women, my site will come up.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

The project Manager and the Zoek team

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Ongoing and we are only in the beginning stages. however, the three pages they added to my website added valuable content.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Excellent communication

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

So far they have done an excellent job helping me build my website, bring traffic to my site, and they are attentive and quickly got to work. I highly recommend!

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Brown Hound Baits is leading the market with durable soft plastic fishing baits, at a reasonable price. With six different styles of baits in multiple different color styles, for any type of fish you are targeting. I am one of the co-owners with my wife. I’m also the lead bait maker, packager and shipper.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

I hired Zoek to help improve my web presence to reach potential customers. My goals are to improve my website, have a web search presence, and to improve my number of organic customers.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

My deciding factor with going with Zoek was the monthly fees, and the direct communication with my project manager

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Our engagement began with helping us with keyword research to build our google presence.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

They assigned a project manager who distributed work amongst their team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Sine having a SEO team helping us out we have had a steady incline of customers visiting our website.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They’ve been great at managing our expectations and meeting deadlines. We mostly use email to communicate and they’re always quick to respond.

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

Their level of professionalism and overall knowledge within the industry stands out. They put a lot of due diligence before getting started.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

The only improvement I can think of is changing the keywords to fit the target industry that I’m in.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Owner of a Videography Company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

To increase our SEO and web presence

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They were recommended via Wix, and selected because they know the platform well

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

SEO upgrade focusing on Google and Keywords

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

4

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Increase in leads

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

email

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

their understanding of wix

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We're very happy with their service so far.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Owner of an equipment finance company in Colorado.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

We were frustrated as to why we weren’t getting much traction with our seo and ppc advertising. Asked Zoek to help us optimize our website and work on bumping some key words on Google.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Emailed and interviewed a couple companies, but Zoek seemed to have the simplest and most cost effective strategy.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Basically just had them go through our website and optimize for mobile as well as touch up some pages that needed more key words

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Had one sales/ key contact and a project architect.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

I’m a short time we have seen some good traction with specific words and better traffic

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Mostly email communications, but they put together a nice report after every step.

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

They are very helpful and listen well. Their services are also reasonably priced.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I’ve been pretty happy so far.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of a nightly rental business.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

I was needing more organic traffic flow on my website.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Zoek has done a great job optimizing my site along with educating me on the dashboard so I understand how to read the analytics.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Zoek has been great to communicate each step of their work. Telling me what they had done. Showing me what had been done. Educating me what to expect from their work.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

They assigned a Project manager who distributed work amongst their team. There were 2 SEO specialists in communication with us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Since implementing the SEO optimization, I have had an increase of organic traffic to my website and more business.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Zoek has used a mixture of emails and phone calls to communicate with me all along the way.

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

Zoek has done a great job of showing me where my SEO was currently and where they could take it. I have seen quick work and a follow through on all they said.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I'm beginning to see results from their work. So far, I am very happy.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Owner and CEO of a notary firm based in Las Vegas, NV

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

Directory listings to support my business' online presence.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They are Wix partners, I created my website through Wix and this seemed like a logical company to go with given their partnership with Wix.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

They have been listings my company in several online directories. This is all being done to help my overall ranking on Google and other search engines. They also were able to have my page reinstated by Google.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 - project manager, Google My Business Department team member

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Having my Google My Business page reinstated was a major success. This helped my business gain visibility online. The directory listings they have completed for me have helped me gain more traction and ranking online.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Monthly reporting to show progress

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

Their attention to detail and unrepeated information were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the IT manager here ,handling social media clients and data etc..Our Company is successfully running from 25 years the field it deal in is curtains, carpet, wallpapers, flooring, blinds, upholstery and more..

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

Our Company is over 25 years old now, In order to move forward we started an online business to move towards more success. So we hired Zoek for ranking our website to the First page of Google

SOLUTION

How did you select Zoek and what were the deciding factors?

We were referred to Zoek By Wix

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We set up appointments for customers to take measurements and selection from our vast range of catalogues provide them a quote and then Proceed after confirmation and supply/install within a week!

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

My project manager and his team

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

After launching our site we have increased traffic

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We communicate through emails

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

They’re considerate and they have good communication skills.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Maybe faster replies would be good

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Executive Director of a boutique Executive Coaching firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

SEO optimization to increase organic and search traffic to our site to convert them to clients.

SOLUTION

How did you select Zoek and what were the deciding factors?

Wix referral

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Assigned me to project manager who is keeping me in the loop on the site. Not super helpful in webpage design, but the SEO optimization was quick and orderly.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

3 - Sales, support and project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Today had 69 visitors (week 5) when I had zero when I started.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Standard waterfall style PM plan with milestones clearly communicated.

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

Their speed of delivery and response time are impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I don't love their pricing model, it is very old-school contract-based, and if you discontinue, they actually go and remove backlinks that they have completed. It seems to be akin to ransom-ware. They should be proud of the work they do, and not rely on that type of arrangement to keep customers.

UPDATED REVIEW

This review was published on January 27, 2021

Tyler Townes

Executive Director, Stone Allen Consulting

Business Services

1-10 Employees

Austin, Texas

Less than $10,000

Dec. 2020 - Ongoing

Project summary: 

A coaching company engaged with Zoek for SEO services. The main project goal is to boost organic site traffic and secure more new clients through SEO automation.

Feedback summary: 

The team is still in the process of generating backlinks for the targeted keywords. The client commends Zoek for promptly submitting all deliverables and communicating with them whenever it is necessary. This approach helps speed up the process, making them a few steps closer to their project goal.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Boutique Executive Career Coaching practice. I'm the executive director.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zoek, and what were your goals?

SEO services for my main website to drive more organic traffic and convert new clients. Hoping to see 4-5 new clients/month based on a 1% close rate of organic search traffic.

SOLUTION

How did you select Zoek and what were the deciding factors?

Wix directed me to Zoek as their preferred vendor, and I compared several other services. This seemed to be the most cost-effective, and I liked their approach on the website analysis.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

6-month campaign Build backlinks Create content pages on the website Curate 15 keywords Advise on landing pages and other conversion factors

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 Sales and project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Not yet. Still building backlinks to 15 selected keywords.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Mostly via email and phone. They walked me through the timeline and so far have hit their deliverable dates.

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

Excellent service for the price. Outcome TBD.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

not yet.

Star Ratings

Overall rating: 4

Quality: 4

Schedule: 5

Cost: 5

Willing to refer: 4