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"We
do our very best for everyone that uses our services and if we can't
help - we'll not take a penny. I'm very proud of that. |
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"Mike
Knight does what he says on the tin.I would have no hesitation in
recommending his services to anyone. [He] is the Internet version
of the ''personal-trainer''.What you or your staff may have overlooked
he can find.He will provide you with areas in which you and the site
you work on/for are weak and help to implement strategies to improve
all aspects There is no instant solution to a website-it is a bit like Formula 1-never will any single thing you do contribute to performance gains-but instead all the things joined together increase the performance over a period of time. Mike makes all this clearer and is helping me in this journey of discovery." Jonathan Berliand, http://www.caraselledirect.com Director, Caraselle Ltd. |
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"Hi Mike, Just thought I would drop you a quick line to say many thanks for the help, great advice and ongoing weekly training that has been provided by MK Link since I joined. I have found all the help and suggestions from you and Paul to be both really interesting and useful in the way that we go forward optimising and running our website. Although I still have a lot to learn and work to do, I can now do it with the knowledge that I have learnt from you both giving me a better understanding of the direction and way forward, than I had 4 months ago. Having held no1 on page 1 in Google with one of our products through organic growth, I was somewhat dismayed to see it all of a sudden slip to page 7. But having applied some of the knowledge that I have learnt from you, I am glad to say that we are back on the no1 page at no 3 – all done without paying a penny to a SEO company. I cannot thank the team enough because as I’m sure others that have learnt from you have found – it really is not science if the knowledge gained is applied. I would have no trouble recommending MK Link to other people and am pleased to say in the words of that get[?] advert – “It does what it says on the tin” and in an easy to understand way. Thanks
Guys" |
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"I'd urge anyone who is serious about their website to invest in their education and use this System. Why pay someone else to market Your website when you can do it very effectively yourself?" Angela Edwards www.newcastle.co.uk |
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"What I really like about MK Link is the down to earth approach. Mike tells it like it is and you have to be prepared to listen to his advice even though you may not want to hear it. He has a knack of simplifying the application of marketing messages that it's hard to argue with. Not only that, though. He also comes through with lots of additional help for you on a one-to-one basis in the quarterly phone calls and he seems to genuinely want to help. I've never come across that before with this kind of service.!" Keith Wymer www.holborntraining.co.uk |
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"I
didn't really know what I was doing until mkLINK showed me a simple
way forward. Now, I'm at the top of the search engines for my chosen
key phrases and I haven't even started the other suggestions yet!" Stu Dockree. http://www.englishphoneboxes.com Owner, English Heritage Phone Boxes |
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"MKLINK
has consistently offered us a good advice and value for money. Juliette Tuke http://www.milagros.co.uk/ |
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"Hi
Mike.
As you know, I was hesitant and unsure about how much more I could gain from your services, but our 30 minute conversation has given me some great ideas for developments. Lots of ideas that I hadn’t considered, or had avoided doing because I simply didn’t understand what was involved.
No book, no matter how good, is a substitute for having an expert looking at your website with fresh eyes. Our chat has given me the boost and inspiration that I needed to drive my website forward. It was also very gratifying to hear someone telling me what I was doing right.
A pleasure to deal with an honest man!!
Regards, Mike" Mike
Peddie http://www.secret-scotland.co.uk/ |
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"Mike Knight and the MK Link team have become a vital part of our business strategy. They are knowledgeable, accomplished, diligent and most importantly ambitious for our business. They really do care, and they have been responsible for outstanding growth in our internet sales over the past eight months and I cannot recommend them highly enough" Gill Merritt http://www.archersigns.co.uk/ |
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"Dear Paul and Mike I would just like to say thanks to both of you, the cost estimator PR project you run for us, just passed the 250 enquires in less than a week of going live. This is way beyond our wildest expectations, and I look forward to working with you both on our next project. Regards Wayne Connors" Wayne
Connors http://www.accl-ltd.com/ |
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"Mike
has a practical and down to earth approach to web marketing. He
has helped www.salestraining.co.uk become number 1 on Google for
sales training. Kind
regards, Frank
Atkinson http://www.salestraining.co.uk/ |
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I just wanted to thank you and Paul for the sterling work and effort you have provided to us with our internet marketing campaigns and SEO. I have tried many other internet strategies before which all failed or produced very little return on my investments. I must admit when I tried MKLink I had a negative mindset from the start. The thing that stood out to me was when you called to see if we were getting more business from our website. No one has done this before as they had cashed our money and were not interested. Unfortunately when you called we were not doing any more business from our website – at that time. However shortly afterwards things started to happen – good things. To give you an idea of the numbers – For the last 10 years that I have had a website we have had around 1 or 2 people contact us, I guess by luck really. But this month alone we have had an increase of enquiries from our website of 700%, it is too early to state how these will convert, but we are buzzing around the office now knowing that this stuff does really work. We are only in our second week of the month as well. Compared to our standard offline marketing activities of advertising, mail shots, cold calling and the like which we have done for a god few years now and at some expense, our internet marketing this month alone has given us 87.5% return in new leads from our overall marketing efforts. When I look at the investment of the offline marketing over the years and the investment with your services the overall cost is massive in difference, this will reduce even more as most of the work has been done and the website is pretty much on auto pilot. I am now keener to invest in internet marketing and SEO as it has finally proven to work. This stuff does not happen over night, but if you put the effort in, there is a pot at the end of the rainbow. I have never written a testimonial like this to any company before but really believe you deserve it. I would highly recommend any one to use MKLink to help with their on-line marketing. But you will need to put in the work and do as instructed to yield the results. Take Action. Well done." Paul
Taylor http://www.integral-networks.co.uk |
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Mike
Solan http://www.solansunbeds.co.uk/ |
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"In
the short while that I joined MKLink I have had extremely realistic
results. Debbie
Short http://www.Jeap.co.uk/ |
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"Fantastic,
easy to understand advice. Mike calls a spade a spade. Mike
Starr http://www.stargazerdiscos.co.uk |
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"...I
very much appreciate your kindness in hosting the sites free of
charge in order to offer me the opportunity to try to sell them.
Sue
McIntyre http://www.theconsultingrooms.co.uk |
"To
whom it may concern
Following
meeting with Mike, he arranged to call me to advise me on how he can help
us to improve our Search Engine Optimisation without having to pay the
absurd on - going costs being paid to companies who say they do this for
you, and of course rarely do!
It was the beginning of a new experience. Not only was I amazed that M
K Link gave fantastic tutorial training on how we could optimise our website
but he also did exactly as he said he would. (it’s rare to find
companies that offer service like his once they had their payment!).
He introduced me to his colleague Paul who has been offering on-going
training and development to the staff & I for the last few months
and the results are already showing. It is a pleasure working with M K
Link . An absolutely bespoke service offering solutions in all aspects
of Websites, writing of articles to provide quality links, SEO Training,
Keywords and so much more.
When the relationship began with M K Link the solutions they provided
were endless. I would highly recommend M K Link to anyone who would like
to understand Search Engine Optimisation.
Kind
regards"
Hayley Kear, New Business Development Manager
http://www.thestrattongroup.co.uk/
"Having
been in business over thirtyfive years in conventional retail, I was fairly
confident our products were right, and our presentation was spot on. Within
minutes Mike politely pointed out to me a couple of very relevant improvements
to the website...and proved he was an internet marketing expert.
The advice was free, and given with memorable enthusiasm.
These days we're often approached by phone and email by SEO companies
promising the Sun, Moon and stars.They always tell me they can get me
on the front page of Google. If they'd checked they would have found we'd
arrived there already....
Back on Earth Mike tells you that the strength of his ideas are backed
by his years of trial and error.
Mike's made all the mistakes, and learned many lessons, and his clients
can now benefit.
We didn't sign up immediately, as that's not our way. [ We like to make
our own mistakes too! ]
But Mike's regular emails over time were always full of great ideas and
challenges.
So now we've got together properly. He looks at the webshop and provokes,
prods and leads us on, working to our level of ability.
This is one of the very rare occasions that I will personally recommend
a man and his business without reservation.."
Joss Ollett, Owner http://www.theleatherbriefcase.co.uk
"Mike
is a very rare animal- a SEO specialist who is open, honest, generous
and frank. A considerable amount of search engine optimizing work is relatively
simple and straightforward. Most so-called SEO experts are not prepared
to share a lot of that information with you -- preferring to shroud the
whole issue in secrecy -- so they can then sell expensive SEO packages,
in the knowledge that many businesses could do the work themselves at
a fraction of the cost.
Mike is different -- he is happy to share SEO secrets with you and in
my experience is reluctant to take money from you unless he is sure he
can help. I trust him and wholeheartedly recommend him."
Tim Bishop, Partner www.bishopslaw.co.uk
"Firstly I must say thank you to Paul and the team for the advice and time spent with us. The report they provided for us on our site was fantastic, there was many points on the action report that after reading it stood out like a sore thumb so we actioned these points first. We completed all of the points laid out in the action list within the first week and then as we all know we have to be patient with the internet and wait for the spiders to come back."
"From placing our order with MK link for our site report on the 9th May, our sales have just over doubled and we couldn't be more happier[sic] with this result. "
"The
intention for this report was to evaluate our website and provide advice
on how to improve the website and help us meet our objectives over the
next 12 months, they did it in just under two months so I guess now our
objectives have now changed and so we will be working closely with MK
link from now on."
Stuart Perkins, Owner www.kiddieshop.org.uk/
"I get half a dozen calls each week promising
me the earth. mkLINK was referred to me and was the ONLY company that
took the time and trouble to completely understand my business before
making any recommendations. The advice worked and I have quadrupled the
leads I get. I can't recommend them enough and urge anyone to WORK TO
A PLAN."
Kevin Hodge, Ownerwww.countyflatroofing.com
"We had a number of customers' websites who
needed more visitors. mkLINK developed unique strategies for each of them
and without exception they have proven their weight in gold. I can highly
recommend them as a fantastic company to deal with. Their money-back guarantee
has never been used by ANY of my customers."
Jean-Paul Gorman, Partner http://www.firecast.co.uk
"We have used MK Link as our website consultants for
over a year and would not consider using anyone else. Good straight honest
and understandable advice together with regular hints and tips which has
helped us to grow our internet business by over 100% in the last year."
Nigel Summers, Owner http://www.just-cooking.co.uk
"Having spent months constructing our website, not nearly
enough time and effort was spent looking at optimisation, which was a
huge mistake. Following a recommendation, mkLINK provided us with constructive
feedback and all the training needed to ensure we moved rapidly up the
search engine rankings. Sales have increased dramatically and thanks to
mkLINK we now have a clear optimisation strategy, all of which was provided
in an affordable, professional and friendly way."
Rona Walters, Owner http://www.littlearrivalbag.co.uk/
"1)
the newsletters are very informatative
2) the information is very useful but as mostly people who contact your
business are working people and do not have the time to action your information,I
wonder if bullet points to condense down to give useful headings where
possible might be an answer.
3)when you do get a chance to read them ,the information is BRILLIANT!
4) when you get the time to impliement the information,it can save you
a
FORTUNE if you use pay by click!"
Richard Scales, Owner http://www.document-centre.co.uk/
"Following
the straightforward advice from MKLink has given us two clear results:
1. A much more Google-friendly website structure, and 2. Much less ‘woolly’
website content that is more focused, for example with plenty of calls-to-action
for visitors to follow – ultimately resulting in happier visitors
- and more sales."
Chris
Lewis , Director http://www.exentra.co.uk
"We would just like to say how impressed we have been
with the MK link team and it's set up. We had in the past tried other
companies and even foolishly gone with one or two who cold called!
The difference is incredible though not cheap if you want all the help
etc, however it has been worth every penny and with there[sic] help and a huge
amount of work from us we have increased our business by 98% this year.
Whatever you do do not think that Mike and his team will sort all your
problems and hassles, all they do (and the[sic] do it very well) is give advice
and pointers, the rest is up to you!.
People make the mistake of setting up a web site then thinking they can
sit back and watch the money roll in, I can tell you it is even harder
work than running the successful shop we have had in the family for 62
years. However the rewards are there to be had.
I would have no concerns over recommending the MK link team and would
be quite happy for anyone to ring me prior to going along with them."
Colin Thorpe http://www.thefiresideshop.co.uk
Enjoy your Fire...
"Hi
Mike,
Just a quick note with a little feedback from my Google training with
Paul yesterday. I found the whole telephone 'consultation', along with
the report highly informative. The guidance was clear and precise, and
as a complete novice to the whole website concept I felt as though I could
ask questions, and they were answered in a direct and uncomplicated manner
without the use of constant abbreviations.
In summary, I was extremely pleased with the level of professionalism
shown for your company."
Tracy England http://www.wigstoreuk.co.uk
"I
am so glad I took the course on and can’t believe the amount of
material provided to work through.
My first job however was to cancel all the work done on our site www.sunshineevents.co.uk
by SEO companies, link building companies etc. Looking forward to understanding
the system and seeing the results!
Using the MKlink system has enabled us to stop paying ‘experts’
and allowed us to understand how simple it can be to do it ourselves.
This has continued to save us money and given us the knowledge to improve
our website ourselves. An added benefit for us was that we did this before
the site was launched but I would recommend it at any time to any business
with a website."
James Sandwell http://www.sunshineevents.co.uk
"MK LInk provided the most comprehensive training
which has helped us boost our ranking right to the top.
Mike and his team are true experts, they deliver training in a simplistic easy-to-understand way, and go out of their way to ensure training is bespoke to individual needs.
We
recommend MK Link as they are a fantastic company who has help[sic] make a
big difference to our business."
Mike Sumner http://www.unityfilms.co.uk
"After
the initial discussions regarding what would be done for me and agreeing
price. I found that I was kept informed of what progress had been made
an[sic] I am pleased with the final result.
When people normally read testimonials they are sometimes wondering if
the thigs[sic] they say are true. I can only speak for myself. I found that
from the initial discussions with MKLink to actually following through
with the report with a verbal discussion. The attention to detail and
follow up was faultless. I wish other companies we work with would adopt
the same policy. Thank you for your help.
Kind Regards."
David Halliday, Owner, http://www.stillages.eu
"No
BS or Fluff, tells it as it is. No time for fancy marketing. Just gives
good solid advice. Presentation of training material is very good and
comprehensive.
I spent 12 month following your course, it was very interesting and more
to the point was very direct, pulled no punches, if you think a site or
process is crap you say so. Even though we are not using your talent at
the moment, I find your website to be a mine of useful information and
an excellent reference.."
Mike Andrews. IS Manager. http://www.hayman.co.uk
"Educating
the customer is a good value approach rather than just doing it for the
customer. lots of free advice in the frequent emails, I have a dedicated
folder.
Not easy to telephone MKLink, probably because you don't want to have
a lot of calls.
The £500 consultancy definitely improved our web site performance,
reducing advertising costs and easily paid for itself"
Tim Waite, Director TJ Sailing Ltd http://www.tjsailing.co.uk
"Ideas
are good and you can implement in your own time
Mike, Thank you for all your help - sometimes when you're in a forest
it's good to take a step back and take another look - that's where you've
been such a help giving us a path we can follow - I'd certainly recommend
your services - it's good to have someone tell it like it is and not confuse
or blind with science those of us setting out on the journey - and all
the information in your mailshots we take for granted is a bonus - perhaps
a gentle nudge in the right direction!
Although
not direct referrals - I've certainly bigged you and your crew up -to
anyone who's asked for help...Thanks for everything!!"
David Sherrin, Owner http://www.tomsplace.co.uk
"I
believe from my experience that they are more than capable of making best
use of search engines and suggestions re content and domain naming is
very useful. as for ongoing training/suggestions I think the regular contact
is good
I have found MK link very helpful, very well informed and competent at
what they do, I would recommend them and have done so in the past."
Allen Pavitt, Owner http://www.allenpavitt.com
"Easy
to understand and lots of helpful tips to consider. Sometimes takes a
little too long to get a response on the forum.
The delivery of the seminars are set at a great level so all can understand
and the information given can help you develop your website to out perform
your competition "
Colin Blackmore, Owner Bar Code Data http://www.bcdata.co.uk
"I'm
looking forward to implementing many more of the suggestions made and
seeing the benefits fully realized!
Thanks to MKLink I finally got round to getting my website up dated. Although
it's far from completed, MKLink gave me the impetus I needed in taking
the first step to a newly revamped site.
I now look forward to building on all the information I've gained and
making the site work even harder for me. I know it wont be easy, but there's
noting like having the right kind of information to get one started! Will
come back to you on this one!"
Mary Mansfield, Owner, Cambridge Interior Design
http://www.marymansfield.com
"Enthusiastic
and committed, a competent offering. Possibly overactive on the sales
front, which may not be a bad thing! Keep up the good work."
Chris Gregg, Director, The Fireside Shop
http://www.thefiresideshop.co.uk
"Dear Mike
Just though(sic) I would take five minutes out of the schedule to thank both yourself and Paul and the rest of the guys and girls at MKLINK for you help and support but most importantly the knowledge which you have provided over the past 4 months.
So far my company have used four different SEO companies to apparently Optimise our pages, these have range(sic) from a couple of hundred pounds to almost a couple of thousand pounds, which now with the benefits of hindsight and the knowledge you guys have provided I can see was a total waste of hard earned money. Nothing really more than just link farming.
When I started my learning curve with MKLINK, less 32% of the traffic that visited our site was generated naturally with our Google PPC campaign being in the region of £7-8000.00, yes THOUSAND pound per month.
Now with a small amount of knowledge, and long late hours hunched over the PC at home, I am now achieving 67% of the traffic to my site natural, my Google bill has plummeted to £3177.00 for November this year, these stats don’t mean a great deal unless I also tell you that our overall traffic has also risen by 3.2% over the same period so I am literally getting a little more for a huge amount less. With the current economic climate as it is, we all want to save money, and we can’t afford not to advertise and market our products and services. With yours and Pauls’ help I have been able to do both of these hugely important things in one foul swoop.
Further more now when an SEO company calls me to sell me there[sic] wares, I am in the position where I can not only discuss it with them with the knowledge that I know what I am talking about, but can also, sometimes teach them the odd lesson or two.
I am really looking forward[sic] the one-on-one coaching with yourself and Paul and can not wait to kick the new year off at an even more competitive stand point than I have finish[sic] this year.
Once
again thanks, have a great Christmas and New Year, and with this months
savings I have booked myself a two week holiday in paradise as a Christmas
present for myself."
Danier
Farrar - Owner, http://www.handle-it.com
It's Not for Everyone !!!
"I
recently paid a deposit towards an internet course with MK Link. After
careful consideration I decided it didn't quite fit in with our current
marketing activities and wanted to cancel it. Prior conversations with
Mike gave me the confidence that when he asked for a refundable deposit,
I felt safe in providing one, even on my own card. Mike proved he is an
honourable gentleman (a dying breed) and kept his word, instantly refunding
my deposit.
I will be looking at my 2009 budget and the courses that Mike runs in
more depth and hopefully the timing will prove beneficial to both parties."
Greg Stainton, Marketing Manager
http://www.sandalbmw.com
"Hi Mike
Thanks for the refund must(sic)
appreciated.
Here is a testimonial but it might seem strange especially as my last
name is also knight.(sic)
Thanks for my free trail(sic) I found it very useful and informative.
At this stage I dont know which direction i am heading in my business
due to my own uncertainty or what I want to do hence this is the only
reason I will not be continuing with the trail as I would have wished.
However I can see the real value of your services and so it is something
that I will definitely and seriously want to take up again in the future.
Many thanks for returning my subscription fee when I didnt cancel it from
my end.
Kind Regards"
Richard
Knight- Owner, http://www.mimethegap.com
"MKLINK
seems to be more honest than the majority of the other email fly-by-nights
on the web."
John Hadfield, Director, Oxford Translations
Ltd. http://www.oxfordtranslation.co.uk
[Praise indeed! mk ]
"Always
very helpful,and proactive. For me some of the technical stuff goes over
my head
Some of the costs to improve ratings google rankings seem to be prohibitive
for the smaller business,could this be looked at. M K LINK, Have improved
my web site for which I am very pleased,they are always helpful,proactive
and forward thinking."
Haydn Parmenter, Owner, Sunplay Villas
http://www.sunplayvillas.co.uk