Today we’d like to introduce you to Chris and Christy LaMorte.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Chris and Christy. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
CHRIS: I started building websites and doing online marketing when I was 13 years old as a hobby. It was a lot different in those days. I messed around with building websites and SEO to get traffic and monetized it via Google Adsense. When I graduated high school, I started my own agency and it didn’t go so well. I realized I knew a lot about the web, but nothing about running a business. I ended up landing a job at a digital marketing agency and after working there for a few years, made the leap again and started my own business again.
CHRISTY: It all started when Chris was working at his job and I was in-between jobs. He was stressed out and overloaded on work and desperately needed some help. I offered my assistance but he made clear that it was outside my wheelhouse. Looking over his shoulder, I noticed he was coding HTML which I had done in the past when I had a Xanga profile as a kid. He was ecstatic that I was able to help him get his work done. I ended up getting a job at the agency he was working at until we ended up quitting at the same time.
Has it been a smooth road?
CHRIS:
As with most businesses, there have been numerous struggles along the way. It sounds cliche, but I am grateful for every struggle I have had. Every single downturn has taught me a lesson and helped make me a better entrepreneur and a better person. Some days, I feel on top of the world and some days I think “Why did I ever decide to do this?”
The biggest struggles I have faced are scaling the business and creating a good work-life-balance. We often find ourselves in situations where we are too busy to take on new clients but not busy enough to hire a new person. We recently added our 6th person to our team and couldn’t be more excited. The growing pains do make it difficult to balance work-life. I regularly work 80 hour weeks which I personally believe is unhealthy. I would say my biggest lesson I have learned is to take calculated risks and always keep marketing (even when you are busy).
CHRISTY:
I would definitely say work-life balance is the hardest one. We take our jobs home with us and it can be difficult to put it down.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
Web Chimpy is a pretty unique Internet Marketing Agency. We primarily focus on service-based local businesses, mostly home services. This includes plumbers, pest control, tree service, real estate agents, landscapers, etc. We also work with other service-based businesses and even have some eCommerce clients. We also own some of our own online businesses that generate income as well, a.k.a. “digital assets”.
What sets Web Chimpy apart is that we are OBSESSED with ROI for our clients. We primarily generate traffic through SEO. Where many other SEO agencies focus on rankings, we focus on ROI. If that means getting involved and helping clients with sales strategies, that’s what we’ll do. We are very particular on the clients we take on and never take on anyone unless we believe we can get them 10x their investment in new sales.
Another thing, we are getting involved with is PPL (Pay Per Lead). This is becoming available for select industries. This is where we use our marketing skills to generate leads and sell them individually to a single client. This is a great alternative to traditional SEO packages that require paying thousands of dollars up front with no guaranteed results. If you don’t get any leads, you don’t pay. Plain and simple.
Is our city a good place to do what you do?
We love Alpharetta as a city and it is a great place to start a business. The city is booming and there are tons of opportunities for success. We moved out here a few months ago and couldn’t be happier with our decision.
Pricing:
- SEO Packages Start at $650 / month
- Web Design Starts at $1,500 (free with SEO contract)
Contact Info:
- Address: 190 Bluegrass Valley Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30005 - Website: https://webchimpy.com/
- Phone: (770) 599-5053
- Email: hello@webchimpyy.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebChimpy/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/webchimpy
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/web-chimpy-website-design-and-seo-sugar-hill-2
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