My mother used to say that it's not polite to "toot your own horn". But as I grew older I realized that if I don't do the tooting, who will!

So, pardon me as I toot our horn about what's been going on with our website. When we launched our site a couple of years ago, we used Google Ad Words, supposedly to help us get exposure. Well, the results were paltry and it was far from worth the money we were spending. After finding Active Rain, though, I dove into everything I could find about SEO and Internet marketing. And boy is it paying off.

Here are some highlights:

• We are currently negotiating two contracts with buyers who found us on the Internet. Their words were "you're all over the net".
• We are actively working with at least three other buyers...all of whom came to us via our website.
• We are showing up in the top three Google pages of all the major search terms...and the last two days we've been on page one.
• As a result of all the traffic we get regular inquiries which has greatly increased the size of our data base
• Our website is breaking all sorts of traffic records. By the end of January, we will have over 2,000 unique visitors! And the really amazing number, and one we honestly find hard to believe...something like 80% of these visitors are book marking our site.

Having a strong Internet presence is so important these days and I'm very grateful to all the AR gurus who have shared their knowledge with the rest of us. With all we've been able to put into place because of what we've learned, I can't help but believe that when the market begins to turn around, everything we've learned, and the organic positioning we've gained will result in a steady flow of new business. Never stop learning!