I recently sat down with Esti Grinpas (left), owner of BobsTropicals.com, a NetBiz.com client. Esti was so excited about what we’ve done for her business that she sent her rep a huge bouquet (see video below), and I wanted to know what generates that kind of enthusiasm. The following is a short excerpt from our interview.

Tell me about your business.

Some of our flowers, like the Heliconia, can grow 20 feet tall. We’ve grown them since 1990. I have relationships with growers all over the state of Hawaii and I started shipping their flowers, and they ship some of ours as well. When the recession hit, sales went down and my husband went back to work, leaving me to run the business by myself.

How did you come in contact with Netbiz?

Someone called me. I get a lot of calls,and usually I hang up, but this time I didn’t. I decided to listen and then I asked if I could learn SEO from you guys. I want to learn how to do it myself instead of hiring a company to do it.

I signed up for Search Engine Placement originally, but I was really interested in SEO. I am so thrilled with Rory [Kaluza, my sales rep]. He really went out of his way to explain to me what he’s doing and what I can do to partner with Netbiz. He sent me tons of information on keywords, Title tags, and other stuff that I didn’t know.

Why did you send flowers to Rory?

I’m totally stoked. I know now that I can find myself on the Web, where I couldn’t before. I’m really impressed and surprised that I allowed that phone conversation to continue, but I’m glad I did.

My search engine rankings have come way up. I did the Web site myself, but I couldn’t figure out how to get my site to appear on the search engines.

The following is a short video of Rory Kaluza, Esti’s rep here at NetBiz, talking about what NetBiz did for her and how it worked.

Jacqueline Freeman & Husband Joseph

Do you know what Equine Structural Integration is? Turns out most people don’t, but Jacqueline Freeman and The Equine Natural Movement Series help horses get their gait back. If your horse has old injuries that are hindering his movement or you just feel that your horse isn’t performing at his optimal level, Jacqueline and her staff can help you!

Jacqueline became a client of NetBiz.com in May of 2009 and this is what she had to say about working with us:

“We signed on with NetBiz in early May and set up our equine school listing to see if we could pick up more students through the Internet. We used to do quite well with Internet inquiries but something happened and they’d been down quite a bit for the past two years. In this economy that sure wasn’t doing us any favors.

I admit I was a bit skeptical when I spoke with Bryan Hogue about starting with NetBiz, but I decided to give it a try. We had low enrollment for the previous 18 months and needed to do something to get word out about our school.

Working with you is, by our best guess, increasing our sales by 60-75%. I know the inquiry alone doesn’t always guarantee a profit, but once someone inquires and we do our part, it is showing up as a big uptick in enrollment.” (emphasis added)

Thanks a lot Jacqueline! We’re totally flattered!

The Equine Natural Movement Series is the largest Equine Structural Integration school in the USA. They offer training courses for people who want to learn to work closely with their horses to develop a deep bond, and to help horses be healthier and happier. You can find more information on their classes at EquineNaturalMovement.com or you can call 360-687-8384 anytime after 9 a.m. PST.