Ron Stauffer

Ron Stauffer is a web guy and digital marketer with a passion for helping small businesses grow. He has spent over 16 years working in the digital marketing field, building websites, creating marketing strategies, and growing traffic and revenue for small businesses across the USA. His motto is "data wins arguments," and he uses data visualization tools and charts and graphs to track everything and prove the value of his marketing efforts for clients. Connect with Ron on LinkedIn, follow him on Twitter, or visit Lieder Digital online.

Junk Phone Call Alert: “Press 1 To Verify Your Google Listing”

05/06/202205/27/2021 by Ron Stauffer

A video of Ron Stauffer playing a voicemail of a junk phone call that says press one to verify your business's google listing.

Do you ever get those annoying calls saying “Press 1 to verify your Google listing?” I have many prospective clients who get those calls all… the… time… and aren’t sure what to do. Here’s a hint: you can ignore them, I promise. And here’s something you can actually do to make sure your “listing” is … Read more

Spam Email Alert: Stolen Password / Bitcoin Ransomware Email

05/06/202205/11/2021 by Ron Stauffer

Screenshot of a scam email that says the sender has hacked into my computer and has compromising video of me and is demanding a ransom in bitcoin.

I’ve gotten a ton of emails like this recently. From: Timothy Jenkins<Clarkson@minfigur.com> On: Thu, Apr 29, 9:55 AM (2 days ago) I am aware XXXXXXXX is one of your pass. Lets get directly to the point. Not a single person has compensated me to check about you. You may not know me and you are … Read more

Spam Email Alert: “Termination of Your Domain Will Be Completed In 24 Hours”

05/06/202204/27/2021 by Ron Stauffer

Screenshot of an email that says "TERMINATION OF YOUR DOMAIN WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 HOURS."

Here’s a spam email making the rounds across almost all the websites I’ve built. It goes something like this. TERMINATION OF DOMAIN liederdigital.comInvoice#: 481353Date: 2021-04-12 IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REGARDING YOUR DOMAIN liederdigital.com IS ABSOLUTLY NECESSARYTERMINATION OF YOUR DOMAIN liederdigital.com WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 HOURS Your payment for the renewal of your domain liederdigital.com has not … Read more

Ron Stauffer Quoted in CallRail Blog Post About Marketing analytics

05/06/202210/01/2019 by Ron Stauffer

An article by CallRail called "Time management advice for digital marketers from digital marketers."

Of all the tools in my marketing tool kit, call tracking is by far one of the most powerful, and also one I’ve found is consistently undervalued. One thing I’m proud to offer my marketing clients is call tracking by default. I don’t charge extra for it—I just always implement it as a matter of … Read more

Lieder Digital’s Core Values

05/07/202209/17/2019 by Ron Stauffer

You know how some established brands (tech companies in particular) have long, flowing pages with a clearly defined “brand identity” or “core values” section, or something like that? I’ve always struggled with this concept because when you’re running a small business, it’s hard to determine what these are. When you first go into business, for … Read more

How Not To Write A Guest Blog Post

05/06/202205/02/2019 by Ron Stauffer

Screenshot of a spam email with boring, cut and paste content asking if I want a lame guest blog post.

I have been blogging for clients since 2008. Since that time, many of the websites and blogs I’ve started have gotten a significant amount of traffic and top rankings in google searches. Due to this, I have seen a TON of requests from people who have wanted to add a guest blog post in order … Read more

Bad User Experience on LinkedIn’s Log In Screen

05/07/202204/15/2019 by Ron Stauffer

Screenshot of LinkedIn's awkward login screen that is confusing and poorly worded.

Here’s an example of a frustrating experience when clicking on a link to a post or update on LinkedIn. This could be from someone emailing you a link via LinkedIn’s “share” function, or, as in my case, I had saved a link to a post and clicked the link a few weeks later. The very … Read more

A New Brand For The Next 10 Years

05/07/202203/15/2019 by Ron Stauffer

When you start a business, one of the hardest things to do is decide what to call it. It’s tricky to choose a name that makes sense, is recognizable, and doesn’t infringe on existing trademarks. Plus, finding a dot-com domain name that isn’t already taken is darn near impossible. I started my first company back … Read more