Why every franchised car dealer shouldn't do their own SEO
So I looked at the bills this month for our two websites; CarBuyerUSA.com and DamageMAX.com and got to thinking…
Google is getting richer and richer and they keep raising the bar for us. The more we spend, the more they take and the less they deliver. All the hocus-pocus around the Google Algorithms and staying "relevant" is incredible taxing. We spend nearly a third of...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Toyota is recalling around 1.9 million hybrid Prius cars around the world following the discovery of faulty software in the car's hybrid-control system.
The affected vehicles were manufactured between March 2009 and February 2014.
Toyota said that some 713,000 in Prius Cars in North America have been affected.
Toyota says of the software defect: "In rare circumstances, the hybrid system might shut down while the vehicle is being driven, resulting in the loss of power...
Monday, March 10, 2014
Most people don't know the impact of a salvage title, they may not even know their vehicle has one! In all the excitement of buying a nice used truck, most buyers are more caught-up about the diameter of the wheels and tires or how many inches of lift it has–not the type of title they are getting.
What you need to know about salvage titles is that they decimate the value of the vehicle. There...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
The National Traffic Highway Safety Administration reports that odometer fraud costs American consumers nearly $1 billion per year.
“With odometer rollbacks, the value of the vehicle is artificially inflated so people are losing money by not only paying more for the car than it’s worth, but also in the amount of service and repairs that are going to be needed sooner than expected because the car has 50,000-100,000 miles more than the buyer expects,” said...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
You decided you can get more for your truck if you sell it by yourself. You never sold a vehicle before but "how difficult could it be?"
Take a look at some of the things you will have to handle once you get beyond the easy stuff, like taking all the pictures and building the ad description and deciding how you would like to converse with interested buyers.
Negotiating the price – why is your...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
1. Know your audience
2. Find the best way to reach them
3. Price according to Market
Knowing your audience is very simple and the starting point for selling your car online, but most people blow right past who the best audience is for the car they are trying to sell. Quite simply, if you identify the target audience for what you are trying to sell and you have something they want, you should be...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Bad things happen to good people unfortunately and if you just lost your job or have an injury/illness that has taken you out of the work force, we may be able to help you. CarBuyerUSA buys cars and trucks for cash. Our name says what we do and we try to do our best for everyone that we can. If you need to get out from under a car payment for any reason, we can...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Most Curbstoners and Scammers are on Craigslist because it's FREE!
That's right folks, the Magic Word – FREE! Imagine a scammer wasting thousands of dollars per month, paying for bogus vehicle ads on legit auto listing sites like AutoTrader.com or Cars.com? Paying to list a vehicle upfront, providing a mandatory VIN#, images and a detailed description takes time and money. It slows a scammer down and limits how much bait they can lay out there...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Mercedes-Benz makes a great automobile, but SmartGlass just may be the coolest feature ever installed in a passenger car.
Check it out:
www.smartglass.com
Monday, February 17, 2014
If you are trying to sell a vehicle that has accident history, the bad news is that you will have to sell it for less. The good news is, you can now pay to have a survey done to determine if the work was performed "to standard". The question is, do you want to go through all that or just sell your vehicle to CarBuyerUSA.com. CarBuyerUSA buys any car, anywhere in any condition. We are...
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How It Works
We pay cash for cars, trucks, & SUVs, in any condition, anywhere in the Continental USA.
1
Get an Instant Cash Offer
Enter the Year, Make, Model, Trim Level & Miles (No VIN Required) and your cash offer appears onscreen (94% of the time)
2 Accept your offer
CarBuyerUSA offers are Cash Market Value.
Funds are guaranteed and paid at the time of pickup or drop-off
3Talk to an Agent
Your CarBuyerUSA representative schedules a no obligation inspection. In most markets an on-site mobile inspection can be arranged. The digital purchase agreement takes less than 60 seconds to complete.
4 Get Paid
When CarBuyerUSA picks up your truck, you are paid on the spot in full with guaranteed funds – entire process is hassle free.
Inspection, title work & pick up are all FREE.