Make it Loud Digital Marketing

Make it Loud Digital Marketing Make It Loud specializes in providing websites for small and medium sized businesses. Best of all, t Serving the entire Metro Atlanta area.

A Buford, Suwanee, and Lawrenceville Web Design / SEO / Internet Marketing company who specializes in getting you MORE leads and helping you grow your business.

Taking time to review your marketing strategy can make a big difference. Our latest blog breaks down simple steps to imp...
09/10/2026

Taking time to review your marketing strategy can make a big difference. Our latest blog breaks down simple steps to improve your digital plan and set yourself up for success.

Google Analytics and your CRM tell the real story of your marketing. Track what matters, spot opportunities, and make sm...
09/09/2026

Google Analytics and your CRM tell the real story of your marketing. Track what matters, spot opportunities, and make smarter decisions backed by real data.

Your website is often the first impression of your business. We design modern, user-friendly websites that don’t just lo...
09/08/2026

Your website is often the first impression of your business. We design modern, user-friendly websites that don’t just look good—they help turn visitors into customers.

Running a family practice is already a full-time job. We help physicians build a strong online presence, attract the rig...
09/07/2026

Running a family practice is already a full-time job. We help physicians build a strong online presence, attract the right patients, and stay visible—without adding more to their plate.

"It's fine, they can leave a voicemail."They won't. 😬About 80% of people who reach voicemail hang up without leaving a m...
09/07/2026

"It's fine, they can leave a voicemail."

They won't. 😬

About 80% of people who reach voicemail hang up without leaving a message. You don't get a name. You don't get a number. You don't even know the call happened.

And for the handful who do leave one? Average callback time is 47 hours, and fewer than 30% convert even after you call back.

For HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies it's especially rough — those businesses miss an estimated 40-70% of their calls, mostly because the crew is on a job site and literally can't pick up.

Worst part: phone leads convert about 10x better than web form leads. So the calls you're missing are your BEST leads.

Voicemail was never built to fix this. A missed-call text-back or answering service is. 📲

Read the full research: https://makeitloud.net/research/the-cost-of-a-slow-lead-response/

5 minutes vs. 30 minutes. Sounds like nothing, right?It's a 100x difference in whether you ever reach that lead at all. ...
09/04/2026

5 minutes vs. 30 minutes. Sounds like nothing, right?

It's a 100x difference in whether you ever reach that lead at all. That's from a study of 15,000+ leads and 100,000+ call attempts.

So how fast is the average business? 42 hours. 23% never respond at all. And 57% take more than a WEEK.

Meanwhile, 77% of customers now expect an immediate response.

Here's the good news in all of this: almost nobody is doing it well. Which means a small business with a fast, simple follow-up system can consistently beat a competitor with a much bigger ad budget.

Speed is the cheapest competitive advantage available to you right now. 🏃

Full research here: https://makeitloud.net/research/the-cost-of-a-slow-lead-response/

What if the biggest hole in your business was one you'd never see on a report?Our new research found that a typical smal...
09/02/2026

What if the biggest hole in your business was one you'd never see on a report?

Our new research found that a typical small service business loses somewhere around $126,000 a year to missed calls.

The math is unglamorous: ~50 calls a day, 20-25% of them missed, and $100-$200 of lost revenue per missed call. Add it up over a year and you get a number bigger than most small businesses spend on marketing all year long.

And here's the sneaky part — missed calls are silent. Nobody calls back to complain that they couldn't reach you. They just hire someone else.

If you're a contractor, HVAC company, plumber, electrician, dentist, attorney — this one is worth 5 minutes of your time.

📊 Read the full study: https://makeitloud.net/research/the-cost-of-a-slow-lead-response/

Here's an uncomfortable number for any small business owner.Only 37.8% of calls to small businesses get answered by a li...
08/31/2026

Here's an uncomfortable number for any small business owner.

Only 37.8% of calls to small businesses get answered by a live person. Another 37.8% go to voicemail. And 24.3% get nothing at all — no answer, no voicemail, nothing.

That's from a 2024 study of 85 businesses across 58 industries.

The part that actually costs money: about 85% of people who don't reach someone never call back. They just dial the next business on the list.

You can win the ranking, win the click, win the call... and lose the customer in the 20 seconds before voicemail picks up.

We dug into the research on this — phone calls and web forms both. Free to read, no email required. 👇

https://makeitloud.net/research/the-cost-of-a-slow-lead-response/

Google Ads CPC surging +134% over a decade, why costs finally stabilized in 2026, and why it’s a strategic re-entry poin...
08/28/2026

Google Ads CPC surging +134% over a decade, why costs finally stabilized in 2026, and why it’s a strategic re-entry point for SMBs.

Over the past decade, Google Ads Cost-Per-Click has surged by +134%—rising from $2.32 in 2016 to $5.42 today.

For years, small businesses watched their ad costs climb steadily:
📈 2016: $2.32
📈 2018: $2.69 (+16%)
📈 2020: $3.21 (+19%)
📈 2022: $4.22 (+31%)
📈 2024: $4.66 (+10%)
📊 2026: $5.42 (+16%)

After double-digit cost spikes in 2024 (10%) and 2025 (12.88%), the 2026 benchmark data revealed something unexpected: relative cost stabilization and the first decline in average Cost-Per-Lead in five years.

Why is this happening?
1️⃣ Smarter AI & Automation: Broad adoption of smart bidding and automated targeting has improved baseline conversion efficiency.
2️⃣ Better Conversion Offsets: While clicks cost more than they did 5 years ago, improved landing page experiences and intent matching mean fewer clicks are wasted.

If your business paused Google Ads in 2023 or 2024 because bids felt out of control, 2026 presents the most predictable, stable advertising landscape we have seen in years.

The key isn't avoiding paid search—it's optimizing your conversion funnel so every click counts.

Explore the complete 10-year trend analysis in our latest study:
👉 https://makeitloud.net/research/google-ads-cost-per-click-study/

A Logo That Makes a Lasting ImpressionYour logo is often the first thing people notice about your brand. We design logos...
08/26/2026

A Logo That Makes a Lasting Impression

Your logo is often the first thing people notice about your brand. We design logos that are clean, memorable, and built to represent your business with confidence.

🎨 Build your brand
✨ Let’s design something great

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