About us | Meet the Web Traffic Partners Team
Our success at Web Traffic Partners is a direct result of the success of our clients. Therefore, we strive to integrate our proven SEO and Internet Marketing strategies and generate a dominant web presence for our clients that drive leads to their businesses. We work with clients throughout the U.S. and have offices in East Lansing and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our Internet Marketing, SEO and Web Design Consultants meet with our customers face to face anywhere in Michigan. Meet our dedicated team below:
Chris Thomas – Founder and SEO Consultant
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With over 15 years of combined experience in marketing, advertising, search engine optimization and Internet marketing, Chris has dealt with hundreds of business owners and successfully engineered his clients advertising and marketing efforts. In 2007, at AT&T, Chris saw the emergence of local search and online marketing while working as an executive Internet marketing and advertising consultant. With the obvious shift happening from traditional media to online search, Chris took the opportunity to start his own Internet Marketing Company.
Chris maintains client relationships and offers his expertise in local search, SEO and Internet Marketing as well as all other aspects of advertising and marketing for small to medium size businesses that have a local or regional presence. Chris has had the privilege to work on numerous projects with clients involving Search Engine Optimization, SEM, local search, web development, web design, PPC campaigns, social media strategies, online advertising, and email marketing. Chris also enjoys public speaking and has consulted industries on overall marketing and lead generation.
Colin Shellhorn – Lead Web Developer
While being an expert in various web development programs, Colin is also certified in various computer technologies. With over 14 years of experience, Colin leverages his experience while creating amazing websites for our clients that are user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing and functional for the users. His commitment to quality and customer satisfaction is a huge asset for Web Traffic Partners.
Heather Thomas – Creative Director and Web Designer
While having a background in marketing and creative design, Heather has experience in marketing, web design, web development, Internet related products and branding. Heather has worked with several advertising and marketing companies before starting Web Traffic Partners with her husband, Chris Thomas in 2007. While managing projects and implementing branding, marketing platforms and other creative ideas for Web Traffic Partners, Heather also develops logos, creates designs for websites and consults clients with their overall marketing objectives.
Ben Weaver
Ben has a vast background of working in the medical industry as a pharmaceutical consultant. With over 10 years of sales and marketing experience, Ben has met with hundreds of business owners and doctors including; Dermatologists, Pediatricians, Podiatrists and more. Ben’s focus on creating lasting and productive client relationships is a key ingredient to his focus here at Web Traffic Partners.
Our Customers Come First
Because our company has both the technical skill and a proven background with successful experience, we specialize in bringing an aggressive approach to marketing online which allows us to achieve the results for our clients that other marketing companies, advertising agencies and search engine optimization firms can’t provide!
Our proven techniques and strategies will get your site noticed and in front of the right audience. It does not matter what industry you are in. Our experience and expertise is going to get your site ranked highly on Google, Yahoo, Bing and other major search engines. If you need more information on how we can market your business and help you to succeed, feel free to contact us for a free consultation or call us at 1-866-737-0297
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING...
"THE WEBSITE MORE THAN PAID FOR ITSELF WITHIN THE FIRST THREE WEEKS IT WENT LIVE. SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO EFFECTIVE OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS I WILL BE DISCONTINUING MY YELLOW PAGE ADVERTISING THAT HAS GENERATED VERY LITTLE NEW BUSINESS FOR ME OVER THE LAST YEAR."
BRIAN RUH – REDWOOD LANDSCAPING
"THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING OUR BUSINESS WITH WHAT HAS BEEN, UNQUESTIONABLY, THE MOST EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN WE HAVE EVER DONE!"
GARY HUBBARD - DDS
"MY NEW WEBSITE AND WEB PRESENCE WITH WEB TRAFFIC PARTNERS FAR EXCEEDS MY PREVIOUS WEBSITE WITH AT&T YELLOW PAGES IN ALL AREAS."
JEFF KRESNAK - SUPERIOR ASPHALT
"AS A RESULT OF WEB TRAFFIC PARTNERS WORK, WE ARE AVERAGING 10-15 NEW PATIENTS EVERY MONTH THROUGH OUR WEBSITE."
DR. SPRAGGINS – RIVER VALLEY DENTAL
"CHRIS THOMAS AND HIS TEAM AT WEB TRAFFIC PARTNERS ARE SIMPLY PUT, THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO."
STEVEN BALCON – ATTORNEY
"WITHIN DAYS OF OUR NEW SITE GOING LIVE, WE WERE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF GOOGLE AND AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR MANY RELEVANT KEYWORD SEARCHS AND THE RESULTS HAVE ONLY IMPROVED SINCE."
HILLARY BERG – KENT FAMILY DENTAL

