Who We Work With
Forty First works mostly with small e-commerce & service businesses who sell high quality products & services.
Many of our clients have already poured a lot of money into their business, are very ambitious and want their e-commerce site to succeed, whatever it takes. What they all have in common is their ambition to grow their business and develop their brand online. They see the internet as a dynamic tool for promoting their business and reaching a wider audience.
Are some of these statements true for you?
“I’ve attempted to do some online marketing myself but it isn’t generating the leads and sales I need to sustain my business. I don’t think my campaigns are effective and I need to start getting more sales in as soon as possible.”
“I’ve been trying to fit my online marketing in around all the other tasks I have to do to run my business and I’m just not finding the time to dedicate to it. I need someone who can take it off my hands, create a strategy and work with me to get my site working properly.”
“I’ve read up as much as I can about online marketing but the more I read the more confused & frustrated I get! I need someone who can guide me through the maze and explain it to me in a non-techie way!”
“I know I’m getting visitors to my site but these visits just don’t seem to be converting into enough leads and sales. I don’t know what to do to make my site more interesting and generate more income from it and am worried that my future plans may have to go on hold.”
“I need someone who can take away the frustration of promoting my website. I’m too busy to do it myself, and find it too technical. If I do it wrong I’ll waste even more time trying to get new sales and leads. I want to grow my business but can’t until my revenue goals are reached. I don’t want to spend even more time trying to achieve this myself at the expense of spending time with my family.”
Clients are likely to be successful working with us if…
You work closely with us to create an online marketing strategy that fits your needs and timescales. The actions have to be met on time for you to start seeing results.
You take responsibility for your website and act on our suggestions and ideas. It’s very important that you fit in a certain amount of time per week to work on the actions agreed in the planning stage or you just won’t see any improvements from your online marketing efforts.
You adhere to the highest standards of honesty and integrity. If you want to succeed by taking ethical shortcuts, we’re not for you. We won’t work with businesses who try to trick the search engines in any way which only damages your reputation.
You are committed to your business in the long term. You realize that online marketing takes time and there are no quick fixes. You will do whatever it takes to ensure your site not only is the best it can be, but is promoted constantly and consistently.
Some of our clients:
Lavender & Sage – view case study
Fairy Love (via Savvy Marketers)
CIBAS (Creative Industries Business Advisory Service at Portsmouth University)
Now that you know the kind of clients we work with, the issues we help them resolve and what our clients need to do to ensure their success, click on this link to learn more about How We Work.

