About
Who's Behind This
Marketing Gardens is a one-person shop, and that's on purpose.
Jesse Harwell
Founder & Marketing Consultant
I got into marketing for technology companies because I kept seeing the same thing: copier dealers, MSPs, and IT services firms hiring agencies that treated them the same as a pizza shop. Generic blog posts nobody reads. Social media calendars full of clip art. SEO strategies that rank for keywords their buyers would never type.
That's a waste of money, and I got tired of watching it happen.
So I started Marketing Gardens. The idea is simple: figure out what your buyers actually want to know, then make sure they find you when they go looking for answers.
Most of my work comes down to three things:
SEO that leads somewhere
Ranking on Google is great, but only if the people clicking are the ones who might actually buy. I focus on keywords that match what your buyers search when they're comparing options or ready to make a decision -- not just informational fluff.
Content that answers real questions
I follow the "They Ask, You Answer" approach. That means writing about the stuff most companies avoid -- pricing, how you compare to competitors, what can go wrong, and what to expect. Buyers trust companies that don't dodge the hard questions.
Understanding what makes buyers act
I've spent a lot of time studying buyer psychology -- what makes someone fill out a form, pick up the phone, or click "get a quote." That thinking goes into everything I build, from landing pages to email sequences to the way a pricing page is laid out.
How it works
You work with me directly. Not a coordinator, not an intern, not someone reading from a playbook. I handle strategy, execution, and reporting myself. My clients are mostly managed IT providers, copier dealers, and tech resellers -- I know the space and I know what works in it.
Let's talk →What I care about
I'm not trying to build an agency. I'd rather do good work for a small number of clients than spread myself thin.
Straight talk
If something isn't working, I'll tell you. If a tactic doesn't make sense for your business, I won't sell it to you. You get honest advice, not a sales pitch.
Show me the numbers
I track everything. You'll get dashboards, not just a monthly PDF someone threw together the night before. If we can't measure it, we're probably not doing it.
Long game
I'm not interested in tricks that work for a month. SEO, content, lead gen -- these take time to build, but when they work, they keep working without you having to keep throwing money at them.