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Richard Grills is an Internet Marketing Consultant and Business Coach who lives and works in Calgary Alberta. He has been in sales for over 35 years and has been active in the website development and Internet marketing industry since 1996 when the web was still unknown to the general public.

Richard  started his sales career at age 14. By the time he was 26 he was manager of a 3500 sq. ft. sporting goods and hobby store leading a staff of 10 people. After moving to Alberta in 1979, he successfully entered the real estate industry selling 10 homes in 14 weeks in the spring of 1981 only to find the real estate crash put an end to the booming Calgary market.

After that he spent 16 years as a marketing consultant and sales manager in the fundraising industry, print advertising industry and finally has been an Internet Marketing Consultant for the past 14 years.

Richard is a Certified Programmer Analyst and has used computers for over 27 years, working with CRM database programs, graphic design, and website development applications. As an Internet marketing consultant he helped develop successful Internet marketing programs for the Calgary Herald and the Trader Corporation. Hired in 2001 as a new media consultant he assisted in the development of the Homebase Media Real Estate Website and was instrumental in creating the very successful Homebase Real Estate Guide, where he developed the marketing strategies and client management systems needed to double the client base and page count in 12 months.

Richard has sold everything from vacuum cleaners to financial services, and been promoted to sales manager in 4 industries. His knowledge of time management, computer software applications, print advertising and Internet marketing as well as sales and marketing methods in general are extensive and his ability to combine these concepts into systems resulting in success for his clients is unique.