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Beware of these “Buzzwords” in 2015: Duplicate Content

There has been, and will continue to be, a lot talk in SEO and webmaster circles about duplicate content. Not just duplicate content within one website, but also having duplicate or multi versions of the same website. This conversation has taken off now and will continue going into 2015. There is also a lot of [Read more…]

Meet Dr. Dean

We get requests from people almost daily wanting more information about what makes a good website. I have spoken to owners of auto repair shops, fishing charters, dry cleaners, pediatric clinics… and too many others to count. (If you guessed that we love to support the small business community, you’d be 100% correct!) They want [Read more…]

Why Data can (and should) drive your Content Marketing Strategy

Let’s face it – writing a blog post is not easy. It takes time, research, thought, and effort. Why would you waste those resources creating something that no one will want to read? The same is true for an email blast or e-newsletter. Why would you waste your time writing articles and designing an email [Read more…]

How to Respond to Negative Online Reviews

Your customers have access to many different review sites such as Yelp.com, YellowPages.com and even your Google + and social media pages to leave a testimonial about the service they received at your business. According to this survey by Nielsen.com, 70% of consumers say online reviews are among the most trusted source for information, and [Read more…]

How To Set-Up A Google Content Experiment In 5 Steps

You may have heard that in online marketing it is important to continually test things for different angles and different ways of presenting information in order to improve conversions and generate more leads from your website.  That’s a pretty universal concept in any kind if Direct Response marketing, whether you are talking about Direct Mail, [Read more…]

The Importance of Online Presence

A solid presence on the web is critical to the success of a business in our digitally evolved world. But with so many opportunities to reach your customer online, how do you know where to focus your marketing efforts? You could invest time and money developing a flashy website – but it won’t do you [Read more…]

Four Easy Ways to Boost Online Reviews

On July 24, 2014, Google rolled out their new algorithm update, named Pigeon by Search Engine Land, which ties deeper into Google’s local web search capabilities. This means the search engine giant is putting more value on brands that have online reviews on local review pages such as Google+ and Yelp.com. What does this mean [Read more…]

Google Algorithm Updates: What You Need to Know

Everyone has experienced the magic of search engines. Users visit Google.com, type a couple of words into the search bar, and press enter to receive thousands of links to websites that are relevant to the search. As Search Engine Optimization (SEO) professionals, one of the questions we are asked most frequently by small business owners [Read more…]

The Dos and Don’ts of Marketing: Social Media

Like most things in life, there is a right way and wrong way to do marketing. Over the next few weeks, our team is going to be sharing our thoughts on some of the most important dos and don’ts of marketing for your small business. In our first segment, we would like to let you [Read more…]

3 Reasons to Use Twitter for Your Business

Why you should use twitter to market your business We’ve already let you know how Google+ and Pinterest will help your business, but we’d be doing you a disservice if we didn’t take the time now to stress the importance of Twitter as a business tool.  Considering there are approximately 230 million active users on [Read more…]