How do Google and other search engines know what your page is about? Where does the text in a search engine result come from? The answer is Metadata. Metadata is information about information; in the case of a website, its small snippets of HTML code which provide search engines and searchers with information about what [Read more…]
Getting the Most Out of AdWords Ad Extensions
December 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Within a Google Adwords campaign, ad extensions are links that appear below your ad that show useful information to a potential customer. These links allow users to navigate to a specific page or service you offer, find directions, or call your business directly with just one click. Below is an example of various ad extensions [Read more…]
3 Tips To Improving Quality Score
November 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
While Google remains mum on the exact formulas they use to calculate quality score, there are a couple factors that we know for sure can help boost your click-through rate and increase overall quality score. These following 3 steps will help raise your score, and as an added benefit, help lower the cost-per-click, giving you [Read more…]
SEO Advice-Why Does Google Change Their Algorithm?
September 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
For those of us in the world of SEO, this seems to happen way too often. Just as we get used to the adjustments that search engines make to improve user experience, they flip the switch on something new. Granted, we all understand that the importance of a great user experience- it’s one of the [Read more…]
Why Can’t I See My Paid Search Ads?
August 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
So you’ve finally taken the plunge into paid online advertising to help grow your small business. That’s a step in the right direction. Once your billing, campaigns, ad groups, keywords, bids, rules, ads, etc. are all set up and live, you want to see how they look, so you do a live search. But your [Read more…]
Operating the Google Machine
March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Google will run every aspect of our lives one day! I am only half joking- but I’m actually afraid this might happen. Yet I, like all of us, continue to faithfully use its resources – I’m really just another one of the “sheep in the flock.” Mainly, I’ve discovered, it is Google’s knack for producing [Read more…]
