What’s the difference between paid search and search engine optimization? Do I have to pay for SEO? Isn’t AdWords the same thing? We hear questions like these from small business clients all the time. As the Internet continues to grow and evolve, so does online marketing. But SEO and PPC are two different things, with [Read more…]
The Critical Difference between “Mobile-Friendly” and “Responsive” Websites
March 19, 2015 By Leave a Comment
As small business owners, we’ve all seen the trends and heard the stats – so we all know the importance of being found on mobile. More than half of consumer time spent on the internet is on mobile devices — Are you where your customers are looking? Nearly half of consumers say they won’t return [Read more…]
SEO is Dead! The Birth of Mobile Marketing
March 4, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Search Engine Optimization. We have all heard of it, and as small business owners we have all worked tirelessly to achieve that coveted top spot of the search engine God we know as Google. We all know about SEO’s dark past, Google’s Panda and Penguin algorithm updates, and that Google’s obsession with cute, black and [Read more…]
Beware of these “Buzzwords” in 2015: Duplicate Content
November 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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…]
Four Easy Ways to Boost Online Reviews
August 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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…]
The Power of Metadata
February 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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…]
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…]
