Search Engine Ranking Factors for On-Page SEO: in Plain English
The lovely folks at Moz.com recently released their 2015 ranking factors report that surveys search marketers. Although these reports...
Help Your Website Help Your Business
Of course you have a website for your business, but is it little more than a static placeholder online?...
Now That’s a Website
Building an effective, standout small business website isn’t an easy task. There are things you and your team can...
The 5 Wildest Excuses Small Business Owners Have for NOT Changing Their Website
Excuses. Everybody’s got ‘em. Especially when you’re an uber busy small business owner who does more work in a...
The Five Kinds of Internet Shoppers
(and what small business owners need to do to win them over) To some small-business owners, using the Internet...
Herding Fleas: Website Content that Moves Pest Control Customers to a Sale
Let’s see how exterminator companies can deal with the modern “customer journey”, in other words, the buying decision for...
Buying A Website Domain Name: 11 Must Read Tips Before You Do It
From the SEO, webmaster and small business owner points of view, below are a few considerations that I look at...
Free Tools to Spy On Your Competition
One of the many reasons I love the Internet is the sheer number of resourceful tools that businesses have...
Is Your Online Marketing Clever… or Creepy?
What do professional wrestlers and online marketers have in common? In a word, kayfabe. In case you’re not up on...
Linkbuilding in 2015 – 12 Ways to Win
Or How to Get Along With Google Penguin Ever since Google announced its Penguin algorithm update in April 2012, small...
Lessons from #1 Ranked HVAC Company Sites
A #1 rank in local search doesn’t mean a business has Won the Internet. But it shows that the...
Beware of Mobilegeddon! The Terms and Advice that Local Businesses Need to Know
As a local business, you might have heard through the grapevine that Google is up to something. The whispers...
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Where’s the Best Bang for Your Marketing Buck? [Infographic]
A recent study by Thrive Analytics has found that SMBs are having more marketing success with their websites than...
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Tips for Optimizing Your Small Business Website [Infographic]
Your small business website needs to look good and have all the information your potential customers are looking for....
How to Tell if Your Site Is Mobile Friendly
And by “mobile friendly” we mean your site works well enough on mobile phones and tablets to meet a new...
Give Your Plumbing Website a Boost
Plumbers have a real challenge when it comes to ranking well in the search engines. Yours is not a...
What Google Wants in 2015
When you have a business website, you quickly learn how important it is to show up well in search results....
Google is Calling Out Your Mobile-Unfriendly Site
When consumers are looking for something on their mobile phones, they want to find something quickly and they want...
Dex Media #ThrowbackThursday Local Marketing Advice
For a Dex Media Throwback Thursday event, we’ve decided to highlight our timeless articles that apply just as much...
Three Things (at least) You Should Know About Your Website
or Why You Need Google Analytics Now (it’s free and easy to set up) FIRST: Do you know how...
Local Search Marketing 101
There is no doubt that people are searching online before making local purchases in real life. According to a study...