In 2014 a Forbes’ article urged online business owners to make Search Engine Optimization (SEO) a part of their business model. The author cited several reasons why a solid SEO strategy would assist businesses to achieve their goals. Among them, Forbes noted SEO’s cost-effectiveness, as well as its dominance on the Search Engine Results Pages... Read More
Search Engine Optimization
Why SEO Must Be Considered When Designing a New Website
February 22nd, 2018
Designers are used to having free rein when designing a new website. Historically, when a new site was launched, then and not before, the SEO Specialist would include tracking codes, titles and descriptions, redirects, and other back-end dynamics aimed to increase the site’s visibility on search engines. Over the past five years, however, the paradigm... Read More
What you need to know about Google’s Mobile First Index
January 15th, 2018
For several years now, fewer and fewer consumers have been using desktop computers to perform their daily online tasks. Over two years ago smartphone and tablet users eclipsed desktop users and that percentage keeps growing. In 2014 savvy online business owners saw the future of ecommerce and raced to upgrade their websites to facilitate the... Read More
Why You Need PPC with SEO
August 5th, 2017
Your online business needs more conversions and revenue and you’re about to sign with a digital agency for a either a customized Search Engine Optimization (SEO) campaign or a Pay Per Click (PPC) campaign. Fact is, you’ll reach and sustain your business goals faster using both in tandem. That is because over time, and with... Read More
How to Grow Your Business’ Blog
July 20th, 2017
Blogs can be a great way to attract more prospects to your online business who may then convert to customers or clients. This does not happen by just publishing content. Below we provide an overview of the process. Most business leaders will quickly see that there is both due diligence and process involved. Successful business... Read More
How to Boost Revenue with Content Marketing
April 4th, 2017
Why Content Marketing? With the digital world full of brands promoting themselves with sales and gimmicks, the masses are beginning to see past the smoke and gravitate towards voices that they trust. Consumers are sick of being ‘sold’ so they’re relying on their gut-reactions, forcing brands to earn their attention with excellent content. What exactly... Read More
Top SEO Mistakes to Avoid
March 17th, 2017
Are These Common SEO Mistakes and Epic SEO Errors Impacting Your Online Business? For every business with an online presence, the new year offers the opportunity to closely examine how their goals and objectives are progressing and how to ramp them up. As the current economy has not yet returned to pre-recession levels, every dollar... Read More
How to set up a Google Analytics Account
January 6th, 2017
Google Analytics Account Setup Websites have pervaded our culture in the past 10 years. It’s difficult to avoid using them. In the US, businesses rely on websites to generate leads and sales to keep their margins in the black. For retail, in particular, customer trends are tracked to determine the best ways to identify, target... Read More
Google Begins Mobile-First Indexing
November 23rd, 2016
The majority of Google searches are performed on mobile devices and the volume increases yearly. Yet, up until now, Google has indexed sites based on a website’s desktop version. This created a discrepancy between ranking and relevance when searching on a mobile device. That focus has recently shifted. Attempting to make search results more relevant,... Read More
Why Good Web Development is Needed for SEO
October 28th, 2016
It is generally known that solid web design cannot just be “pretty” but also needs to be capable of doing some serious SEO lifting. Less known, but just as important, is a site’s web development. Why? That is the way the site is actually ‘wired’ to function. Search engines use bots and spiders (spiders/bots are... Read More
