Social Proof is the positive influence when people find out that others are doing something. What exactly does that mean? For example, one of my clients, Simply Smashing Rage Room, 8 years later, is still following my advice and giving customers who check in on Facebook and Instagram extra breakables for their rage-release session. When […]
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Coming up in the search results is one thing. Getting people to click over to your website is another. Here’s where the title and meta tags come in. Search engine optimization’s (SEO) job is to get your website to show in the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) when a human searcher is looking for what
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Before you blog or even set up your website, you must do some keyword research. There are many tools out there, but since we need to follow Google’s rules, what better tool to use than the Google Keyword Tool? (Did you know that Google now has 90% of all global searches?) First, put yourself in
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Google’s Core Web Vitals are still vitally important to a website’s performance! Have you tested your site recently? A lot of factors could affect it. Learn what you can you to improve your score and SEO. Before I started this business in 2011, I remember Google’s major “Panda” and “Penguin” updates. That changed how websites
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Since I’ve worked in online marketing for over 29 years now, I’ve seen well-meaning business owners attempt to do their own marketing and fail miserably. Moreover, their failures and mistakes were 100% preventable had they asked an expert for help. Did they want to save money? Did they think they could understand the technology? Were
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One thing’s for sure, anything having to do with digital marketing and technology changes at breakneck speed. I’ve been a witness to this since I created my first website back in 1995, yes, before the “Internet” was a household word. Social media networks come and go. Remember MySpace & Google+? They both had good intentions
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Endeavoring to market local brick-and-mortar businesses organically (non-paid) is actually fairly simple when you take advantage of these 3 free tools: Instagram, Google Business Profile, and Facebook. How one local business managed to increase Facebook reach when others were losing theirs… You may have read — and I’ve written on the subject — that due
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You’ve got a sharp-looking website for your business, determined who your target market is, and came up with a fantastic offer to generate leads and grow your email list. Now, you need an effective landing page. What makes a landing page different from your other pages? Here’s what you need to know… The Anatomy of
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Just when you think you’ve figured out how Google and search engine optimization (SEO) work, Google goes and makes some changes. The challenge for the small business owner is… “Human search behaviors have changed, and so have the technologies used to interpret and serve up search results.” — Hubspot How Google’s AI Overviews Will Hurt
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Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. We all know the definition of insanity. Then why are you doing social media marketing without checking your analytics and insights? During the first week of each month, you should review the previous month’s analytics on your website, as well as, the insights
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