What would you do if I told you that taking a few seconds to do something that will improve your search engine optimization (SEO), keep visitors on your site longer, and increase your page views, you’d do it, right? I hope so. Taking just a few seconds to use categories and tags in all your […]
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The two most misunderstood social media networks are X (formerly Twitter) and Pinterest. If you’ve watched any of my older videos or taken any of my social media marketing classes, I liken the social networks to cars. X is like a sports car – fast, newsy, it’s life in 280 characters or less. It’s great
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A low-priced or free website is ridiculously tempting for the small business owner, just because they’re free or inexpensive. The problem is that just because of their site-builder structure — to make it super easy to use — you forego or lose vital search engine optimization (SEO). Obviously, that’s a MAJOR factor in today’s digital
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Several years ago, I considered podcasting. However, I heard that it takes a lot of planning and that you really need to have 2 people or guests to be successful. With that in mind, I decided not to do one in the digital marketing field. There are several very good social media, content marketing, and
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Everywhere you look, you see visual marketing: pictures, photos, graphics, animations, and/or videos. For instance, did you know that YouTube videos appear frequently in Google AI Overviews? Plus, how does AI Search fit in? Besides that, what are today’s visual marketing trends, platforms, and tools — including AI? If you want your marketing messages to
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To sell or not to sell: that is the question. What is the right selling ratio on social media? That is, the ratio of selling vs. non-selling posts? Seriously, think about it. When you’re on social media, you don’t want to see ad after ad, after ad, after annoying ad, right? Yet, that’s what businesses
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Blogging, especially now in the age of the AI Search evolution, is a vital function of your business. As part of your content marketing, blogging should be strategically included in your overall marketing plan. Why do you need to blog regularly? Here are the benefits of blogging… How do you make the blog work? Basically,
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Here’s an excellent example of a viral video for a brand that actually rejected it. It’s what’s called “user-generated content”. A fan of a product or service creates a video on their own, without prompting from the brand. But this is not about the brand, but the power of telling stories that provoke emotions. About
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Digital Marketing is in the midst of an AI evolution that’s changing how people search, how content is cited, and how small businesses market themselves. AI offers time-saving tools not just for search but also for content creation and marketing planning, helping the small business owner be seen and get found. In this video —
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Remember back in the day when you walked by a newsstand and were stopped by a headline on the front page? More than likely, you bought the paper to read the article. That’s how newspapers depended on sales – the sensationalism of their headlines. That still holds true today. However, now more than ever, this
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