Local SEO begins on your website. I once did a consult for an auto repair shop in the Phoenix Valley. He had poor SEO and needed to boost the business to his local, brick-and-mortar shop. He had some social media profiles set up. But like many small business owners, he had no idea what to […]
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How is your business different from the other guy down the street who does what you do? Or the other business that comes up in Google or AI chatbot searches for your same keywords, questions, and phrases? What’s Your USP? Before you can start marketing your business, you need to identify what your Unique Selling
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You may be asking yourself, “What is Content Marketing?” The short answer is blogging. It’s also producing podcasts and visuals, like videos, infographics, and animations. Nevertheless, blogging on your website is the foundation for effective digital marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). Additionally, content marketing is how you build your following on social media networks
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Since each social network has a different audience, you need to consider the type of company you are to better reach your target market. Not taking time to determine this results in marketing that doesn’t work, time wasted, and frustration. Is your company more Business-to-Business (B2B) or Business-to-Consumer (B2C)? Sometimes it can overlap. Simply put,
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Your online brand, image, or reputation can change from good to bad in seconds. Some time ago, a gal who was looking for a job Googled her name, and a sad story of a little girl who was kidnapped in Europe came up. Same name, different person. She asked me, “What can I do about
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You can word this question however you want: Should you have a blog on your website? It’s asked hundreds of times. My answer? Absolutely! If you don’t have a blog on your website, you’re missing out on the main means of keeping the Google search engine happy. The more fresh, original, and helpful content you
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Blogging helps get you noticed as an expert in your field. The more often you blog, the more traffic you drive to your website.
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April 2025 marked 30 years that I’ve worked in digital marketing. I’ve seen it all! Digital marketing mistakes made by well-meaning small business owners who 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?
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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 free tools: Instagram, Google Business Profile, and Facebook. Case Study: How one local business managed to increase Facebook reach when others were losing theirs… Due to the many algorithm changes that social networks constantly make, it is
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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 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 ranked
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