What does an “effective website” or “results” mean to you? That’s it! The bottom line – more sales! Unfortunately, many small business owners only have a really nice online brochure that doesn’t come anywhere near being an effective website. And, guess what? It’s not your fault. It’s another case of not knowing what you don’t […]
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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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WordPress is one of the most popular website and blogging platforms. This article explains why I prefer WordPress. One of the reasons is the availability of thousands of free and premium WordPress plugins. What is a Plugin? Plugins are add-ons to the WordPress (WP) operating system that add functionalities to a website or blog. Think
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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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Pinterest is THE social media network if you’re trying to reach the consumer with products or services. It’s grown to 500 Million + active monthly users! Though it is more B2C than B2B, Pinterest is more powerful than Instagram when it comes to SEO because when someone pins a picture or video from your site,
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It will happen at some point or another. You’ll get that dreaded email that your Business’s Google Account was Suspended. Naturally, you freak out. Relax. Your business won’t fail if the account is down for a bit. It will still show in search results. You may just have lost the ability to access your Google
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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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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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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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