Marketing is an essential function of any business that wants to draw new customers. Whether B2B or B2C (or both), you must promote your business so people know you exist. Obviously, to do so effectively, you need a marketing budget. Today’s marketing is way more complex than back in the day before the Internet existed. […]
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You know you need one — a Website to help promote your business. The question is… should you go the DIY route and build it yourself? Or should you hire a pro? That opens up a bevy of other questions, like: When Kerry Townsend, my co-author on this article, and I began building websites in
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – everyone with a website wants it. Yet, it can sometimes be elusive if not done properly. Furthermore, what about the AI search bots? How are they going to pick up your site when someone asks them a question that you can answer? Now, I am assuming that you have a
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The last thing you need when you’re trying to run your business is to discover that your WordPress website was hacked. More than likely, you’ll discover it when a potential customer emails you saying, “Your site is down!” Frantically, you contact your hosting service’s tech support to find out what happened only to find out
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Back in the day (the late 90s), there were dozens of search engines and lists. I remember when Yahoo first started and then Google came along. Yahoo was a list or directory where you could search by categories. However, with Google, you could search the whole World Wide Web. Back then, you had to register
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Did an employee or intern leave with your social media or website login and passwords? Or did you outsource your social media or website build, and they never provided you with the passwords or administrative access? It’s happened to many of my clients. For instance, one client’s Twitter (now X) account was set up by
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How can you read someone’s mind if you don’t even know them? That’s what happens when you try to do digital marketing, including SEO and social media, without doing this important research. Unfortunately, doing keyword research and trying to optimize your website as best as you can doesn’t cut it anymore. What you need to
What is Search Intent? How to Think Like Your Target. Read More »
Social Media Marketing can be overwhelming — especially if you’re not very tech savvy, creative or just clueless. What will happen if you don’t start — or continue — marketing your business on social media? Or do you think you don’t NEED it? Well, if your Business needs to find New Customers, YES, you need
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You’ve built your website. It’s gorgeous. Now how do you get people to visit it? Better yet, how do you get potential customers to visit it? Getting traffic to your website takes effort including creating compelling content regularly, like blogs and videos, and being active in social media. Here are 5 Tips to help you
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How your website is optimized for Google search (SEO) is crucial to being found when someone is searching for what you have to offer. One evening some time ago, I was walking in my neighborhood, and a lady stopped me to ask for directions. Lady: “Which is 11th?” Me: “11th what? There’s 11th Street, 11th
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