For long-term viability your business must show up on Google Maps. If your business doesn’t show up here and has little to no online presence, customers will be skeptical of it. Don’t let this scare you though. Google Maps is a quick, easy way to get online. What Google Maps Marketing is and how to …
Have you ever wondered what a SEO penalty from Google is? Unfortunately, the term “penalty” is loosely used today. Many say that any downturn in traffic or visibility is a “penalty” regardless of why or how it happened, but this isn’t accurate. This term has a distinct, definitive meaning though. Defining an SEO Penalty The …
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Regardless of how well you optimize your website, it will require continual maintenance. This is because it has a lot of moving parts and each of them will impact every other part. One of the most important pieces here is search engine optimization (SEO). While some parts of SEO only need to be done once …
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There are many ways you can optimize your website’s performance. However, Google Analytics says that these are the best way to improve its SEO. Custom Segments This has been one of Google Analytics’ key features for quite some time. It lets you see traffic by channel, know which of your visitors met your goals, and …
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When it’s time to invest in your business’ digital marketing you need to know where to allocate your funds to achieve the best results. The best way to do this is by gaining a clear understanding of the various avenues’ benefits and drawbacks. Taking the time to do this will pay off in a higher …
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When you try to make a case for SEO, you’ll often encounter common objections like it’s unpredictable, takes too long, or PPC is better. Many people also believe that its financial benefits aren’t as good as what you’d reap with social media or PPC. However, the truth is it’s very measurable and typically a better …
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Page speed is a measurement of how fast the content on your page loads. Due to this definition, it’s oftentimes confused with “site speed.” However, this is different because site speed is defined by how fast a few pages on your website load instead of how long it takes to fully display the content on …
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Google launched their Featured Snippets over two years ago but today many search engine marketers still see them as a novelty. These programmed organic results listed above the #1 ranking position contain an extracted answer, display title, and URL. Sometimes they also have an image, bulleted list, or simplistic table. Why Featured Snippets are Important …
At least once a year we hear that SEO is dead. Each time it keeps coming back. This is because it’s never really died in the first place. Why Reports of SEO’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated People think it’s dead for many different reasons. In 2007 Facebook was launched in a world quite unlike the …
Although many people base their SEO strategies on researching SEO keywords, it’s a mistake to do so. While this will lead to measurable results, you won’t run a very efficient website this way. Instead, you need to learn to conduct pre-research – gathering information about your topic, including keywords, so you have a solid understanding …
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