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SEO Copywriting: How Hard Can it Be?
You know your product. You can recite product specs in your sleep. However, product specs are so boring that they will actually put your customers to sleep. No offense. Your product page might not be so boring after all. But put yourself in your prospect’s proverbial shoes. If they looked at your website, how long […]
Family Business: It’s All About Balance
Have you ever thought about (or maybe you already are) running a business online with your family? As exciting and fulfilling as it may sound, it is definitely a decision worth taking the time to think about. One major consideration is whether/when to look outside the family for talent. One component of your initial business […]
Your Ads: Up for Auction?
An ad auction is the process search engine algorithms utilize to determine which ads to show based on user searches. The auction process not only dictates whether the ad will show, but in what order ads are placed. This is called your ‘ad rank.’ The ad rank consists of many factors, including your actual bid […]
Even YouTube Uses Algorithms
When is an algorithm not a rule? When a human being doesn’t set it up. Sites such as YouTube use ‘machine learning’ to make their algorithms more robust and accurate. The main concept behind machine learning is that an application becomes more intuitive the more use it gets. When the algorithm is rewarded (in a […]
Mid-Year Checkup: Your 2019 SEO Efforts So Far
Remember back on New Year’s Eve, when you made all those promises to yourself about how you’d hyper-focus on growing your business? Well, since you’re sitting at the pool right now, waiting for the fireworks show to start, today is a good day to do a mid-year checkup of those goals. Let’s assume that one […]
Image SEO is everything. And So Are Images.
You spent a lot of time thinking (and probably overthinking) which images to add to your website. But the work isn’t done once you load them. You need to add ‘alt text’ (shorthand for alternative text) to them so that search engines, such as Google, will know what the pictures are about. And you want […]
RankBrain: Not Just Science Fiction
Google’s machine-learning algorithm, RankBrain, sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. But, by producing results that would make even Skynet proud, it helps make all of our lives easier. RankBrain is a core component of Google’s algorithm, which is constantly at work, delivering scary-accurate search results. The term ‘machine learning’ in a general […]
To Pop or Not to Pop: Pop-up Ads and Conversion Rates
You’ve probably never heard anyone exclaim how much they love it when their screen is overtaken by pop-up ads. And everyone has their pop-up blocker enabled on their browser. So why do pop-up ads still exist? Because they actually do work. Well-placed and well-timed pop ups can translate into higher click-through rates and conversions. You […]
SEO Strategies: What Works, What Doesn’t
Nothing moves faster than the internet. Except maybe for the countless ways to advertise on the internet. As if keeping up with constantly shifting consumer interests wasn’t tricky enough, companies also need to stay informed of changing laws, updated search engine algorithms, and improved electronic information sharing. Marketing professionals need a steady hand to hit […]