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How to Comply with Google Panda & Penguin

December 19, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

SEO Goes Natural & Social with High Quality Content

How to Comply with Google Panda and Penguin Updates

Doing effective SEO has evolved into a more “natural” and “social” process. Algorithm updates, particularly Google’s Penguin and Panda, are continuously changing the course of conducting search engine optimization. Penguin targets bad links while Panda goes after poor content. Google, through their algorithm updates, has reiterated that website owners and search engine optimization practitioners must create a better experience for users. And that trying to manipulate rankings through keyword over optimization, link schemes, and black hat methodologies will only harm your website — and your business. [Read more…]

Filed Under: SEO Services, Social Media

Google Pigeon Update

October 27, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Google Pigeon Update for Local Search

It had to happen, and it has. The most recent Google update, named Pigeon, is focused on local search results, and it has had some rather wide reaching effects.

Google Pigeon Update Impact on BusinessThe stated aim of this update is to more closely tie local results with what the standard web ranking signals are. This is presumably done to make rankings more consistent, and increase the quality of the results. While it’s unclear if it will succeed in those aims, there are a few ramifications that are clear, and the effects they are having is very real for some local businesses.

Let’s have a look at 3 ways Pigeon is evidently impacting local search, and what if anything there is to do about it.

3 Initial effects Pigeon is having on local search [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lead Generation, SEO Services

Your Business on Facebook

October 26, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

How to Run Your Business on Facebook without Hurting Anyone!

How to Use Facebook for BusinessWe all know that Facebook has a tremendous reach, and that it has enormous potential for your business. What you may not know is how you can effectively use Facebook in your business.

There are some definite do’s and don’ts with regards to using Facebook for business, and the thing you don’t want to do is to have yourself or worse, your brand, seen as a marketing parasite that’s just there to take their money. (Whether that’s true or not)

Take a look at what to do and what not to when marketing your business on Facebook! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Facebook, Social Media

Does Twitter Work for Businesses

July 29, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Should You Be Marketing Your Business on Twitter?

twitter for businessPerhaps like many other small business people you have been either confused or on the fence about the comparable value of using Twitter in your marketing efforts. This is understandable, given that at first glance it looks to be nothing more than a great way to kill some time, with very little return on investment of your time and money. The reality always lies a lttle bit further below the surface though, and in fact Twitter does offer value for small business, if you’re able to develop and consistently execute your marketing strategy. Let’s take a peek at what’s crucial in that strategy, and how it can be worthwhile for your small business.

See these 7 ways Twitter could help your small business! [Read more…]

Filed Under: SEO Services, Social Media

Instagram for Business

July 28, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Cool Tips for Marketing with Instagram

instagram for businessHave you thought about using Instagram for anything other than posting the latest photos you take? Perhaps using it for a business purpose?

We might have the (mistaken) notion that all Instagram is good for is the posting of endless selfies and memes, even though the truth is that Instagram is a great deal more than this.

7 Ways for you to use Instagram in your marketing [Read more…]

Filed Under: SEO Services, Social Media

Are Your Visitors Engaged

July 25, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Are Your Site Visitors Abandoning You at an Alarming Rate?

Considering all the work it takes to get visitors to your site to begin with, does it make any sense to have practices in place which are driving them away in a heartbeat? Of course not, and there are specific easy remedies for these missteps. Let’s take a look at some of these and how you can fix them.

Why people run from your site and what you can do about it

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Filed Under: Lead Generation, SEO Services, Website Design

Use of Color in Your Website and Marketing

July 24, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Color for WebsitesColor plays a big part in the minds of people, and have particular application as it pertains to evoking certain emotional responses we want to see happen, say for instance on our sales pages!

The psychology of color offers us a great deal of data to digest. This data shows us specific choices we can make regarding colors for our web pages, marketing pieces, buy buttons and a lot more. Even though this information is valuable, it is still incumbent upon us to evaluate what works the best for our particular audience.

The basics of color psychology

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Filed Under: Internet Marketing Service, Lead Generation, Website Design

Mobile and Local Search

July 4, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Why Mobile is More Important Than Ever to Local Search

Mobile Marketing for BusinessesEveryone is aware that having a mobile marketing strategy is no longer optional, but somehow the word is slower being implemented among local businesses.

More than ever, local business owners have to realize the incredible opportunity that being active in mobile affords them, and just how best to capitalize on that. Here are several reasons why this is important, plus some things you can do about it.

Why you need to be mobilized

Should you need any more convincing, here are a couple of the latest statistics that illustrate the current state of affairs with mobile search.

  • A whopping 97 percent of people look online for products or services in their local area.
  • A full 73 percent of those mobile searches lead to visitors and conversions.
  • It is real time: 70 percent of those searchers act upon them within an hour.
  • They’ll even use it in your store: 15 percent of consumers use their smartphone to price shop after they’re in your store.

What you can do to take advantage of mobile for local search [Read more…]

Filed Under: Mobile Marketing

What is Triberr

July 3, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

What is Triberr and How Can It Help Your Business?

Are you looking for ways to have your business blog generate more in the way of traffic and user engagement? Perhaps you might want to examine if Triberr is for you. What’s Triberr, you ask?

In short, Triberr is a social network for bloggers. Bloggers of all sorts come to Triberr and find others who are creating content in the same space, and they join together into tribes. When you write a new blog post, it is shared among other tribe members in your group, who comment and share it via their own social networking sites. Triberr also creates a feed for easy content dissemination.

Other attractive aspects of Triberr

If you are searching for good content for your own blog, Triberr makes it a breeze to “reblog” content directly onto your blog with but one click. You, obviously, are also in this position, effectively getting guest posts on other blogs through no additional effort of your own.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Social Media

7 Ways Marketers are Using Instagram

July 1, 2014 By Mike J Leave a Comment

Check Out These 7 Ways Marketers are Using Instagram

InstagramAs Instagram becomes more and more popular, it is only natural that smart marketers will devise ways to use it for their uses. While we’re not sure how long this may last, as Instagram is owned by Facebook and change is inevitable, for the moment it is killing it’s social parent when it comes to engagement.

Witness the recent (2014) study by Forrester Research that shows among other things, that Instagram is beating its parent Facebook in terms of user engagement by a measly 60X! Add Facebook’s recent trimming of marketer’s sails when it comes to organic ad reach, and you can understand why everyone is actively looking to see what Instagram is capable of doing for their brand. Here are 7 ways we’ve found that companies are using Instagram to help with their social marketing.

7 Ways to market on Instagram

Get a business account on Instagram – Making sure you have a branded business account is the 1st step, together with completing your company profile and connecting it to Facebook as well as other social media channels.

Use lots of hashtags – As hashtags are the primary way people can search for you on this mobile platform, you want to be found taking full advantage of this, and especially by using your company branding. In addition ,, don’t forget to monitor your hashtags, so that you can be aware of any activity, good or bad happening with your brand.

Practice engagement – Use this platform to heavily engage your customers and followers, by Liking photos, videos, making comments, embedding when appropriate and even highlighting your customers on your feed as well.

Use Instagram’s new 15-second videos – Use these to show products, people and your brand.

Show off your products – Instagram is a great way of getting your products some wide reaching audience they may not have had.

Use Crowdsourcing to create excitement about your products – Create a contest and ask users to submit their best images of your products, showing their best uses and results.

Be sure and post often – Often may mean many things to many people, but there’s a sweet spot that’s right for you and your brand. Discover that and be consistent, and you’ll find your audience and following growing.

Filed Under: Social Media

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