Who would think something exciting would happen on Dec 28th, after all most people are on vacation no? Todays caller inspiration was in from a few designers that were tasked with redesigning one of our clients websites. Par for the course, I got the call after the redesign asking about SEO. That is never a good […]
The World of Color: What Colors Best Impacts Conversions? Read More »
So lets go back in time a bit. Google announced they were going to give a ranking bonus for any site that used HTTPS and forced all occurrences of their URLs to it. It didn’t sound right to me at the time because Google usually doesn’t announce things so that for me should have been
HTTP vs. HTTPS – The case for properly implementing SSL and not just forcing it. Read More »
Everywhere I go I hear this questions. It’s from perspective clients. It’s from speakers at Chamber for Commerce meetings. It’s from ‘internet experts.’ So What is the ROI on social media. My personal opinion is that it is not the right questions and the superficial answer in most cases is $0. Its about the brand
What is the ROI on social media? Read More »
As the knowledge graph becomes more and more part of our life, I thought this might be a good time to start to define it. As the Google My Business starts its campaign to get all small business on the internet, this will become something required for all small business to know about. Establishing an
Knowledge Graph Defined Read More »
So I got to thinking about this today and thought it would be a great page to post on the blog. I was thinking of adding it as an article on the site but felt it was better suited for here. In the world of online business, building traffic that engages with the site’s content,
About Link Bait or Why care about Content Read More »
I always say my mailbox is the best inspiration for blog posts and this is a great case in point. Network Solutions sent one of our clients an email saying that they should submit to their websites to Google, Bing Yahoo and a few other places. And if you didn’t know how you could pay
Are Site Submission Services Valid in 2015? Read More »
Before I put up my latest blog on SEO/Social Media  post I want to apologize that I’ve been away. We had a death in the family and everything has been a little off and running behind trying to get caught up. I had one of my staff write this so it doesn’t have my usual
SEO and Social Media Forever Tied Together Read More »
It seems odd that I would put a blog up about a software that has been retired for 10 years now. Funny thing is there are still a whole lot of FrontPage users out there. And on the eve of Windows 10 (can you believe windows 95 was 20 years ago…wow), it seems like an
Alternatives to Microsoft FrontPage (WordPress of course) Read More »
Sometimes when I decide on a class topic I never know how its going to go. I know every one has an opinion on how to do social. The Millennials think they are experts on it. And if posting pictures of Dilbert complaining about his job in a cubicle, a lost or abused dog or
Social Media: The Right Way Read More »
This past week I tackled a very uncomfortable topic in class. In this day and age of putting personal information and self-agrandizement on social media, it seems that people are still unable to tell people how great they are or why their service or product is the best. Small business owners are a funny breed.
Make It Personal: SEO Now Demands It! Read More »
