I wish I had this list when I was just getting started with Google Ads... It would have prevented countless early mistakes that cost me a lot of time and money. The reality is that Google Ads is a big, hairy beast of a platform and it's nearly impossible to set everything up correctly unless [...]
Think of Google Ads like owning a car. What would happen if you ignored all the warning lights and skipped your scheduled service tune-ups? Eventually, your car would break down. Something would stop working and you would likely be forced to spend a lot of money to fix a problem that could have been avoided [...]
The 2023 New York City marathon was a few weeks ago on November 5, 2023. Although I didn’t run in this year’s race, I ran the NYC marathon back in 2015. I went through my old notes from the time, and I had 3 major takeaways from my training and race experience. There are a [...]
Inserting countdown timers into your Google search ads is a great way to quickly and dynamically communicate to people: 1) What offers you're running2) When they end Incorporating that time scarcity into your ads is also a great way to compel people to take action before it's too late. After all, the primary function for [...]
Small business owners have a lot on their plates. If you’re like most, your business got its start as a passion project, and as it becomes more successful, you find yourself wearing more hats. Suddenly, you’re an HR manager, accountant, and digital marketer in addition to doing the core work of your business. When it [...]
If you’ve had your blog for a while, it’s very likely that you have some posts in your archives that make you cringe. It may be tempting to hit “delete” on each of them and send them into the dustbin of history, but wait! Some of them might have the potential to add value to [...]
Learn how backlinks act as a "vote of authority," signaling to search engines that your site is reputable and informative. In this interview, Kyle also provides insights into analyzing your competition's backlink profile to gauge how competitive your industry is and what you need to do to rank well. If you would like to get [...]
I recently had an interesting conversation with a business owner who wanted to start working on search engine optimization (SEO), but her husband (the other owner) didn't agree. This was one of those classic sales problems that I'm sure you're well aware of. The husband didn't see the value in SEO because currently all of [...]
What should your Google Ads budget be? As is the case with many things in marketing, the answer is “it depends!” The cost per click for each keyword can vary wildly depending on the competitiveness of the industry, how many other advertisers are targeting that keyword, the geographic location you choose to advertise in, etc. [...]
If you’ve been around the internet for a while, you probably remember the days when flashing text, hit counters, and under-construction signs were de rigueur. Your business’s website might not be on Geocities (TimesSquare represent!) or have tinkly auto-playing midi music, but that doesn’t mean it’s not desperately in need of an update. Here are [...]
