During one of my recent SEO webinars, there was one question that kept popping up: "How do you track phone calls from your SEO campaign?" Since this is such an important topic I'm going to answer this question in this article. Even if you're already tracking your phone calls, I urge you to read this [...]
This should give you an idea for my age. I'll never forget how excited I was when Santa finally answered my brother's and my wishes with a brand new Nintendo NES box. I rotated between Mario Brothers and Duck Hunt daily, and then eventually, I got hooked on a role-playing game called "Dragon Warrior." I [...]
Ever wonder how certain digital marketing tactics impact each other? And how you can mix them together for maximum results? For example, how does advertising in Google Ads impact your search engine rankings? Or how about the reverse -- how does SEO impact Google Ads campaigns? And how does social media marketing impact email marketing? Or are these tactics mutually [...]
Have you ever wondered if your competitors are investing in SEO? If you knew they were and you're not, then you may need to start in order to compete long term. Or, if your competitors are not yet investing in SEO, then that could be a nice opportunity for your business to gain the upper [...]
Here's an important question to consider: In the world of search engine optimization (SEO), what's worse than not ranking on the first page of Google for your desired keyword? You can't do any worse than that right? Wrong! You can actually do much worse. The answer is investing time and money to rank on the [...]
The Internet is littered with misinformation and terrible terrible advice about investing your money, cooking, raising children, losing weight, playing sports, and of course, digital marketing. In my experience, some of the worst advice you can find online is related to the topic of search engine optimization (SEO). Unless you've been very careful in your [...]
Many businesses are so eager to get ranked in Google that they over-do it. They use aggressive SEO techniques that ultimately backfire, pushing their website further and further down the rankings... It reminds me of the guy who is trying so hard to impress a girl that he ends up doing the complete opposite - she runs away. When you over-do it with [...]
Tired of settling for pages 3, 4, 5, or higher in Google's search rankings? Too many business owners don't vie for top-shelf rankings because they're intimidated by the competition. And let's face it -- small business owners can't match the budgets and metrics of the Walmarts, Targets and Best Buys of the world. No matter which [...]
Most businesses are sabotaging their local Google rankings and the worst part is they don't even realize it... Are You Sabotaging Your Google Rankings? Go through this list like a checklist to determine if you're sabotaging your own Google rankings. We frequently complete SEO audits and nearly 100% of the businesses we review are making at least [...]
As we begin to wrap up the year, it's important to take inventory of where you are right now with your online marketing so you can set aggressive, yet attainable goals for next year. To help you in this process, I put together 21 questions that need to be answered honestly and accurately. The questions [...]
