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 [...]
If you want to see how your SEO campaign is performing, where is the most obvious place to look? Google.com right? Just search for some of your target keyword phrases to see how high you’re ranking. Sounds simple enough. But that is actually the least accurate method to check your SEO results for two important [...]
''People only see what they are prepared to see." Ralph Waldo Emerson was of course not talking about Google Ads when he penned that quote, but it fits perfectly with the topic of this article. When managing Google Ads campaigns, you will miss critical information unless you are prepared to see it. Not Everything [...]
To be successful with search engine optimization (SEO), you must use the right tools. It's simply impossible to conduct keyword research, analyze competitors, track rankings, track traffic and conversion trends, identify technical problems, and implement effective content marketing without the proper tools. Yet with so many tools on the market, how do you know which to [...]
In this article I'm going to present a case study about how to determine where your website leads are coming from. Once you understand which marketing tactics are driving leads, then you can focus your resources on improving those tactics to generate even more leads and sales. Background One of our clients recently saw [...]
When you think of Google Ads (AKA Google AdWords), then where do you picture the ads? My guess is you immediately think of the ads on Google.com. Do a search in Google and you'll typically see 3-4 ads at the top of the page that look strikingly similar to the organic results, except for the [...]
Google Analytics is an incredibly valuable resource for your business. Not only can you use it to track your digital marketing, but it can be used to track your offline marketing as well. Google Analytics helps you understand what's working and what isn't, so you can focus your budget on what is actually benefiting your business. [...]
A positive return on investment is the goal of every digital marketing campaign. However, while the endgame of digital marketing is to increase profits, not every campaign directly leads to dollars and cents. Some campaigns raise awareness of your brand, while others might bring visitors to your blog -- both help increase profits in the [...]
Recently, one of our SEO clients approached us for help with Google Ads, and she asked us to audit her Google Ads account to answer this question: Which keywords and ads drove a recent influx of new phone call leads?" This is a common situation where a business sees an increase in calls and wants [...]
Google Ads search advertising can be one of the best investments for your business for 2 very good reasons: Highly targeted - Your ad only appears when people are searching for your product or service in Google. So you get in front of your ideal customer at the exact time she's looking to buy. Low risk - [...]
