search engine optimization

Use Search Intent to Guide Your SEO Strategy

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 [...]

Pros and Cons of Investing in Social Media Marketing

Social media is a crowded space with a lot of options, yet the marketing potential for social media extends beyond simply posting and watching the interactions pour in. There are numerous ways to invest in social media marketing, but not all will produce the type of return on investment (ROI) you’re looking for as a [...]

Best SEO Tools to Use: 13 Every Small Business Should Know

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 [...]

Do You Still Believe In Any Of These SEO Myths?

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 [...]

How To Track Phone Calls Without Sabotaging Your SEO

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 [...]

How to Find Meta Description and Title Tag on a Website

Are you curious how to find and check the title tag, meta description and other meta tags on your website? Look no further... If you're like most business owners I talk to, then you're not fluent in the HTML coding language, and you're not exactly sure where meta tags like the title tag and meta [...]

Top SEO Quotes: 10 of the Best to Guide Your Strategy

Are you looking for some inspiration to guide your SEO strategy? Look no further than these top 10 SEO quotes...  One of the best things about the internet is instant access to just about any information you need.  This is especially true when researching search engine optimization (SEO). However, not all information found online is [...]

11 Common Mistakes That Sabotage Local Google Rankings

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 [...]

Frequently Asked Questions About Local SEO: 4 Answers

What is local SEO and how is it different from regular website SEO? That's one of four frequently asked questions that I'm going to answer in this article to help you determine whether local SEO is a good fit for your business and get you moving in the right direction to improve your rankings. But [...]

Is Your Website Structured Properly to Rank in Google?

Did you know that the structure of your website plays a critical role in search engine optimization (SEO)?  And it's possible that the current structure of your website is holding you back from ranking in Google. When I say structure, I'm not talking about the code and meta tags on your webpages.  Yes, that's important, [...]

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