What’s the best digital marketing tactic for driving new prospects to your website? I’ll give you a hint - No matter which tactic you’re thinking of right now, you’re wrong… One Tactic Alone Can Never Be the Best Sure, one tactic will likely be better than others for your business, but that doesn’t mean [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 created equal and it's easy to get pushed and pulled in the wrong direction. To help you cut through all [...]
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 [...]
Until July 2013, press releases were a great tactic for building high quality links to your website. And the process was simple. Write a press release that includes links to your website, pay a press release distribution service like PRWeb, and then watch your search engine rankings improve as more and more legitimate websites posted [...]
When my son was just a few months old, I drove the family up to a farm in Connecticut to find the perfect pumpkins. I remember as soon as we pulled into the "parking lot" it was clear we weren't the only ones with that brilliant idea. The farm was jam packed with kids, parents, [...]
