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 [...]
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 [...]
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 description are located on your webpage. That's why SEO can often feel like trying to cook dinner using directions written in a foreign [...]
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 [...]
Google and other search engines are constantly tweaking their underlying code and architecture. This means that SEO strategy is a moving target, and rankings are always in flux. And in fact, common but bygone SEO strategies which took advantage of Google’s lack of sophistication can now haunt you by undermining Google’s trust of your site. [...]
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 [...]
