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Setting Your Website Up for Lead Generation
Your business website, the core of your digital campaign, can provide you with a maximum number of leads. But only when it is properly optimized. No, this just doesn’t involve developing quality content or a CTA button on the home page; there’s a lot more to it. What...
Website Design No-No’s: What Distracts Users Away
How well does your website do in terms of meeting your goals and attracting new business? Do you get as many visitors as you’d like to, and do you achieve the expected conversion rates you would like to see your website get? The position of key elements, navigation,...
Why Mobile Friendly Website Design is More Important Than Ever
In case you have been living under a rock, mobile devices have taken over the way people use the internet, and this is expected to continue for quite a while. Right now, about 52% of web surfing happens on mobile phones. This means the internet is being accessed by...
Are you paying to boost you company’s Facebook posts? If not, you are doing it all wrong.
I recently had an interaction with a client who was wondering why they weren’t getting any traction for the business on Facebook. They used to get a lot of likes and comments, but have noticed over the past few years that has dried up, despite having more followers...
6 Tips for Determining If You Are Hiring the Right Marketer, Graphic Designer, Website Developer, or Creative Agency For Your Next Project
I write this as yet another unsatisfied graphic design client (not mine) has come to me for help to fix a mess the graphic designer they did use made of their advertising materials. Sigh. In today's digital world it seems like "graphic designers" and "website...
Writing Blog Posts for Difficult Topic Matters
I am currently working with a non-profit organization that helps deliver human trafficking victims out of terrible situations. A topic that was brought up in a recent marketing meeting was how to blog and write articles that are engaging for a reader, on a subject...
Why the Design of Your Website Actually Does Matter When It Comes to SEO
Whenever I design a website I always think about the colors, fonts, and type of design, which is the user interface of the site. But, things such as user flows, mobile and desktop layouts, architecture, and website structure, otherwise known as the UX, or user...
Does Content Length Matter for SEO?
When it comes to ranking your web pages and beefing up your SEO a lot of questions arise around content length. According to SWEOR, a Minneapolis based digital marketing and SEO firm, longer content produces higher search rankings. And while Google doesn't determine a...
Boring Social Media Content? Here’s How to Fix It…
Are you using social media for marketing your business? If not, you should be! However, the cold, hard, truth is many marketers fail to see an ROI (return on investment), whether that investment is time or money. While 77% of marketings say they are using social media...
6 Everyday Writing Mistakes That Make You Look Unprofessional
If you are in business, chances are you have to write from time to time. Whether it's a blog posting on your website, a press release for the media, an email to a potential client, or marketing copy for a new product, words matter. Often, certain types of text are...
Weekly Roundup: May 7th, 2018
Each week I try to bring you relevant news and articles covering the digital marketing space. Here are some of the best articles you may have missed last week. Online Strategy: 10 Most Effective Marketing Strategies For Small Business It's hard to...
Do You Really Need to Incorporate “Landing Pages” Into Your Website?
In a simple answer, yes. Landing pages are an essential part of an overall marketing strategy. Your main website should only be a small part of your marketing strategy. A smart inbound marketer understands that once you have done all the hard work to get visitors to a...
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