There are so many new ways to get information about businesses and branding out onto the internet, and new social media sites being introduced all the time. It seems every time you look at a blog post, video or online article, there's a new symbol that has appeared to let you share the content with […]
If you have not set up your google authorship, you could be missing out on better search rankings. Local Raleigh Durham Businesses can easily leapfrog their competition with some basic tweaks to their online activities. A study released this week by Conductor.com found that postings from Google Plus personal accounts have seen a 10% increase […]
SEO is about optimizing content to appear higher in search rankings. It could be on your website or on your blog, and in social media. Social media values are becoming more influential as companies try to earn better search results. Search engines now use social values, or retweets, Facebook likes and shares, and Google+1s, to […]
"While I don't think this is the 1st place to dive into social media marketing, if you have all your main bases covered, you might want to give this a go!" – Jon Bennett Are you using Instagram to promote your business or brand? Hundreds of millions of active Instagram users every month are posting […]
Where Are You Investing Your Marketing Budget?Blindly throwing cash at outdated techniques is a road to slow, sure death. To succeed today, your approach must change. You must evolve to survive. According to Google, 97% of customers search for local businesses and offers online. If they can’t find you, they’ll go to your competition. Optimizing […]
Google won search by providing the best organic results users had ever seen. Ever since then, organic has been fading from the SERPS, losing ground to revenue generating Google products. 13% That’s the amount of real estate given to true organic results in a search for “auto mechanic" when I’m logged in at the Tutorspree […]
This tip makes getting reviews a little more smooth. The review button on google plus local pages are kind of hidden. As we all know, users will bail on a web task if it is not super obvious. Simply add this to the end of your google plus link to take users straight to a […]
Many of the clients we speak to have spent huge amounts of money on their websites but are unhappy with the results. The majority don't do anything about it as they think it is going to incur more huge expenses and make the assumption that having a better website actually means having to start creating […]
I have been designing a lot of websites lately and I'm starting to see some very common mistakes being made by small businesses. It goes without saying that your website is a reflection of your business and should be taken just as seriously as your storefront. One very common mistake I'm seeing is the use […]
72% of local consumers trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation. Local scams involving Google are like dipthera on dog feces, very common. Whether it’s the hundreds of companies trading off of Google’s name, fake Google plaques, selling reviews, a company implying that they are Google and want to help you claim your […]
