by Hanna Ellison
Posted on July 06, 2018 at 15:57 PM
Yelp can be a very confusing platform for a lot of small business owners. It can be hard to determine if Yelp is the right platform for your industry. It can also be difficult to optimize your profile to get reviews and to be found by potential customers. You may have noticed that Yelp has […]
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Posted on March 12, 2018 at 08:00 AM
As social media continues to evolve at a rapid-fire pace, we see recurring recommendations to make your business stand out by telling its brand story. Everyone loves a great story, and that mindset doesn’t change for what people read on social media. Professor Marcus Collins at University of Michigan says, “As storytelling animals, we humans […]
Continue Reading by Nicole Weiss
Posted on February 19, 2018 at 15:47 PM
Facebook quietly introduced the option to add video covers to your Facebook business page. While there are many templated options online to upload your images, some can be costly and only offer a few choices for your photos. Some online options to consider are: MakerMoon Animoto Adobe Spark However, our favorite option is iMovie . […]
Continue Reading by Kristi Simone
Posted on February 13, 2018 at 21:59 PM
Your website content is the foundation for every SEO strategy you implement on your website. It is, essentially, the fuel that drives the car. So, how much fuel, or content, do you need to impact your search rankings? If you search the internet for “what is the best word count for SEO?” or something like […]
Continue Reading by Abby Hanson
Posted on January 22, 2018 at 08:00 AM
While driving, I often find myself remembering things, asking questions, or wondering where I should go for dinner. In the past, this timing was inopportune because I would have to wait until I stopped to write these thoughts down or research them. By that time, I would probably forget again. Today, it’s as simple as […]
Continue Reading by Kristi Simone
Posted on January 15, 2018 at 20:32 PM
What does the Facebook update really mean for small businesses? Facebook made a big announcement on January 11 about changes to its news feed. Both CEO Mark Zuckerberg and head of News Feed, Adam Mosseri communicated that Facebook’s 2018 focus would be connecting people with meaningful posts. Zuckerberg also announced that news feeds would show […]
Continue Reading by Abby Hanson and Kristi Simone
Posted on December 12, 2017 at 17:18 PM
As 2017 wraps up, we want to take a look ahead at some of the key changes that will impact your 2018 local business marketing strategy. You may have read many predictions about 2018 in different blogs today, but we believe our strategies below are changes that any business owner can realistically implement in the […]
Continue Reading by Brittanee Barton
Posted on November 20, 2017 at 21:50 PM
Google has communicated how important every dentist’s Google My Business (GMB) page is to his or her local ranking and how patients search for a dentist in their area. In fact, Google states that “local results [that] appear for people who search for businesses and places near their location” are one of the most important factors […]
Continue Reading by Marissa Fracassa
Posted on October 30, 2017 at 19:11 PM
In the real estate world, we hear that the key to success is location, location location. In the SEO and website design world, the key to success is content, content, content. And, not just content, but original content. When writing content for your website, it can sometimes be difficult to balance the flow of the […]
Continue Reading by Marissa Fracassa
Posted on October 28, 2017 at 19:54 PM
Website design today is more visual and streamlined than ever before. It is also more complicated and strategic from a design and optimization standpoint. Essentially, we build websites that are created to look like we didn’t design them too much. We work hard to make it look simple. When designing a new website or updating […]
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