What is Google My Business & Google Maps A family of four is deciding on a restaurant for Sunday night dinner. The kids are having a hard time agreeing before the parents settle on a local Italian restaurant. They search the location on Google Maps and begin driving there. When Read more…
An ad auction is the process search engine algorithms utilize to determine which ads to show based on user searches. The auction process not only dictates whether the ad will show, but in what order ads are placed. This is called your ‘ad rank.’ The ad rank consists of many Read more…
The Google Chrome browser warns users if a website is not SSL-enabled by displaying a “not secure” message next to the URL. This, along with the proliferation of data hacking, should be reasons enough to have your site certified as secure (HTTP versus HTTPS). SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is security Read more…
If you are involved with your firm’s marketing efforts, specifically driving traffic to your website, then your whole world is SEM: search engine marketing. The term itself was originally a generic phrase for both SEO (search engine optimization) – which is commonly referred to as ‘organic traffic’ – and paid Read more…
The very word ‘analytics’ sounds intimidating, especially to a small business owner who barely has the time to peruse Google, let alone use it to grow their own business. The benefit of having data at your fingertips is to help you decide if your ROI (return on investment) is paying Read more…