Demystifying Google Analytics in 2020
Demystifying Google Analytics in 2020 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 […]
Auditing customer reviews for organic traffic growth without losing speed or attracting penaltiesÂ
User-generated content on product or service pages can be key to driving conversions and a fantastic way to add unique content to a page. If you don’t have the resources to write good content yourself, user-generated content can be especially helpful. However, if your customer review content isn’t optimized for search engines, it can work against […]
Search outpaced social for referral traffic last year, driving 35% of site visits vs social’s 26% share of visitsÂ
According to a new referral traffic report from Shareaholic, 2017 was the first time since 2014 search owned a larger share of visits over social. After a year fraught with terms like “fake news,†and headlines centering around brand safety issues and extreme content, it appears the actions taken by social sites to curb the influx of […]
The Four Most Popular Myths About Paid Advertising: Debunked
Is paying for AdWords worth it? Well, yes and no. To someone unfamiliar with pay-per-click (PPC), opening the Google AdWords dashboard might look like a seven-headed monster that no entrepreneur can slay. I saw this time and time again during my time at Google. It’s a big reason why my co-founder and I decided to […]
Don’t follow the leader: Avoid these 5 common e-commerce SEO mistakes
Competitive research is an important part of any SEO program — after all, it’s a zero-sum game that we’re playing. However, there is often a tendency for companies to become fixated on what dominant competitors in the marketplace are doing. The assumption is that because they’re getting the most SEO traffic, they must be doing […]
SEO Vs. PPC: Pros, Cons And A Holistic Approach To Search
Attorneys are bombarded with information about digital marketing. To break through all of the information online, lawyers know having a strong digital presence is essential if they want to remain competitive. Paid and organic search are two popular methods of online marketing with two distinctly different approaches. According to a 2016 survey, 53% of consumers use search […]
Companies Will Spend $65 Billion on SEO in 2016, Much of it Will Be Wasted
Entrepreneur magazine contributor, Mike Templeman, shares his thoughts on the SEO snake oil being solicited by top agencies and advertisers alike. Â SEO takes time and like Mike references, there is no “overnight” fix or silver bullet that can take you to the top. ———–> Don’t get burned by a snake oil salesperson when it comes […]