Business Strategy

Rich Snippets: The Guide to SEO for Industrial Manufacturing

Rich Snippets: The Guide to SEO for Industrial Manufacturing

Rich snippets are an essential component of search engine optimization (SEO) for industrial manufacturing retailers. Rich snippets are a great SEO tool for small business industrial manufacturers because it highlights your page results and separates you from your competitors. Let’s get started!

7 SEO and Website Design Tips for Every Small Business

7 SEO and Website Design Tips for Every Small Business

You need to concentrate on the “little things” for your small business like search engine optimization, user friendly website design, and optimized page content if you want to gain the lead in the long run. Check out these 7 easy SEO and website design tips that you can implement right now!

The YouTube Video Optimization Guide for Small Businesses

The YouTube Video Optimization Guide for Small Businesses

YouTube video optimization is an essential part of any well developed content marketing campaign that small business need to take advantage of. If you haven’t started producing videos for your business, or you have but you don’t yet have a YouTube channel created, this article’s for you! Let’s take it from the top:

Create an Effective Infographic Marketing Campaign in 4 Steps

Create an Effective Infographic Marketing Campaign in 4 Steps

In today’s fast paced world, your content marketing methods need to always be evolving to keep up with viewer patterns and demands. Learning how to create an effective infographic (with a few special steps later on) is how you can dominate the content in your niche. Interested? Read on to get the whole picture!

A Brief Beginner’s Guide of Google Analytics Audience Reports

A Brief Beginner’s Guide of Google Analytics Audience Reports

When is the last time you looked at your Google Analytics Audience reports? Do you even know where to go to find them? If your company’s online presence has been established for at least a year, you’ll be able to drill down on they types of people visiting your website and how they’re viewing it as well.

Why Small Businesses Need Online Lead Management Tools

Why Small Businesses Need Online Lead Management Tools

74% of small businesses do NOT use e-commerce to transact business on their website! But, many of them also don't use an online lead management tool either, and that's where the problem occurs.  It's great when we get a customer who has an ecommerce site because it's...

2 Essential LinkedIn Prospecting Tools You Should be Using

2 Essential LinkedIn Prospecting Tools You Should be Using

LinkedIn is the place to be if you want to grow your professional networks. Any business person worth their salt will most likely have a personal profile on LinkedIn or at least one for their business. LinkedIn is where you go to make connections, interact with...

Creating a Marketing Plan Outline for Your Small Business

Creating a Marketing Plan Outline for Your Small Business

2019 is slowly creeping up on us! Do you have a marketing plan outline for your small business? It is easy to get off track without a plan. Especially for small business owners, business (or life) issues can pop up and your focus can quickly shift. Don’t let this happen to you.

How to Compete When You’re a Small Retail Business

How to Compete When You’re a Small Retail Business

Many small retail business owners are slowly (and sometimes not so slowly) watching their profits being whittled away by large online retailers. Here are a few tips to help you take full advantage all the resources available to you, so you can remain relevant and popular with your target audience!

How to Write an “About Us” Page that Captivates Your Prospects

How to Write an “About Us” Page that Captivates Your Prospects

If a new user comes to your website and is unfamiliar with your brand and what you do, where do you think they’ll go? Your “about us” or “our story” page! But how do you write an “About Us” page that doesn’t sound boring or vain? Follow the steps below to craft the perfect “About Us” narrative for your website!

Improve Your Mobile Page Speed Now (With 9 Free Tools)

Improve Your Mobile Page Speed Now (With 9 Free Tools)

Having a website that prioritizes mobile page speed is increasingly important. But, if you do want to grow your business, you absolutely need to optimize for mobile search.

Not a pro? Not to worry! The following list of tools and tips will help you make sure your website and webpages are optimized for mobile search.

A Beginners Guide to Blogging and Content Marketing

A Beginners Guide to Blogging and Content Marketing

In the world of internet marketing, blogging and content marketing are almost synonymous terms. It’s one of the best ways to build awareness about your company, improve your organic search engine rank, and create connections with business prospects.

Use Amazon Polly to Create Audio Files for Your Blog

Use Amazon Polly to Create Audio Files for Your Blog

Not everyone has the time to sit down and read an article or a webpage. Amazon Polly is the newest tool to make sure your content can both be seen AND heard by your target audience, ensuring you never miss an opportunity to connect with a potential lead.

Crafting Email Subject Lines That Inspire Action

Crafting Email Subject Lines That Inspire Action

When sending any marketing email the first hurdle that stands between you and your recipient is one small barrier- the email subject line. Many people don’t fully realize the power and impact the subject line of an email has on recipients. But, how do you craft a professional subject line that connects?

Quality vs Quantity: How Often to Post on Social Media

Quality vs Quantity: How Often to Post on Social Media

There is disagreement over how often to post on social media and business websites. Some say the more you have the better chance they’ll find you, and other’s stick to the saying “less is more”. However, one belief every good marketer has in common is that all content published must be of good quality.

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Prioritizing Work

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Prioritizing Work

Our clients gain success, and my small business grows, because we do stuff… ‘every day’. Defining priority can be difficult, especially when every task has a sense of urgency tied to it. But, here are some general rules to use when defining what’s “most important” in your workday:

Your Traffic is Declining for These 3 Reasons…

Your Traffic is Declining for These 3 Reasons…

Maintaining steady web traffic is an uphill battle. It seems every time you’ve got the formula figured out, a Google update occurs that throws your process to get website traffic for a loop. Here are the 3 main reasons you’re losing visitor traffic and how to fix it!

How to Make a Tweet Go Viral: Tweet Like the President

How to Make a Tweet Go Viral: Tweet Like the President

Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, no one can deny that President Trump is effective when it comes to getting noticed on social media, and especially on Twitter. So, if you’re wondering how to make a tweet go viral, head over to the President’s account page and take a look! 

The Warren Buffett Social Media Posting Strategy

The Warren Buffett Social Media Posting Strategy

Apart from the companies he owns that are active on social media, Buffett also has his own personal accounts as well. But, what’s unique about Warren Buffett’s social media presence is that it’s slim. Buffett’s social media posting strategy is divergent from the norm. 

How to Use Google Search Console to Boost Your Traffic

How to Use Google Search Console to Boost Your Traffic

If you’re going to make it online, you need to make sure your optimizing your website for valuable keywords. But, where most people start to fall off is checking the effectiveness of their keywords. Are your pages being found under the keywords you chose to optimize for? Do you know how to use Google Search Console?

How and Why You Need to Link Google Ads and Analytics

How and Why You Need to Link Google Ads and Analytics

If you’re using Google AdWords to increase your visibility in SERPs, you need a way to check if those ads are effective. You can link your AdWords and Analytics accounts together to ensure you’re getting the most from your marketing efforts.