When marketing your products or services online, it's important to engage and connect with your audience. The key to managing your buyers' cycles and coordinated marketing efforts is first to understand your buyers' motivations. Check out a few online advertising techniques...

Amid such a digitally dynamic business environment, ranking highly in search engine results has become crucial to your small business’s success. With the majority of consumers turning to the web to find products/services, ensuring that customers can conveniently find your small...

Whether you run a single-person operation or manage fifty employees, establishing a solid and consistent online presence is essential to your business’ success. Online basics such as creating a website and starting an email list are just the beginning. There are...

It’s the holiday season! With the holidays comes a major increase in online activity, making now an excellent time to boost your online marketing efforts. Even if your business isn’t offering anything seasonally specific, there are many brilliant ways to leverage...

As you know, simply having a website these days doesn't guarantee leads. The businesses that generate the most leads from their sites are making smart use of search engine optimization (SEO) and keeping up with the ongoing changes. It's all about...

Hootsuite and Buffer are two social media posting solutions used by many small business owners who prefer a fully-integrated social media management dashboard. These tools offer a wide range of features designed for scheduling content ahead of time, making it easy...

We often hear about the large, nationwide company security breaches, whether it be database hacks or publicly shared user information, and it can sometimes seem like only the big corporations are targets. However, a recent study shows 43% of website hacks...

We all know the timeless saying “A picture is worth a thousand words”. On the internet, though, that might not be so true – especially for search engines. Have you ever wondered what a search engine reads/detects when it comes across...

With the number of social media users continuously growing, it’s no surprise that social media platforms are quickly becoming a necessary marketing tool for small businesses. Companies effectively using social media continue to grow and expand their brand, while those that...

When it comes to writing content for online audiences, ensuring your content is engaging is essential. According to Nielsen Norman Group, around 79% of readers spend time skimming rather than reading online content; only 16% read pages word-by-word. From these statistics,...

Maximizing organic efforts and generating leads with referrals, free resources, and networking is crucial to any business. However, in today’s world, online advertising is an especially effective marketing tool. Below are just a few of many ways small businesses can use...

In a recent blog post, we discussed a few different actions to take to help boost traffic to your blog. However, if your blog has been in operation for a few months but you're not seeing the traffic to your small...

First impressions matter. Ensuring your web design meets the user expectations should, therefore, be a priority. With the majority of consumers turning to the web to find specific products and services, implementing the latest web trends to ensure your web design...

Last updated on 7/8/21 As of June 2021, Google has started the process of phasing out short names on Google My Business.  According to Google, if you have a Google My Business short name already created, it will continue to work...

For small businesses, co-marketing can be a hugely beneficial strategy. Co-marketing is the strategy in which two, like-minded organizations partner together to promote each other’s product or service and expand their reach. If you’re looking for a fresh, new marketing tactic...

Increasing traffic to your small business involves creation of a website with both your visitors and search engines in mind. Today, the market is search engine oriented as more and more consumers turn to Google to find a specific service/product. Small...

Millions of people all over the world use Twitter every day to discuss issues that are interesting to them, from news events to daily life. Among these discussions, users love to interact with and follow brands that are appealing to them....

In a recent blog post, we discussed the importance of using high quality photos on e-commerce websites and for other marketing purposes. One way to implement high quality imagery in your e-commerce site is to use 360-degree product photography. If you...

NAP (Name, Address, and Phone number) is a vital part of a thriving local SEO strategy. A citation is a reference to your small business on the web. Citations are a factor that search engines use when deciding how to rank...

The use of images and how we perceive them is one of the most important marketing tools available. When shopping in a store or online, purchases are made when customers connect visually to the items in front of them. For online...

Online shopping is a consumer trend that is continuously growing. Traditional retailers, small stores, and boutiques might believe it hard to compete with Amazon and other large e-commerce companies. However, if you have a brick and mortar store, relying heavily on...