Blog Archives: SEO
Grow your brand locally with Google Places
Have you already created a local listing for your business, or are you still unsure of the benefits? As most of you have started noticing over the past few years, Google has been getting smarter when visitors are searching for specific topics. If you are located in Canada for example, there is a good chance you have already been defaulted to the [...]
Knowing when to do SEO
When you are designing or redesigning your company website there are a few things to remember before engaging the services of an SEO company. Quick checklist: Finish designing your website. Review your content with a marketing to ensure it is on point with your target market. Have your website live for at least one month so you can review how [...]
How to start an SEO project
When you have decided that online marketing is an effective method of reaching your end users there are a few things you need to learn before spending you hard earned budget. Top 5 tips to get your project started with a bang: Research your competitors ranking both online and offline competitors. Do this by typing common search terms for your [...]
Finding time to blog
More and more I try to stress the effectiveness of using a website blog as a marketing tool, but finding the time to manage posts weekly, monthly is the greatest pitfall. Being able to increase the flow of new website content is our challenge with the small to mid size business. Here are the most common response to providing blog [...]
How to spot the SEO Scammers
(News from the mobile)We have decided to do a series on “how to spot the SEO scammers“. You will find more recently that your email inbox has been filling up with offers like; “get ranked #1, website review, submit your site to a 1000 search engines for $24.99, and your site does not rank in any of the major search [...]
Where to find inspiration to write blogs?
How involved are you with writing your blog? Once a week/month/year? Most people get overwhelmed with the thought of having to write a blog every week when they should be excited to see the outcome. A common hurdle in my business is trying to show a new client how effective a company blog can be to their websites online business [...]
5 tips to identify if your current SEO company is working.
A very common question I ask all new clients is “what has your current Search Engine Optimization done for you?” And 95% of the time the answer is “I really don’t know”. To me this means a few things; one being that they really are not providing you with results or documentation, and two you are not tracking your marketing [...]
What does crawling, indexing, and serving mean?
At one point or another you have you have probably asked or wondered what website crawling, indexing, and serving are. I decided to show you straight from the search engine giants website. The three key processes in delivering search results to you are: Crawling: Does Google know about your site? Can we find it? Indexing: Can Google index your site? Serving: [...]
Biggest business blogging mistake
Although the list of blogging mistakes is endless we will drill down on one of the biggest mistakes a business can make when using a blog. When your company is ready to venture into the blogging world for a number of reasons which could include increasing website loyalty, gaining online exposure, and using it as a main marketing vehicle. There [...]
How to get your blocked website back on Google
A question that all site owners should ask at one point or another is “how do I know if my site is getting blocked by Google?”. Unfortunately, many site owners aren’t aware their site can be taken off the search giant. Here you can learn more about how to get your site back within the Google index. Or Watch this [...]
