Spend 5% of Your Precious Marketing Resources on Social Media Convert the other 95% to SEO (Search Engine Optimization). There is a ton of buzz about social media, especially for small to medium sized businesses. The truth is: you won’t see as great a return on social media as you will doing the other 4 […]
12 Steps to Filling Out A Google My Business Page 100%
Optimize Your Google My Business Page Yes, taking 20-30 minutes to fill out or update your Google My Business page the correct way can give you a huge edge over your competition. Many businesses are not sure where they are at with their own Google My Business listing. Here’s a list of potential problems and […]
Are You Open Online? How To Fix Your Google Hours
What’s the Deal with Google My Business Hours Your Google My Business page is THE MOST IMPORTANT page you could create and optimize on the internet (after your website of course!) By claiming and filling out the Google page, you put yourself ahead of any competitors that do not have one controlled by them. You […]
Best 2 Methods For High Quality SEO Backlinks
2 Methods For SEO Backlinks There are two ways to obtain backlinks: Actively gain backlinks or create compelling content that attracts people to link to you. Do not pay for backlinks. Get involved in online communities and forums. This can help you with SEO backlinks but also give you more of an online presence as […]
SEO Backlinks: The Basics
What Is A Backlink? A backlink is a link from another website to your website. You want your link portfolio to be diversified. Google and search engines use SEO backlinks as a method for figuring out which website is has the best information. Google’s secret algorithm is still dependent on backlinks although they are trending […]
Why You Should Host A Google “Get Your Business Online” Party
Major Google Event News: Google has a huge campaign launched earlier this year entitled “Let’s Put Our Cities on the Map”. The idea is to get all the companies in the world onto Google Maps with the most updated and accurate information. It’s a great idea to host one of these at your local business. […]
How To Correctly Fill Out and Verify A Google Plus Page
Verify A Google Plus Page A correctly verified and 100% filled out Google Plus/Google My Business page can be a huge task for a small business owner learning SEO (Search Engine Optimization). It is a very important step to verify a google plus page for ranking well on Google and online. By taking just 1 […]
The Death of Unverified Google Plus Pages
On July 28, 2015 Google is denying access to all unverified Google+ pages. Here’s a summary straight from Google: “Dear photographers and agencies, In the past few months, you may have seen some changes in the look of Google+ pages that have been associated with Google My Business (GMB) accounts. These changes, including how we treat business […]
Why Do I Have A 4.8 Google Reviews Star Rating?
Your business needs a minimum of 5 Google reviews on your Google My Business page (formally Google+ page) in order for the golden stars to start showing next to your listing on search results. You have all 5 star reviews on your Google+ and even on other review sites. Then why in the (virtual) world […]
How To Rank On Google Outside Your Local Area
You are ranking well on Google for your town and really dominating the competition under local search results. But how do you start to rank on Google for the surrounding towns that are such a short drive away and increase the amount of potential customers? Here’s how. Longtail Keywords/How Google Works Use longtail keywords to […]
