Moving a PPC Account Into a Positive ROI This AdWords Case Study summarizes the work we completed for a client headquartered in Northern California. They provide online training courses across the U.S. targeted to a young audience. Their competition routinely outbids them on keywords. Amidst intense pressure to further discount prices and guarantee results (passing the …
WordPress Redesign & Analytics Case Study
Redesigning Website To Improve Organic Search This Silicon Valley-based construction company had a template website on a proprietary system. This system had limited SEO capabilities and the client was essentially a technology-hostage where they didn’t own the site design and couldn’t port elsewhere. Google Analytics data wasn’t configured and not collecting essential performance data. Additionally, …
Is Gen C a Demographic or Cultural Shift?
Terminology to Describe an Attitude Connecting with your audience is a fundamental part of your digital marketing strategy. If you’re using traditional generational or demographic age ranges, you may be missing a whole segment of the population. How we interact with our electronics is significantly changing the interaction between buyers and brands. And those behavioral changes …
When Is Content Considered Thin?
There’s a saying… you can’t be too rich or too thin. Well, when it comes to content it can be too thin, according to Google quality guidelines. Is there a magic number to not be considered thin content?
Is Content Marketing Sustainability In Question?
Keeping Pace Executing a content strategy can feel like an ever-increasing treadmill. Google demands fresh, relevant content for organic search rankings. Given this environment, is content marketing sustainability realistic? Especially for small to medium-sized businesses? An Artificial Demand? If a business wants to increase organic visibility there are really only two ways of doing it: quality content …
Silicon Valley SEO Workshop
Code Stars Summit We’re excited to announce that we’re offering a two-day SEO workshop at the upcoming Code Stars Summit. This event precedes the 9th annual Silicon Valley Code Camp. Interested in some hands-on SEO training? Consider signing up now to enjoy early-bird pricing. Silicon Valley SEO Workshop Day One Great SEO requires both technical skills …
Facebook Algorithm Changes
Good or Bad For Business? Businesses that drive awareness and website traffic through social media may be concerned by new Facebook algorithm changes that target so-called Like-Bait posts. In fact, the updates may make it easier for relevant businesses with strong social media campaigns to connect with audience members. What is Like-Baiting? Like-baiting is the …
Hummingbird SEO Fundamentals
Tiny Bird Signals A Big Shift Last year there were many changes to Google’s Algorithm, with the most notable overhaul called Hummingbird.White Hat SEO tactics, as a result, have morphed. For us White Hatters, we celebrate how this itty-bitty bird rewards websites with relevant and quality content. Hummingbird SEO Lessons So, what are the Hummingbird SEO …
Online Content that Influences Buyers
3 Powerful Types of Digital Content Online content influences buying behavior. We also know that content is SEO currency; there’s a correlation between quality content and visibility in organic search. But not all online content is created equal. Nielsen recently published a report about what the most powerful types of digital content influences consumers’ buying …
Google SERP Redesign
Display Tweaks & Tests Google has been recently testing several SERP redesigns. Have you noticed? While the Search Engine Results Page has morphed over the years, this redesign could have a major impact on what shows up in an organic search how AdWords. In this post I’ll explain what the changes are and why it’s …