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 …
Blog Style Guide Tips
To Avoid Content Chaos A blog style guide, sometimes referred to as content marketing guidelines or editorial policy, is a set of writing standards designed to keep all communication consistent within a specific document, multiple documents, or an entire organization. In this post, we’ll explain why you need a blog style guide and how to create …
Content Marketing ROI
Ways to Demonstrate Value to Leadership Typically leadership wants to know content marketing ROI as part of its investment of resources. Before you screenshot the latest Analytics report, think about your audience. A group of executives or managers isn’t likely to be impressed with a day-by-day blow of site traffic or your epic story about …
Landing Page Tips
Having your website’s landing pages convert is critical. If they don’t, you’re wasting hard dollars on AdWords and missing real opportunities in organic search. In this post, I’ll explain the elements of a landing page and tips to improve performance. Landing Page Definition A landing page is simply the first page a visitor sees on your …
Mobile Marketing Tips
To Reach an Untethered Audience We’re seeing that mobile marketing is a hot trend for 2014. When setting up your marketing campaigns, it’s important to address the portion of your audience that will view (and hopefully respond) via their mobile devices. If your product or service is complex, the sales cycle will most likely bridge …
Tips to Using Blog Writing Services
To Fill Your Content Marketing Needs Outsourcing portions of content marketing can be a smart business decision if internal resources are stretched thin. the good news is there are dozens of blog writing services available. The key is to match your copywriting needs to the right freelancer(s). Services such as TextBroker, Writer Access, and The Content …