Millions of Websites Affected If you’re a frequent reader of our blog, you probably know that the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin is one of our favorites. When we heard about its vulnerability yesterday, we immediately updated all the websites under our control. If you’re running any version of this plugin prior to 1.7.3.3, read …
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Engaging Website Design For ‘Boring’ Businesses
Not every company gets to sell ‘cool’ products. Marketing is much easier when you’re selling the hottest new technology or the most fashionable new pair of sneakers. But what if you’re selling draft excluders or wall cavity insulation? There’s only so much you can do to make it look exciting. But that doesn’t mean that your website has to be 50 Shades of Beige. With engaging website design, you can build a relationship with your customers, regardless of the product.
Website Design for Senior Citizens
Recently we worked on a web design project for a client that helps seniors. In the process, we had to rethink user experience and go beyond mobile responsiveness. Using the coolest new plugins or the most trendy design weren’t the most important elements for this target audience. It was about creating something simple, easy to navigate, and that exuded trust. 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, according to The TransAmerica Center for Retirement Studies. If your business caters to this demographic, here are five things to consider.
Building Perfect Landing Pages
So much of SEO and SEM is focused on getting people to your website, but what happens when they get there? To have any chance of converting a website visitor to a customer you need to make sure your site is focused on helping them make that transition. So let’s discuss how to optimize the post-click experience for your future customers.
SEM Clicks In Focus
Just As Important as Measuring Conversion In the quest for online visibility, market share, and closing sales, many businesses turn to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Clicks, representing potential prospects responding to Pay Per Click ads (e.g., Google AdWords, Microsoft AdCenter) is the initial action. If you’re evaluating your online ad effectiveness, which is more important: …
Online Sales: 8 Follow-Up Best Practices (Part I)
Your online and offline marketing is working as evidenced by the phone ringing, contact forms completed, and referrals received. A critical next step in the online sales loop is follow-up. Time and money has already been spent on lead generation, so now it’s a matter of connecting with your prospect. We’ve found 8 best practices …
Teaching Kids at Stanford University
Last weekend Massimo taught at Stanford University’s Splash program. It brings middle school and high school students from all over the Bay Area for a unique two-day event. Organized by Stanford students (Educational Studies Program), the purpose is to provide a learning experience not typically covered in a classroom setting. Topics vary widely as Splash …
Networking for Lead Generation: 12 Best Practices
Finding More Customers We intuitively know that one of the best lead generation activities is to do face-to-face networking, especially opportunities to connect with referral sources and potential customers. Yet many of us aren’t comfortable mingling or find it difficult to turn small talk into business conversations. If you don’t master the art of networking—a …
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Building Business Not Just SEO
SEO links built with a White Hat is really all about relationships. Learn what it means and why SEO is a side benefit and not the objective for link building.
Does Not Having WWW. Hurt Your SEO?
Easy to Find Last week we broke down what makes up a URL. This week we’re going to look at if not having www at the beginning of your website address will damage your SEO or not. Some webmasters have decided to drop the www from their websites. But is that a good idea? Keep …