Moz Blog had a good post titled "How to Create Authentic Hyperlocal Content at Scale" that got me thinking about marketing local for both our restaurant and pub (The Evergreen in downtown Syracuse) and our website design and digital marketing business. The blog post discusses...
Continue ReadingYesterday I got a letter like the dozens I receive monthly offering me a small business loan. Like the others it didn't get my attention and got tossed. Then today I received an email and I recognized the brand from the letter yesterday. ...
Continue ReadingI recently received a call from a prospect in the Syracuse, NY area who is unhappy with the company doing their search engine optimization. In quickly reviewing their site and code, I found a hidden link to a 3rd party SEO site and service. This...
Continue ReadingI sent out 3 search engine optimization reports to clients yesterday. All three not only had rankings improved - with 1 having 3 new keywords at #1 on Google - but they all had website traffic up double digit percentages over the past 30...
Continue ReadingWe've done a lot of websites and search engine optimization for Syracuse and Rochester and surrounding small towns and cities, and it's super effective when we can target specific cities doing local SEO. Good, local SEO can have a great impact on getting new visitors...
Continue ReadingGoogle has announced a HUGE change to their Ranking Algorithm...
Continue ReadingPeople find what they wan chiefly by searching the internet. This wasn't always the case, but now it is. Those who don't get on board fall behind. Legal professions are no different. As people look for attorneys or advocates, they will their first picks will...
Continue ReadingWith so much advertising and traffic online, small business owners benefit from understanding how search engines see their websites. Believe it or not, your ranking on a consumer's Google search results is not random. The Google algorithm may seem impossibly complicated, but understanding how it...
Continue ReadingI've been seeing more interest from businesses in investing in Internet marketing, not just search engine optimization (SEO), but pay-per-click (PPC) and display network advertising. This recent article on Internet marketing discusses why SMB's aren't investing more online despite many admitting it is effective to...
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