If you own a local business and want to be found online, you’ll need to rank for in Google’s local search results. When someone searches on Google for things like “some service near me”, a map with pinned locations and the top three results appear at the top of the page. These “3-Pack/Map Pack” locations …
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You’ve probably seen the business and location information that Google displays alongside search results. A lot of times this is the information that brings visitors to your door! This information is driven by a service called “Google My Business” and you can gain control over that information and tie it to your website. First step: …
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If you’re new to building a website and aren’t sure what you need, what’s out there and what questions to ask – this article is for you! Even if you hire someone else to build your site, it’s important to know what should be going into your website. Don’t miss something important that will help …
NOTE: This article was written with local small business in mind, not someone selling nationally (for example, because page length requirements for your site are different depending on whether your focus is local or national). Yoast SEO is a great tool to help you optimize your websites so you can get listed in Google, but …
Change is coming very soon, and it’s time to get your website ready. The big news is: SSL will no longer be optional. For the past several years, Google Chrome has been working toward a more secure web by advocating that sites adopt HTTPS encryption (instead of the default HTTP). For example, without an SSL …
What is SEO? SEO is Search Engine Optimization. There are many factors that Google and other search engines use to rank your site. Optimizing your site is the process of making sure you have what the search engines are looking for. The more points you hit, the better your rank. Quick, Easy, Cheap? These are …
Great question! Speeding up your website gives you multiple benefits. When the page loads faster: Your visitors are happier and more likely to explore your site. Google likes your site better and gives you a better ranking. You site requires fewer resources to load, so your hosting will be cheaper. How can you speed up …
If you get a call from someone who makes it sound like they represent or work with Google and they can help you get your Google Business Listing online – hang up – especially if they tell you it’s URGENT!!! Yes, you probably want a Google Business Listing, but no, you don’t want it from …
What are Keywords? Keywords are the words or phrases you type into the search box when you do a search. When someone types ‘blue widgets’ into the search box, the search engines look for sites that include the words ‘blue widgets’, and returns those as search results. So, are your keywords showing?
Updated 3/5/2016 Step 1 – Keyword Research The first step of getting your website to show up in the search engines, is to first figure out what terms people are searching for. If your website is aimed at selling “metal gadgets” but people more commonly search for the words “gadgets made of metal” you’ll probably …
