Ellen Huxtable — September 7, 2018 Follow @abiztweet — September 7, 2018 It’s fall, which in the business world means it’s time to start strategic planning for 2019. Goodbye, summer; it’s time to rev the engines and charge ahead! Strategic planning is rather like the business equivalent of New Year’s resolutions. The best of intentions … Continue reading Strategic Planning for 2019: 7 Questions for Laser-Focused Results
Marcus Miller on September 3, 2018 Whether you are just starting on your search engine optimization (SEO) journey or have been at it for years, there’s a good chance some part of your site can be improved. In fact, from the hundreds of small business websites we look at every year at Bowler Hat … Continue reading How small businesses can see big results with foundational SEO
‘Trump’ Ranks Poorly On Fox News In Google Search Results by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 30, 2018 CNN.com appears to have about twice the search engine optimization visibility of Foxnews.com. Backlinks in the articles and links and posts in social sites seem to contribute to that increase, according to data released Thursday. Marketers can have … Continue reading ‘Trump’ Ranks Poorly On Fox News In Google Search Results
Choncé Maddox — August 29, 2018 — August 29, 2018 rawpixel / Pixabay One of my favorite things about being self-employed is having more freedom and flexibility. I’ve realized that there is quite a difference in being self-employed and being a business owner and I feel like I’m stuck in between. When you’re self-employed, you … Continue reading Why You Should Get Paid Based on Results and Not Time
Top-Ranking Google Local Search Results Rely On Business Citations, Study Shows by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 16, 2018 Local citations — any mention of the company’s name, address and phone number in search results — not only helps people searching find the information needed, but also assists in ranking the business higher in search query results, … Continue reading Top-Ranking Google Local Search Results Rely On Business Citations, Study Shows
Dave Brock — August 8, 2018 Follow @davidabrock — August 8, 2018 rawpixel / Pixabay Marketing and sales are very data-driven—or at least we pretend to be. Every day, some research report provides interesting tidbits of data that show what customers respond to, giving us the secrets of success. We learn: Customers respond best if … Continue reading Research Shows You Get The Best Results If…….
By Victoria Klochkova July 23rd, 2018 It can be hard to decipher Google’s actual stance on HTTPS these days. When Google first officially announced HTTPS as a ranking signal in 2014, they referred to it as a “light” signal. Google’s own Gary Illyes would go on to call it a “tiebreaker” ranking factor a few … Continue reading The Real Reason HTTPS Matters to Your SEO Results: 5 Experts Weigh In
Contributor Ryan Phelan explains how painting a picture of your customer over time — using email engagement data — can yield significant results. Ryan Phelan on July 10, 2018 Even after all this time, when we’ve learned so much about what matters in email performance, I’m still hearing people say things like “It’s all … Continue reading Want real email results? Stop focusing on the open rate
Contributor Joe Martinez overcomes a momentary feeling of greed to give up great insights and audience targeting tips using Quora Ads. Joe Martinez on July 9, 2018 It’s been a fast year. Quora Ads just recently celebrated its one-year anniversary since launching to the public. I was lucky enough to get in on the beta … Continue reading How to use Quora ads for big results in every step of the funnel
By Rohan Ayyar July 4th, 2018 Inbound marketing or content marketing as it’s interchangeably called, has been enjoying its day in the sun for a few years now. Recent figures from Marketing Charts shows that 86% of B2C companies and 91% of B2B companies actively invest in inbound marketing. This comes as no real surprise. Inbound … Continue reading Inbound Marketing Not Bringing You Results? Try This.
