by Guest | Mar 25, 2013 | Digital Marketing, Internet Marketing, Local Search Optimization, SEO, SEO Tips, Social Media
Digital marketing can be a confusing and challenging environment for the small business owner. There are only 10 (and sometimes only 7) positions on the first page of Google and when you type in search terms relevant to your business, you might find that big brands...
by rockymountainsea | Feb 5, 2013 | Google
If you read any of Ross’s recent articles on structured data, you can’t miss what I’m about to show you. My guess is, if you’re not a complete geek, you were a bit intimidated by the idea of implementing structured data on your website. Heck, I...
by rockymountainsea | Jan 23, 2013 | Google
This video is a non-technical explanation for business people learning to understand how Google’s Plus Local database is affecting search engine results pages and changing the visibility of businesses with traditional organic search listings. You can view the...
by Guest | Jan 17, 2013 | Internet Marketing
Finding success online can look different from one business to the next, depending on the goals of that business. However, for any business the number one goal should be to “Add Value”. By adding value to their customers and prospects they’ll see the profits rolling...
by Ross Barefoot | Jan 12, 2013 | Social Media
For part one of this post, an introduction to Facebook Privacy, click here. The most recent Facebook privacy news story has been about Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Randi, also the former marketing director at Facebook, and now a person who’s privacy has been...
by Ross Barefoot | Jan 7, 2013 | Social Media
It’s no secret that Facebook has pretty much always been a place where we need to be cautious about our personal privacy. However, with more recent upgrades to the website, along with technologies like geo-coding of smartphone photos, it has come pretty close to being...
by rockymountainsea | Jan 2, 2013 | SEO Tips, SEO Tools
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve evaluated prospect clients websites and found a mass of wasted SEO GOLD in the form of incoming links landing in 404 pages. It’s just not all that common for your average webmaster to think in terms of Recapturing...
by Ross Barefoot | Dec 28, 2012 | Musings
We’ve all seen those windows that pop up when you install a new piece of software, or sign up for a website or social networks. They are dreary, dialog boxes standing in our path, blocking our move forward. They are dense, immovable, and packed with legalese. To...
by Ross Barefoot | Dec 28, 2012 | Musings, SEO
Whether we like to admit it or not, there is a secret to success in the world of Search Engine Optimization, in any business realm in fact, but no one has the guts to talk about it. Perhaps it is a performance enhancer, but as Lance Armstrong can attest, if it comes...
by Ross Barefoot | Dec 13, 2012 | SEO
In the first 2 parts of this series we reviewed the role of structured data and rich snippets in search results, but we didn’t get to the nitty gritty of implementation. This part of the article will give you a nudge in the direction of placing the necessary code in...