Everything Under One Roof – Using a Do-It-All Digital Marketing Agency

These days it’s pretty much required that your company has an Internet presence, but for many business owners, the thought of adding digital marketing duties to an already-crammed schedule is overwhelming. The most apparent solution is outsourcing your online marketing efforts to a digital agency, but that doesn’t always translate into online success. Digital agencies…

Digital Marketing – Where Do You Start?

You know you’ve got to build an online marketing presence, but when it comes time to actually sit down and develop a digital marketing strategy, it can truly seem overwhelming. Should you try to promote your business on social media first, or should you focus on getting search engine traffic to your website? Should you…

How To Win The SEO Waiting Game

Regular, engaging content, a well organized site and a healthy sprinkling of keywords will rocket you to the top of search rankings in no time, right? Wrong. Although the elements of a great search engine optimization (SEO) strategy are well known, getting a highly coveted top 10 ranking can be a slow and frustrating process, taking months…

Don’t Get Penalized – Optimize! Google to Favor Mobile Sites with New Algorithm

When it comes to search engine optimization, the only thing constant is change, and this has been proven once again by Google’s recent announcement that a sweeping algorithm adjustment will take place on April 21st of this year. The purpose of this algorithm change is to address the phenomenal growth in mobile traffic on the…

When to Pay for Search Engine Results and When to Optimize

Search engine referral traffic is one of the cornerstones of online marketing due to its ability to produce highly targeted results. The ability to direct visitors to web pages that address their specific needs–based on their own keyword searches–is a match made in heaven for an online marketer. While no one can doubt the effectiveness…

Tips for Balancing Your Digital Marketing Budget

One of the first priorities of the new year for most marketers is the issue of establishing and/or balancing a digital marketing budget. Whether it’s calculating your projected revenues or determining which advertising mediums deserve the most attention, there are many factors to consider when developing a marketing budget. Below are four key tips to…

Is Organic Enough? Why SEM May Bring in Results Faster

When it comes to garnering traffic from search engines, there are really only two options: You can choose organic search engine optimization (SEO) tactics or you can utilize search engine marketing (SEM). Both have benefits and drawbacks. For marketers operating with little to no money, organic SEO fits the bill, but it requires a substantial…

How to Run a Successful PPC Campaign

There are many ways to boost the amount of traffic to your website. Take search engine optimization (SEO) for example, one of the most effective tactics to increase traffic to your site. Unfortunately, effective SEO can take a considerable amount of time and dedication. While we recommend building up SEO efforts to practically everyone, it…

Is Social Media Important to SEO?

Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and many others allow businesses to engage with current and potential customers, sharing their values, products and services through posts, updates and pins. Aside from direct engagement, brands can also get a boost from social media in their SEO – whenever a client conducts an online search…

Top 10 Things Every Website Needs

Getting found online is half the battle – once people click through to your website, you’ve got to keep them there and hopefully get them to convert into leads. So what kinds of things do you need to have on your website to accomplish all this? Glad you asked. Here are the top 10 things every…