The Blog
13 MayThe SEO Secret to Dominating the Search Results (without being #1)
That’s a very promising headline, isn’t? What do I mean by ‘dominate’ the search results? I mean with this one thing you can be #7, #12, #16 and still get the most traffic from a particular search phrase. How? By having the best search engine ad. Your Secret SEO Copywriting Weapon (hint: it’s not keyword [...]
Read More ...22 AprHow to Edit Your Title Tag in WordPress
Ever wonder what the best way was to edit your title tag in WordPress? In this video post, I walk through exactly how to do it – complete with my favorite plugin recommendation. Title tags are one of the most important pieces of the on-site SEO puzzle. It’s your way of telling Google what that [...]
Read More ...08 AprMy Favorite Opt-In Offers
Do you have an opt-in offer for your website? You know that nice little bonus for signing up for a newsletter? or a free download, toolkit or email course if you only give up your email address? It’s hard to get people to sign up just for your ‘newsletter’ anymore unless you show TREMENDOUS value, [...]
Read More ...25 MarAsk the Experts: Where do you find your customers online? [Part 2]
I absolutely *love* getting a sneak peek behind the curtain of the businesses of some of my favorite people online. It always sparks an idea for my own business with the added TMZ-flare of finding out successful entrepreneurs “secrets.” This is a follow-up piece to the hugely popular first installment, Ask the Experts: Where Do [...]
Read More ...11 MarFree Webinar: Google Analytics Demystified
Ever wonder if the marketing you’re doing for your business is actually working? if you’re wasting your time? what the *real* ROI is for everything you’re doing? In this free webinar, I’ll be sharing EXACTLY how to answer these questions with Google Analytics. Thursday, March 21 1pm EST Find out: What to focus on in [...]
Read More ...04 MarThe Last Google Analytics Installation Guide You’ll Ever Need: How to Install Google Analytics on Any and Every Website
The first post I ever wrote for this blog was on how to install Google Analytics. That post focused on the general how-to as well as provided a few key recommendations for a proper setup. Ever since, I’ve wanted to create THE resource to refer to when looking to install Google Analytics – for every [...]
Read More ...18 FebTwitter Brilliance Review: How to Get More Leads and More Sales from Twitter
Have you ever found yourself a little lost with Twitter? A whole lot of tweeting with no results for your actual business? If so, Alicia Cowan has a program you might be interested in, it’s brilliant name is…Twitter Brilliance. (see what I did there?) Alicia Cowan is a social media specialist who’s my kind of [...]
Read More ...11 FebThe Ultimate Guide to Social Media Optimization for SEO
We’ve all heard rumors about social media’s impact on SEO and how it can supposedly make your website rank higher. But WHICH social media? and what should you do about it? what can you about it? The truth is that most social media platforms mark any of the links you share on them with “nofollow.” [...]
Read More ...28 JanHow to Create Your First Infographic
Who doesn’t love a good infographic? Ever try to create one on your own? Unless you’re a Photoshop ninja (I’m definitely not), it can be a daunting process. I’ve outlined the steps to creating your first infographic below – in an infographic! Perfect for whether you want to design it yourself or get some outside [...]
Read More ...21 Jan3 Essential Steps for a Smooth Transition to WordPress
This is a guest post from Barbara Austin. Ah January… a time for fresh beginnings and taking care of those pesky little business tasks that you’ve been putting off. Time to ditch that instant-website service that costs you a hefty monthly fee and still doesn’t do everything you need it to. To give your blog a [...]
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